Don't walk away, please!
Chapter 1: Unwanted Greetings
"Father! This is my first year at Hogwarts! We need to go to Diagon Alley and get my stuff I need." I said and my brother, Draco, was just staring at me trying to get my daddy's attention. He looked down at me.
"Of course, Dragonfly." Father said. My name is Tirarra (Tie-air-ea) Drage (meaning: dragon and/or serpent) Malfoy. I have jet-black hair that comes mid-back and big, dark, cloudy blue eyes. I'm short for my age; I'm eleven. I get to go to this school named Hogwarts. My brother, Draco, has already passed his first year and is going to his second year while I'm starting my first. Our father is Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy. Everyone in our family have been Slytherin, so that only means I must be Slytherin because, according to Draco and father, we are suppose to despise Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Gryffindor, though I don't understand why, but I am afraid to ask.
"Are you ready to go, Drage?" Draco asked me standing up from the couch we sat on. I stood and nodded. "Dad, we better hurry. I'm meeting Crabbe and Goyle in Diagon Alley." Draco said. I had met Crabbe and Goyle many times and I don't like them; they always pick on me, though my over-protective brother stops it at once. "I hope we run into Potter and Weasley. I want you to meet who I don't want you to talk to…at all." He said bitterly as we walked out the front door and the Malfoy Manor. Father grabbed my hand.
"You can't do magic yet, therefore, hold my hand and I will take you with me. Draco, you know what portal to take." Father said and held up his wand and muttered words I didn't quite catch and we disappeared in a bright light. We popped up in Diagon Alley, but I had let go of father's hand by mistake and I was in a different part of Diagon Alley. I saw the sign. I looked around for Draco, father, or any other person I know that could be useful enough to help me.
I walked a little ways and then slid and fell. A boy walked over to me and held his hand down for me to get. I started to take his hand but then I realized whom it was. Harry Potter. I took my hand down and got up myself. Ron Weasley stood behind him.
"Um, I have to go." I said and started to walk away but someone caught my hand. I turned to see Ron Weasley. "What do you want, Weasley?" I snapped.
"Who are you and how do you know me? And why are you so independent?" He asked.
"First of all: I'm Tirarra Malfoy. Second of all: my father is Lucius Malfoy. Third of all: LET GO OF ME, WEASLEY!" I screamed.
"Yup, you're Draco's sister." Ron muttered.
"Draco has a sister?" Harry asked completely clueless. I glanced over and saw Draco shoving his why through the crowd getting to me.
"Let go of my sister." He ordered. A girl came up beside Ron.
"Whose this, Ron?" She asked.
"Go away, Mudblood." Draco said. I yanked my hand from Ron and slapped my brother's arm. "Ouch! What was that for?" He asked.
"You don't have to be so mean! She wasn't even talking to you!" I exclaimed. The girl had tears in her eyes from the insult.
"You're deranged." He said to me and then I heard two familiar voices behind us.
"DRACO!" Crabbe and Goyle yelled.
"Hey." He said nonchalantly.
"What's wrong with you?" Goyle asked.
"My sister will be the only Slytherin that doesn't insult Mudbloods." He said and our dad came through the crowd.
"Come. We must go get your stuff before it is late. Draco, do you need anything? If not, stay here with them." He said and Draco shook his head that he didn't need anything and father and I walked away. Then, I heard very loud arguing coming from where I just was.
"Father…"
"What?"
"Who was that girl back there?"
"Hermione Granger. She's a Mudblood." He said and I nodded. "Next time we travel like that…don't let go. You nearly gave me a heart attack when I got here and you weren't here." He said. My father and Draco come across as people who can't care for anything, but they go crazy when they don't know where I am, because I get into stuff and I'm still a klutz so I get stuck under things.
"Where to first?" I asked. I this is only like the third time I've been here. "Get your wand. The store is called Ollivander's." He said and we walked into the store.
"Ah, Lucius Malfoy, what can i do for you today?" The guy asked.
"Why is that?" I asked.
"Mr. Ollivander."
"Oh…"
"I am here to get her a wand." Father said and Mr. Ollivander nodded and swiftly left the room and returned a moment later with a bunch of boxes.
After trying ten wands he handed me a wand, "Wood: Willow. Core: Veela Hair. Length: 14 inches. I very nice wand." He said and handed it to me. I waved it and nothing happened. I looked at him. "That's the one." He said and I nodded and put it back in the box we bought it and left.
"Next to… Eeylops Owl Emporium." He said.
"I thought, I was using one of the family owls?" I asked.
"No. Of course not." He said and we walked inside the Emporium. There were owls flying everywhere; ones of white, brown, black, and brown and white. We walked over to the counter where someone sat.
"How can I help you?" She asked. "I'm Ruby Eeylops."
"We are here to get an owl." Father said.
"Just look around and when you find one you want bring it back to me and I will take you to get a cage." She said and I walked away. Father turned and watched me. Just then, a white and brown one landed on my shoulder.
"Do you want to go with me?" I whispered and she moved her head 'yes.' I smiled and turned and walked back to the counter. The owl is white and brown but she has a light gray spot over one of her eyes.
"That's the one?" She asked.
"Yes." I replied.
"Did you ask her if she wanted that?"
"Yes."
"Well, lets go get you a cage…" She trailed off. "Follow me." She added and we walked into another large room full of cages. "Let your owl go and follow her. She will go to the right one for her." She said and I let go of my owl and followed her down the isle.
She flew right into one that had golden rims and a circle shaped handle at the top. It was large but not too big. I picked it up by the handle and carried it back to where father and Mrs. Eeylops were still standing.
"That's the one." She said and took the cage from me and we walked back to the counter, but Mrs. Eeylops walked away and came back with a medium sized bag of owl food. "This should last a month, but when you run out say this spell on the side and more will come up. I take it your going to Hogwarts?" She asked.
"Yes."
"You will love it." She said and father handed her money and we left.
"Now?" I asked and looked down at my owl.
"Now…Flourish & Blotts for your books. You can stay here with Draco. Draco!" He said and Draco walked over.
"What?" He asked.
"Watch your sister for a moment." Father said and Draco nodded, took my hand and led me back to where he, Crabbe, and Goyle are sitting.
"What are you going to name her?" Draco asked. Crabbe and Goyle were talking about something they saw on the television last night.
"Mercy." I said and he made a weird face. "What?"
"You're a strange person." He said and Crabbe and Goyle turned their attention on me.
"Hey! We haven't seen you in a while." They exclaimed.
"Bite me." I said.
"Wow…you're mean." They said at the same time.
"I can't believe father left me here with the dork triplets." I said and they all looked fakely hurt. I looked around and saw many people that will be serving as first years in Hogwarts. Father came back a moment later and had the rest of my stuff; books, cauldron, phials, and an eagle feather quill and extra stuff that I could use to entertain myself at free times.
"Well, we have to go." Draco said to Crabbe and Goyle and I grabbed father's hand.
"Don't let go this time." Father said and I nodded. Draco pulled out his wand and so did father and a light came after they both muttered words I couldn't catch and we were back at Malfoy Manor. Father, Draco, and I carried stuff up to my room.
I sat in my room for a while and I heard the door downstairs opened and I heard mother come in.
"Did you remember to take Dragonfly to get the things she needs for Hogwarts, Lucius?" She asked. I didn't hear the reply. I knew it was yes though.
The last week at home was very hectic. Draco and I were now on platform nine and three-quarters. I had my trunk on rollers. I looked around. I had already put my robes on and so has Draco and most of the people here.
"Are you going to sit with us?" Draco asked me. Then, a professor stepped in front of us.
"We have seating arrangements this year. The paper with who is sitting with who and which compartment." He said and walked away. Draco snorted. We walked over to the paper. I found my name and saw whom I will be with:
Tirarra Malfoy, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Fred and George Weasley, and Ginny Weasley to compartment 45.
"Draco…" I trailed off.
"I can't believe this. Father isn't going to like the letter I am sending him when we get there. I will check up on you once in a while. Make sure they don't hurt. Do you have your wand in your pocket?" He asked.
"Yes."
"Then, use one of the many spells you read last night, but only if they try to hurt you. I have to go to my compartment. I will show you to yours." He said and grabbed my hand. His and my trunks were trailing behind us. We got on the train and Draco led me to the compartment. When I walked in Harry's, Ron's, Fred's, George's, Hermione's, and Ginny's jaws dropped. I put my trunk in the far corner and sat down.
"If you hurt her, I will hurt you." Draco said and walked away.
"What's your name?" Hermione asked.
"Tirarra Drage Malfoy."
"What does Drage mean?" She asked. Hermione was closest to me.
"Serpent."
"Oh. I'm guessing you want to be Slytherin." She said.
"Yes. My family expects it."
"Oh…"
"Why did you stick up for Hermione the other day?" Ron asked.
"I don't talk to people who bruised my wrist." I said and he made a funny face.
"I didn't bruise it." He argued and I held up the wrist he had grabbed and it had a huge bruise on it. "Sorry."
"Why did you stick up for Hermione?" Harry asked.
"I have plenty of friends that have Muggle parents. The term "Mudblood" hurts people's feelings and that's not a good thing. I don't want enemies at this school, but I can't be friends with you unless I somehow get in Gryffindor. Which the chance of that happening is slim to none. There isn't one Gryffindor in our family." I said.
"Well…okay…then." Harry said. I looked around. The train started moving and we all sat in a very awkward silence. "Why does Draco think we would hurt you?" Harry asked.
"Because, well, I have no clue. But he is a really over-protective brother." I said.
"Draco? Over protective? I didn't think he cared for anything but money." Fred said.
"That is the exact opposite. He cares about almost everything but money. And he better not ever make me mad because I have blackmail." I said and they laughed. I didn't smile at all. I think they could tell I really didn't want to talk because we didn't talk for a while.
Draco had come by many times. The train came to a stop. I looked out the window and saw a large hill.
"You better go find Draco." Harry said.
"I have no clue where he is." I said and Harry grabbed my hand.
"I will show you." He said and drug me away with Hermione, Ron, Fred, and George right behind us. I saw Draco.
"Thanks." I said to Harry and pulled my hand away and walked to Draco. We were told to leave our luggage on the train.
"Dragonfly, I have to go over here and first years gather over there. I will see you later."