The Wind That Blew My Heart Away
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters except for Jordyn's family and a few others. Some place names are original or borrowed from friends.
Chapter 1
Why did her parents have to go out today? There was still so much stuff to do. She didn't want to even move but they forced her to. Her dad had gotten a job offer in London and of course he had to take it. She argued that she didn't want to move, but it didn't help that she was always in trouble. She was fifteen and had already been in jail six times. She liked to drink a lot and then destroy public property with her friends. Her parents felt that they had to move to help her.
She rolled her eyes at her reflection "This place blows."
As she turned from the mirror, she heard the distinctive 'pop' of a person apparating. She ran to the window and saw a hooded figure walking toward the house down the street. They had only been there for two days, but she was already in love with the house down the street. It was huge and had a lot of land around it. She saw the white peacocks and was amazed at who would live there. She always saw hooded figures going up to the gate, pausing and then walking through the gate. She figured that a wizard family must live there, even though most of the neighborhood was full of muggles. She went back to unpacking and putting stuff away.
She finished her room and then went downstairs for some lunch. She let her dog Spike out of his cage and took him out front to do his business. It was stifling hot outside so she pulled her black and red hair up in a messy ponytail. She was sitting comfortably on the steps looking up at the clouds when a shadow came over her.
She looked down to see what had caused it and saw a boy standing there. She had to admit he was very attractive. He was tall and a little scrawny, but toned. He had beautiful blue eyes and platinum blonde hair. He smiled, more like smirked down at her
"You new around here?" he asked, his voice sounded more like a sarcastic drawl, but with some emotion in it nevertheless.
She nodded slowly, trying to hide her nervousness in his presence.
He motioned to the steps "Mind if I sit?" he asked.
She shook her head and scooted over a little bit so he could have more room.
"Are you always this quiet?" he asked smiling.
"No, sorry you just caught me off guard" she said feeling the color in her cheeks rising.
He chuckled then held out his hand "Welcome to the neighborhood. I'm Draco Malfoy."
"I'm Jordyn Bradley" she replied taking his hand and shaking it.
She glanced over at Spike who was now digging a huge hole in the front yard and then looked back at Draco
"So which house is yours?" she asked curiously.
He pointed and she followed the direction until her eyes reached the house down the street with the white peacocks and her mouth fell open "Y-You live th-there?" she asked incredulously.
He chuckled at her reaction and nodded.
She smiled sheepishly "So you're a wizard then, right?" he looked wide-eyed until she continued "Don't worry I'm a witch."
She smiled as his face returned to its calm state. They fell into a comfortable silence, both watching Spike dig another hole. He turned back to her, taking in her startling, yet attractive appearance. She had night black hair with bright red streaks throughout, she had light hazel, almost grey eyes, and she looked only a little shorter than him.
"So where did you move from?" he asked
"Los Angeles, California."
Draco smirked "America the Beautiful" he drawled and she giggled.
"So how old are you?" he continued
"I'm fifteen. I'll be sixteen on August 26th though."
"So did you go to a wizarding school in America?"
She nodded then said "I'm transferring to Hogwarts this year."
He smiled and said "I go there. You'll be on my year then."
She shrugged "I guess if you're going to be in your sixth year."
He nodded and she smiled. They fell into silence and Draco watched her. He then noticed that she was playing with something in her teeth.
"What's that?" he asked without thinking.
She jumped and then looked at him "What's what?"
"That thing in your mouth that you were just playing with"
She smiled "Oh that's my tongue ring" she said casually and then stuck out her tongue to reveal a red ball in the middle of it.
Draco looked at it and then up to her eyes. "What exactly is it?" he asked wearily.
She smiled "It's a thin piece of metal through my tongue with a ball at each end."
He flinched "How did you get it in there?"
"Well I went to a person and then they pierced my tongue with a metal needle and then placed this in." she said proudly.
Draco shuddered "Sounds like it hurt"
"Only for a little bit" she said shrugging.
They fell back into silence. "So what brings you to London?" he asked
"Well I was in a bit of trouble, so my parents decided to move me here to get me away from it" she said shrugging.
"What happened?"
"Well mostly all of my friends were a few years older than me and they were a bad crowd and liked to drink. We used to get piss drunk and then have fun exploding trash cans. I got caught a few times and went to juvey. Then I got my permit a few months ago and me and my friends were drinking. I asked my friend to teach me how to drive and so she did, while we were drunk. I was doing fine but then we went around a bend and then I hit a pole. Everyone was okay, but I was in juvey for three weeks." She said with a bored voice.
She had learned at a young age to hide her emotions with indifference. She didn't say anything, but Draco could see that it pained her to leave everything she knew behind.
Draco secretly admired her for her strength and beauty, but was shaken from his thoughts when a resounding 'pop' sounded from across the street. He jumped and looked over to find a black-robed figure heading toward his house. He looked away quickly toward Jordyn
"Who are all those people who go to your house?" she asked curiously.
"Dad's friends" he replied sounding disgusted. She smiled at him then looked down at her wristband watch.
"Well I should get back to unpacking to make sure I find all of my stuff."
He smiled and said "When are you going to Diagon Alley?"
"Probably Saturday, since there is only a week left until school."
Draco nodded "Maybe I'll see you there"
She smiled and nodded "Maybe."
He smiled and then said "If you ever need anything, send an owl"
"Okay I will." She watched him go then let Spike and herself into the house. She looked at the black Labrador by her feet and said "Maybe this place isn't that bad after all."