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A Place to Belong

Chapter 1:

An Orphanage in Annapolis, MD

Somewhere between the time of ancient magic and those who had the knowledge of everything and nothing and the time of the present where you only perform current spells and charms and know only from books and is taught to you a rare type of magic was developed through the ages. This magic was given to a child, a child who lost everything and was left with nothing. Her name is Tess. She is an orphan, there are no records of her parents ever existing, and she is an outcast to everyone around her. She has a very hard life. Tess is a short for a 13 year old only standing at 4 foot 11 inches. She has a temper and is very sassy. She is a rebel and she's the one who was given the rarest magic that ever existed.

"This can't happen anymore! It won't happen anymore! I'm leaving this place, I can't stay here anymore." You see Tess wasn't a normal 13 year old orphan, she was magic. And she knew it too.

Tess is smart she knows anything and everything. She has a special kind of magic, a very rare kind. When she wants to know something, she simply asks herself and the answer is given to her. The magic she has is connected and bonded to her brain and soul and heart. With the swish of her hand across a book she knows all the information within it, with the move of her hand across the sky and she has all the information she needs. The type of magic when she moves her hand across the sky is basically like using a laptop, expanding a screen to tapping on a word to get the definition of more information. If she doesn't know where she is she can see the maze of hallways secret passages, and she can see people coming and exactly where they are anywhere in the world. As well as the fact that she can perform and spell of charm and doesn't need a wand. It is really extraordinary magic.

"I'm getting out of here right now", and so she did.

What I don't understand is why I can't be in a place where I belong I am always being yelled at or bullied, sometimes I just hate magic, sometimes I can't stand the way I'm an outcast. Wait. Where am I going? I have nowhere to go, anywhere I go I won't be accepted. Especially if I lose my temper. If I lose my temper who knows whats going to happen, things don't just spontaneously burst into flames. People's hair and skin doesn't just change colors. Urgggg why can't I control my temper! It's the one thing I can't control! Why am I yelling at myself in my head? It's official I. Am. Going. Nuts!

"What's that noise?" she whispered to herself. They were footsteps. What the...? Tess turned around, saw a dark figure pull something out of his sleeve. Tess recognized it as a wand and sent a stunner towards the figure, who instantly blocked it, and suddenly the world went dark.

At Hogwarts:

"Severus, my boy! Welcome back to another good year!" Albus exclaimed. During the war Dumbledore made a surprise appearance to help out during the battle, it was a sure fire win for the side of light from then on! "Albus, why are you always so excited for the beginning of the year. All it means is that more annoying little children will be running about the grounds wreaking havoc.", Snape said with a sneer. Albus' eyes twinkled and then said, "Speaking of little children, when are you and Hermione going to expand your family?".

Three years after the war, and two years after Hermione graduated she had ran into Severus at a small coffee shop in Muggle London, the two started talking and just a short year later they were happily married. Now Severus is the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and Hermione took up the post of Potions professor.

Hermione came up behind Severus and began to speak to Albus, "Well Albus, over the summer Severus and I found out that I am unable to have children due to the extent of the Cruciates Curse I was put under during the war by Bellatrix LeStrange."

"Well I am very sorry to hear about that."

Hermione spoke, "That is alright Albus, we would really love a child but we really don't mind all that much that we can't have one."

"Anyway, I have an important job for you Severus."

"Albus haven't I already done enough for you?" Snape sneered.

"Severus I really need you to do this!"

"Fine! What do you need?"

"There is a little girl named Tess who has an amazing and rare sort of magic and we have no way of contacting her, you see there is no record of her parents and she was raised from birth at an orphanage in Annapolis, Maryland."

Hermione gasped, "Thats horrible a witch raised in an all muggle orphanage she must be so disconnected to the other children I know I was before I came here. I was so happy to turn 11, I don't think I would have been able to survive going to school again the next year with out being able to control my magic."

"Ah yes, but you see Tess is 13 years of age and with her type of magic she was able to teach herself how to use her magic and control herself except when she loses her temper. Here," Dumbledore handed Severus and Hermione both a book "these books contain all the information on the young rebel."

They both looked confused and Severus said, "A rebel, Albus?"

"I have been looking at her through my pensive and she can be quite the Slytherin." He chuckled to himself at the thought.

"May I have a look at what she looks like so have have some idea what face I am looking for?"

"Yes, yes come right over here and you both may look in my pensive."

They looked at her wandering the streets of Maryland, set off to their quarters in the dungeons, and later that night after dinner Severus set off through portkey to Annapolis, Maryland. When he arrived he didn't expect that he would have to stun the girl. He also found out that this girl was a very powerful child. Many questions were flying through his head, What is she going to do when she wakes up in the morning? She hit that wall pretty hard, will she be in pain? What is Albus going to do when I show up with an unconscious girl? What will Hermione think? I have to warn Poppy and all the other members of the staff to tell them how powerful she is, and to be careful when she wakes up. Yes, I must tell them. Just in case.