So this is my first attempt at a Harry Potter fanfic. but I thought that I would give it a try anyways. Flames are fine as long as you give me a reason. I tried to make the grammar as best as I could. Everyone makes mistakes right? Let me know if there is anything I can improve on! I can't really think of how to describe the story right now but it's going to basically be a romance between Tom Riddle during his fifth year with a student from America. She irks him and gets in the way of some of his plans. He tries to figure out her secrets as well and she had plenty of them. It will probably have to be changed to "M" for later chapters but for now I'm going to be taking it slow. So that's about it, let me know what you think alright?
Disclamer: Anything you recognize I don't own.
Chapter 1
" Adena, will you hurry up?" said a man impatiently holding open a door with the words King's Cross Station on it while getting curious glances from onlookers. This was probably due to the fact that in a large cage in his hand was a majestic golden barn owl.
" Yes, Henry, I'm coming. You obviously don't realize how heavy this trunk is." A girl about the age of fifteen spat back as she glared at him.
He glanced impatiently at his pocketwatch.
" Come on then, the train leaves at eleven! And besides you should have no problem carrying that trunk!" he said exasperatedly grabbing her wrist and pulling her through the throng of people.
They kept walking until they reached platform nine. Henry glanced around and casually leaned against a column and disappeared into it. Adena glanced around as well and did the same. She opened her eyes to an entirely different platform then the one they had just left. Steam from a scarlet engine billowed around her feet.
" Have you got everything?" Henry asked her somewhat panicky.
She laughed and rolled her eyes.
" Now's a little late to be asking me that don't you think, seeing as the train leaves in three minutes? Besides you asked me that three times before we left remember? You wouldn't let me leave until you were sure! That's probably why we're here now instead of earlier."
He grimaced and she laughed again.
" I know it is. I just worry about you."
She gave him a sad smile.
"I know you do…"
A trolley cart came whizzing out of the place they had just came from and full on hit Adena. She fell forward leaning heavily on her trunk as it hit the ground. The boy pushing it didn't give them a glance as he made his way toward the train. She had noticed and angry flush to his face and a slightly red look to his eyes but it had flashed so quickly she wasn't sure she had saw it at all.
" Hey! Who do you think you are?" Henry shouted to the back of the retreating boy.
"Henry, it's fine I'm alright!" Adena said with a warning look on her face.
" But he just-!"
She rolled her eyes and cut him off.
" I know, relax!"
He gave her a scrutinizing look.
" Are you ok?"
She looked at him bemused.
" Yes I'm fine I just told you that."
" No. You know what I mean."
" Well then I think you know the answer…" She said not meeting his eyes.
He sighed and stared at her for a moment before pulling her into a hug.
" I want you to write to me every week, alright?" he asked before letting her go.
"Of course."
" No firewhiskey!"
" Fine."
" And make sure you do your homework!"
" Fine."
" And stay away from boys!"
" Fine."
" And don't get into any fights!"
" Fine."
" And be careful will you."
" You know I will."
She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek.
" Thanks for being there Henry."
She grabbed her trunk and waited for him to give her Aubrey, her owl,
" It's not you fault." He said after a moment.
She turned her head towards the train with an unreadable expression on her face.
" Yes it is." She replied softly taking her owl from his grasp.
She walked toward the train leaving him there standing alone. He watched it pull out of the station knowing full well that she wasn't alright. That she hadn't been for almost a year. That even though she still laughed and joked around it was all fake, she hadn't genuinely smiled for months. He sighed and left the station worrying about her the entire way.
Adena struggled through the hallway on the train attempting to get both her owl and trunk through but without luck. She sighed slightly as she put them down debating on whether or not to just use magic.
" Need some help with that?" a voice behind her questioned.
She turned around slightly startled. A pale haired boy with a pointed face smirking at her. His eyes widened at the sight of her face and it was her turn to smirk at him.
" See something you like? And yes, I would like some help thank you very much."
" Well I thought I saw a good-looking girl behind you but it was just my reflection" he said as he grabbed her trunk.
She laughed and followed him down the hall.
" Are you implying that you look like a girl, because I wasn't going to say anything about that." She smirked again.
" No. I was implying that I'm good-looking."
" Hmmmm… I didn't notice. All I saw was your large head!" She remarked dryly.
He narrowed his eyes but then broke into a grin at her playful expression.
" I haven't seen you before and I know most of the people here."
" That's probably because you haven't. I'm from America."
" Oh. That would explain your accent."
" Really? And here I was thinking I was the only one who noticed that!"
" You're feisty aren't you? I'm Abraxas by the way, Abraxas Malfoy."
" Adena Falcore."
" Falcore…" he said slowly, " I've heard that name before."
" It wouldn't surprise me. My father was in contact with many of the high officials of other countries. I've heard the name Malfoy as well."
He smirked again.
" Who hasn't? But come on you can sit in my compartment I'll introduce you to everyone."
He led her in to a compartment with several other people in it. The carriage fell silent as they walked in.
" Oi, Malfoy! Whose is this pretty lady?"
" Yeah who is she?"
" Hello gorgeous!"
The boys sitting in the compartment called out. The two girls in the compartment merely looked Adena over not saying a word.
" This boys, is Adena Falcore!" Abraxas said, " She's from America."
" A foreign student! I've always loved foreign girls!" one boy said as he winked.
" Well I wouldn't exactly call America foreign, so you might want to look elsewhere." Adena said not giving him a second glance.
" That's Ezra Nott." Abraxas said to her.
" I'm Miles Avery." Another boy said.
" Alphard Black" Said the last boy grabbing her hand grazing her knuckles slightly with his lips.
" The girl in the corner is my sister Walburga Black." He continued.
" And I am Gladys Rosier." The other girl said."
" Pleasure to meet you all" Adena said smiling and nodding to them all.
For more than half the train ride they all sat conversing about their summers and asking Adena about America. The only one not taking part in the conversation was Walburga, which did not bother any of them in the least. It seemed that she wasn't well liked by most of them except Gladys and was tolerated at best. After Walburga sniffed in disdain for about the thirtieth time in a row her brother finally paid attention.
" What is it, Walburga?" he asked losing patients.
" Nothing! It's not like you're all fawning over some girl you just met or anything. And I doubt any of you have paid any attention to the fact that there are only eight seats in the carriage, where are Tom and Olive going to sit when they come back from patrolling?" She said scathingly.
" You're welcome to leave." Adena said quietly.
They rest of the compartment turned to her in slight shock. Walburga turned a bright shade of red.
" Perhaps you can go up front and ask if they have anything for that awful sniff of yours. It must be dreadful to have a cold on the first day back." She continued with a slight smirk on her face.
Walburga turned an even deeper shade of red and spluttered indignantly looking around at the others to see if they were going to say anything. When she could tell that none of them were going to say anything in her defense she got up and stormed out of the carriage slamming the door behind her.
" Well what is her problem?" Adena asked nonchalantly.
The rest of the group stared at her and suddenly Alphard burst out laughing.
" That was priceless!" he laughed, " finally someone put her in her place!" he continued as he turned bright red.
" That really was great, but you've made an enemy out of her." Abraxas commented
" I'm not worried."
" Well you shouldn't be. It's more of her friend Olive you should worry about. She isn't the brightest spark from the wand but she is quite capable when it comes down to it" warned Gladys.
" I'm not to worried about. Most of you have seen what they can do, and well, me on the other hand… Let's just say I have a few tricks up my sleeve as well." Adena said quite seriously.
" So anyways, now that, that incident is over with, Adena, would you like to have some fun tonight?" asked Ezra his eyes filled with mischief and lust.
" Now, now Ezra let's not get to far ahead of ourselves shall we. After all we've only just met, one might think you would have impure intentions." She said jokingly as the others started laughing again.
So while I was looking this over I know some of you will probably think that the Slytherins are acting out of character but it is the first chapter and there will be a lot of character development for them later on. Also Adena hasn't really gotten on any of their bad sides yet, except for Walburga. You've probably figured that Adena and Olive ( Olive Hornby of course for those who were wondering) aren't going to get along. And Tom and Adena's relationship with each other starting out will be rocky at best. I have alot of things planned for this story! :3 But let me know what you think! Reviews are very welcome and any suggestions you have would be great
~EarlyMorningFreak