"Wake up" Piper whispered to me and as she gripped her hands around my shoulders and lightly shakes me
"Piper don't you touch me again" I said, not tripping with my words
"Pansy I swear to God if you don't get up I will use the Levitation charm and throw your Viktor Krum poster out of the window" I sat up on my bed immediately, and tossed the blankets off of me
"You have two seconds to get out of this room before I smack you" I growled
"Its nine, if you want anytime to take a shower and pack for Hogwarts before mum comes up here and rips you from this bed for not already being awake, then I would get up"
"Crap" I mumbled
She had a point, if my mother came up to see that I hadn't started packing last night, like she was screaming at me to do, then there was no way I would be going to Hogwarts this year
I stood up and a breeze comes from the open window, it hit the front of my legs; which are bare from my robe being opened and my black shorts only covering my thighs, I quickly wrapped my robe around myself tightly and pull my hand through my bangs; brushing them back for a moment
"I am sorry about threatening to take down your poster" Piper whispered
"Just...whatever, go, don't you need to pack?" I grumbled as I walked over to my dresser and pull out my robes and school books, and shoving them in a giant brown trunk, I heard Piper giggle and I turned around, giving her a smug look
"Whats so funny?" I hissed, hoping it would ruin her mood, but she still smiles brightly, making the anger rise up in me more
"I already packed, remember? You helped me" She said and quickly turned around and left the room
"We better not end up in the same house or I may end up Avada Kedavraing myself"
I grabbed my two extra robes and shoved them into the trunk along with the rest of books and equipment, slipping off my black robe that I would wear when I got to Hogwarts, and putting it along with my stuff in my brown trunk, I closed it once I was done and set it on my bed, I heard the door creak as I was about to take off my shirt, I drop my arms to the sides of me and turn around to see Piper standing in the doorway
"Its 10, Mum says come downstairs or dad will come up here and drag you down by your hair" I nodded and she turns around leaves without saying anything else
I pull my black tank top over my head and I put on a gray sweater and some blue muggle shorts (called 'jeans' I was told), I slip on some socks and Vans; and grab my wand from my nightstand; I put it in my pocket and grab my trunk from my bed, carrying it behind me and taking a glimpse in the mirror by my door, my hair looked pretty bad but I didn't have time to brush it, I wish I could say Piper was joking; trying to scare me into hurrying up, but my dad had done it before and I knew he wouldn't mind doing it again, I move my foot towards the hall, when I hear loud footsteps coming from downstairs and Piper squeals
"Dad no! She'll be down in a second"
The footsteps grow louder and heavier, and I drop my trunk and hide under my bed, as I was turning my body to face the room and I watched as my dad's feet moved closer to the foot of my bed and my whole body froze, after a moment my body started shaking; with the fear of what he'll do if he sees me hiding, I can already imagine what he would say if he found me hiding
Pansy Parkinson! Hiding? What a pathetic disgrace to the family name
That's not very Slytherin of you
Or my personal favorite
No daughter of mine would EVER do that
But instead he turned around and yelled
"Piper! Where is she? I thought you said she was getting ready?" He turned around, leaving the door frame, I wait until his footsteps can no longer be heard; and I pull myself out from under the bed, I look at myself in the mirror and I stand up straight and put on a stern smile, Hogwarts would be different, I couldn't go hiding under beds when someone wanted to hurt me, I had to have the upperhand, I had to be the one that made Hufflepuffs scared at night, that made students cower under their beds in fear, or be late to class because they took the long way to avoid me, and so I made sure before I grabbed my trunk and walked down stairs, that my smile was gone, my hair was combed (You couldn't be making fun of other girls hair when yours looked worse), and my eyes were dry of tears.
Once I had made it downstairs my Mum was already out the door and Piper stood by my dad, he looked angry but he had a smile on his face that worried me a lot, I walked over to the door; leading to outside, the Malfoy's car was in front of our house; with Lucius in the backseat with his son Draco, who I had met the day before, when they had come over for dinner, Draco had a huge grin on his face as Piper walked over next to my mom and followed her into the car, leaving me alone with my dad, which to be honest, scared me a lot.
I grabbed my trunk to leave the house when he put his foot in front of it, stopping it from moving anywhere
"I want to talk to you first" He said kindly and I walk back inside, my heart beating like a drum, what was he going to do? Was he going to yell at me? Did he see me hide?
I got my answer when I felt his hand make contact with cheek; I felt the blood rush to my face and where he hit me stung badly, I moved my hand to touch my cheek but he smacks my hand away
"Deal with the pain. You knew exactly why I went up there, yet you ran, I don't know where but I heard your trunk hit the ground, you stand your ground, you NEVER show weakness, If I hear that something like this happens at school you will be back home and working as a house elf until you have learned respect, I will NOT have such a shame in our family, Piper is working hard to get to the top and I will not let you drag her down with you, do you understand me?" He yells, I glance down at my feet for a second before he smacks me again, this time much harder, and I know that I will have a bruise on my cheek by the time I get to Hogwarts
"Look at me when I'm talking to you!" He screams and I bring my eyes to meet his, I feel my eyes brimming with tears but I keep the eye contact anyway
"I understand Daddy" I say strongly, he nods and leaves the house, smiling and making small talk with Mr. Malfoy as he walks to the car, I hear a gasp and some quiet sobbing, I quickly turn around and see May the house-elf looking at me with her hands to her face, she has a horrified expression, I guess from her crying that she saw my dad smack me, meaning he would set her free as soon as he found; which just frustrates me more because May was always good at her job, she was also a pleasure to talk to when I needed it, but the words slip out of me like a hot knife through butter
"What are you looking at? You gross elf" I hiss and glide on my feet; turning around and walking out, slamming the door on my way out
This year would be different, I would do whatever it takes to make my family proud, whether or not it meant hurting those who got in my way, even if they meant everything to me.
