Title: The Slytherin Princess
Author: Windandsummer
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter of any of its thoughts or ideas, I do, however, own my own ideas and the character Paige. "Don't sue, it's not worth your time."
Pairing: Draco/Paige (OFC)
Also this goes up to book six but does not include it. Some of the charaters are OC, while others are twisted to suit my own purposes. A warning to all, there will be slash in later chapters. I will warn you ahead of time and you may skip those chapters if it offends.
Summary:
A new girl arrives at Hogwarts for her
6th year from America, with a few secrets of her own. Soon she will
find that life at Hogwarts is not as simple as it seems, and she's
not exactly who she thought she was.
A/N: Sorry for the bad summary, hopefully this story is more original than it sounds.
A/N: I dont have a beta for this story and am looking for one. Anyone interested please speak up, and I apologize for the mistakes here and now!
Edit: I would like to thank the wonderful lenamoster for doing a quick beta on Chapters 1-4
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Paige got on the Hogwarts train, looking around for a sign of someone she knew. This was her first year at Hogwarts, even though she was going into her sixth year of school. Her family had moved to England from their home in America only a month ago. She had attended Hinsburg in New York ever since she had turned eleven. Her parents had been supportive of her schooling since they were both purebloods. Her mother came from from Europe, while her father's family had originated in America.
In Hinsburg, blood lines weren't really a big deal. Generally, everyone saw themselves as equals, no matter what. That was certainly not the case here. This she found out quickly after meeting the Zabinis, her mother's side of the family. Her cousin Blaise was was an overprotective pain in the ass, and Blaise's mother Larin was beyond snobbish. Her mother had told her that her family's prejudice was the main reason she had moved to the states. She had had no real contact with them since going to the states, and Paige couldn't imagine why they had to move here, near them, now.
Paige sighed but let it go. Her mother must have missed at least her brother Donald, who she hadn't seen since she was seventeen. Paige just wished she didn't have to be in the same year as Blaise. When they had gone to London to get their supplies for school he had seemed cold and put out, so she had gone off on her own to try to make a friend or two. She had even started a growing conversation with a boy named Neville who was also going to Hogwarts, but then Blaise had come up and pulled her away. Paige had been so angry when he had yelled at her and told her that no family of his was going to be seen with a Gryffindor.
When she had asked him who he thought she should talk to, more out of sarcasm than anything else, he had proceeded to drag her over to a group of his friends. This group consisted of two boys named Crabbe and Goyle and a girl named Pansy. They were all extremely dense, but were nice enough. Surprisingly, she and Pansy got on rather well. Deciding that they were bored with the boys' company, Paige and Pansy left to explore Diagon Alley on their own and had a rather good time together.
Coming out of her thoughts, Paige looked in a few compartments, trying to find a seat. The first few were packed but she finally found a semi-empty one. Inside were two boys and two girls. She recognized one of the boys as Neville.
"Oh, hey Neville. Sorry about the other day. Do you guys mind if I join you in here?"
Neville looked up and smiled. "Sure, no problem, and don't worry about the other day; I understand how Slytherins can be."
Moving into the compartment she sat down by the window on the other side of Neville. He turned to the others in the compartment and introduced her.
"Paige this is Harry, Ginny, and Luna." Neville pointed to each person as he said their name. Paige shook hands with each one. "Paige is new here from America."
Smiling, Paige turned to address the group. "So are all of you in the sixth year as well?"
"No," Ginny answered, "Luna and I are going into our fith years."
"Oh, ok. So what houses are all of you in?" Paige asked.
"Well, Ginny and I are in Gryffindor," Harry answered.
"And I'm in Ravenclaw," said Luna.
They continued to chat about school, friends and their houses. Paying little attention to what was going on around them, they were all surprised when the compartment door slammed open. Standing there were Blaise, Pansy, Crabbe, Goyle, and some boy Paige hadn't met yet, although she had to admit he was very good looking. The unknown boy seemed to be standing in the center of the group, with Blaise to his right. Harry got up quickly, pulling out his wand. Soon Neville, Luna, and Ginny were also standing up holding their wands out defensivly.
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Harry asked with a sneer.
"Nothing to do with you Potter, I'm just here to help Blaise retrieve his cousin. Seems she's new and doesn't know trash when she sees it," Malfoy sneered back. Everyone but Neville, who already knew of her connection to Blaise, turned around to look at Paige.
Harry shook his head. It didn't matter to him if she was Blaise's cousin. She was nice and he wasn't about to let Malfoy's group ruin that. "She's not going anywhere with you, Malfoy," Harry answered back.
Paige, seeing that a fight was about to break out and not wanting anyone to get hurt, stepped forward. "No, it's ok, Harry. I'll be fine, I'm friends with Pansy and Blaise is my cousin."
"Hear that, Potter? She knows where she belongs." With that, Malfoy and his friends stepped back from the doorway, leaving room for Paige to step out with them. Paige squeezed out into the hallway giving them each a small smile. "Sorry about this guys, no hard feelings. I hope to see you all at school."
Neville spoke up, trying to sound reasuring. "Don't worry, it's fine and you're right, we'll see you at school." At this the others nodded and Paige gave them all a broad smile before waving goodbye.
Turning to Pansy, Paige struck up a conversation about the latest dress robes out as she followed the Slytherins to their compartment.
