Tanna scanned the crowd, looking for a familiar face. She quickly spotted several heads topped with vibrant, red hair. "Over there," she said to her father, pointing over the multiple people rushing to and fro, not wanting to be late to their affairs. George smiled and made his way over to them, Tanna not far behind.
She smiled at her aunts and uncles. She looked around for her Uncle Harry, but saw no sign of him. Confused, she walked over to her aunt Ginny and whispered, "Where's Uncle Harry?"
Ginny jerked her head towards the barrier between platforms nine and ten. "Lily didn't want to miss the train on her first day," she explained, "although I told her we were fifteen minutes early, but she insisted on Harry taking her through."
Ron nodded at Rosie and Hugo, who walked through the barrier and disappeared beyond, Ron and Hermione just behind them. Ginny did the same, and Albus and James walked through also.
Tanna glanced at George, who was talking to someone she didn't know, so she grabbed her trolley and walked through the barrier also. She paused momentarily to take in the glorious sight of the Hogwarts Express and breathe in the familiar smell of it. She sighed. She was almost home.
She loved her family, sure, but she was a Slytherin, and her family was all in Gryffindor. Tanna's mother Alexandra had been the only one who really accepted her Sorting, but since she died the same year as Tanna's first year at Hogwarts, she felt as if she didn't really belong at home. She didn't join in to their conversations when they talked about all the things that had gone on at Hogwarts when they were students. She did not like to hear about how the Slytherins were always "getting them into trouble," but instead would quietly slip out of the room when the conversation turned to Draco Malfoy.
Draco Malfoy was the father of her friend at Hogwarts, Scorpius. She was highly jealous of Scorpius because he was the only son of Draco. Tanna glanced around the station and immediately caught sight of Draco's blonde head. Making sure her family was occupied with their kids, she walked over to him.
"Good morning Mr. Malfoy. I can't thank you enough for having me over for lunch while my father was away the other week. It was great to hear the other side of things for a change," she said.
Draco smirked. "Anything to get away from that muggle-loving family of yours," he said, smirking. Draco approved of Tanna because of her love of the darker side of things, but her family, on the other hand, was a different story. "Well, Scorpius is already on the train. Have a good term," he said, turning around and disappearing into the mist.
Tanna hurried back over to her family. As she hugged her father goodbye, he asked, "What was that all about?" jerking his head toward the place Draco had just been standing.
"He was wishing me a good term," Tanna replied.
"Git. I don't want you getting mixed up with him and his son, do you hear me? I mean it."
"Yes father," she replied through gritted teeth.
"Now, don't get into too much trouble, and don't forget that I'll be at your first Quidditch match," he said, kissing her forehead.
"Bye." She said, walking onto the train.