I didn't write a lot

I don't own hp characters

I do own: Scarlet, Kohl, Tala, Hunter, and Minka.

From the minute I was born, there were two rules. Don't associate with muggles,

and don't expose magic. But rules are always made to be broken.

I was an odd child. I liked my fruits and vegetables, read more than played with

toys, and was always fascinated with muggles. Mother and Father disapproved and

tried to raise me as they're perfect little girl, but inside I rebelled. I

educated myself in arithmetic and English, and had very strong views on the

world. Many people looked down upon me and tried to tell my parents how to raise

me. One of these people Is named Mr. Lucius Malfoy, my fathers good friend. He,

his wife Narcissa, and their son, Draco, would come occasionally for a supper

party. I, preferring to excuse myself from their presence, would dine in the

orchard, kept company by my dog, Mattie, a 2 year old Dalmatian, and Kissa, my

beautiful tawny owl and a good book. Every party they would send Draco out on

the path to try and convince me to rejoin the party, each time to no avail. He

would stride toward the tree I sat in, ask me to come back to the manor, and

when I'd answered no, he'd walk away boredly. He was in my year at Hogwarts, and

I believe our parents wished us to be friends, but we couldn't be more

different. I was trapped in Slytherin for all the wrong reasons, but he

seemed to get along in the house just fine. We'd both be going into our fourth

year at school this year and I was dreading having to go back to the Slytherin

common room. No one seemed to think I belonged.

Today I had decided to break my father's rules. I was two miles from the

manor, in a little muggle town spying on two muggle siblings playing on the

swings. I stepped out of the bushes and walked over to them. " Hello," I

said to the boy, who seemed to be the eldest of the two. " Would you like to see

a trick?"

He nodded, and the little girl moved so she could see. I took a stone and

rolled it over in my palm, turning it into cheese. The children gasped, their

eyes wide. " I got the idea from a story I read where-" I was cut off by a

woman's voice.

"Tala Mariel Elizabeth McJayden!" I flinched and the children ran off. My

mother stalked over, hands on her hips. " Where have you been?" she spat. I

was going to have a hard time explaining this. "Why aren't you at home getting

changed?"

"I - wait what?" I asked, slightly bemused.

"We are having the Malfoys over tonight and I got you a beautiful new dress to

wear ."

"Oh okay." I sighed, happy I didn't have to explain what I was doing.

"Come along darling," she simpered, holding out her arm. I grasped it, we turned

together, and vanished.

We apparated back to our home, and right into our sitting room. Father looked up from the daily prophet and said, "Oh there you are darling. You two should go get ready, the Malfoys will be arriving soon."

"Of course dear, just a minute," she tittered, clamping down on my arm and pulling me back to the changing room. "Minka! Come help Tala with her dress! " she screeched. Minka, our little house elf, tottered over carrying a large box.

"It is very beautiful Miss Tala," she said to the ground.

"Minka," I hissed under my breath, "I've told you, you don't have to call me miss!" She winked and opened the box.

"It was the most expensive in the whole store, but when I saw it I knew it would look beautiful on you." I looked at the dress and started.

" Isn't this a bit fancy? It's just a supper party," I asked. What I was looking at was a floor length garment made of silk and taffeta. It was dark blue with gold embellishments and had a black waist corset. I cringed at that, this was not going to be a fun night.

"Oh no, silly, I've asked everyone to wear fine clothes tonight, we're celebrating your and Draco's birthday."

I rolled my eyes. "Great," I muttered. Mother helped me into the dress, and Minka began to lace up the corset. I slipped on mile high heels and fastened a golden locket around my neck. Mother fussed with my hair, all the time shouting at Minka to finish my makeup.

After a painful thirty minutes of primping I was pulled over to the mirror. I was as thin as ever, no corset could fix that. My lightly tanned skin glowed, my dirty blonde hair was curled and piled on top of my head, and I was at least half a foot taller then normal.

Mother cooed over my appearance while I tried to decide how much I hated this new look. "I've had Minka make a cake just for you," she said.

"Mother, you know I dislike cake," I sighed.

"Yes, but you are getting to thin dear, we need to put some meat on those bones." I huffed. "Come along, they'll be arriving any minute now."

I glanced down at Minka. " We'll talk later," I whispered kindly, and was dragged out of the room.

We waited in the sitting room listening for the sound of their arrival. A loud pop sounded from outside the door, and then came a knock. I walked toward the door and slowly opened it. Lucius Malfoy stood there, long blonde hair combed back. Narcissa was fixing Draco's hair with her spit, and Draco was trying fruitlessly to fend her off. I smirked and cleared my throat.

"Oh why hello dear!" Narcissa exclaimed. She pulled me into a tight embrace. "I hardly recognized you! You look so grown up!" she gave me an air kiss and swept past me. Lucius nodded to me and followed. Draco gave me an awkward smile and walked in.

An hour later the adults were sipping champagne and Draco and I were drinking butterbeer. Minka brought out the meal and I sat in utter silence while the grownups chatted. Draco played with his stew and kept his eyes glued to the table cloth. I quietly slipped under the table and crawled towards the door. Minka saw me, but didn't say a word. The adults were too immersed in their conversation to notice I'd left. Minka wordlessly handed me a bag of my clothes. I smiled and ran into the orchard, smelling the thick perfumed air.

I had just found my favorite tree when I heard footsteps coming down the path. I slipped behind the tree into the shadows to spy. Draco came into sight, adjusting his suit. I smirked again and stepped out. "I'm not going back to that party," I said.

He grimaced. "Neither am I ," he answered.

"Oh god what have they done now?" I asked.

"They're talking about how I'm such a social butterfly. They keep saying you should make more friends," he grinned.

"I've got enough friends for your information!" I snapped.

He held his hands up. "I didn't say it!"

I rolled my arms and turned away. "Well, if you plan to spend the rest of your evening here, do it in another part of the orchard. This is my tree," I retorted, stomping away.

"Oh, wait, I almost forgot, I brought you cake!" he yelled, scrambling over a few branches.

"I don't like cake Draco."

"Well then it's a good thing your house elf gave me this pumpkin pastie then." he said. I turned and grinned at him.

"Oh fine," I muttered. He sat down and pulled the candles out of the cake and put them in the pastie. We blew them out together and then he handed me a package.

"For you," he said. I smiled and opened it. It was a book titled, "100 Best Quidditch Tips." He laughed when I shrieked. I loved it. I was going to try out for seeker this year since Draco had changed to being a chaser.

"My father got something for you." I dug around in my bag and came up with it. "It's a genuine silver emblem ring we found at Borgin and Burkes. I shuttered. That shop gave me the willies.

He smiled. "It's great," he said, putting it on his hand.

I stood up and rummaged around in my bag. "Make yourself useful and untie me," I demanded, turning my back to him. "Well? What are you waiting for? Untie me!"

He gently undid the corset, flinching every time one cinch came out. I rolled my eyes. Boys. Everything was awkward or intimate or stupid to them.

I ripped the corset off an flung it at him. "You might wanna turn around," I said. He flew around and shut his eyes hard. I pulled the dress over my head, threw it on the ground, and grabbed my clothes. I put on my light blue sweater, dark jeans and my lace up boots.

"Okay you can turn around now!" I yelled. He swiveled around and cautiously opened one eye. I narrowed my eyes at him and started to comb out my hair. He took off his suit jacket and tie, untucking his shirt. "Isn't that better?" I said, getting the comb stuck in my hair.

"Yeah," he said, unsticking the comb from my hair. "I bet you couldn't even breathe in that."

"Not one bit. Mother loves to dress me up, but I prefer normal dress."

"Well you certainly seem more yourself in these clothes," he said. I smiled.

"I definitely feel more myself. Better hurry back, I think mummy and daddy are leaving," I sneered, jerking my head towards the house.

"Bye then," he said, waving.

"Goodbye," I replied. We gave each other small smiles and he left. "Oh Draco, if only you always were this kind," I murmured to myself, looking down at the book.

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