Disclaimer : I don't own anything, except the "OC" characters. I would LOVE to own Draco, but that's just not possible. Drats.

Just to let you know, everything in italics is a thought of the characters. It takes too much time to type "she thought" or "he thought". Yeah. It's easy enough!

OH, about my REDEMPTION story, I WILL continue that some other time. I have writer's block with that one. Sorry. :(

Chapter 1 – find your way back

"FATHER DON'T LEAVE ME!" the girl cried out to her father as he was being forced down to the ground by something much larger than he.

"Get away from here! Save yourself! I love you honey, please, GO!" the man pleaded to his daughter. She was his life, his love.

A powerful force grabbed the girl from behind and the last thing she saw was a lightning spark that came out from the tip of the large creature's wand. She screamed, knowing who the victim of the awful curse was.

It was nearly 10 in the morning, when Dawn's mother pounded on her bedroom door.

"It's almost time to go! Are you ready?"

Dawn woke up with a start and felt her forehead. It was damp from sweat; she remembered the nightmare she just had. It seemed so real. She knew the truth; it was real.

Of all the days, why today? Why did I have to have this nightmare this morning? The morning of my brand new life!

Half an hour later, Dawn stood in front of her mirror, examining herself carefully. She noticed that her sleek black hair was longer than it was a week ago. It reached halfway down her back of her 5'5" frame. She wasn't the skinniest thing in the world, but she thought she was alright – more on the lean side. Her thin-black-rimmed glasses fit perfectly with her slender, oval face and it brought attention to her eyes. She had thick, black lashes which made her eyes appear mysterious; however, she was no beauty like her sister, Cho Chang. YES, the Cho Chang.

A year ago, Dawn's parents were still divorced, yet, after the unfortunate passing away of her father, she was forced to move in with her mother and sister. She had attended Durmstrang, because her father needed to get far away from the family. He had worked for the Dark Lord in previous years. so needed a place where no one knew them. Her mother had disapproved of her father's job as a death-eater and tried so hard to cut off all contact with his death-eater friends.

"DAWN! Let's go!" Cho yelled at the top of her lungs.

"I'm coming! Geez, don't get your panties all up in a bunch, Cho!" Dawn yelled back just as loud.

Obviously, they were not the best of friends, despite the fact that they were sisters and only a year apart. Cho was entering her 7th year at Hogwarts as opposed to Dawn's 6th.

"Floo powder? I hate that stuff."

"Oh quit complaining, Dawn. That's what's your problem. You're never satisfied with anything."

"ME??? What about you! You're still not over that Cedric guy. Talk about being satisfied with the present."

"Why you little..." Just as she was about to strike her younger sister, Moira, their mother, stepped between them.

"STOP THIS IMMEDIATELY! You two still act like 6-year-olds. I certainly hope you two are not like this at Hogwarts. I don't want any notes from Dumbledore saying that my daughters are causing havoc at school. Do you understand?"

"Yes mum," Cho answered with a fake smile.

"...yeah," Dawn replied through gritted teeth.

"Good. Now into the fireplace... King's Cross Station!" she bellowed.

"Oof! Geroff of me!"

"Get your foot off of my face!"

"GIRLS! GET UP!"

"Mum, where are we?" Dawn questioned Moira after getting up off of the hard-stone floor.

"You're going to board the Hogwarts Express. Now, run straight through that wall."

"Oh...umm...can Cho go first?"

"No no, it would be better if you went first. Just in case, she can help you from behind. I'm not going to join you two, so be careful! I'll see you during Christmas break. Love you! Take care of your sister, Cho; she's new."

Dawn pushed her cart in front of her and ran straight through the barrier at full-speed between Platforms 9 and 10. Unfortunately, she collided with something hard at the end of the barrier.

"OH! I AM SO SORRY! I guess I was going too fast."

"You're damn right you went too fast. Watch where you're going, Mudblood."

"I'm no..." Dawn looked at who had just cursed at her and realized she had to look up in order to see his face.

Her eyes met with those of the boy; his blue-grey eyes hard against her soft, brown ones.

"...Mudblood..." she finished her sentence.

"Dawn! There you are! Let's go!" Cho made to pull her sister away when she spotted the boy who was with her sister.

"Watch where you're going Malfoy."

"I suggest you tell that to your friend, here. She seems to be incapable of pushing this common trolley. I guess Muggles don't even know how to handle their own inventions."

"Bite me." Dawn replied.

"Excuse me?"

Before Dawn could answer with something clever, Cho had pulled her away.

"Are you crazy? Do you know who that is?"

"Someone younger than you? An ex-boyfriend, perhaps? Someone you fancy? A git?"

"You're right on the first and last ones. Heck no to the middle two. He is the meanest git at Hogwarts. But he's harmless without his big goons backing him up."

"Oh..."

Aboard the Hogwarts Express...

"Cho! Cho! Wait up!"

It was too late. Her sister had already ran into a compartment and left her on her own. Dawn decided to find an empty compartment so she wouldn't feel as awkward with all the new faces.

As she seated herself towards one in the back, the door flew open to reveal three students her age. One was a boy with red hair and shabby robes; the second was a girl with frizzy brown hair carrying two large books; the third was none other than Harry Potter!

"Oh, sorry, mind if we sit here? It's not that everywhere else is full, it's just that we like sitting in the back, so no one will bother us," stated the red-head.

"Oh..." Dawn made to get up.

"RON!" the girl nudged him hard in the stomach.

"OW! What was that for?"

"No! It's fine. You can sit with us. You must be new; I haven't seen you around before."

"Yeah... I just transferred from Durmstrang."

"DURMSTRANG???"

"I'm a sixth year, and I'm guessing you guys are too, I mean, since you're with Harry."

"You know who I am?"

"Well..."

"Of course she does Harry! You should be used to this by now," piped in Ron.

"Sorry. We forgot to introduce ourselves..." As the introductions were made, Dawn began to feel a little bit more comfortable.

Maybe this won't be so bad afterall.

A few hours later...

"Dawn! Wake up." Hermione shook the sleeping girl's shoulder.

"Hmm? Oh. Are we there already?" She rubbed the sleep away from her eyes and stretched both of her arms above her head.

"No, but you should change into your robes. I expect we'll be there in about an hour."

"Ok." As Dawn was quickly walking towards the changing rooms, she bumped into something hard, again.

"SORRY! I...Oh, it's you."

"You again? My, my... it's almost as if you planned this. Couldn't get enough of me?"

"You're so full of yourself...Draco." She had instantly remembered who he was and she was hoping that he would remember her, too.

"What did you just call me?"

"Draco... That's your name isn't it?"

"Yes, but, no one ever calls me that. Usually just Malfoy."

"Okay then, Malfoy. I'll see you later..." Just then, Cho stepped out of her compartment.

"...or not." Dawn looked over at her sister and quickly ducked into the changing room, but not after giving him a quick smirk.

Meanwhile, as she was changing, Draco had seated himself back in his compartment and stared out the window.

Who was that girl? Dawn... Dawn who? Her name sounds so familiar. No...no... it can't be. She...no. It's not her, but that smirk...

Little did he know, that she was thinking about him, too.

AH! Review please. Please, be honest, but not BRUTALLY HONEST to the point where you're killing my story... or me. heh BTW, like my other story, the title of the chapter will also be songs. This one is find your way back by Michelle Branch.