A/N: Heya everyone. So I finally decided to create a Harry potter story and since Draco is my favorite male character, why not a story about him? Since I don't like him with Pansy, Hermione, Astoria or any other girl I created my OC. I'm a little nervous about how you all will feel about the story because usually DracoXOC stories aren't that great. But let's give it a shot. I hope you all enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything except for my OC!

"It's your future, it's your choice." - A Friend in London, New Tomorrow

July, 29th

A young girl who looked about 16/17, with long blonde hair, deep green coloured eyes and a delicate heart shaped face, sat in the window frame and stared outside.

It was a peaceful day. The sun was shining, birds were singing, couples were walking by and holding hands, and the wind was blowing lightly. But even on this beautiful day the girl could not concentrate anymore.

In her hand lay a piece of paper. It was a letter from someone she hadn't seen in years. She couldn't help but feel slightly worried about this whole situation. How was she ever going to tell her parents this?

She looked away from the window and leaned her head softly back against the wall, staring at the white coloured ceiling above her head. Maybe she couldn't even go if she wanted. Her parents were wonderful people. They were the best parents a child could wish for but there was just one problem: they were very easily concerned about something. Now she was perhaps going far away for almost a year and she could only spend the summer with them. That was something her parents were unsure about. Her parents already had a lot of trouble with letting her go in her first year and back then she was only 11. Now she had another letter.

She did want to go. It'll change her future and she was excited about it but ever since her mother got deathly ill in her first year, she never came back to her school. She dropped out in the middle of the year, went back to her parents and took care of her mother with her father. It's been 5 years since that happened but it didn't less concern her. But she still got another letter for year 6 now.

The letter slipped out of her fingers and landed softly on the ground, not making any noise.

She looked down at her fingers and fumbled with her thumbs. She let out a sigh as she wondered further. Perhaps it wasn't even an option. Maybe she should stay home and take care of her little sister. Her parents were always working and her sister was only 7 so she couldn't stay home all alone. Besides, she would be absolutely devistated if her big sister left. No, leaving her sister was not an option.

But if she took this opertunity, she would shine again. She could develope her charms and potions. She could be with her old friends again, who she missed very much. Perhaps she could even find a boy-

"Keira!" A voice snapped the girl out of her thoughts. She turned to it and saw a little girl running her way with something in her hands. "Look what I made!"

Keira swung her legs carefully over the edge and looked at her sister. Her brown hair bounced along with her as she jumped slightly up and down from happiness.

Keira leaned closer to her sister and looked in her hands. In her sisters hand lay a necklace with dark red, brown and gold coloured beads. Another something that reminded her of her first year.

"It's beautiful, Mel." Keira smiled. Melanie smiled widely, showing all her teeth. Keira couldn't help but chuckle softly as she noticed the gap between her two front teeth.

"And," Keira swung her sister on her lap and hugged her. "Did the tooth fairy give you anything?"

Melanie turned back to her and nodded, "She gave me a dollar."

"A dollar, huh? That's great." Keira nodded with approval.

"It is, isn't it!" Melanie yelled excitingly and jumped off her lap. She stood in front of Keira and stared at her.

Keira nodded briefly and whispered, "It is." She looked down at the ground and noticed the letter. Thinking back about her decision, she completely forgot someone was in her room.

After a couple seconds she heard, "Keira, what's wrong?"

Keira looked up and saw her sister looking at her, quite concerned. Her feet were standing together, her head was slightly lowered but she still looked at her with her eyes and she fumbled with her necklace.

Keira hesitated and sighed, "It's something I need to discuss with mum and dad."

"Is everything alright?" Melanie asked a little worried.

Keira gave her a soothing smile and stroke her brown hairs, "Everything is fine."

Melanie stared at her with her dark green eyes, "You're not in trouble, are you?"

Keira only replied with shaking her head from side to side.

"Then what is it?" Melanie questioned further. She placed her tiny hands on Keira's lap. "You can tell me."

Keira stared in her eyes, thinking about her answer. She couldn't tell her. She couldn't bear telling her that she was going to leave and that she would only see her in the summer. Keira was her only friend really. The childeren at Melanie's school always picked on her. Keira couldn't understand why but according to Melanie the girls told her she was strange. Because of that, Melanie never got the courage anymore to go up to someone and introduce herself. She sheltered herself from her classmates and always went to Keira, seeing her as her best friend. And now Keira could shatter her world with just one little secret.

A slow smile creeped on Keira's face and she whispered, "Tickle monster."

Instantly, Melanie turned around and ran out of her room. Keira took a deep breath and sighed softly, knowing this would buy her some time. She pushed herself off the window frame and ran after Melanie.

Melanie quickly ran down the stairs and disappeared around the corner. As Keira jumped on the banisters, she glided down. A squeal followed with laughter was heard from the kitchen. Keira quickly walked to the kitchen and looked around. Ofcourse she knew where Melanie was since her feet were sticking out from behind the counter but Keira pretended that she didn't saw her.

"Oh Mel, where are you?" She asked slowly and looked around. Keira walked passed her on purpose and suddenly little footsteps were heard from behind her. They were moving fast. Keira spun herself around and quickly followed her sister again. Melanie screamed as Keira came closer and run around in the livingroom. She was acting a little too wild and it would only be a couple of seconds before she could hit her head...again.

"Melanie, calm down!" Keira warned her as she didn't want the same thing to happen again.

Melanie started laughing and screaming until fate struck. She bumped her head against the point of the bookcase and fell down on her bum. Keira gasped and quickly ran to her.

Tears stung in Melanie's eyes as she placed her hand on her wound. Keira slowly removed her hand and saw that she was bleeding. She swung Melanie in her arms and made her way to the kitchen. Keira placed her on the counter and looked through some drawers.

"Let me get you a plaster." She said. She searched for a couple of seconds for the damn thing. She opened drawers and slammed them shut again. "Where did mum put them? She always cleans but never tells us where she hides everything."

Finally after a minute she found the plasters and walked to the scissors. She cut off a tiny line and walked back to Melanie. She carefully placed the plaster on Melanie's wound and smiled.

"As good as new." Keira smiled at her. Melanie's hand was greeted by a soft material. She just looked at Keira and Keira placed her back on the ground.

"Now go and play, but be careful." She told her sister. Melanie ran off again and upstairs.

Keira sighed and leaned against the counter. Not a couple seconds later the door opened and 2 people walked inside the hallway and to the kitchen.

"Hi honey." The woman who entered the kitchen first smiled when she noticed Keira standing in front of her.

"Hi mum, hi dad." Keira mumbled as she saw her parents entering the kitchen.

"Hi sweetie." Her father replied and placed the grocery bags on the counter. He walked back to the hallway and removed his coat.

Keira turned to her mother and frowned at her. Her mother kept unpacking the grocery, not knowing her daughter looked at her.

"You know, Melanie bumped her head again." Keira started. Her mother turned to her and furrowed her eyebrows confused. She looked back to the stairs and shook her head slowly, getting tired of the incident that happened almost every week.

"Again?" Helen sighed. "That girl needs to calm down."

"Yes again!" Keira replied with irritation in her voice. "Mum, I was searching for a plaster for her and I couldn't find it anywhere. You clean things but you never tell us where you put it afterwards! I had to search for a couple minutes while Melanie was bleeding to death!"

Helen stopped unpacking and turned to her daughter while saying strictly, "Lose the tone and lose the drama. Melanie is fine so stop making such a scene about it. And if you would clean your stuff I wouldn't have to put it somewhere else."

"Yeah, shove it all on me." Keira spoke angrily. "Like i'm not used to that."

"Keira!" Keira's father warned her strictly as he walked back in the kitchen. Keira left the kitchen with a grumpy look and walked up the stairs.

"Keira!" Helen called her back. Keira rolled her eyes and stopped walking. "Don't forget you have to go to the neighbours tonight to give them back your book."

"Yes mum." Keira replied as sweetly as she could but her words were dropping with sarcasm. She ran up the stairs and back to her room.

"What is up with her?" Helen asked as she looked at her husband. Richard just shrugged and went to the livingroom.

Keira shut her door and leaned against it. She slowly slid down on the ground and pulled her legs up. She hugged them and placed her chin on her knees. Keira looked down at the ground and after a minute her eyes drifted to the letter that lay in front of the heating by the window.

Burn it or use it?

Two great questions with no answer. This was going to be hard but she already knew that when she noticed the letter in the mailbox some months ago. Ever since then she's been struggling with the decision.

Either way, she should be glad that she got a letter. That meant they hadn't forgotten her. She could go back to the school that knew all of her 'kind' and not the lame school she was going to now. Only wizards and witches were allowed to go and she got a letter again. She should be thrilled! But that still leaned the question, what about her family?

Keira stood up and walked to the letter. She picked it up and walked back to her bed. She lay down and read the letter again.

"Dear Miss McHard,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Please find enclosed a list off all neccessary books and equipment.

Terms begin on September 1. We await your owl no later than July 31.

Yours sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall, Headmistress."

Keira didn't even have an owl. So even if she wanted to go back again, she couldn't inform them. And it wasn't like she could buy an owl in her home town. Who would sell owls here? She should've bought an owl in her first years.

She was the only witch in her home town so no one would understand. Her parents weren't magical beings. So ofcourse they didn't understand either. They knew that she was a witch but they were worried all the time. They didn't agree the first time she went to Hogwarts but after begging and begging they let her go but on one condition, she would write everyday and she did.

Keira placed the letter next to her and rolled on her side. She stared out of the window and noticed it was getting darker.

We await your owl no later than July 31.

It kept roaming in her head. By now it was already July 29. Time was running out and she knew it all to well. She was going to tell her parents about the letter. That was for sure. But when she would tell them, she would also say that she didn't knew if she should go or not. She couldn't keep this secret from them.

Keira's eyes suddenly started to close and soon she let the darkness take over.

"Keira dinner!"

Keira gasped and shot up in her bed. She quickly looked around to find out where she was and noticed she was in her room. She rubbed her eyes, trying to get rid of the sleep and stood up. Seeing her reflection in the mirror, she fixed her grey jumper and jeans. She re-tied her messy ponytail and walked down the stairs.

Keira was greeted by her parents and sister. They were all sitting at the table, waiting for her. As Keira sat down, they all began to eat except for Keira herself. She stared at her dinner and sometimes pricked it with her fork while she was in deep thoughts.

Once everyone was finished with dinner, at least Keira's parents and sister, her parents orderen Melanie to brush her teeth and change into her pajamas. Richard and Helen went to the livingroom and left Keira alone with her dinner.

After a couple minutes Keira sighed and began, "Mum, dad, I have something-" She looked up and noticed she was alone. A little embarrassed, she looked down and just grabbed her plate. Keira threw her dinner away in the garbage and cleaned her plate. An idea shot in her mind and she started doing to dishes.

About an half hour passed by and there wasn't anything to do anymore. No more excuses. It was time to tell them.

Now or never right? Melanie is upstairs so this is a good moment, Keira thought.

She walked out of the kitchen and to the livingroom. Her parents were sitting on the couch and chair. Her mother was busy with knitting and her father was reading the news paper. Keira kept standing in the doorway for a minute until her mother noticed her.

"What's the matter honey?" Helen asked and placed her stuff on her lap. "You look so sad."

Instantly, Richard placed the news paper down and looked at his daughter.

Keira took a deep breath and walked to the couch. She sat down next to her mother and spoke up, "I actually wanted to talk to you two."

Richard and Helen took a glance at each other before turning back to Keira.

"What do you want to talk about?" Richard asked.

Keira looked down at her hands that lay on her knees and started fumbling with her thumbs, "I uh, I got a letter."

"A letter? From who?" Helen asked further.

Keira didn't look up. She just spoke under her breath, "Someone you know from when I was younger."

Keira couldn't look up anymore. She was afraid that if she saw her parent's faces she would chicken out. It was a foolish reason but she was nervous.

Richard raised his eyebrows from surprise and spoke, "We're all ears."

"Remember i'm a witch?" Keira asked and she finally had the courage to look up. Her parents nodded.

"That's not something you can forget easily." Helen chuckled as she looked over at Richard. He smiled.

"Well, the letter I got is from Dumbledore." Keira explained. "They want me back I guess."

"Dumbledore?" Helen repeated a little surprised. "How do you know for sure?"

"Well, I went to Hogwarts in my first year but after you got ill I left. Ever since then I got a letter every year saying I was accepted again. I declined each one of them because I was afraid you would get sick again. But now that it's been 5 years and the doctor told us you were better, I was thinking about going but i'm not sure." Keira quickly spoke and looked back and forth between her parents.

"I told you this would happen." Richard whispered to Helen.

"Richard!" Helen warned him in a whisper and slapped his arm.

Keira narrowed her eyes suspiciously and asked, "What could happen? What are you talking about?"

"Honey," Helen began. Keira was determined to suck in every word her mother was about to say. "We knew you got all the letters."

"You knew?" Keira asked in complete shock as her eyes widened a little bit.

"We didn't knew until the third year started." Richard said. "I checked the mail when I got home early and I noticed the stamp. Your mum and I started discussing if you could go or not and ofcourse we voted for yes but you never told us, so we just figured you did not want to go anymore."

"All these years you knew but you didn't say anything?" Keira asked in disgust. She couldn't believe they were hiding that from her. What if she never found the letter? Then she would think that they've forgotten her!

"We were hoping you would turn to us. I thought this was your decision so ofcourse we did not say anything." Helen replied with sweet smile.

"But can you perhaps show us the letter? I actually want to read it for once." Richard asked. Keira grabbed the letter out of her pocket and handed it to her father. He grabbed his reading glasses and put it on.

"An owl? We don't have an owl." Richard said after a couple seconds and he looked at Helen.

"We could always buy one." Helen replied.

"But it says here that they need an owl before July 31! It's now July 29. There is no way we can find an owl before and if we do he'll never make it before July 31." Richard concluded. "I told you we should've bought an owl in her first year."

"Don't be so negative. This is you daughters future were talking about." Helen replied angrily.

"Mum, dad, I don't even kno-"

"I'm not being negative, i'm only saying the truth. I want the best for Keira and Melanie but this is just rubbish." Richard bit back at Helen.

"Hey!" Keira yelled. Helen and Richard turned their attention back to Keira.

"I don't even know if I want to go!" Keira spoke quickly. "I told you that before!"

"Why? Every witch and wizard dream about going to Hogwarts and you have that oppertunity again. It's great news that they still know you." Richard said happily.

"I can't leave you guys and Mel all alone. That'll be selfish." Keira said.

Helen placed her knitting stuff on the ground next to the couch and turned fully to her daughter, "Honey, look at us. I'm 40 and your father is 42. We can take care of ourselfs and we are parents. I know we're always gone because of our work but we raised you and Mel. It's not that we need a handbook for childeren. You really need to start thinking about your own future."

Keira looked down, "There's another reason." she said in a whisper.

"Then what is it?"

Keira looked up again and spoke softly, "You got sick in my first year. You were dying! I just can't leave you now! What if the same thing happens again. I don't want that on my conscience."

"I am perfectly healthy now. The doctors told me I could go home and look at me now. I still live after 5 years. I'll be fine and even if I did pass away this year, it's not your fault." Helen replied and she hugged her daughter. She let go of Keira again and smiled.

"There is always a price with this sort of things darling." Richard smiled at her. "And you'll be back in the summer right? And it's not that we'll forget about you. We're very proud of you and it's going to be hard but I think you should go back again."

"I agree." Helen said. Keira looked back and forth between the two of them and smiled.

Keira walked to the frontdoor of her neighbours and rang the bell. She was certain Liam would answer. He always had a feeling whenever it was Keira and when it was not.

After about 10 seconds someone opened the door. Keira was right, it was Liam.

"Hi Keira." Liam greeted her.

"Hey Liam." Keira smiled. She stepped inside and gave him a peck on the lips. Liam opened the livingroom door and Keira walked inside. She was greeted by Liam's parents who were in the livingroom.

"Hello Keira." They smiled as they noticed her standing at the door with Liam.

"Hi Mr and Mrs Olin." Keira smiled. Debra, the mother of Liam, stood up and walked to the two. "I came by the give you your book back."

"Did you enjoy it?" Debra asked as she stook the book from Keira.

Keira nodded, "Yeah I did actually, thank you."

"I told you." Debra smirked and laughed. She walked back to the couch and sat down. Keira smiled widely.

"Well I have to go back again. I still need to do some things." Keira said.

Robert, the father of Liam, looked up and said, "Say hi to your parents from us."

"Will do." Keira spoke and she walked back to the frontdoor with Liam following her.

They stood in the doorway and Keira knew she had to tell him that she was going to Hogwarts. Ofcourse she wouldn't tell him she was a witch but she did have to tell him he was not going to see her for a whole year.

"Something the matter?" Liam asked.

Keira sighed, "Yes, well no but I have to tell you something."

Liam tilted her chin up so she could look at him. He asked, "What?"

Keira bit her lip nervously of how he was going to react.

"I'm going to another school." She blurted out.

Liam let go of her and took a step back. He looked puzzled at her before replying, "Why?"

Quickly coming up with an excuse, Keira said, "My parents think this school is much better."

"And where is that school?" Liam asked suspiciously but Keira could hear the hope in his voice. Keira knew he wanted to see her everyday but she had to tell him. It was going to be hard for them both but she knew their relationship would survive.

"Manchester." She lied quickly.

"Why there? You can't go back home when schools out, it'll take a whole day to travel! Perhaps more!" Liam rambled quickly in shock.

"I know, that's why i'm going to live there. I'm only back in the summer." Keira replied softly and she looked at the ground. She saw Liam's feet moving back. This wasn't a good sign. Suddenly they appeared in sight again.

"I think it's a stupid thing to do but...if your parents think it's the right thing then i'm not going to question that." Liam said thoughtfully. "I know our relationship will survive. We've been dating for almost two years now. We survived that stupid thing with Amy so why not this right?"

Keira looked up, "Indeed." She wrapped her arms around his neck and he wrapped his arms around her waist. "And I promise i'll write everday. I'll be back in the summer and we get to spend time with each other then. Time will fly."

Liam leaned to her and kissed her passionatly. Keira brushed her hands through his black messy hair. He pulled away and leaned his forehead against hers. They both had their eyes closed and Keira enjoyed every second of this.

"When are you going to leave?" Liam asked in a whisper.

"Tomorrow we're going to shop and in two months I'll be gone."

"That's so soon."

"I know."

Keira lay in bed staring at the ceilling. By now everyone was already asleep and tomorrow would be different. They decided to go shopping for an owl, if there was one, and all the stuff she needed for Hogwarts. It was going to be a long day since her mother wanted to be sure she had everything.

Keira suddenly heard her bedroom door opening. She turned on her side and saw Melanie standing in the doorframe. She had her pink pajamas on and her teddy in her hands.

"Tomorrows gonna be different right?" She asked sadly. Keira sat up a little and nodded her head. She heard the whole conversation downstairs of Keira and her parents.

"I don't want you to go." Melanie looked at the ground and squeezed her teddy. Keira made room for her in her bed and shoved the sheets aside.

"Come here." She whispered. Melanie slowly walked to her bed and Keira pulled her up. She tucked her in and wrapped her arm around her sisters waist. Keira placed her head on Melanie's cheek as she stared at the door.

"I'll miss you Keira." Melanie whispered.

"I'll miss you too Mel, but you know i'm always with you right? I'll think off you everyday and i'll send you a letter." Keira whispered back trying to not wake their parents up.

"Everyday?" She asked quietly.

"Everyday." Keira smiled.

"Am I a witch too?"

Keira looked at her 7 year old sister and chuckled, "How should I know?"

"Well you're a witch right? And you're my sister, does that mean i'm a witch too?"

"I don't know. Perhaps you'll find out one day." Keira placed her cheek back on her head again. "Go to sleep, it's late."

Melanie closed her eyes and for a moment Keira thought she was sleeping until she started talking again, "I love you."

"I love you too." Keira smiled. "Now close your eyes and go to sleep."

"Will you sing me a song?" Melanie asked shyly.

"Goodnight, sleeptight. No more tears. In the morning. I´ll be here. And when we say goodnight, dry your eyes. Because we say goodnight and not goodbye. We say goodnight and not goodbye..."

A/N: Nohing special really but I needed an introduction so you would know who Keira was and what kind of family she had. If you want to know how Keira looks like you can go to my profile and look between story information and then "Eternal Snow." There's a link attached to her name. I'm a little unconfident about this so review and let me know what you thought about it even though nothing really happened. Still hope you enjoyed! ~xXx~