Chapter 1

Harrington Manor

Tessa-Lynn Harrington stood in front of her closet, lost in thought. It was a year after the Second Wizarding War and school was resuming for all Hogwart students. She was redoing her sixth year since war prevented school from finishing last year. She was a little nervous going back. A lot of things have changed since Voldemort was defeated. Two of her older brothers were dead. Her father was the new Minister of Magic. Her mother was pregnant. Her best friends Blaise Zabini and Luna Lovegood shocked everybody by announcing that they were together. The Malfoy's shocked everybody when it came to light that they were actual double agents for the Order. Everybody was going to be returning back to school to finish before moving on with their lives so she knew this year was going to be interesting to see how it all plays out.

A knock on her door roused her out of her thoughts as the door opened and her mother poked her head in.

"Tessa, love, are you alright?" Arianna asked, her youngest, walking into the room.

"I'm fine, Mother. Just lost in my thoughts. Is Father ready to leave? He does know that he doesn't have to see me off."

"He knows. But he wants to see you off since he won't be seeing much of you this year. Its amazing that Hogwarts is letting everybody finish their remaining years. Is Blaise and Luna finishing theirs too?"

"Yes. They are finishing their sixth and seventh years. Along with Malfoy and the Golden Trio finishing their seventh year."

"Well, at least you won't be alone. You have Luna and Blaise. And maybe…just maybe, your cousins?" Arianna looked hopeful at her daughter. It was her dream to see her children get along with her side of the family. It would be nice to have the Weasley's over for family dinners or for holidays.

"I don't know, mother. Depends on if Ronald has removed the shoe from his bloody arse. He's such a prick towards me. Always has been. Ginny and the twins I don't have a problem with. It's just him. He doesn't like the fact that one of my best friends is a Slytherin and known for his….ummmm….sexual prowess as Luna put it." Tessa chuckled softly, remembering that conversation fondly.

"Hmm, well, maybe this will be different now that the war is over."

Tessa looked up at her mother, noting the sadness that lingered at the mention of the war. She was still grieving for the deaths of her two eldest sons. They all were. It was hard losing somebody so close to you but to lose two people, it was even harder.

"I hope so too, Mum. But I wouldn't count on it. Some people are simply stuck in their ways. Now, I'm ready if you are." Tessa smiled, grabbing her small bag and following her mother out.

Platform 9 ¾

"Now, make sure you keep an eye out for your younger brother no matter what house he gets sorted into." Isaac Harrington stated, hugging his little girl. She might be 16 but she would always be his baby girl. Sighing, he released her placing a kiss on the top of her red hair before moving to his youngest son, Josef.

Tessa smiled at her little brother as their father gave him a pep talk. Looking up, she spotted a familiar face heading her way. Breaking away from her family, she nearly tackled the person as she ran to him, laughing as he swung her into his arm.

"Hello, Red. Did you miss me?" Blaise asked with a chuckle as he hugged her.

"Yes, I bloody well have. You and Luna just left me all alone all summer. I can't believe you did that." Tessa stated, placing her hands on her hips and giving him a mock glare before she smiled brightly at him. "I really hope you two had fun. You two deserved it."

"We did. It was nice to spend the summer away from all the drama that is going on around here. I'm hoping this school year will be a normal one. Well as normal as it could be at Wizarding school."

"It should be interesting. Let me go say bye to my parents and then we can head on to the train."

Blaise nodded and followed her over to her parents, greeting them like family.

After all the goodbyes were said, they took their seats on the Hogwarts Express. Tessa greeted Luna as they settled in and got comfortable in their compartment. She smiled at how cute Blaise and Luna were, snuggled up on the seat across from her. They chatted about their how their summers were, laughing at some of the stories that were told.

A knock at the compartment door had them looking up. Blaise opened the door so the person could enter.

"Mind if I join you? Pansy is back with a vengeance and I can't seem to get away from her." Draco Malfoy stated, looking at his best friend, Blaise.

"Of course. I would've thought she would've been over you after finding out your big family secret."

"Apparently that just makes me more fascinating." Draco drawled, taking a seat next to Tessa-Lynn. He remembered the first time he met the feisty little red head. He was surprised when Blaise had introduced her as his little sister, it was shocking to see Blaise care about another person other than those he considered close to him. Draco was always polite to Tessa for Blaise's sake. He was attracted to her but there was something about her that just kind of warned him off. Whether it was the fact that she is related to the Weasley's or the fact that she was the new Minister of Magic's daughter. Or that fact that she was called the Ravenclaw Princess. He figured this year since the war was over, he was going to try and become friends with the lovely Tessa.