A/N: Okay people. This story just pooped off the top of my head. Sort of
like a chocolate frog. Weird. Just to warn you, the Malfoys are all
terribly OOC. Okay, so hopefully I'm exaggerating. It's AU okay?
Anyways, you all have to read this now! Muhhaha! More A/Ns at the bottom.
Disclaimer:
Harry Potter does not belong to me,
Open a book and you will see,
The copyright stuff is just right there,
And if you sue I will not care,
Because I do not even have a Penney,
And (If you can afford a lawyer) you must have many.
Sorry, I know that was cheesy. O well.
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Chapter 1: Malfoys and Money Bags
Somewhere, down in a dark room with no distinguishable markings or objects, a girl about the age of seven was sitting in a corner. She sat with her knees pulled up to her chest, crying.
"Why?" the girl sobbed. "I'm not supposed to cry." This only made the girl cry harder and the sound of wailing filled the room.
Outside the room, two men were discussing the girl.
"I'm afraid she's not taking it well sir, and you're the only family she has left," the first man said.
The second man frowned. "I suppose we could take her in. After all, she is my niece." Suddenly there was a change in his facial expression. "I may have a use for her after all. I will be back for her in two days," and with a swish of his cloak, the man was gone.
~ * ~ Five years later ~ * ~
A girl finished fastening her cloak and stepped in front of the mirror. She took in her light blond hair and her mismatched eyes. One eye was a light, brownish color and the other was a greenish gray with a hint of purple. The girl sighed.
"Crystiana, you have 'got' to do something about those eyes," she said to her reflection.
"I like them, they draw more attention to your face," the mirror pointed out.
"That's what you always say," she said, stepping away form the mirror.
Suddenly a yell that managed to sound like a deadly whisper filled the house. "Tiana! Get yourself down to the floo room immediately."
Tiana sighed again. When her Uncle Lucius wanted something, you did it or the consequences would be dire. That was one of the first things she had learned after moving in with the Malfoy's. Grabbing her bag, Tiana sprinted out of her room. "Coming Uncle Lucius!"
Tiana rounded the corner to see an irritated looking Lucius, a questioning Draco and an Aunt whom looked the same as always, sour and unpleasant.
"Can we go now father? I need to meet up with Crabbe and Goyle," Draco drawled. He was rather very good at that, Tiana reflected.
Without responding, Lucius walked over to the fireplace, tossed some floo powder in and said, "Knockturn Ally."
After Lucius had gone, Draco all but tossed himself into the fire, "Knockturn Ally." Draco disappeared.
Tiana looked to her Aunt Narcissa. "Well hurry up!" Narcissa snapped.
"Knockturn Ally," Tiana called, stepping into the fireplace. Tiana could never figure out why her aunt was so nasty to her. Uncle Lucius said that it was because her mother, who was Narcissa's sister, had married a Gryffindor and that Narcissa had felt betrayed. Well, at least her uncle and cousin liked her.
After spinning for what seemed like ages, Tiana carefully stepped out of the grate and made her way over to where Draco was standing.
"Father went into the back room to 'compromise' with the shopkeeper." Draco smiled.
Tiana grimaced. Both of the children knew what the dealer was going through. The situation always got rather...unpleasant. Needless to say, Tiana didn't envy the shopkeeper one bit.
Draco spoke up again. "As soon as mother arrives, we can go over to get our school stuff. Father said that we would be too much of a pain to drag around." Draco sounded displeased about this, but he didn't seem to have much of a choice. Actually, he didn't have a choice, period.
Tiana nodded. She always had a bad feeling in Knockturn Ally, and didn't like talking there. She felt that with every word she spoke, some witch would come over and begin attacking her. Tiana was also glad that Lucius didn't want to drag them along because Draco wanted to go, and it was bad for that boy to have everything he wanted. He was spoiled enough as it was.
After what seemed like ages, Narcissa stepped through the grate and dusted herself off. Without offering an explanation for what took her so long, she shooed the two children out of the store and into the street. After several stops, in which Narcissa had short conversations with people she knew, they arrived in Diagon Ally.
"Now, I want both of you to stay together. Meet Lucius and I outside Gringotts at five. And don't come back into Knockturn Ally unless you have an emergency." After Narcissa was finished talking, she gave Malfoy a large bag that jingled with the sound of money and slunk back into Knockturn Ally.
Tiana couldn't believe her luck. She had never been in Diagon Ally without adult supervision and a big bag of money. And for so long! Tiana began to list the places she wanted to visit. She would have to go to get her Hogwarts robes first, then head over to the apothecary to get her potions supplies. Of course, Tiana also wanted to head over to get her books. She loved reading especially when she got to learn new charms and curses. Not like she had ever been able to use them before, but she had a few tricks up her sleeve. But what Tiana was really looking forward to was Quality Quidditch Supplies. Tiana loved flying and had played with Draco and his friends on several occasions. Tiana hated to brag, but flying was one of the best things she could do. Keeper was her favorite position to play, although she was also an excellent chaser.
"Draco, where do you want to go first?" Tiana asked her cousin. Draco looked almost as excited as Tiana felt.
"Well, I told Crabbe and Goyle that I would meet them in the Leaky Cauldron at noon, and it's ten o'clock now. We have two hours, so let's get our school stuff first. Dad'll be mad if he comes looking for us and we don't have our supplies. Besides, I want to spend as much time as I can get looking at that new broom. I still can't believe that Dad wouldn't get us one. We both begged and your birthday just came too!"
As Draco kept on fuming, Tiana began pulling him over to the nearest store, which happened to be the apothecary. Since Draco was obsessing over how Lucius didn't get him what he wanted, Tiana told the nice looking witch behind the counter that they needed two first year sets and took the money bag out of Draco's hand so she could pay. After getting the other standard supplies from various stores, Draco was still oblivious to the fact that he was talking to himself. Tiana decided that the only way to get Draco's mind off the broom was to buy him something. They stood in the middle of the street and Tiana glanced around.
'How about a book? No, Draco doesn't like to read. A charmed ring? No, He doesn't wear jewelry. Ahh! Ice cream!' Tiana dragged Draco over to the ice cream shop and bought him a double scoop of choco-fudge and got herself a small scoop of lemon sherbet. Draco began to eat his ice cream and slowly came back to earth.
"Sorry Tee," Draco said, calling Tiana by another one of her nicknames. "I lost it for a while there. Dad can just make me so mad sometimes."
Tiana rolled her eyes. "Draco, I know that he frustrates you, but do you have to act so spoiled all the time?"
Draco protested. "I? Spoiled? Tiana! My dad practically adores you! He'll give you anything you want!"
Tiana was getting angry. "You know just as well as I do that your father only cares about me because he needs me to marry you when we get older because he couldn't find anyone else! Good thing we aren't really related or else I would be treated like *Insert rude word here*!" Tiana knew that wasn't all true, Uncle Lucius really did show signs of genuinely liking her...when he felt like it.
Draco stared at her. "Are you mad? Don't yell stuff like that! It could cause harm to the Malfoy name!" he hissed.
Frustration was added to Tiana's list of emotions. She always got pissed when Draco used the Malfoy name to try to intimidate others. "What? Afraid that next I'll yell out your true heritage?" Tiana taunted him.
Draco turned pale. "You wouldn't."
"Oh yes I would." Tiana growled, although she was now laughing on the inside. Draco's reaction to that was hilarious. Even though Tiana wouldn't actually divulge that Narcissa wasn't Draco's real mother, she could still pretend she would.
Draco suddenly scowled. "I know that you wouldn't really do that Tiana. I can see the look in your eyes. You were laughing at me weren't you?" Draco tried to glare at her, but Tiana could detect the edge of his mouth curling up in a smile.
"Darn eyes. Can't get them to hide anything. They make people stare at me too." As if to prove the point, Tiana looked up and caught eyes with a dark colored boy about her age who was across the street. The boy did a double take when he saw her eyes. "See," she said turning back to Draco.
Draco looked over at the boy and chuckled. He was still staring. "Point taken. Anyway, when we get to Hogwarts, what house do you think that you will be in? I know I will be in Slytherin. You're too nice sometimes to be in Slytherin, but it could still happen. You had better not be in Gryffindor though. I would make father disown you."
"Oh, I don't know." Tiana replied. She couldn't help wondering which house she would be in. 'I'll probably end up in Hufflepuff.' "I don't think that Gryffindor would be that bad. I just don't want to be in Ravenclaw. All they do is brag and study."
"You don't think Gryffindor would be bad? That house is the opposite of Slytherin! Having you there and me in Slytherin would be like a shark getting along with a fish!"
"Well, I hope that I'm an angel fish." Tiana retorted. "Let's not worry about it here Draco. Just worry about it after we get to the school."
Draco still didn't look happy. "Fine." There was a moment of silence. "What time is it?"
"Eleven fifty-nine. I guess you should go now, huh?" Tiana said.
Draco was already on his way.
"Can I sit there?" Tiana turned to see the boy she had caught eyes with earlier.
"Sure," Tiana replied. "I'm Crystiana. You can call me Tiana or Tee though."
"Nice to meet you Tee. I'm Dean Thomas." Dean said. He looked to the waitress. "How much are the ice creams?"
"Thirteen knuts," She replied waving her hand.
"Ummm..." Dean looked back at Tiana. "Those are the little ones right?"
"Yah, just give her a sickle and she'll give you change back." Tiana picked a sickle out of his hand and gave it to the waitress. She came back shortly with Dean's ice cream in hand.
"So you're muggleborn?" Tiana asked.
"Yup. I had no clue that wizards and witches were real until I got my letter. I thought that it was a joke at first, but it wasn't. We had a hard time finding the leaky cauldron though. My parents didn't even notice it until I pointed it out," Dean explained.
"Well, that's the way it's supposed to be. Muggles aren't supposed to just run in on our world." Tiana looked at Dean for a while. "Ever heard of Quidditch?" She finally asked.
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A/N: Okies! Well, I dunno exactly where this story is going. I would appreciate any reviews and if you feel generous, suggestions too. Thanks to everyone who read! If anyone did...
Disclaimer:
Harry Potter does not belong to me,
Open a book and you will see,
The copyright stuff is just right there,
And if you sue I will not care,
Because I do not even have a Penney,
And (If you can afford a lawyer) you must have many.
Sorry, I know that was cheesy. O well.
~*~
Chapter 1: Malfoys and Money Bags
Somewhere, down in a dark room with no distinguishable markings or objects, a girl about the age of seven was sitting in a corner. She sat with her knees pulled up to her chest, crying.
"Why?" the girl sobbed. "I'm not supposed to cry." This only made the girl cry harder and the sound of wailing filled the room.
Outside the room, two men were discussing the girl.
"I'm afraid she's not taking it well sir, and you're the only family she has left," the first man said.
The second man frowned. "I suppose we could take her in. After all, she is my niece." Suddenly there was a change in his facial expression. "I may have a use for her after all. I will be back for her in two days," and with a swish of his cloak, the man was gone.
~ * ~ Five years later ~ * ~
A girl finished fastening her cloak and stepped in front of the mirror. She took in her light blond hair and her mismatched eyes. One eye was a light, brownish color and the other was a greenish gray with a hint of purple. The girl sighed.
"Crystiana, you have 'got' to do something about those eyes," she said to her reflection.
"I like them, they draw more attention to your face," the mirror pointed out.
"That's what you always say," she said, stepping away form the mirror.
Suddenly a yell that managed to sound like a deadly whisper filled the house. "Tiana! Get yourself down to the floo room immediately."
Tiana sighed again. When her Uncle Lucius wanted something, you did it or the consequences would be dire. That was one of the first things she had learned after moving in with the Malfoy's. Grabbing her bag, Tiana sprinted out of her room. "Coming Uncle Lucius!"
Tiana rounded the corner to see an irritated looking Lucius, a questioning Draco and an Aunt whom looked the same as always, sour and unpleasant.
"Can we go now father? I need to meet up with Crabbe and Goyle," Draco drawled. He was rather very good at that, Tiana reflected.
Without responding, Lucius walked over to the fireplace, tossed some floo powder in and said, "Knockturn Ally."
After Lucius had gone, Draco all but tossed himself into the fire, "Knockturn Ally." Draco disappeared.
Tiana looked to her Aunt Narcissa. "Well hurry up!" Narcissa snapped.
"Knockturn Ally," Tiana called, stepping into the fireplace. Tiana could never figure out why her aunt was so nasty to her. Uncle Lucius said that it was because her mother, who was Narcissa's sister, had married a Gryffindor and that Narcissa had felt betrayed. Well, at least her uncle and cousin liked her.
After spinning for what seemed like ages, Tiana carefully stepped out of the grate and made her way over to where Draco was standing.
"Father went into the back room to 'compromise' with the shopkeeper." Draco smiled.
Tiana grimaced. Both of the children knew what the dealer was going through. The situation always got rather...unpleasant. Needless to say, Tiana didn't envy the shopkeeper one bit.
Draco spoke up again. "As soon as mother arrives, we can go over to get our school stuff. Father said that we would be too much of a pain to drag around." Draco sounded displeased about this, but he didn't seem to have much of a choice. Actually, he didn't have a choice, period.
Tiana nodded. She always had a bad feeling in Knockturn Ally, and didn't like talking there. She felt that with every word she spoke, some witch would come over and begin attacking her. Tiana was also glad that Lucius didn't want to drag them along because Draco wanted to go, and it was bad for that boy to have everything he wanted. He was spoiled enough as it was.
After what seemed like ages, Narcissa stepped through the grate and dusted herself off. Without offering an explanation for what took her so long, she shooed the two children out of the store and into the street. After several stops, in which Narcissa had short conversations with people she knew, they arrived in Diagon Ally.
"Now, I want both of you to stay together. Meet Lucius and I outside Gringotts at five. And don't come back into Knockturn Ally unless you have an emergency." After Narcissa was finished talking, she gave Malfoy a large bag that jingled with the sound of money and slunk back into Knockturn Ally.
Tiana couldn't believe her luck. She had never been in Diagon Ally without adult supervision and a big bag of money. And for so long! Tiana began to list the places she wanted to visit. She would have to go to get her Hogwarts robes first, then head over to the apothecary to get her potions supplies. Of course, Tiana also wanted to head over to get her books. She loved reading especially when she got to learn new charms and curses. Not like she had ever been able to use them before, but she had a few tricks up her sleeve. But what Tiana was really looking forward to was Quality Quidditch Supplies. Tiana loved flying and had played with Draco and his friends on several occasions. Tiana hated to brag, but flying was one of the best things she could do. Keeper was her favorite position to play, although she was also an excellent chaser.
"Draco, where do you want to go first?" Tiana asked her cousin. Draco looked almost as excited as Tiana felt.
"Well, I told Crabbe and Goyle that I would meet them in the Leaky Cauldron at noon, and it's ten o'clock now. We have two hours, so let's get our school stuff first. Dad'll be mad if he comes looking for us and we don't have our supplies. Besides, I want to spend as much time as I can get looking at that new broom. I still can't believe that Dad wouldn't get us one. We both begged and your birthday just came too!"
As Draco kept on fuming, Tiana began pulling him over to the nearest store, which happened to be the apothecary. Since Draco was obsessing over how Lucius didn't get him what he wanted, Tiana told the nice looking witch behind the counter that they needed two first year sets and took the money bag out of Draco's hand so she could pay. After getting the other standard supplies from various stores, Draco was still oblivious to the fact that he was talking to himself. Tiana decided that the only way to get Draco's mind off the broom was to buy him something. They stood in the middle of the street and Tiana glanced around.
'How about a book? No, Draco doesn't like to read. A charmed ring? No, He doesn't wear jewelry. Ahh! Ice cream!' Tiana dragged Draco over to the ice cream shop and bought him a double scoop of choco-fudge and got herself a small scoop of lemon sherbet. Draco began to eat his ice cream and slowly came back to earth.
"Sorry Tee," Draco said, calling Tiana by another one of her nicknames. "I lost it for a while there. Dad can just make me so mad sometimes."
Tiana rolled her eyes. "Draco, I know that he frustrates you, but do you have to act so spoiled all the time?"
Draco protested. "I? Spoiled? Tiana! My dad practically adores you! He'll give you anything you want!"
Tiana was getting angry. "You know just as well as I do that your father only cares about me because he needs me to marry you when we get older because he couldn't find anyone else! Good thing we aren't really related or else I would be treated like *Insert rude word here*!" Tiana knew that wasn't all true, Uncle Lucius really did show signs of genuinely liking her...when he felt like it.
Draco stared at her. "Are you mad? Don't yell stuff like that! It could cause harm to the Malfoy name!" he hissed.
Frustration was added to Tiana's list of emotions. She always got pissed when Draco used the Malfoy name to try to intimidate others. "What? Afraid that next I'll yell out your true heritage?" Tiana taunted him.
Draco turned pale. "You wouldn't."
"Oh yes I would." Tiana growled, although she was now laughing on the inside. Draco's reaction to that was hilarious. Even though Tiana wouldn't actually divulge that Narcissa wasn't Draco's real mother, she could still pretend she would.
Draco suddenly scowled. "I know that you wouldn't really do that Tiana. I can see the look in your eyes. You were laughing at me weren't you?" Draco tried to glare at her, but Tiana could detect the edge of his mouth curling up in a smile.
"Darn eyes. Can't get them to hide anything. They make people stare at me too." As if to prove the point, Tiana looked up and caught eyes with a dark colored boy about her age who was across the street. The boy did a double take when he saw her eyes. "See," she said turning back to Draco.
Draco looked over at the boy and chuckled. He was still staring. "Point taken. Anyway, when we get to Hogwarts, what house do you think that you will be in? I know I will be in Slytherin. You're too nice sometimes to be in Slytherin, but it could still happen. You had better not be in Gryffindor though. I would make father disown you."
"Oh, I don't know." Tiana replied. She couldn't help wondering which house she would be in. 'I'll probably end up in Hufflepuff.' "I don't think that Gryffindor would be that bad. I just don't want to be in Ravenclaw. All they do is brag and study."
"You don't think Gryffindor would be bad? That house is the opposite of Slytherin! Having you there and me in Slytherin would be like a shark getting along with a fish!"
"Well, I hope that I'm an angel fish." Tiana retorted. "Let's not worry about it here Draco. Just worry about it after we get to the school."
Draco still didn't look happy. "Fine." There was a moment of silence. "What time is it?"
"Eleven fifty-nine. I guess you should go now, huh?" Tiana said.
Draco was already on his way.
"Can I sit there?" Tiana turned to see the boy she had caught eyes with earlier.
"Sure," Tiana replied. "I'm Crystiana. You can call me Tiana or Tee though."
"Nice to meet you Tee. I'm Dean Thomas." Dean said. He looked to the waitress. "How much are the ice creams?"
"Thirteen knuts," She replied waving her hand.
"Ummm..." Dean looked back at Tiana. "Those are the little ones right?"
"Yah, just give her a sickle and she'll give you change back." Tiana picked a sickle out of his hand and gave it to the waitress. She came back shortly with Dean's ice cream in hand.
"So you're muggleborn?" Tiana asked.
"Yup. I had no clue that wizards and witches were real until I got my letter. I thought that it was a joke at first, but it wasn't. We had a hard time finding the leaky cauldron though. My parents didn't even notice it until I pointed it out," Dean explained.
"Well, that's the way it's supposed to be. Muggles aren't supposed to just run in on our world." Tiana looked at Dean for a while. "Ever heard of Quidditch?" She finally asked.
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A/N: Okies! Well, I dunno exactly where this story is going. I would appreciate any reviews and if you feel generous, suggestions too. Thanks to everyone who read! If anyone did...