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Tanya sat with McGonagall, both silent and sipping their tea. After almost an hour, T finally spoke.
"I was openly making a more advanced potion in Snape's class today. He was mad but quickly deflated upon realizing I could make these more advanced ones. I didn't tell him I was experimenting again. I secretly put up that spell you taught me just in case there was an explosion."
Minerva nodded in understanding and sipped her tea before speaking.
"It's only understandable. You've been talking to me about these ideas you've had for a while. What will those potions do, dear?"
Tanya pulled out a small book before tapping on it with her wand to enlarge it. She showed McGonagall the picture of a dagger on one page.
"In the middle of this," Her finger traced the length of the blade, "I can put almost anything, pure silver, poison, antidotes. It can also be used as a throwing knife to get it to the person quickly as long as I don't aim for the heart. Technically I can even enchant the knife to disappear leaving behind only a needle."
McGonagall smiled and listened to T go on about the idea of a magical weapon. What has she done? She taught too much to this girl, a student not even of her own House but had so much potential. The potential for pure greatness and as well as collateral damage. From simple lessons of Transfiguration to advanced spells, now in turn would have Tanya incorporate these into physical ideas. Minerva continues to listen on in silence.
Tanya sat down for dinner, she sent a quick glare towards Draco down their table for his attitude, before finding there was a letter on her plate. Her owl just gave her a cocky look, having had dropped it when she wasn't looking. It's dark feathers perfect for blending in with the night.
"Fine you dark feathered brat, when I fill my plate take what you wish." Tanya moved the letter before filling her plate with an assortment of meats. While she read the letter her owl happily stole different meats. The first thing Tanya noticed when opening the letter was it was written in a different language, with a quick spell and tap on the parchment, she was able to read it.
Hello Tanya.
I am Kirk. I was told you would be someone I could talk to about my day to day without judgment. I do not know how true that is but I'd definitely enjoy speaking with you.
The letter then went on talking about the male's day and his thoughts on school. He also spoke of some of the stress he was under. Tanya frowned and wrote back quickly using a piece of notebook paper stowed in her bag. After telling him he should relax more and telling him about her schooling and ideas, she then tied it to her owl's leg. Said bird was ripping into a piece of turkey.
"When you're done, go send that please." Tanya smiled watching her bird before making a new plate for herself.
Tanya sat in her Defense Against The Dark Arts class watching Professor Quirrell silently. Every so often she'd toss something at the back of his head, hitting his turban. There was something about it that got her curious of what was underneath, she sensed something. That and well she was bored.
No other student saw as she made sure to use small movements and silent spells. He kept turning around but when he looked at her she was taking notes, he had to look back at his lesson. Some of the other Slytherins caught on what she was doing and soon joined her. There was a Hufflepuff who looked nervously at the teacher who couldn't catch them in the act. After class, T made sure to 'accidentally' have a book fall off the shelf and onto the back of his head. His flinch and panic only furthered her amusement, holding onto his turban tightly to keep it from falling off. Later, she sat with her sister during lunch and showed her the consistent letters she was now getting from her pen pal Kirk.
Divination. Tanya gently grits her teeth and attempted not to throw the crystal ball at the Professor. She gulped down the tea when it was presented to her leaving just enough leaves to look at it as instructed. Trelawney looked in her cup and spoke of something forbidden and something dark in her future. T loved divination but hated the teacher. Something about her always made Tayna grit her teeth and want to end the class early. Tanya grinned when Professor Snape suddenly entered the room. Trelawney immediately perked up and hovered near him.
"I do so apologize for interrupting your class but it has come to my attention my Slytherins need to come with me now. I will take them now." His voice held no apology, just annoyance at his Slytherin.
The Slytherins followed and Tanya resisted the urge to make a face as she left. The other Slytherins making sure to not touch her as they walked. She had a feeling as to why they were all summoned out.
The Slytherins all sat in their common room facing Snape. It was silent and awkward, filled with tension as they waited for what he was about to say. Tanya tried her best to hide her snicker and the upcoming grin on her face. He looked at them with cold eyes before beginning to speak.
"It was brought to my attention by Professor Quirrell that students have been targeting him and he would wish you to stop. He cannot prove it was any of you so the Hufflepuffs are being told this as well."
Tanya frowned and raised her hand, Snape raised an eyebrow at her so she took that opportunity to talk.
"Wouldn't you rather him gone? The less competition the more likely you are to get the Defensive position."
The other Slytherins began to mutter in agreement and plans started being made on how to drive the new teacher out. Snape just glared at T who smiled innocently back. After a detention was given, Snape left T to plan with the others anyway.
Tanya sat with her sister in Hagrid's hut. The two speaking as she starred out at the forest. She only looked back when Hagrid pulled out a colorful creature that she had a feeling was deadly. Just as she expected, Hagrid told them how it's bite was deadly. She stared it down for a long moment before allowing Elia to hold it.
"Go ahead sis, I think we have an understanding."
Elia happily held the creature and commented on its colors and how beautiful it was. Tanya smiled but went back to staring out at the forest.
"Oh El before I forget, I have detention with Snape again."
"Again?! Either he loves having you there or you're just that bad." Elia remarked.
Tanya smirked, amused with herself, "I mean I did start a minor riot."
Both Hagrid and her sister stared at her in shock while T just smiled back at them.
On their way back into the castle, Draco and his goons approached them once again. Tanya rolled her eyes at the sight of them. For first years, they really were persistent and getting on her nerves.
"Look it's the mudblood and her half breed bitch of a sister." Draco taunted.
Crabbe and Goyle raised their wands with Draco but all of them found themselves quickly disarmed and their wands summoned into Elia's hand while a pissed off Tanya walked over to them. She rolled up her robe sleeves but stopped when she saw Sprout walking by. Tanya quickly used her wand to summon the wands from her sister before smiling and handing them to Draco.
"Here, you dropped these when you guys were walking to class." She said innocently.
Sprout smiled at them and nodded before giving five points to both Tanya and Elia for helping fellow students. Once Professor Sprout left, Tanya's facade fell and she turned to glare at Draco who scoffed and walked away. As they passed each other in opposite directions, Tanya took the moment to lean into Draco and tell him,
"You got quite the potty mouth for a kid, watch yourself or your mouth will foam with soap for the entire year." She threatened.
He looked at her wide-eyed and ran off with his friends. She smirked, satisfied but her little sister looked at her with worry.
After dinner, T changed into jeans and a Slytherin green long sleeve before going to Snape's office as summoned. He looked at her muggle attire but said nothing about it.
"Tonight, we will be going into the Forbidden Forest. I need to collect some things, can I trust you're a virgin?"
Tanya's face flushed but she refused to look away and nodded. 'Why would a Professor ask such a thing?' Snape understood her expression and explained his line of questioning.
"Perfect, you will help me retrieve Unicorn hair. If we are lucky, one will have died naturally and we can harvest its horn."
Tanya nodded again trying not to show how much that freaked her out. She waited as Snape changed into black pants and a black long sleeve, all while repeating in her head her previous lessons on Unicorns from class and everything Elia told her. Snape also had a small leather pouch tied to his belt, his wand tucked at his side on a holster.
"Tell anyone I wear anything but robes Miss Barros and I will dock half the house points."
Tanya held up her hands innocently with a small grin on her face. She was obviously going to tell her sister later.
Tanya and Snape made their way to the forest while he went over the things they would need to get.
"After the berries and herbs, we will look for the Unicorns. If we're lucky, they will come to you and I'll just have to try and approach them. If something happens, don't be afraid to yell for me or cast Periculum, I am your Professor still."
T nodded and began harvesting herbs as he instructed. As she did, she tried to remember what her sister told her.
"If I get them by the root then they'll live longer. If you get them by the root they'll live longer." She repeated like a mantra to herself.
T scooped under the plant to catch its roots and put them in her damp bag. After an hour of scavenging for plants, she heard something begin to approach her.
Severus had unknowingly begun to wander away from Tanya. He only realized he did so when there was a loud scream that met his ears. He ran back finding her with a Unicorn chewing on her hair. Tanya was breathing heavily and staring at it with wide eyes. Snape slowly approached the creature who glared at him but didn't move. It only got slightly upset when he began to pluck hairs, but was still distracted with Tanya. Snape gathered around twenty hair strands before it shook out its mane and wandered away. Tanya sat curled up slightly still gasping with tears filling her eyes. Snape said nothing, just helped her up. As they walked back, he asked.
"So... Unicorns?"
"Horses, Unicorns remind me of them. One nearly crushed my skull when I was five."
Snape nodded but said nothing more. They entered the school and he took the herbs from her before she entered the Slytherin common room. As Tanya entered, the remaining students starred at her. She knew she must look insane due to her hair being munched on but she just went to her room ignoring them. She wondered how'd she face Snape after this whole ordeal.
The next day Elia went to go sit with her sister at the Slytherin table, looking around for her.
She noticed a familiar face and approached the Slytherin first year.
"Hi Draco," She greeted timidly, "Have you seen my sister?"
"How should I know? Even if I did, why should I tell you?" Draco sneered at her.
Tanya 'accidentally' hit Draco as she passed him and motioned for her sister farther down the table to sit.
"So how was Detention?" Elia asked, picking up a plate for her and her sister.
"There wwereUnicorns and herbs, I remembered what you said but that Unicorn was not pleasant."
Elia nodded in understanding. T looked up and saw Cedric walking in with his friends. Cedric was particularly fond of Elia, having had been most kind to her when Elia first was sorted into their House. They began to be great friends despite him being a bit older.
"I know we like eating together but go hang out with your own House." Tanya suggested to Elia, who nodded and joined the Hufflepuff.
Tanya glared at all of those in her House making sure they understood not to touch her sister as she left.
The rest of the year was a similar pattern. The Golden Trio didn't trust T and she didn't trust them. Ron felt Tanya's wrath one day when he told Elia her idea of House unity was bound to fail making her cry. Hermione and Harry never saw the curse coming, the school had to prove she even casted it.
After Harry found out what Quirrell was hiding all along, he told Elia who told Tanya who then laughed at all the torture she put him through. She was right all along, her intuition hardly failed her. She was just glad Harry managed to cast out the Dark Lord again.
The girls made their way home and prepared for another school year. Tanya continued talking with her friend and even kept him up to date on everything that happened at Hogwarts. Kirk remarked that Durmstrang was never this interesting.