I'm all set and 5 and a half hours left till no magic, it's now or never. I had been stewing the potion needed for my transformation for 20 minutes, I looked down at my book, now I only need to add three of my nails and two grams of pumpkin seed's- don't ask me why. I added the needed ingredients and drank the potion, right then, the book say's I need to meditate for an hour and imagine myself turning into an animal of my choice. That doesn't sound so hard.

I sat in the lotus position, emptied my mind and waited for the correct animal to come to mind,

I waited for about ten minute's until I saw a blur of black cross my minds eye it stopped in the middle and changed into me then changed back into a black panther with a bluish undertone. I kept seeing this for another hour until the vision faded and I stopped meditating. I'd done it, I was now a panther, then a human.

'Mistress Kar,' I looked towards the door, Dobby was standing there staring at me, 'don't worry I wont tell anyone, but your uncle wants to talk to you about your father.' I looked down at myself, nothing had changed since I completed the spell, I experimentally attepted to shift. Sobby yelped as my body grew and filled out into my panther form then I indicated for Dobby to go and followed him out the door. I'm pissed and upset about my father and the fact that he is evil.

'Now then Kar,' my Uncle was facing the window as I entered, I growled.' What the…? Kar is that you?' I nodded. 'well I guess you just succeeded at the animagus spell. I shouldn't be surprised you always attempt a new spell, or potion when you're pissed.' I shifted back and sat down in the seat opposite my Uncle's desk.

'You wanted to see me uncle?' I looked innocently at him.

'Well, I wanted to explain about your father before you became completely pissed, but I guess it's too late for that now, do you want me to still explain about him?' I nodded eager for him to continue.

'Well, your father is a very evil wizard, but it wasn't always that way, he was one of my good friends at school, a mischief maker just like me, eventhough I was a couple of years below him, I respected him, but when we left the school he became bad, recruiting wizards, giants and the like, he asked me to join him. I refused at first but when he threatened my family, I felt I had no choice, so I joined him, in his rage, I followed him blindly for quite a few years, until, he started showing interest in my sister, then I started backing away from him, to try and protect her…' I stared at my uncle dumbfounded, as my uncle broke down in tears. I could guess what happened next, and didn't really want him to continue. 'but he still got her… I was useless to her. It's one of the reasons why I have distances I myself from you Kar, to make you more like your mother than your father. I most ways I think I've succeeded, but in other ways I've failed.' I looked at my uncle in a new light, trying to piece together what he said.

'How did you fail Uncle, I would hate to end up like, Tom Riddle.' I didn't want to acknowledge my relation to the man. ' You raised me perfectly uncle.'

My uncle looked up at me smiling.

'You are to lonely for a child your age, you don't fall back on your friends but on your books, spells, potions and Quidditch.'

'What wrong with that uncle?'

'That is what started your father's insanity, in the orphanage he grew up in, also his cruel nature, turned him into a bully at an early age.' I looked at him.

'Uncle, can we go to Diagon alley tomorrow to get my wand and robes?' I said changing the subject, I hate depressing subjects. My uncle grinned and ruffled my hair across the table.

'Of course Kar, we will need to take your cousin to get everything as well, but, if you want anything apart from school stuff, just ask. You're a good girl.' I turned to leave. 'Oh, and Kar, don't worry about your aunt she's jealous that Draco isn't as talented as you.' I giggled as my uncle winked at me, I left the room in good spirit's and bumped into my cousin.

'Hey Dray,' I bubbled, I was so happy after the talk with his father.

'Heya Kara, do you wanna play Quidditch?' I smiled and nodded at my cousin, I needed the exercise, I feel so… hyper. We ran out to the broom cupboard and grabbed our brooms.

'Catch me if you can, slowco.' We always add parts of our names to things.

'Later gatorina.' We raced round the back lawn of the manor house for about three hours before tea.

2 weeks later, at Kings cross.

'Good luck you two, make loads of friends, and Draco you must get into Slytherin, it's a family tradition, but Kar, just try and stay out of Ravenclaw, you are too clever for your own good.

My uncle was waving us off at the station for our first time, my Aunt said she couldn't come because of a meeting at work. Yeah right, she was just trying to get away from saying something encouraging towards me, that lady seemed to despise me.

'BY UNCLE.' I shouted out the window of the train as it left the station, then wandered off to try and find a relatively empty cabin.

'Hello, do you mind if I join you?' I asked two boys sitting alone in a cabin one with black hair and one with ginger, 'All the other cabins are full?'

'Sure, what's your name?' I hesitated for a moment then decided that they probably don't know Voldemorts real name.

'My names Karina Riddle, but everyone calls me Kar. What are your names?' I asked the boys,

'Um My name's Ron Weasley.' The Red Head boy told me,

'Oh my Uncle told me about your family, but the way he puts it, seems like he doesn't like you.' I looked down kind of ashamed of my Uncle for hating the first person I meet.

'Oh, who is your uncle?' I looked at my feet,

'Um Mr Malfoy.'

'Oh, never mind as long as you don't share his views about almost everything then we're Ok.'

'Don't worry, I prefer the house elf. What's your name?' I asked the other boy who was looking back and forth between off whilst snacking on the sweets that were covering his lap and pooling over onto the seats either side of him.

'Oh, my names Harry, Harry Potter.' I gaped at him, I was sitting next to the guy who wrecked my Dad's body, I am so in his debt.

'Well, Harry Potter, I have to thank you for killing You know who, otherwise I would be completely evil right now.' I looked down again.

'What do you mean, Kar.' I couldn't tell them yet I barely knew them.

'Well, he would have taken over the world, leaving us all evil.' The boys looked at each other and shrugged.

'Well then the whole world is in my debt, but I'm glad you didn't stare or ask a load of questions because it gets really annoying if everyone does it.' I looked at Harry sympathetically, it must be hard being famous.

'Ten minutes to arrival students, ten minutes.' We looked at each other then at our watches, time passes fast when you are trying to avoid making enemy's.

'You boys get into your robes now and I'll wait outside, then we'll switch, Ok?' They both nodded and I exited the cabin.

Other people were waiting in the hall way, probably waiting for the same thing as me.

'Heya, My names Krystal, what's yours?' I turned to find a small girl with mega frizzy hair and grey eyes looking up at me.

'Hallo Krystal, I'm Kar, you waiting to get changed?' She looks so… weirdly happy.

'Yep, but I gotta wait for my idiot brother to get changed, but he's taking for ever.' Well at least she has a brother.

'Well, I was lucky and able to avoid sharing a cabin with my cousin, what's your surname by the way?' I wander if I know her family, she looks really nice.

'Oh, um… Avery.' She doesn't look too proud of that, I wander why.

'Ok cool, I think your Dad's one of my Uncle's friends, He's Mr Malfoy, do you know him?' the girl brightened up.

'You're a Malfoy? Cool I think I was sharing with your cousin back there, is it your first year as well?'.

'Well, my mum was a Malfoy, but I don't really talk about my father. He's a kinda family shame or honour, depending on which way you look at it. And yeah this is my first year, what house do you think you will be in putting aside your family?' damn my stupid blabber mouth, I tell all my secrets, argh.

' Oh well, I actually really want to be in Ravenclaw, but I doubt I'm clever enough. You?'

'Well I have to admit that I want to be in Griffindor but I would be a down fall to my ancestor, but I just don't think I'm crafty enough to be in Slytherin.' I ought to be truthful, I mean what's the point in lying.

At that moment the door opened and Harry and Ron exited to cabin,

'It's all yours Kar.' Ron told me.

'Thanks guys.' I winked at them as I passed, Harry and Ron both blushed, boys are so easy to wind up.

I passed them and changed into my robes-once I closed the door obviously- just as we pulled into the Station.