Chapter One

Esky smirked. The expression seemed natural on her small face. It was a look of pure evil. The look of a quickly forming plan.

It had almost been six years. Six years of arguments and fear and pain, oh so much pain, and tiptoeing around the house on invisible egg shells.

Esky had grown.

She was still extremely small and skinny enough to show that she wasn't able to eat often, and she had kept the adorable features of her younger years. Her eyes the only part of her showing the small amount of the maturity that she had been forced into. Her silver eyes still shone as brightly as the moon, and her skin was almost as white as the snow that fell in the winter months, contrasting sharply with her untameable night black hair.

The eleven year old girl was sitting, patiently on the roof of her school, waiting for her best friend to come careening around the corner below her. A stone was floating on empty air by her side, allowing for a firmer grip on her perch than if she was actually holding it.

Weird things had started to happen to her since the very day she had turned seven. Amazing things as well. Including her natural talent in understanding what animals were saying and making the pictures on her walls move. Many people thought of her as odd, but she was perfectly fine with that, especially as her best friend had the same odd problems that she had.

A crash and yelp from below had her on her feet, balancing precariously on loose roof slates. That was when she saw it.

A skinny boy with pale skin, light blonde hair and blue eyes came racing around the corner she had been staring at. His clothes looked like silk, and she knew they were as well. It was well known around there parts that his family was very well off.

She didn't mind. Her family was also rather rich, didn't mean she was entirely happy about it though.

With an ease that came from years of practice, Esky leapt from her perch on the roof. She landed on a slimy dustbin with a catlike grace, before prowling towards the waddling boys.

"What have I told you about picking on Scorpius, Dani?" The girl purred, smiling menacingly when the boys fixed there squinting eyes on her own small form.

The people behind him were fat and too stupid to understand the danger they had placed themselves in. There was no adults around to save them like there usually were.

"Come here freak!" the fat boy commanded, seeming to think that his order would be followed, but both smaller children just smiled.

"Why did you let them hunt on you like prey Scorpy?" Esky asked, amused malice glittering in her silver eyes.

The blonde boy smirked. "A trap, so as to see if your last warning had been heeded" he replied, obediently.

"Thank you!" Esky smirked, before her eyes landed on the beach ball of a boy. "You see Dani, nothing goes on around here without my knowledge, and it has been recommended that I end this before it gets too … out of hand!"

Esky almost started cackling like a mad women, but she just managed to refrain, giving them her most sinister smile. The rock, forgotten in the thrilling rush of jumping from the roof, was joined by hundreds more. They swirled around the group in a hurricane of speed, forcing the group of bully's to huddle away from the harsh winds.

Eskavalia's hair whipped around her head in a show of power that scared the boys before her more than they would ever admit. It didn't stop them whimpering in fear, looking up at the one that trapped them. There beady eyes were full of fear. She smiled, just enough to make them fear her even more, before it slipped from her face.

"I advise you all run as fast as you can," the girl continued, sounding far to calm in such a situation. It was fairly obvious she had done it multiple times before. It was even more obvious, however, that the boys were way too stupid and scared to realise it. "Before I really start to lose my temper."

The moment the rocks dropped to the floor as the bully's made a vain effort at running away. It looked too much like the waddle of a duck to ever actually be called running, but she didn't allow herself the pleasure of laughing until they were way out of sight and hearing range. It was only than that both collapsed, laughter spilling from their lips at how scared those boys had been.

"Oh Merlin, their faces!" Scorpius gasped, rolling around on the dirt floor. Esky was barely any better, leaning against a slimy wall with a mad cackle. She was nodding, as if in agreement, but the tears streaming from their eyes stopped them from truly seeing what was happening around them.

They may have finally been able stop those boys reign of terror.

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It was only a few hours later that Eskys Uncle was dragging her away from her friend. He was angry and scared about something, but she had no idea what. They walked past house upon house until their own was found, and she was being dragged through the shiny marble interior to a large wooden table.

Her aunt sat proudly upon it, a polite smile on her split lip. Another man sat opposite, dressed in unique clothe like robes. He had brown hair and was slightly chubby. A kind grin was on his face as he watched both uncle and niece walk towards them.

"Hello," his said, eyes twinkling mirthfully. "I am Professor Longbottom, teacher at Hogwarts: School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I am happy to announce that you have a fully paid scholarship to attend this prestigious school."

Uncle Horace's lips curled, face going purple as he looked at his niece. She didn't look too surprised, almost as if she had expected this to happen sometime sooner or later. Her aunt sat straighter, horror plastered on her pale face. Neither seemed too happy with the situation.

If he noticed their discomfort, Professor Longbottom didn't show it. He went on and on and on about the happening and why she had to go. Something about gaining control of her magical core, but she wasn't really listening. Then, he started to talk about their community and it instantly enthralled her. Tales of a place called Diagon Alley and the Goblins that lived in a large white building. Tales of a Dark Lord that had once resided their and how there had not been another in twenty years and how it was 'perfectly safe'. Until finally, finally, he stopped talking and handed her a letter.

"It has instructions on how to get to Diagon Alley and the key to your Gringotts account," was the only explanation she got. "See you at Hogwarts in three weeks." And with a pop, he was gone, leaving her with her terrified and angry guardians.

With a quick noise, the letter was open and on her lap.

Dear Miss Val,

We are pleased to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. To get to the Wizarding shopping capital, fin the Leaky Cauldron and talk to Mr Tom, the barman, he will lead the way. Please find enclosed a list of necessary books and equipment.

Term begins on the 1 September. We await you owl by no later than the 31st July.

Yours Sincerely,

Headmistress

Professor McGonagall

Well, this was going to be fun.