Chapter One
Seenalena POV
I sat at the head table at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry watching the students file into the Great Hall for Dinner. I looked at the students sitting at their House tables and patiently waited for the first years to be sorted. It was my first time back to Hogwarts since I had graduated and the final battle. The castle has been built back to normal after all the damage that had been done during the battle. It was my first teaching job as I had left the school with plans of traveling and researching for new and improved potions. I was happy to back and with family and friends once again.
I watched as Dumbledore walked up to the podium to start the sorting and the announcements. As the sorting started I looked around the head table and saw most of the teachers that had taught me while I was in school. It was weird to be back but a very happy change. There was only one missing. It was a terrible thing but everything happens for a reason. The sorting was finished and I watched with a gentle smile on my face as Dumbledore welcomed everyone to another year of Hogwarts. He mentioned the Forbidden Forest being forbidden and warning the students that Argus Filchs list of rules was hanging on his office door. Then Dumbledore spoke "I would like to welcome a new Professor who has gladly accepted to teach the lessons of Potions. Professor Seenalena Tonks."
I stood and waved gently at the students with a smile on my face. The hall erupted into a slow applause. While Dumbledore continued on the door behind the head table crashed open and the students instantly went silent. I looked at the door and my smile got bigger. Dumbledore turned back to the students and announced "I would like to welcome Professor Snape back to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts."There was silence all throughout the hall as students slowly began clapping and it grew louder. Severus quickly but gracefully walked to the empty seat that was next to me and sat quickly giving me his signature glare and glanced around the hall before looking at Dumbledore. Dumbledore left the podium heading to his chair and announced the feast to begin.
Draco POV
I walked into the Great Hall and once again for the last time sat at the Slytherin table. I looked around and noticed all my class mates that I attended the school with for the last six years. I noticed Pansy once again flirting shamelessly trying to get my attention. I almost got sick with the love sick faces she was making at me. She wasn't a pretty girl and had hardly any brains to put with it. I noticed someone sitting down beside me and noticed it was Blaise one of the only true friends I ever really had. He looked at me beginning to speak "Hey Draco, how is life treating you?" I smirked and replied "Better than ever" chuckling slightly.
I heard a female voice on the other side of me chuckling quietly. I glanced over and shock shown on my face "You!" She looked over at me with a smirk that could rival my own on her blood red lips. "Yes?" She asked with mischief showing in her gold eyes. It was a very unique color for someone to have. "You're the one that almost killed me!" She laughed gently and nodded her head slowly "Unfortunately yes I am. Too bad you moved or I would have succeeded." I blanched at her shocked. For someone to say that to a Malfoy she had guts. Of course that must have been why she was sorted into Slytherin. "Who are you anyways?" I asked.
It wasn't normal for a Malfoy not to know someone and be left confused. She lifted her hand to shake while answering "Parkinson, Arella Parkinson" I shook my head at her ignoring her hand "You can't be a Parkinson I've known the Parkinson's for years and never once met you." She smiled at me again but it seemed to freak me out somewhat for it had a hint of evil in her. "Well I of course didn't want to meet the stuck-up Malfoy's for what reason do I have to be in their presence?" It was then when I heard Blaise laughing loudly "Man! You just got told off by a Parkinson!" He continued to laugh more as I slapped him up against the head. That's when I noticed that Arella stood and walked off heading to the Great Hall doors meeting with the youngest female Weasley. Shaking my head I turned back to my plate and continued eating.
Arella POV
As coming upon the castle in to which I was to finish my last year of schooling I walked beside the only friend I really had. Ginny Weasley was different than the rest of her family. She didn't mind being friends with others from other houses for most of Slytherins' liked her. I looked over and noticed that Ginny was waiting for me to answer a question she had asked "I'm sorry Gin. I didn't hear you" Ginny answered, "I asked if Malfoy has figured out that it was you that sent that curse almost killing him?" I laughed out loud and smirked "Of course not. He also doesn't know that the curse wasn't meant for him."
She laughed along with me as we entered the Great Hall and headed to our rightful tables. Of course we had decided we would meet up after the dinner feast to talk about Malfoy's reaction. I sat down at the table and listened to the sorting and announcements. As the food appeared on the table I began to fix a plate when I noticed Malfoy sit beside me. I smirked listening to him and Blaise talk and I chuckled quietly to myself evidently getting his attention.
I heard him exclaim loudly "You!" I looked at the shock shown on his face and smirked "Yes?" I asked him as I thought how this conversation was going to go, knowing mischief was showing in my golden eyes. "You're the one that almost killed me!" I laughed gently and nodded my head slowly "Unfortunately yes I am. Too bad you moved or I would have succeeded" I saw him look at me with horror on his face as he seemed to be thinking. When he spoke again I glanced at him "Who are you anyways?" I smiled and raised my hand to him to shake "Parkinson, Arella Parkinson." I watched him shake his head at me "You can't be a Parkinson I've known the Parkinson's for years and never once met you." I smiled evilly at him as I answered with a nasty comment once again for I'm not always a nice person "Well I of course didn't want to meet the stuck-up Malfoy's for what reason do I have to be in their presence?"
I heard a very loud laugh coming from Blaise and I turned back to my plate ignoring the rest of their conversation. I noticed Ginny motioning me toward the Great Hall doors for I know she saw the exchange happen between Malfoy and myself. I got up and walked quickly to the doors leaving the Great Hall with Ginny following while I let out a long laugh. Ginny immediately bombarded me with questions "What did you say to him? He looked almost terrified" I slowly quit laughing as I smiled at her "He still thinks I was aiming for him instead of Pansy. I swear I told him the truth if he hadn't stepped in the way I would have succeeded and finally been an only child" Ginny laughed as we headed to our common rooms.