DISCLAIMER: I do not own original characters created by J.K. Rowling. Nor do I own any parts of this storyline that refer to original storyline.


"We didn't attend Hogwarts, no." Tehgan's parents seemed to be keeping a lot of information from her. "The strange things that always happened to you are tied into this letter. We had your schooling here at home to keep you from being exposed to other children."

All eyes were on her mother, would was dishing out the words. Couldn't they have mentioned something a little sooner? She could have bee prepared for all of this. Well, as prepared as any eleven year old can be.

"My dear Tay, can't you see? We never wanted to tell you because we were sure you'd not want to attend even if it was offered to you. You've always been one to enjoy the way things were. Eliminate change. You're a witch, darling. You can do things beyond what anyone else can do." Her mother's eyes were soft, hopeful that she would dismiss the letter.

Red curls fell over Tehgan's shoulders, her chocolate eyes scanning the floor, falling onto her feet. She wasn't just an exceptional child, she was a whole different form of child.

"I want to go," her voice remained quiet and she was sure about her decision. If the world was offering her a chance to be the complete person she was supposed to become, she was going to take it. In her hands, she still grasped the letter. This was her gateway. Finally, a chance to be around children and adults that wouldn't give her strange and confused looks when something bizarre happened.

"Well, sweetheart, July 31 will be here before you know it. We might as well get everything you need to get." Her dad was always more understanding. He had a way about him that was warm.

Every part of Tehgan's heart fluttered. She had never been more excited about anything than she was at that moment. Her mother looked defeated. It could be that she would be practically in a different world for the whole school year. Her mother couldn't protect her there, and she knew that bothered her.

"We'll go get everything tomorrow. Today, we'll spend a day somewhere non-school related." Her mother's smile reached both ends of her lips but didn't reach her heart somehow. She'd grow used to it. Tehgan couldn't deny her blood because someone didn't want change.


Being in a place with her parents that was completely new, had proved very uncomfortable to Tehgan. A placed referred to as Diagon Alley, where she would buy all of her things for school. She kept close to them, not wanting to get mixed up in the crowds of people walking up and down the street.

Tehgan's mother had insisted on getting her robes first. This endeavor seemed to require the most time. In past experiences, shopping for anything that could be worn on the body had been painful.

They had been in the outlet store for more than two hours that day. Tehgan and her mother had decided to go on a mother-daughter shopping trip to buy a few things for the summer season. She had been told she could pick out anything that she would want to wear.

As Tehgan rounded a few clothing racks, a fitted, flowered summer dress screamed her name. Taking it in her hands, she felt a tingle. There wasn't anything that would keep her from this dress. Letting it hang on the rack to run off and find her mother, she thought about how the dress would look on her.

Her mother had been browsing the jewelry section of the store for quite a while when Tehgan approached her.

"Mum, I found exactly what I want. Even if I get nothing else but this, I must must must have it," she was out of breath.

Peering up at her daughter, Tay's mother was thrown off guard by the sight of a very lovely dress hanging in mid-air behind her daughter. Absentminded, she snatched the dress from the air. Checkout came immediately and from then on, her mother did all of the shopping.

Stepping out of the shop with her father carrying her uniforms, Tay's eyes wandered the various stores. Her mother had gone ahead to collect her books and the other items, promising to return quickly so that they could acquire her pet and her wand.

"Can we just go look at the animals? It's not like choosing one is something Mum has to see." Her father agreed and soon, they were surrounded by various animals. The sounds and smells hit Abby with a sense of relaxation.

Tehgan walked up and down the aisles, being trailed by her father. Many of the animals appealed to her, yet none of them compared the the precious thing at the end of aisle three. Sitting in a large plush cage was a rather small cat. It's fur had many colors and if anyone stripped the fur from the cat, it would be much smaller.

Reaching into the cage, Tehgan pulled the cat out, holding it close to her body. The soft sound of purring filled her ears and she felt immediately like she had fallen in love. Being female, she decided to call the cat Andorra, a name her own mother had almost given her.

While her father paid for the kitten, she stepped back outside into the street. Once done, she wished she had stayed inside. After walking out, she found herself sprawled onto the ground, Andorra clinging to her shirt.

Tehan ran her fingers through her hair and pulled Andorra's claws from her chest. Raising her eyes, she spotted the reason for the fall. Almost three feet in front of her sat a boy. He appeared to be the same age as she and it could have just been her beginnings-of-teenager hood hormones, but he appeared to her as very handsome.

"I'm sorry. I guess I stepped out of the shop at the wrong time," she stood, holding the upset kitten in her arms. The boy jumped up and stumbled backwards. You're never supposed to get up that quickly. She shook her head, her curls falling behind her back.

His grey eyes watched her as she apologized. He seemed angry that she had even attempted to speak to him.

"Are you a Weasley?" his voice dripping bitterness.

Her eyebrow rose sharply. "A what? No."

His shoulders dropped as he untensed. Was being a Weasely a bad thing? What exactly was a Weasely? Her thoughts had made her miss the first part of his sentence.

"Draco Malfoy. Who are you?"

"Tehgan Hollyfield." From the noise in the street, her name had come out sounding like Holyfield. She figured it didn't make a difference anyways but the boy seemed to become much more chipper.

"I hope you will join me on the train. Perhaps we'll even be placed into the same House. I have to be going, though. Watch out for the Weaselys, you don't want to be caught up with any of them." his blond hair was perfectly combed. His grey eyes were enchanting. He walked off, joining a man in black robes who shared his son's blond hair, except his fell down his back.

Her father and mother returned to her side and they ended their journey at Ollivander's Wand Shop. Inside, the store was dimly lit and boxes lined every wall. A few children were inside getting their wands and the way they earned them excited her.

Being next in line, she stepped up to the counter. Instantly, handed her a wand.

"10", cherry with dragon heartstring. Now, now, give it a wave." The man was overly enthused. Giving the wand a little flick, nothing happened. He took the wand from her hand, replacing it with a similar wand, except the wood was ash. The result was the same.

He peered at the girl and snapped his fingers. He walked out of sight and the sound of falling boxes came from the back. Abigail stifled a giggle and he reappeared with a pale lavender box.

"Here now, try this one. I sold a similar wand earlier today to a girl who possessed a similar aurora to yours. 10 3/4", Vine wood with Unicorn hair." He placed the wand into her small hand and her fingers tingled when she wrapped them around it.

With a slight wave of the wand, a lavender light flew a few feet from the top of the wand. seemed to be pleased with this result. He clapped his hands and his lips turned up in a grin.

"Excellent. My intuition is usually correct. Bring the wand here and we shall get you all set up. I see your journey being a very successful and bright one, young lady." He took the wand and replaced it into its original box, carrying it over to ring her up.

Successful and bright? Tehgan could settle with that. She had everything she needed, an amazing animal, and a wand that would make her experience the best it could be. What more could make this young witch prepared for the life ahead? Not to mention the mysterious blond she had knocked to the ground earlier that day.


All done with chapter 2! :) If you haven't noticed, I've decided to go with a complete Out of Character storyline. I want the freedom of playing with the characters without messing up the original. However, I will use bits and pieces of it from time to time. What do you think so far? Let me know, it's greatly appreciated :) :)