Chapter 3

Back to the Battlefield

The next few weeks before Hogwarts was filled with entertaining and celebration of the end of the summer, celebrating returning to the one place Harry and I had called home for so long. Back to friends, to civilization that we hadn't seen in ages during the war.

The morning arrived and I felt someone shake me gently.

That's odd, I thought, reaching over to feel Harry sleeping next to me. Harry's still sleeping. Who else would wake me up?

"Come on, Sherlock, wake up!" Hermione said, shaking me. "Ron, Ivy, Sheila and Malfoy are going to be here any minute!"

"Why'd I let you live here again?" I asked, rubbing my eyes.

"Because you felt bad that I had nowhere to go after the war because my parents were in Australia with no recollection of me?" Hermione said with a sad smile.

"Oh, right, silly me." I said with a laugh, getting up and going for a shower. "So are you and Ron and item now?" I asked through the door.

"Yeah." Watson said. "Wasn't it obvious during the battle when I kissed him?"

"Yeah, you caused a chain reaction. You kissed Ron, Draco kissed me." I said with a laugh.

Hermione laughed with me and sighed. "Isn't it great that Zabini and Ivy are getting married?" she asked me.

"Of course!" I said, chuckling as I washed my hair. "Draco and I were the ones to hook them up!"

"Yeah, speaking of which…has Malfoy asked you yet?" Hermione asked.

"What are you talking about, Watson?" I asked.

"I mean has Malfoy popped the question!" Hermione sighed, stomping her foot in frustration.

"What question?" I asked, getting annoyed as I rinsed m

"The question!" Hermione said. "You know, the most important question a girl can be asked?"

It took a minute for me to think about it before realizing what Hermione meant. "Oh!" I said, blushing. "That question!" I said. "No." I stepped out of the shower, towelling my hair dry as I put underwear on. "Ok, I'm decent, come in." I told Hermione.

Hermione stepped into the bathroom with a grin as I slid on my school shirt and a black skirt. "What are you smirking at?" I asked as I dried my hair.

"Oh, nothing major." Hermione said. "Just thinking about what you're going to wear."

"I'm wearing something right now, Watson." I said, creasing my eyebrows together.

"I mean when he asks you!" Hermione said with a huff as I slipped on my vest, blowing my hair dry with my wand.

"Asks who what?" Ivy asked, stepping into the bathroom already in her uniform.

"When Malfoy asks Hannah the big question." Hermione smirked.

"Mione, it may be years and years away, yet." I said with a sigh, brushing my hair as Hermione did the same.

"That's what I thought with Blaise." Ivy said with a grin.

"Shut up, Ivy." I said. "Just because Blaise proposed doesn't mean Draco will."

Hermione gasped. "Maybe he'll do it on that trip to Kitchener!" she said. "You, Malfoy, glass seats to a match of your favourite sport! Only an idiot wouldn't take that chance!"

"You never know, Malfoy can be a moron." Ivy said with a laugh.

"Piss off!" I said as I applied makeup. "You act as if Blaise's shit doesn't stink. He can be stupid, too, you know."

"Speaking of stupid, brace yourself." Hermione said seriously. "You remember Alvaro?"

I glared at her. "No, I don't remember the guy who stole my virginity as part of an evil plot and then proposed to me during the battle!" I said sarcastically.

"Yeah…he's going back to Hogwarts, too." Hermione said.

"NO!" I said, hanging my head. "Seriously!?" I asked.

Hermione nodded as we all finished getting ready, me going to the dining room to get breakfast from Kreacher.

"Good morning, Kreacher." I said, nodding my thanks as he handed me crepes.

"Good morning, Mistress." Kreacher said. "Would Mistress like Kreacher to obtain Mistress's school trunk?"

"Please, Kreacher, but don't strain yourself." I said with a smile. "If you need to, use magic."

"Mistress is most gracious." Kreacher said with a bow. "Mistress reminds Kreacher much of his Mistress Black."

"Thank you, Kreacher. While you're up there, could you please rouse my brother?" I said, eating my breakfast. "And Kreacher, you have outdone yourself this morning." I praised.

"Yes, Mistress. Thank you, Mistress." Kreacher said before Apparating to Harry's and my room to collect our trunks as a knock came to the door.

Harry came down sluggishly as Kreacher popped back with the trunks, setting them by the door and answering it.

"Mistress, Master Malfoy to see you." Kreacher said, coming back into the room.

"Send him in, please." I said with a smile.

"Yes, Mistress." Kreacher said, bowing and going back to the door with a ringing. "Come in, Master Malfoy. Mistress is in the kitchen."

I smirked as I ate. I loved having a house elf to do my bidding!

"Good morning, Draco. Good morning, Melody." I said with a grin.

"You know, love, sometimes that mind reading thing gets a little scary." Draco said, setting Mel on the chair next to his as Narcissa came in.

"Good morning, Narcissa." I said. "Have a seat."

"Thank you, dear." Narcissa said with a smile, taking the other seat next to me as the door knocked a second time.

Kreacher answered it and sent the person into the kitchen.

"Good morning, Ronald." I said.

"Bloody hell, do you have eyes in the back of your head, Hannah?" Ron asked, sitting down as the girls came down with Harry, all fully dressed.

"What can I say, it's a gift." I said as Kreacher set breakfast down and answered the door.

"Good morning, Sheila!" I called.

"God!" Sheila said, sitting at the table. "I can't sneak up on this girl!" she sighed.

I smirked as everyone ate.

"Mistress, Kreacher has taken the liberty of polishing your badges and your broomstick." Kreacher said, handing me my Head Girl badge, my Quidditch Captain badge and my Nimbus 2001.

"Thank you, Kreacher." I said, giving him some of my breakfast.

"Thank you, Mistress!" Kreacher said.

"Have a seat, Kreacher." I said, conjuring up a chair between Harry and Ron.

"Thank you, Mistress." Kreacher said with a bow. "Mistress is so kind to Kreacher."

I blushed. "Thank you, Kreacher." I said with a grin as everyone ate.

"How come you lot didn't eat already?" I asked the Malfoys.

"We were running a tad behind this morning. Someone had a sleepy start." Narcissa said, giving Mel a look.

"In her defence, Mother, she was up half the night excited to be Sorted." Draco pointed out.

"That's true, Narcissa." I said, finishing breakfast. "The night before I was Sorted I couldn't sleep, either."

"Seems like just yesterday we were being Sorted, eh?" Harry asked.

I nodded. "And now look at us, about ready to start our final year, Ivy and Blaise getting ready to tie the knot."

"Ron and Hermione going out." Harry said.

"You and Ginny." I teased as Kreacher cleared up.

"The two ferrets!" Harry glared.

I grinned cutely. "At least I've had more boyfriends than you. You've had…Romilda Vain…Hermione…Ron…"

"HEY!" Harry said, shooting up as Draco snorted.

"And don't forget Cha-" Ivy started.

"Unless you want me to gag, don't say that cow's name!" I said angrily.

"Ok, the Ravenclaw who kissed Harry under the mistletoe fifth year." Ivy corrected.

"Thank you." I said, standing up and pinning my badges onto my vest. "Alright, shall we be going?" I asked.

"Absolutely." Narcissa said, rising and picking Mel up.

"Ok, see you at King's Cross." I said, leaving the house, grabbing my trunk and spinning on my heel to be crushed in a thick rubber tube.

When I was able to breathe, I was at King's Cross station.

One by one, my fellow heads (and Ron, Narcissa and Mel) arrived, loading their trunks onto trolleys so we could run through the barrier between platforms nine and ten.

When we all went through, me, Draco, Hermione, Harry and Sheila put our trunks at the front of the train and assigned the prefects to patrol the cars before saying goodbye to Narcissa.

"Goodbye, Mother, see you soon." Draco said, hugging her.

"I'm sure you will." Narcissa said, hugging me. "We'll see you soon, Hannah, dear."

I blushed. "Yes, Narcissa." I said.

"Bye, Mummy." Mel said, hugging Narcissa and shoving me out of the way.

"Goodbye, Melody." Narcissa said. "You mind your brother now, alright?"

Mel nodded and Draco picked her up, putting her with the first years to mingle.

Mel was shy at first, but slowly warmed up to a group of girls and went with them to their compartment as Draco lifted me onto the train, climbing in after me as Ron did the same with Hermione and Harry helped out Sheila, the boys climbing in themselves.

We assigned the prefects patrols and got the chance to mingle with the other heads.

Ernie MacMillan and Hannah Abbott were the Head Boy and Girl for Hufflepuff house and a boy with dark brown hair and hazel eyes was the Head Boy for Ravenclaw.

"Hey, I'm Jason Davids." he introduced, shaking our hands.

"I'm Sheila." Sheila said.

"No need for introductions, I already know most of you. The Potters, of course." he gestured to Harry and I. "Draco Malfoy," Draco smirked when he was acknowledged. "And of course Hermione Granger." Hermione blushed as we all sat down.

"Man, it's good to be a Head Girl." I said, stretching out in my seat, using Harry's lap as a footrest and Draco's lap as a pillow.

"It's always the ottoman treatment with you, isn't it, Hannah?" Harry asked.

I smirked. "I could get used to this." I said, putting my arms over my head. "I'm napping, no one bug me until the trolley arrives with sweets." I said, closing my eyes.

An hour or so later, I stirred just as the kindly witch came into our compartment. "Anything off the trolley, dears? No charge for the Heads and the Saviour."

I blushed. "Sure." I said, taking a bit of everything as everyone did the same. "Thank you." I said as she left. "I could get used to this." I said again. "I love it!"

Draco rolled his eyes as everyone ate.

"Oh, come on, you know you love me." I said with a giggle.

"Yes, yes I do." Draco said. "Heaven knows why."

I smiled as I played with Draco's shirt, who smirked, looking down at me with love filled eyes as I munched contently on a Liquorice Wand.

I smirked as we ate as Harry boasted about me.

"My sister can sing, too." Harry said with a smirk.

"Every time we meet someone new you point out I can sing!" I said annoyed. "Ron, Hermione, Ivy, Sheila, She-Cat when she was around…GOD!"

Harry smirked. "Really? You can sing?" Jason asked.

I nodded with a sigh.

"Sing us something!" Hannah Abbott said insistently.

I groaned, glaring at my brother.

"Come on, Hannah, don't be shy!" Ernie said with a smirk.

I groaned again, standing up and grabbing my MP3 player. "I hate you." I mouthed to my brother as I looked for a song that I could sing.

"Here it is." I said, finding my song on my MP3. "Christina Aguilera's Fighter." I said, hitting play with a sigh.

"Huh, after all you put me through, you'd think I'd despise you. But in the end, I wanna thank you…because you made me that much stronger. Well, I thought I knew you, thinking, that you were true, guess I, I couldn't trust called your bluff time is up cause I've had enough. You were, there by my side, always, down for the ride, but your joy ride just came down in flames, cause your game sold me out in shame. Oh, after all of the stealing and cheating you probably think that I hold resentment for you! But uh-uh, oh no, you're wrong! Because if it wasn't for all that you tried to do I wouldn't know just how capable I am to pull through! So I wanna say thank you. Cause it makes me that much stronger, makes me work a little bit harder, makes me that much wiser, so thanks for making me a fighter! Makes me learn a little bit faster, made my skin a little bit thicker. Makes me that much stronger, so thanks for making me a fighter!" I sang, plopping myself back down with a death glare at my brother.

"Holy crap, you weren't bluffing, Harry." Ernie said with a grin. "She's amazing."

"That's why I chose her, MacMillan." Draco said with a smirk as I put my robe on, the train stopping.

"That's our stop." I said when we lurched to a complete halt, hopping down from the train to look up into the starry night.

I smiled. The last time I was here, there was the sound of screams and curses in the air, the air thick with the scent of blood and sweat. Now it just smelled normal.

"First years!" Hagrid shouted, waving his lantern around. "First years over here! All first years!"

Mel ran off from her friends and ran into Draco's legs. "Dracy, what if I'm no one likes me?" Mel asked, eyes wide.

"Those girls like you, don't they?" Draco asked.

Mel nodded.

"Then some people like you." Draco said. "I'll see you inside, ok?"

Mel nodded nervously, going with her friends to the boats as the Heads and I got a carriage to ourselves.

I smirked as Draco helped me in, looking along the path at wizards fixing holes in the ground from the giants stomping around during the battle.

"I have a feeling this term is going to be a good one." I said with a grin.

"Here's hoping you're right." Harry said with a nod. "The Troublesome Twins, under the same dormitory."

"Poor Hermione." I said, laughing in her direction. "She's probably going to be focused on rules as per usual."

Everyone laughed, Hermione cracking a smile, rolling her eyes.

"Who do you think's going to take over Defence Against the Dark Arts, Muggle Studies and Transfiguration?" I asked.

"McGonagall teaches transfiguration." Draco pointed out.

I shook my head. "Not anymore. She was Deputy Headmistress before Dumbledore died, now that Snape's dead and the war's over, that makes her Headmistress. Ergo, she can't teach Transfiguration anymore."

"Oh," Draco said.

"Yeah, Dumbledore was the Charms teacher under Armando Dippet." Harry said. "When he became Headmaster, you didn't see him in the Charms classroom after his appointment."

I nodded, biting my lip. "Charms is going to be a little bittersweet." I said.

"Why?" Hermione said.

"The Charms room was where She-Cat was killed, Hermione. I almost died there, too." I said as if I was pointing out the most blatantly obvious thing in the world, which I was.

"Oh, yeah, right." Hermione said, flushing.

Ernie and Hannah nodded sadly. I knew how they felt. She-Cat was in their house, a prefect with them. It was like losing Cedric Diggory all over again.

"You think they fixed those holes in the walls yet?" I asked.

Draco shook his head. "Holes like that you can't repair with magic. It'll be a while before they're fixed, maybe after Easter they'll be done."

I nodded as the carriage stopped, all of us hopping out, Draco setting me on the ground before hopping out and all of us going into the school.

It looked just about as normal as it did before the battle. The blood was washed away from the now gleaming floors, but as Draco had predicted, the holes in the walls were boarded up and being repaired, tape dividing them from the rest of the corridor as we were ushered in.

Most of the school was seated at the House tables, talking animatedly, but the room went completely silent when I entered.

Then, one tiny little Ravenclaw stood up and started to applaud.

I blushed as the applause reached a crescendo and slowly, every person in the Hall had stood up, the staff at the High Table joining in until McGonagall called order, rising to her feet at the throne like chair in the middle of the Hall.

Everyone sat down and I started to the Slytherin table when McGonagall's voice sounding. "Miss Potter!"

I looked up and saw McGonagall beckoning to me. "Miss Potter, Mr. Potter, Mr. Malfoy, Mr. Davis, Miss Granger, Miss Alexander, Miss Abbott and Mr. MacMillan, please come here."

The Heads looked to each other and went to the High Table, me in front with the students staring at me.

"Before we begin the Sorting, there is something I must say." McGonagall said. "You may notice that these eight students are all wearing the Head Boy or Girl badges instead of the traditional two. In order to prevent another wizarding war, a step to promote inter-house unity was to chose a Head Boy and Girl from each of the four houses. They will lead our prefects, they will give and take points when they see fit and they will be in charge of minor grade detentions. I advise you do not get mouthy. Thank you, you may sit down." McGonagall added to the eight of us.

We all dispersed to our seats and sat as McGonagall left the room to get the first years.

"I'll bet you anything that this term's first years will have mixed feelings for you." Pansy said with a smirk.

"No shit, Sherlock, some first years' relatives were victims of Harley Quinn!" Draco said as the first years (and Raven) were shepherded in.

McGonagall got the scroll and started the Sorting.

We watched student after student become Sorted into the four houses after the Hogwarts Sorting Hat sang its song.

"Adams, Gracy!"

A girl with curly caramel coloured hair and deep blue eyes sat on the stool.

"GRYFFINDOR!"

"Adler, Rosemarie!"

A little girl with medium length blonde hair, big blue eyes and a sweet face sat on the stool as the Hat started to contemplate before the rip over the brim opened and it shouted:

"SLYTHERIN!"

My house cheered as Rosemarie Adler took her spot at the table, waving to Draco.

"Hey, Rose." Draco said with a smirk.

"You know her?" I asked, cocking an eyebrow.

"Yeah, her family are close with the Malfoys." Draco said with a smirk.

"Do they know about me?" I asked.

"Me dating you?" Draco said, smirk suddenly gone. "Of course they do."

I gave him a confused look as he took his hands from his pockets.

"Arnold, Leona!"

A girl with hair that reminded me fiercely of Bellatrix Lestrange's stepped up, grey eyes skimming the tables and locking with mine.

"GRYFFINDOR!"

"Baker, Beatrice!"

A curl with curly red hair sat down and smirked as the Sorting Hat went over her orange eyes.

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Bennett, Liam!"

A scrawny kid with dull grey eyes and brown hair stepped forward timidly, the Hat falling over his thin face.

"RAVENCLAW!"

Liam stood up and went with a hung head to the cheering Ravenclaw table.

"Berryman, Josephine!"

A girl with straight brown hair in a ponytail and deep blue eyes sat on the stool.

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Brackenridge, Edith!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Brickerstaff, Betty!"

A girl with short blonde hair and black eyes grinned as she put on the Hat.

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Cambell, Lark!"

A girl with curly blonde hair and green eyes took her spot on the stool for the Hat.

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Collins, Charlotte!"

A girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes sat down, mouthing "Later." to a group of girls.

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Cumberledge, Christina!"

This girl's curls the colour of dried blood was visible as she donned the Hat.

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Dixon, Inez!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

A girl with dark brown hair and eyes took her spot.

"Dunn, Estella!"

A Black girl with dark brown curls and deep brown eyes took a seat, crossing her legs as she waited to be Sorted.

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Edenfield, Connie!"

A girl with dark brown hair and pretty sea foam green eyes sat down on the stool.

"SLYTHERIN!"

The house cheered as Connie came and sat down, looking anxiously at the brunette boy with brown eyes called "Edenfield, David!" as he was Sorted.

"GRYFFINDOR!"

Hermione, Ron, Harry, Ivy and the rest of the Weasleys cheered as David went and took his seat, his sister crestfallen.

"Happened with me." I said with a shrug.

"Ellis, Jane!"

A girl with dark red hair and blue eyes stepped forward with a smirk.

"SLYTHERIN!"

Jane Ellis ran towards the cheering table and sat down, eyes wide when she saw me.

"Harley Quinn!" she gasped. "You saved the world…and for that, we thank you."

I grinned.

More students were Sorted until McGonagall called "Erofeeva, Tatiana!"

Draco looked at the stool, mouth agape as a beautiful girl with long curly blonde hair and almond shaped brown eyes sat on the stool.

I looked shocked at young Tatiana. Erofeeva? As in relation to Ekaterina Erofeeva?

"SLYTHERIN!"

Draco and I were dumbfounded as Tatiana Erofeeva sat across from Draco and I.

"Hello," she said as I took in her pink cheeks and red lips twisted up in a smile. "Harley Quinn."

"Hi, Miss Erofeeva." I said, cocking my head to the side as Draco opened his mouth.

"Are you any relation to Ekaterina Erofeeva?" he asked, cocking an eyebrow.

"Draco!" I hissed, smacking him.

"It's alright." Tatiana said with a sad smile. "Yes, Ekaterina's my auntie. I honestly would have rather been home schooled because I was living with her. She was devastated when my uncle Michael died. I was helping her get her life back on track and watching Sophia and Polina."

"Oh, how are the twins?" I asked.

"Doing well, although very upset that Uncle Michael is dead." Tatiana said with a sigh. "It's like when I lost my father all over again. Damned Elena."

"Who?" Draco and I said together.

"Elena Alexievna Bazhanova, my father's fiancée. She killed my father and orphaned me." Tatiana said with an angered growl.

"What about your mother?" I asked.

"She died giving birth to me." Tatiana said as we focused once more on the Sorting.

"Fletcher, Jason!"

A boy with curly straw coloured hair took the stool with a smirk at a group of three girls before McGonagall put the hat on him.

"SLYTHERIN!"

Jason Fletcher stood and made his way to the Slytherin table with a content smirk.

"Hello, Harley Quinn, we meet at last." he said with a grin, his blue eyes glowing.

"Mr Fletcher." I said with a nod.

"Foley, Agnes!"

A girl with long brunette hair and light brown eyes took her spot on the stool.

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Gladman, Euginie!"

Miss Gladman's blue eyes glinted as she took a seat, the Hat nestled in her short brown curls.

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Gower, Daisy!"

A girl with eyes that resembled those of my brother's hopped on the stool, the Hat being lowered over her Glinda (the Good Witch from Wicked the Musical) curls.

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Green, Rebecca!"

A blonde girl with blue grey eyes sat down on the stool and the Hat opened the rip again.

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Grummer, Anne-Ruth!"

A girl with caramel coloured hair and peach pink eyes and pink lips sat.

"SLYTHERIN!"

Sheila and her house cheered as Rebecca Green stood up and went to her table.

"Another family who's close to the Malfoys. Not as rich, though." Draco smirked.

"Hart, Margaret!"

A girl with short curly blonde hair and clear blue eyes sat.

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Hawkins, Georgina!"

I gasped at the sight of little Georgina Hawkins. She stepped up to the stool looking down and biting her lip, looking up at the school with sad grey eyes as the Hat was settled over her blonde curls.

What made me gasp wasn't the fact she looked like Draco. It was the fact that she had a huge bruise on her left cheek!

"SLYTHERIN!"

Georgina stood up and went to the Slytherin table with a hung head.

I nodded to everyone to move aside as Georgina looked for a place to sit.

"Hey." I called to her, making her gasp and look up.

"Y-Yes?" she said in a light, high voice.

"Come here, sit with us." I said.

Georgina bit her lip and took her spot between me and Goyle.

"Hi." I said.

Georgina swallowed. "Hi." she muttered, looking down.

"I'm Hannah." I said with a grin.

"Georgina." she murmured, biting her lip again. "And I know who you are. My mother says I'm not allowed to speak to you, Harley Quinn."

"And why's that?" I asked.

"Because she doesn't like what you did to the pure bloods who wanted the wizards to rule." Georgina said sadly. "She says you ruined the world."

I looked down at her. "Sorry." I said, starting to focus on Sorting again.

"But I don't believe she's right." she said.

I looked down at her and saw she was looking up, her bruise illuminated in the light.

"How'd you get that?" I asked, pointing to her bruise.

"My mother." Georgina muttered. "She beat me because I had my elbow on the table."

"She must be like my father." Draco muttered. "Anything that wasn't 'Malfoy behaviour' resulted in a beating. God thank that you put him in Azkaban."

I looked to Georgina and held out my hand. "If you need a friend, I'm here for you."

Georgina's eyes lit up. "You want to be my friend?" she asked.

I nodded. "Well, sure." I smirked. "I went through the same things you did. So I know what it was like, wanting a friend."

Georgina's eyes glowed as she took my hand, shaking it. "I'm friends with Harley Quinn."

"Henderson, Maud!"

A girl with blonde curls and bright green eyes sat down and flashed me an admiring glance.

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Hudson, Minnie!"

A girl with mousy brown hair and blue eyes took a seat on the stool with a sweet grin.

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Jonston, Heather!"

A tall standard built girl with shoulder length dark red hair, watery blue eyes that were staring off into space and a serious expression took the stool, the Hat sliding over her eyes as the Hat thought to itself until it made its decision.

"RAVENCLAW!"

The Ravenclaws cheered as Heather Jonston stood and took a spot next to Luna Lovegood, where they started talking.

"Knight, Elva!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Larochelle, Eponine!"

A girl with curly blonde hair, black eyes and wearing a golden heart shaped locket sat down.

"SLYTHERIN!"

Eponine took her seat at the table and grinned at me.

"Well, if it isn't the wizarding hero Harley Quinn." she said with a smirk.

"Welcome to Slytherin." I said with a grin.

"First in the family!" she said proudly. "Rest of the family's in Ravenclaw. Including my cousin, Nicholas."

"Larochelle, Peridot!"

A girl exactly identical to Eponine sat down and Eponine gasped when the Hat shouted:

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Lawrence, Eldora!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

Draco sat straighter as I did the same as McGonagall called "Malfoy, Melody!"

Mel walked shakily to the stool and sat down, locking eyes with Draco before the Sorting Hat covered her eyes.

"This is odd, normally a Malfoy is instantly put in Slytherin." Draco said. "That's how it was for me."

Everyone was staring at Mel now, muttering about "Malfoy has a sister?"

"Why didn't you tell us Melody was your sister?" Pansy asked Draco with a look of shock.

"It never came up." Draco shrugged.

Finally, the Hat shocked the entire Hall when it shouted "RAVENCLAW!"

Everyone gasped, Draco looking absolutely shocked.

"That's impossible!" he said as the Ravenclaws cheered, Mel looking at Draco before sitting at the Ravenclaw table. "All Malfoys are supposed to be in Slytherin!"

"They said that about Potters being in Gryffindor, Draco." I said, looking to him, not as shocked. "It happened to me, it happened to the Patil twins, the Davies family, the Blacks, it was bound to happen." I said.

"Mayer, Irene!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Mills, Rita!"

A girl who looked like the female equivilent of Draco sat down, tucking a book into her pocket.

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Moore, Gertrude!"

A girl with very dark blue eyes and curly blonde hair took a seat.

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Onark, Raven!" McGonagall shouted.

Raven stood up, looking spectacularly different than the other students in her knee high black boots, black blouse and blue hair clip. The Hat fit her perfectly and contemplated for a bit before shouting what I had a hunch she'd be when I met her in the Ministry of Magic.

"GRYFFINDOR!"

Harry smirked as Gryffindor clapped, Raven sitting next to Harry with a grin at me.

I saluted her as the Sorting continued.

"Palmer, Libbie!"

An unhealthily skinny girl with sickly pale skin, lank brown hair and pink eyes took her seat with a sad smile.

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Rakestone, Alexandra!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Ranson, Reanne!"

A girl with black hair and eyes took her spot on the stool for her Sorting.

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Rose, Mai!" McGonagall shouted.

A girl with sleek black hip length hair (like mine) and piercing jade green eyes sat on the stool and wore the Hat.

"SLYTHERIN!"

Mai Rose stood with a grin and went to the Slytherin table, beaming.

"Hi!" she said before gasping at the sight of me. "Oh, my gosh! You're Harley Quinn! Oh, wow, can I have your autograph! Oh my god, Jason, it's Harley Quinn!"

"Ok, ok." I said, raising my hand. "Mai, is it?"

Mai squealed. "She knows my name!" she said.

"Mai, calm down. I'm just an ordinary person. I put my jeans on one leg at a time, just like you."

Mai relaxed, giggling as the Sorting continued.

"Rice, Madeline!"

A girl who had her dark red hair in a bun rival to Professor McGonagall's and eyes rival to Hermione's took a seat at the stool and donned the Sorting Hat.

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Sanchez, Ava!"

A girl with curly red hair and brown eyes sat down and the Hat was set on her curls.

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

The Hufflepuffs cheered as Ava Sanchez went to their table.

"Simmons, Samantha!"

A little girl who looked a lot like me, minus her bright blue eyes skipped onto the stool as the Hat was placed over her hair.

"SLYTHERIN!"

Samantha shot up and ran to the Slytherin table, sitting next to Georgina Hawkins.

"Harley Quinn!" she said happily.

"Skylights, India!"

An Middle Eastern looking girl took the stool and the Hat slid down her brown eyes.

"SLYTHERIN!"

Jason cheered louder than the entire house as India Skylights ran over, plopping herself next to Mai.

"Hello!" she said cheerfully. "Oh my gosh, Mai! You're sitting across from Harley Quinn!"

"Indy, calm down, she's just like us…an older, more awesome version of us, but still like us." Jason said.

"Sullivan, Clara!"

"GRYFFINDOR!"

"Taylor, Geneva!"

A girl with very short curly blonde hair and bluish pink swirl eyes took her place, sitting cross legged.

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Treetop, Azalea!"

A girl with dark brown hair and mint green eyes took her place.

"SLYTHERIN!"

The Slytherins cheered as the Sorting continued.

"Trembling, Winifred!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

The Slytherins were a little aghast at the sight of Winifred. She had curly blonde hair…and she had one pink eye and one blue eye.

"Vane-Hastings, Ruby!"

A petite girl with black and red hair and bright blue eyes sat down and the Hat's decision was almost instantaneous.

"SLYTHERIN!"

Mai, India and Jason screamed as Ruby came down from the stool and plopped herself next to Jason.

"Harley Quinn…" She said with a smirk. "you are so awesome."

I blushed. "Thank you." I said. "But I am just like you lot, so there's no need to cause a fuss."

Everyone nodded as McGonagall called the final student.

"Underdown, Cordelia!"

A girl with light brunette hair and matching eyes hopped to the stool

"SLYTHERIN!"

"West, Henriette!"

A girl with curly brown hair, big brown eyes and an innocent face stepped up for her Sorting.

"SLYTHERIN!"

Rosemarie cheered as Henriette took a spot next to her.

"And again, one more family my mother's close to." Draco muttered.

"Woodland, Effie!"

A girl with layered brown hair and rose pink eyes sat at the stool.

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Her mother and my mother were friends in school." Draco muttered as McGonagall went to put the Hat back.

When the Sorting ended, McGonagall stood.

"Let the feast begin!" she said, food appearing at the tables.

We all grabbed food and talked about our summers.

"So did you hear about Blaise?" I asked my old dorm mates.

"No, what?" Rose Yaxley asked.

"You didn't tell them?" I asked, turning to Blaise.

"I was waiting for the proper time to tell them." Blaise explained before turning to Pansy, Rose, Amelia Finch, Monique Clearwater, Millicent Bulstrode and the Greengrass siblings; Daphne and Astoria.

"I proposed to Ivy over the summer, we're getting married." Blaise announced, earning squeals from the girls as they fanned their faces.

"Oh, Duff and Zabini sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Zabini with the baby carriage!" the girls said together.

"Real mature, Pansy." Draco sighed.

"Oh, is our Draco Doo next, Hannah?" Rose asked with a grin.

I snorted. "Draco Doo?" I asked, laughing. "No, he's not."

"And Yaxley, if you ever call me that again, I'll steal your autographed Tobias Rieder pillow." Draco growled before becoming quiet.

Rose squeaked and apologized a mile a minute, making me laugh. Rose and her Tobias Rieder crush. She was like me in almost every way. Our differences were that I was with Draco and Rose had a thing for Gregory Goyle, I was a fanatic for Jeff Skinner and Rose as mentioned was for Tobias Rieder, and that I was Muggle raised and Rose was a pure blood's daughter.

"You next, Malfoy?" Goyle asked, elbowing Draco in the ribs.

Draco glared at Goyle and whispered something to him. Goyle's eyes widened with a smirk as he continued to eat.

"So how was your summer, Han?" Crabbe asked.

"Same old, same old." I said with a shrug. "Except this time I was actually not looking over my shoulder for Death Eaters trying to do me in." I laughed, everyone following suite.

Alvaro Diamond walked over and sat down in between Pansy and Crabbe and everyone went into a furious silence.

"Hey, guys." Alvaro said with a nervous grin. "What were we talking about?"

"Wouldn't you like to know, Diamond?" Goyle sneered as I had to hold Draco in his seat to keep him from jumping up and lunging at him.

"You have a lot of balls, showing your stupid face here." Draco spat. "After what you did to the coven and to Hannah."

"Look, I'm sorry." Alvaro said, looking to me. "It was the only way I could survive."

"Being a double agent was the only way to survive!?" Draco asked, me straining to keep him down at this point. "You stabbed the coven in the back!"

"Working with the enemy!" Goyle growled.

"You almost destroyed our hopes of ever having a normal life." Pansy shrieked.

"No, no, please, let me explain!" Alvaro pleaded.

"Never!" our whole year growled, except for me.

"You have five minutes." I snarled.

"Hannah!?" Draco said. "You want to listen to him?"

"Let's hear him out." I told Draco. "Everyone deserves a chance to explain. If that wasn't my motto, I would have left you after you were Marked." I said, nodding to his arm.

Draco snarled at Alvaro. "Fine, Diamond, you have five minutes."

"Look, I wish I could say I was under the Imperious Curse when I first joined Lucius Malfoy, but I wasn't. I was as excited to help him out because in exchange for helping him split you two up, he was going to pull some strings with the Dark Lord to spare your life, Hannah. So I took the chance."

"So you stole my virginity just for a plot scheme!" I screamed, starting to sit up, but Draco holding me around the middle to keep me from throwing myself at him.

"That's how it began, but over the months I stopped listening to him, I became one of you. I love you."

"Oh, yeah? Then why the hell were you holding my dagger to my throat and saying that I wasn't going to be leaving the castle alive?" I demanded with a snarl.

"I had to play the villain or Lucius was going to kill us. Hannah, I never wanted to hurt you, I love you."

I rolled my eyes. "I don't believe you."

"Hannah, I really do love you. I meant what I said in the library of Malfoy Manor, I love you more than anything in the world." Alvaro said, locking eyes with me.

"I don't think I can trust you after what you've done." I snarled.

Alvaro looked down before rising. "I understand. I will do anything to make it up to you." he muttered before walking off.

I rolled my eyes as McGonagall rose, Draco's jaw set.

"Don't worry, Draco." I whispered to him, kissing his cheek. "I don't want anyone else, you're all I ever want."

"Thanks for the assurance." Draco whispered, kissing my temple and wrapping an arm around me tenderly as McGonagall started to speak.

"As the older students know, I am the new Headmistress for Hogwarts." McGonagall announced amongst cheers from the Gryffindor table. "However, I am unable to resume my post as Transfiguration teacher with my appointment. So it gives me great joy to introduce my successor in the Transfiguration department, Professor Suspiria Laventhorpe."

McGonagall gestured to a woman dressed in dark red robes. She was tall and willowy, with blonde hair waving down her shoulders and sparkling blue eyes. She looked at me and grinned before sitting down.

I grinned back and cuddled into Draco's side as McGonagall continued.

"And to replace Professor Burbage, who sadly was murdered during the war, we have appointed Professor Annabeth Kierstone to take up the post of Muggle Studies."

A very young woman with pale blue eyes and wavy blonde hair stood and flashed the school a dazzling smile.

"And, finally, to replace Amycus Carrow for Defence Against the Dark Arts, we have Professor Samantha Goldenheart."

A tall, pale woman with long curly dirty blond hair and hazel eyes stood and waved.

McGonagall gave the standard start of term announcements after that and we were all dismissed for bed.

I got a map to the Heads dormitories and waited for Draco, Harry, Hermione, Sheila, Jason, Hannah and Ernie.

When we met up, I lead everyone to a portrait of the founders, Gryffindor with Slytherin, Ravenclaw with Hufflepuff.

"Password?" Slytherin asked, looking at me.

"Caput Draconis." I said.

Slytherin nodded and the portrait opened, revealing a large spacious common room, filled with a crackling fire, couches, tapestry in the school colours and stairs in green and silver, red and gold, blue and bronze and black and yellow. Those stairs lead to dormitories.

"Wow." I said with an impressed look. "Why didn't Percy tell us that being Head Boy was so cushy?"

"Who cares?" Draco asked. "That was five years ago, and now we have our own beds!"

I beamed. "I'm going to check it out!" I said, running up the green and silver stairs up to my room, throwing the door open and squealing.

The room was as large as the one I shared with Pansy, Rose, Monique, Amelia and Millicent, but only with one bed. A king sized bed with green and silver sheets, the large blanket Hermione gave me for my seventeenth birthday draped over the bed. Alejandro was propped against all the pillows as I looked around.

The room was full of my posters of my favourite bands and hockey teams, my clothes already in the large walk in closet as I checked out the bathroom.

"HOLY SKINNER!" I shouted as I looked around, finding every toiletry I owned in the cabinets.

I heard a meow and looked down.

There stood my cat, Hellion, my Pygmy Puff Diablo on her back as she weaved through my legs.

I picked Hellion up and put her in my bed as someone opened the door.

"I think I forgot to give you something." Draco said, taking something from behind his back.

It was a sterling silver cage, inside was a snowy owl. Not just any snowy owl, but my snowy owl, Gwendolyn. The same Gwendolyn I had to give to Draco when our sixth year ended!

"GWEN!" I shrieked, taking the cage as Gwendolyn hooted happily. I let her out instantly and she flew onto my shoulder, nipping my ear affectionately. "How the hell did your father not find her?" I asked.

"Mother had her hidden." Draco smirked as Gwen flew onto my shoulder. I kissed her beak and held her tightly. Harry had lost his owl, Hedwig, while we were leaving Privet Drive. So naturally I was overjoyed to have my Gwen back.

I threw my arms around Draco and kissed him. "Thank you for taking care of her." I said, kissing him again as he laid me in my bed.

"Anytime." Draco whispered as I curled into Alejandro. Draco got on his knees and brushed hair from my face.

I smiled as Draco kissed my forehead. Life was good.

"Love you." I whispered sleepily, closing my eyes.

"Love you more, Spitfire." Draco whispered as I fell asleep.