Hey guys! First I want to say (cover your ears) I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER WHATSOEVER! ALL RIGHTS GO TO THE QUEEN HERSELF! Whoo!

You might have heard that this series was taken down because of "copyright issues" something about song lyrics. But this time, I will not post any song lyrics whatsoever. Before, I had just now deleted all song lyrics from the chapters containing them. I will mention song names, but not song lyrics. Wish me luck guys as I try to post this series again.

Tess' reputation soon became known as the strange American witch. She wasn't an outcast but she was still strange the the Hogwarts wizards.

She even went so far to stand out, she changed her uniform, getting rid of the cloak, flats and stockings (rumors circulated that she burned them), but kept the white button up shirt and tie. She then started dressing in that button up shirt with the sleeves rolled back, the tie in it's usual place, after she learned from her roomate, Lavander Brown how to put it on, bootcut jeans, and black Converse sneakers. She had earned several warnings, particularly from Snape, but seeing as there were no rules to the uniform, as long as you had some sign of what house you weren't in.

But students were careful around her, some even afraid to be within 5 yards of her. Ironically, despite Pansy's warning she also stood up for the students the Slytherins bullied, case in point, Neville, yet she tried to sit with the Slytherins three times and was kicked out immediately after, earning her the nickname, "The Slytherin Sympathizer." Tess understood when she first stepped in, that things would be more structured and enforced. But back in America, everyone was accepted, minus Squibbs. Muggleborns were accepted. Right then, that Thursday afternoon, was Tess coming in the Great Hall.

How did detention go over the past few days? Horrible. So cruel that it was not worth mentioning within context. It was only the day after the fifth day at lunchtime. Snape had been merciless from calling her a mutt spawn to having Snape force her mouth wide open so he could clean it 5 times when she got in detention, during it and when she went out out. And what he used wasn't soap at all. Tess was slowly learning to hold her tongue. Ignoring the glares from the Slytherin table, and yet a confused look from Malfoy, she made her way to her house table.

"Hey guys." Tess said.

"Hey Tess." Harry greeted her.

"Hello Slytherin Sympathizer." Ron muttered.

"Ronald." Tess said. "Get over it."

"How can I?" Ron asked. "Do you know that everyone in Slytherin is evil?"

"Ron, just because Voldemort…" Tess began before the entire Gryffindor table gasped.

"You said his name!" Fred and George chorused.

"So?" Tess asked. "I'm not a coward" Everyone shrugged at Tess and went back to work. Well Seamus mostly was trying to say a ridiculous spell to a goblet of water.

"What's Seamus trying to do to that glass of water?" Harry asked the two wizards next to him.

"Turn it into rum." Tess answered.

"Actually guys he managed a weak tea yesterday." Ron pointed out. "Before…" Ron didn't finish because there was a loud boom and Seamus was covered in smoke.

"Before that?" Tess guessed.

"Something like it." Ron said, loud enough for her to hear because everyone was laughing. But then suddenly, the screech of owls could be heard. "Mail's here."

Hundreds of owls, all shapes and sizes poured in through the windows, dropping mail and presents, with the students jumping up and down to try to catch them.

Crucible flew in and dropped the American newspaper, the Eagle's Eye, a package, and a couple of letters from Johnnie and Sara. She opened Johnnie's letter and it read,

Dear Tess,

I hope you're doing well. Ivermorny's a challenge this year with CAT's, (Career Aptitude Tests) But I'll get by. But we miss you. Even Tituba. I know in your last letter, you made it short and sweet in order to keep us from panicking. Being in a new country is hard for you since Aunt Morgan died. But I know that you can pull through even though you still need to watch your mouth. I wish Dad was here. I love you and I miss you every day.

Johnnie.

P.S. I packed in a whole box of peppermint churros. Your favorite.

Tess' mouth watered as she gazed on the box. Rather than opening them then, she decided to save them until later if she was really hungry.

"Hey look!" Dean's voice snapped her out of her thoughts. "Neville's got a Remembrall."

"I read about those." Hermione piped up. "When the smoke turns red, it means you've forgotten something."

"The only problem is." Neville said, the glass ball in his hand already blood red. "I can't remember what I've forgotten."

Tess scoffed. "Well that's no help at all. If it could show you what you forgot, then it would be useful."

"Hey Ron." Harry whispered to him, while Hermione and Tess leaned in. "Someone broke into Gringotts. Listen. 'Believed to be the work of Dark witches or wizards unknown. Gringotts goblins while acknowledging the breach, insist nothing was taken. The vault in question number 713, had in fact been emptied earlier that very same day.' That's odd. That's the vault Hagrid and I went to."

"Hmmm." Tess mused. "The vault emptied right before someone tries to rob one of the most highly secure vaults in the world. This can't be a coincidence."

"You're right Tess." Hermione said. "It can't be."