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A/N- This takes place the during the fifth year. And I'd like to remind you all that this is called FICTION. And so people, the characters will be OOC, it will go a little fast, and it will be sort of Mary sue. So if anyone submits a review saying that this is OOC, a Mary Sue, or too fast said review will burn in hell. And if you have nothing good to say about this fic then please don't submit a bad review (flame), just stop reading it and never look at it again.
Thank you for your time, now I will get on to the story, enjoy
Chapter 1- Briar Autumn
Draco Malfoy strolled down Diagon Alley in his own little world. He stopped in front of Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions and peered inside the window see a girl getting measured for a Hogwarts Robe. The girl had white blonde hair that went to her mid back, her face pale with stunning eyes.
"So, that is the new girl." Lucius Malfoy said appearing behind his son. "She moved here from America, Dumbledore chose a house for her."
"What house is she in?" Draco asked not taking his eyes off the girl.
"I don't know, nobody but Dumbledore knows anything about her. But I think I heard she's going into her 5th year." Lucius said. "I'm going to go to Knockturn Alley. Are you going to go get new robes?"
"Yeah and then I'll get my books and all the other stuff." Draco said. His father nodded, then turned and left. Draco walked into the shop and the blonde girl spun around.
"Hello." She whispered. Draco got onto the footstool next to the girl and he started to get measured.
"You're new?" He said. The girl nodded. "I'm Draco Malfoy."
"Briar Autumn." The girl said. "What year are you going into?"
"Fifth. You?" Draco said.
"Same." The girl whispered.
"I'm in Slytherin, what about you?" Draco said.
"Slytherin." She said. Draco glanced at the girl and saw her slipping on an ink-black robe, with a Slytherin patch on the chest.
"So, you're a transfer student from America." Draco said.
"How did you know?" Briar asked.
"My dad." Draco said. Briar got off the footstool she was on and slipped off the robe. A woman took the robe and walked away.
Briar looked at the racks of robes, most of the them looked old and ugly. Draco soon appeared next to her and laughed.
"Who would wear something like this?" Briar said pulling out a purple robe with orange poke-a-dots. Draco got a gross look on his face. Briar put it back.
Madam Malkin approached the two with two packages, she handed one to each of the teens. They both paid her and then left.
"Where are you off to?" Draco asked.
"I need to get my books, where can I get them?" the girl asked. Draco looked into the girl's eyes and held them for awhile. Her eyes were a deep blue that held so much emotion.
"Flourish and Blotts." Draco said. "Come on, I'm going there too." Draco and Briar walked into Flourish and Blotts and Briar looked around. "Come on." The girl followed Draco to a book shelf and the girl looked around.
"I need to get all the books, don't I?" Briar asked.
"Unless your old school books are the same." Draco said.
"Sadly, no they aren't." Briar said. She looked grimly at the books.
"What's the problem? You look sick." Draco asked pulling out The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 5.
"I'm ok, um, do they have second hand books here?" Briar asked looking at her shoes.
"What?" Draco almost shouted.
"I don't have enough money for new books." Briar mumbled.
"I can get them for you." Draco offered. The words left his mouth before he gave them any thought and it took all his might not to retract them. He stared at the girl and took in her appearance. Beautiful face and eyes, that didn't match the raggedy clothes she worn. Draco felt a tug on his heart, and felt the need to take care of the girl, to make sure she got off on the right foot.
"I can't let you do that." Briar said.
"Well, it's not up to you. Besides I have enough money." Draco said. He picked out the books he will need along with the books Briar needed.
"Thank you." Briar whispered.
"So, what type of pure blood family does not have enough money for new books?" Draco asked, assuming the heritage.
"I was adopted by muggles, I never knew my real parents. All I know is that my dad is still alive and has most of the money my mom left me." Briar said.
"I'm sorry." Draco said. Briar just shrugged.
For about the next hour Draco and Briar walked around. Briar got the other things she needed, Draco sometimes paying half of the price.
"I'll pay you back, I promise." Briar said when Draco handed her the chocolate ice cream cone he had bought her.
"Don't worry about it." Draco smiled and then licked his ice cream. The two teens sat on a bench and ate their ice cream.
"Hello, Draco." A tall blonde haired man said approaching the two. "And you are?" He said looking at the girl. Briar gulped.
"Dad, this is Briar Autumn. She's the transfer student from America." Draco said. "Briar, this is my father."
"Nice to meet you, Briar." Lucius stuck out his hand. Briar shook the hand and then shrunk back. "What house?"
"Slytherin." She said.
"Good, better than the other houses, filled with filthy mudbloods." Lucius said.
"How do you know I'm not muggle born?" Briar asked. Lucius glared at the girl. "I was adopted by muggles, I never knew my real parents." She whispered, shrinking back further.
"Very rarely do mudbloods make it into the Slytherin house." Lucius said. Briar nodded.
"Do you know a place to stay?" Briar asked. "Everything is still new to me." Briar looked ar Draco, finding his father frightening.
"You can stay with us." Draco said.
"I couldn't do that." Briar said. "I don't want to impose."
"Nonsense," Draco said.
"Draco, can I talk to you for a second." Lucius said. Draco and Lucius walked to the opposite side of the Alley. "Are you crazy? You just met her and now your asking her if she wants to say with us." Lucius snapped.
"She has no where to go, and she's a Slytherin, and it would only be for tonight and tomorrow, then we go off to school." Draco said.
"Then she can stay in the Leaky Caldron." Lucius said. "Besides you-know-who wants privacy, we are to stay away. Your mother is off with her sister somewhere"
"She is, why?" Draco asked.
"Some sister thing, I'm not sure." Lucius said.
"I wish you would have told me earlier." Draco sighed "Alright then, the Leaky Caldron it is, we can get her a room." Draco nodded.
"I'm not paying for a stranger." Lucius hissed.
"Fine, then take the money from my trust fund." Draco stormed back over to Briar, forcing a smile.
"I should get going." Briar said standing up. "Thank you." She said to Draco grabbing her stuff, starting to walk away. Before she got to far Draco grabbed her shoulder, causing the girl to turn and looked at the boy.
"We're staying at the Leaky Caldron, you can stay there too." Draco said. Briar looked over Draco's shoulder and saw a tall man glaring at her. "Are you ok?" Draco asked as he watched the girl.
Briar started to open and close her mouth, like she was struggling for air. She fought to get free of Draco's grip but it was useless. She collapsed, Draco catching her before her head hit the ground, completely confused.
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A few hours later Briar awoke and glanced around. She was laying in a bed in a dark room. She sat up and looked around, eyeing a small window. A trunk sat at the end of the bed. The room was completely empty otherwise. Briar heard stern footsteps from outside the room and tried to hide under the sheets.
"You're up." Draco said walking into the room. "What happened?"
"I don't know." Briar whispered, lowering the bed sheets.
"You were screaming in your sleep." Draco stated. "What's going on?"
"Promise not to tell?" Draco nodded and sat on the bed. "My last relationship was really bad, the worst guy I could have chosen. I saw him in Diagon Alley today, I guess I got caught up in a flashback."
"So, if I'm assuming correctly, you've been raped, beaten, and are now alone?" Briar nodded. "I'm sorry."
"Don't be." Briar shook her head.
"Do you want dinner?" Draco asked.
"No, thank you." Briar said laying down. She groaned and turned on her side, arms crossed over her stomach, her back to Draco. Draco reached over the girl and touched his hand to Briar's forehead.
"You're burning up." Draco said.
"It's normal for me, I'll be fine. Thank you though." Briar whispered softly.
"My father and I are in the room next to you. I'll be in there. You rest." Draco said, before getting up and leaving.
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