She got a new attitude and looks with her new name. Her once chocolate brown frizzy hair, was now a sleek smooth black with green and silver streaks that she had just enchanted into her hair. Her once warm and caring brown eyes were now an icy blue which seemed to see right through you and were filled with careful calculated disdain. Her figure had filled out and she was much taller.

Her thoughts drifted to her friends. Thinking about them made her body tense in nervousness. After a summer of being isolated from everyone except her family, she had quickly grown attached to her twin brother, Jacques, and her older brother Falcon. While she once might have chosen her friends over anything, she had quickly decided that family comes first.

"Adele, are you all right ?" Jacques asked, elbowing her to get her attention.

"Yes, just thinking about my friends," she said, sighing, "What am I supposed to tell them? Even though they think they're so nice, they hate Slytherins."

"If they hate you then they're not your friends non?" he replied, rolling his eyes.

Adele just slumped down on the hard bench at Kings Cross. She didn't want to think about it but sooner or later they would have to know. Although it was restricting, she was relieved that she was not allowed to write or recieve letters. That way she could avoid the topic of how she was spending her summer.

"It would be fun to go shopping at the little stores here, no? " Jacques asked, with a slight accent.

"No way," said Falcon said, "Mama said she would kill us,"

"It's only for a little while," Jacques pouted.

"Lets go," said Adele excitedly.

Adele and Jacques ran off towards the commercial district near Kings Cross, while Falcon slowly followed. He was frowning and his curly black hair kept falling in his face. However Adele could see the twinkle in his eye as he browsed in the shop. She couldn't stop grinning, this was the first time she had seen him happy.

"These muggle things are disgusting," a voice drawled.

"Draco, why don't we go somewhere else," another one whined.

"Get off me you cow," Draco snarled.

Adele tensed up when she heard the two voices, not relaxing until they were out of view. Falcon took this in with his gaze, but ruled it off as bad relations.

"Let's go back," Falcon suggested.

This time the two followed without complaint.Adele grinned as she stepped onto the platform. Familiar sights and sounds greeted her. She began to walk towards Harry and the Weasleys, but a firm grip held onto her arm. She glanced back and saw that Falcon had caught her.

"Not yet," he said with a thick accent.

Adele bowed her head in shame. She knew the way it was going to be. Dumbeldore had prepared a special compartment for them. She knew it was a dumb idea to even try. But for 6 years she had a routine of meeting them and it stuck. She felt a pang of guilt as she saw Harry glance back one more time, his sparkling green eyes going over the crowd. The three made there way through the throng of parents towards the train. Adele let out a sigh of relief as they entered the compartment. She threw herself onto the lush seat. Looking around the compartment she found a letter. She picked it up and began to read.

Dear Slytherins,

This compartment will stay open, but I suggest you leave only if necessary. Your things have already arrived. There will be a special carriage to take you to the school. You can eat dinner in my office, and I will summon you when it is time to reveal your identities. I hope you did not tell anyone about this, because they could put you in danger. You will be sorted at the end of Dinner. Good luck, may you be in the house you own.

Sincerely yours,

Albus Dumbeldore

"What a great help that was," she muttered as she tossed the paper onto the mat.

"What was a help?" Asked Jacques.

"Absolutely nothing," she said glumly.

"You know what?" Adele said firmly, "I don't care. I have to tell them."

Jacques only raised an eyebrow and said, "Go for it, do you want me to come?"

"Would you?" Adele asked tenatively.

"Of course I would," Jacques, "What is family for?"

"Let's go," she said, grabbing his hand and leading him down the hall.