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Angel's at Dawn

Chapter 3

Recap:

"Well Sophia, child there has been a change of plans and we need you to return to school as soon as possible. Remember what I told you about you're mother well we have found more information in the subject and you aren't safe here anymore you must return to Hogwarts and I will explain the rest there" the professors voice sounded urgent yet he remained calm as to not alarm anyone.

"Very well, I supposed you wouldn't have come if it wasn't important"

With that professor Dumbledore gave some brief instructions to the Grangers he took Sophia and they both disappeared.

Present

When she opened her eyes again, Sophia was at the doors of this mansion, she had expected to be at least in the grounds of Hogwarts but instead Professor Dumbledore had taken her here to this unknown place. Hadn't he mentioned that she needed to return to school? Then what was she doing here? What could possibly be happening?

The place seemed to belong to a rich family. The extravagant gardens and fountains adorning it seemed to be a firm witness of this. Everything seemed to be in place thanks to her already advanced smell sense (it came with her DNA mutation and will be explained later so don't get anxious) Sophia could smell the roses and chrysanthemums and the enormous variety of flowers that grew in this place. It was wonderful for her as a lover of nature; this could have been paradise. The fountains seemed to sprinkle the flowers making sure that they seemed to be constantly wet with the morning dew which added a magical effect to the already spectacular scene. It all seemed a fairy tale to her nothing was real.

"We're here" Professor Dumbledore announced in an unusual type of voice that (not even the writer could identify) Sophia couldn't say what emotion was showing but she didn't ask any questions thinking it wasn't proper.

They both walked towards the mansion and the professor knocked.

Minutes later a house elf opened the door. He introduced himself as Walter and asked the old wizard to state his business for coming to the mansion; while all this occurred Sophia stayed quiet observing the mansion. It seemed to have been standing there for generations and generations-passed down from one member of the family to the next. It had a dark aura about it but Sophia guessed it must have to do with the events that could have taken place in that place and she tried not to give much thought about it. Sophia felt a tap in her shoulder and turned around to see Professor Dumbledore gesturing her to come in and follow him.

As they walked through the halls of the mansion Sophia noticed that it was decorated very tastefully with chandeliers adorning the main rooms and pictures of what seemed to be family members in the halls she tried to get a good luck at some of the rooms but it seemed to be an impossible task because both Dumbledore and the house elf seemed to be moving very fast and she especially didn't feel like getting lost, not today at least.

They stopped in front of a room that seemed to be the private office of the mansion's owner and as soon as they arrived the house elf disappeared without another word. The professor hadn't said anything either, and he seemed to be debating whether to say something or not but he must have gone against it because he opened the door to the office and bid Sophia to walk in. Inside the office was a man who seemed to be in his early forties with dark black hair and deep blue eyes. He was wearing black silk dress robes and he seemed to be expecting the professor. He got up and saluted both of them eyeing Sophia with eyes that seemed to be probing her; as if he wanted to find something to be sure of something. This made her uncomfortable until he spoke.

"My name is Alessandro Zabini, a pleasure to meet you Miss Granger."

"So this is the one. She does have the resemblance to her, she reminds me so much of her mother," he said now talking to Dumbledore and the Professor merely agreed. At the sound of that word Sophia lifted her head which had been bowed trying and failing miserably to evade the man's look. He knew her mother? That was amazing, maybe he could tell her more about her mother-the one she never got to know because of them. She was gathering the courage to ask a question when Professor Dumbledore spoke up. "That's why I've brought her here; I've checked her background and she is her daughter. You must teach her the secrets of the family and th-……."

"Before you continue Albus we must talk about this matter in private; not that I don't think she's not trustworthy but we must be careful. I'll call Blaise and have them talk," Alessandro said swiftly interrupting the professor before he could say anything else. Dumbledore seemed tired and he just wasn't in the mood to argue so he consented.

Sophia was politely asked to leave the office and she did so willingly. Though she wanted to know more, these two men seemed to want to discuss more important matters that supposedly concerned her, but she wasn't supposed to hear. She waited patiently outside for her guide-the one called Blaise; but since he didn't come she walked outside by herself simply following the same route that she had taken while coming to see Mr. Zabini.

The garden welcomed her again like the paradise it was. She sat by the fountain dedicated to the white roses (my favorite so they are hers to) and she just sat there letting drops of water sprinkle her face every once in a while. But just enjoying the moment, she didn't feel the need to run away from that place; she felt some peace of mind for the first time in her short live as a human being. She actually felt peace. It was an incredible feeling and she just couldn't help but enjoy it.

Time went by flying and the next Sophia knew was that someone grabbing her arm and instantly her instincts took in. She didn't even take her time to look at who the person was, she just twisted their arm and knocked them out and ran as far as she could.

'I should have felt them coming but I was too into myself. I can't let that happen anymore. They can't harm me anymore but I have to be careful. They are still looking for me and they won't stop until they find me, I know that much and that should keep me going"

She continued running and soon took off and flew to the highest and safest looking tree. Sophia stayed there until she dozed off. She was emotionally tired and just couldn't fight off anymore.

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When she awoke she was in the same tree but she was confused for a moment and then remembered what happened. Sophia heard someone coming and stayed quiet. When the person had left she went beck to the house. It was the only place she knew for possibly miles so she went back.

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She knocked at the door and this time someone different opened it. It was a guy around her age. He had dark curly hair that fell down to his shoulders, he was well built and you could tell he worked out. He also had an awesome tan which made Sophia look like a ghost with her creamy white complexion. The boy's eyes were the same as Mr. Zabini's-a deep blue, so Sophia guessed they were closely related. But then she noticed something very odd, the guy had a black eye and she wondered why.

"You're planning on hitting me again Granger," he said harshly and practically spat out her last name.

"I'm sorry, you startled me. I hope I didn't hurt you that much"

"I guess it's partly my fault, but come in. I can't keep you at the door the whole evening now can I?"

They walked in silence for a couple of minutes until Blaise broke the silence.

"My name is Blaise. You met my father and he asked me to come and keep you company but I guess you got tired of waiting for me huh?

"Well I thought you had forgotten and since I wasn't about to stay all day waiting in front of the office I decided to come back out to the garden. And, well, you know the rest and by the way my name is Sophia not Granger," she said all this slowly measuring the weight of her words on Blaise, but he just seemed to be taking in the information and a bit surprised when she corrected him about calling her by her last name.

Time went by again in silence and they arrived to a gigantic living room where the fire place was on (not because it was cold but to help light up the place) Blaise told her she could sit anywhere she wanted. Sophia chose a chair next to the fire place where she observed the flames dance for her.

Blaise felt a little bit overwhelmed. He was in the room with a very wonderful woman whom he didn't know anything about, but what puzzled him the most were her wings. Were they real? If they weren't why would she keep them? Was it a spell or potion? That puzzled him, but also this woman looked like the picture that was in his fathers' private room. It was of a women with long midnight black hair with light blue eyes that brought with them the intensity of any emotion that she was able to conjure. They were like a window to the soul of the person; she had the same creamy white complexion that wasn't unhealthy but made her look fragile. Her features were perfect; they suited her just fine. She was like a walking angel with every sing of perfection that came with someone holding that position.

Blaise observed Sophia as she watched the fire move. She seemed deep in thought but not really thinking about anything really. (It happens very often to me) He wanted to ask her questions. Maybe get to know her; she didn't seem to be related to mudblood Granger so why did she carry that last name?

'Might as well ask the worse she could do it beat me up again right?'

"Um….Sophia" She turned around and looked at him her face displayed a small sad smile but she answer his question.

"You want to know about my wings huh?" Blaise simply nodded like a child would.

"Well it's a long story do you have time" Again he nodded and she began to tell her story. She didn't know why she trusted him but she did. She felt deep inside that Blaise wouldn't abandon her or judge her. Besides she had to tell someone sooner or later. She couldn't keep that secret in for much longer.

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By the time she was finished you could have believed that she would have cried incessantly but instead her eyes had remained staring at the fire. Blaise was absolutely stupefied; he couldn't move or say anything. He had even tried to comfort her. It seemed so impossible that one person could go through so much in such a small amount of time. What have those people done to her? Blaise didn't know but he felt such compassion and such brotherly love towards this person. Sophia stopped looking at the fire and turned to face Blaise but she really wasn't looking at him; it was like she was lost remembering some far away past that she had been reminded of.

"But that still doesn't explain your last name?" He asked

"My father was a very close friend of the Granger's. He took he killed himself after mom died giving birth and the doctors told him that I was dead. You can imagine right? The two people you think will be there to be loved by you die on the same day. Sometimes I dream and I see my parents-not their faces, but I feel them loving me and making me stronger. My dad went crazy and well …." She took a deep breath before continuing "When the Granger's found out about me they kind of felt bad and adopted me and took me as their own in remembrance of the great friendship they had with my father but still, it's not the same. They aren't my family." she finished saying this and just stood up and went towards the windows (I know I don't mention them before but since it's a large room the windows are a given).

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have asked" Blaise said regretfully.

"It's okay, but you must promise me that you won't tell anyone. Please, I somehow feel I can trust you with this, I haven't even told my foster family about what happened. Please" she sounded frightened at that moment but as soon as Blaise consented to not tell anyone she physically relaxed.

"Thank you."

"But enough about me, how about you?" She asked in this new happy tone that made Blaise feel better and he smiled.

"I'm 17 and I'm on my last year at Hogwarts. I've pretty much lived in this house my whole life and well that's pretty much it. My life hasn't been as interesting as yours but hey I can't complain."

"Do you have any friends or anything like that? I can't believe that your life has only had a couple of high points" she asked him in a very sarcastic tone but at the same time curious.

"As far as friends goes I don't have many that are truly my friends only merely acquaintances, but my best friend is Draco Malfoy. We've been together since we were babies and well, we are pretty hard to break. We have always been there for each other you know" Blaise said and seemed to remember some kind of wild adventure that he had been part of with Draco because he smiled to himself and then turned to Sophia.

"What about you?"

Before she could answer his question her eyes seemed ready to cry again, Blaise wondered if it was something he had said but as soon as he began to give this more thought she began speaking in a sad melodic voice, capturing his attention.

"I've never had any friends. I had siblings that lived with me where I told you, but we really weren't related. Once I was moved to live with the Granger's I never knew anything else about them. They're probably dead from what I last heard. They were hunted and …" she paused again and this time she broke down and cried as hard as she could to get all of what had been holding inside her chest. Crying had always helped her but she felt weak when she cried. She always hated herself for crying; she just could never live with that. It was her flaw. Her weakness.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that. I need to go, I need to breathe I feel like I'm dying I'm sorry" she went out without leaving much choice but a very confused and guilty feeling Blaise to follow her. She ran to the point of exhaustion and not really knowing where her feet were taking her. And then when her feet didn't satisfy her she took off, spreading her wings above herself and began flapping them in a motion that seemed so natural, so free. It belonged to her and only her and her siblings. But now she was the only one left, she was alone in this house with no one to understand her and she wanted to be back at her room and not here. Sophia didn't care if she was in danger or not; she just wanted to leave everything behind.

She was finally in the sky with the wind blowing her hair and chilling her face. This was the feeling she had always longed for but even when she had it, there are ties that bind us; that forbid us from doing what we want to do and they are always there until we choose to let them go. But she wasn't ready; she still carried that weight and no one was there to protect her. No one was next to her to guard her and watch over her. She was alone and no one could change that

"Why?" she cried at the moon and the sky and at the stars actually expecting some sort of explanation but as always, receiving none.

"Why, why, why?……" she continued to ask to no one in particular. Sophia wanted to stop being herself and let it all go. She cried again but she wanted everything far from it. She swore to herself not to do that again and she wasn't about to break her promise now. Not now. She had gone through far too much to not do it.

Sophia continued flying but this time calmer, serene and with nowhere to go but the dark horizon that seemed to be waiting just for her.

"Where do you think you're going?" Sophia turned and saw Blaise; he was riding his broom and making an effort to keep up with her. He didn't think she had heard him, but obviously her acute hearing had helped a lot when it came to this. Sophia slowed down and he came to where she was. "You know father will be furious if he figures out I can't keep the guest entertained for the time needed. Come, you need to rest, I'm sure father won't talk to you until tomorrow. It's too late already"

"Okay" was a simple answer but all that was needed. She followed Blaise back to the mansion and then he showed her to a room close to his and told her to knock on his door if she needed something.

Sophia bid him goodnight and laid on the bed, allowing sleep to overtake her one more time.

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Author Note:

Thanks to:

Magicalflame: I'm glad you love the story thanks for the encouragement.

Sakurayamakawa: I'm sorry for the detail part and well I'll try to give more but sometimes I find it hard to do because well I just write out of inspiration and I sometimes think I add too much detail and it even bores me but I guess you are right all try to add more to it thanks again for reviewing.

Nefayrious: I'm glad you likee my story but like I said to sakura it's hard for me to add detail or to slow down but I promise I'll give it my best to do so. Thanks for reviewing and please do it again.

Pot Diem: I can't believe people don't like your story they are evil your story is great and please keep updating because I'll always have something nice to say. Thanks for reviewing my story and don't get discouraged keep writing.

Caboodle: Hey update soon and so will I okay the story is not Hermione/Draco. Hermione is involved but she's not with the guy sorry if it disappointed you. Thanks for reviewing my story.

A special thanks to Lost souls of the Angels she encouraged me to post the story. Please review this story it's awesome and I'm sure you'll all like it and even if you don't review it either way.

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