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Ezani Malfoy is a sixteen year walking contradiction. When she is expelled from Spain's exclusive Witch's Academy for treason, she will start a new life at Hogwarts. Through her journey she will find her purpose, her true love and herself.
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Ezani's day had gone great. She had originally thought that lunch would have been awkward, but for the most part it wasn't. Harry, Hermione and Ron seemed to be extremely grateful for her scaring off Draco. Their similar loathing of Draco had formed a mutual friendly bond between Ezani and the Golden Trio. Ezani assumed that she had received a Gryffindor seal of approval, because soon enough the other people at the table began treating her like they'd known her for years. Word of Ezani's seemingly friendly personality spread like a wildfire. People Ezani had never met before were waving at her and smiling at her in the corridors. The Slytherins on the other hand didn't take it as well. Whenever Ezani had to go get something from her dorm, angry glares followed her through the common room.
Ezani's dormmates, Olivia, Anna, Gretchen, and Heidi had taken to spreading vicious wild rumors about Ezani. But their rumors were so wild, hardly anybody believed them but the Slytherins.
Ezani found all her classes were weren't so horrible. Even though the Gryffindors weren't in all her classes, she quickly made friends with the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws. Her fellow Slytherins would spend their time glaring at her or gossiping about her. Ezani tried to ignore all this. She figured that after they got over her attempt to hex Draco, they'd just ignore her. She hoped.
After all her classes, she went to go eat dinner, again with the Gryffindors. Fred, George and Lee were waiting for her in the Entrance Hall. The three boys had embraced Ezani into their little group of troublemakers.
"Oi, Ezani. We were wondering earlier, what did Snape say to you earlier, after you made Draco run like the wind?" George asked. The incident had spread around the school, quicker than most rumors.
"Sev? Ah, damn it. He gave me detention. I forgot about that." Ezani said moodily as they sat down at the Gryffindor table. She wasn't looking forward to the lecture she was likely to receive. She looked up at the staff table and sure enough, Sev was looking at her like she was a guilty puppy, who had ripped apart a couch.
George looked cofused.
"She calls him Sev." Fred explained. George grinned.
"I'm gonna start calling him, Sev." George said.
Ezani laughed. "Alright. Just be sure to duck afterwards."
"I've never seen Snape give Draco detention." Harry Potter said.
Ezani shrugged her shoulders. "My parents spoil him. So Sev spoils him too. I guess... I don't know, I guess he expects me to act differently."
"Well, I mean, it's no secret that Snape favors Draco." Ron said.
This struck a chord in Ezani. Severus Snape was very close to her heart. She had always assumed that he expected more of her, which is why he her treated differently. But sometimes, she thought it strange. Severus was a no-nonsense man. So, why did he put up with Draco's nonsense. Cause her father had told him to? What if that wasn't it? She knew how stupid it sounded, but what if Severus didn't like her.
She shook off the thought, it was sounding more stupid every second.
Of course he likes you. He raised you! Ezani told herself firmly. She pushed the thought to the back of her mind.
After dinner, Fred, George, Lee, and Ezani went to go hang out in the courtyard, where they were sprawled out on the grass. They talked about Quidditch for the most part. And Fred and George told Ezani all about Weasley Wizard Wheezes, a joke shop they were planning to start after they left Hogwarts. Ezani thought it was a great idea, and laughed along at all the idea for practical jokes they were going to sell.
"We're developing a product that's gonna be huge!" Said Geoge.
"Skiving Snackboxes! They're sweets that'll make you ill. Eat one-half," Said Fred.
"Puke in your cauldron," Said George.
"Go to the Hospital Wing," Said Fred.
"Eat the other half, to stop puking." Said George.
"Enjoy the rest of your day off!" Finished Fred.
Ezani laughed, "That's brilli-" She was cut off.
"Who the bloody hell would buy something like that." Came a cold, drawling voice, followed by several sniggers.
Ezani turned to see her brother, Draco, round the corner. By the look on his face he hadn't known Ezani was there. He wasn't looking forward to being embarrassed like he had been earlier, so he stood his ground.
Fred and George were looking kind of dejected, as they couldn't find the right words to say.
"I would." Said Ezani simply. She stood up, stretching. "Tell us, Draco, what great ambitions do you have planned for yourself." She said, in a relaxed bored kind of voice.
Draco didn't say anything for a moment. "You see, when you know the right people, yo-"
Ezani cut him off, "Ah yes, but Draco, with grades like yours you'll never have the chance to meet the right people. Perhaps instead of antagonizing people who are older, bigger, stronger, and more powerful than you are, you could maybe open a book once in a while. If you even know how to read that is." Ezani said with a smirk.
Draco's grades were quite dismal. The only time he ever turned in homework was probably when he had bullied someone else into doing it for him. Which explained his awful exam marks. While, he did know a few curses, he didn't know much else. Draco was a very bright boy, he just thought he was too good to do his own work.
Draco thought of something to say. Ezani knew he often played 'The Professors Favor the Mudblood Card' with their their father. Draco didn't dare recreate the earlier scenario, though.
Since he couldn't think of anything to say, he stormed off in the opposite direction.
"Brilliant." Said Fred and George at the same time.
"They should erect statues in your honor." Said Lee.
"Good thing Snape wasn't here to ruin all your fun again." Said Fred.
"Shit, Sev." Ezani said looking at Fred's watch. "I'm gonna be at least ten minutes late for detention." She said jumping to her feet, She grabbed all her things and hurriedly said goodbye, before running off towards the dungeons. When she got to Severus's office, she knocked on his door.
"Come in." It said, in what Ezani recognized as an irritated voice. She opened the door cautiously and saw Severus sitting behind his desk reading a book.
"Sit." He said motioning hid head toward a chair facing his desk. She sat down and waited silently.
"You're late." Said Severus, without looking at her.
"Oh. Well, you se-" She started.
"I don't want to hear your excuses, Ezani. It's very clear to me that your new friends are rubbing off on you in a bad way as they affecting your abilities to be prompt. You've barely been here one day and you've managed to fail the one objective that you were assigned. Do I need to remind you of said objective." He said, closing his book and staring her in the eye.
"You said I was stay invisible." Said Ezani moodily. She didn't like being lectured. Made her feel inferior.
"Oh, so you do know what it is. So, is it safe to assume that you've ignored the measures we've taken to keep you safe? Are ungrateful for everything the Headmaster has done for you here?" His voice was cold.
"No, Sev. I'm not ungrateful." She said. She hated him, when he talked down to her like this.
"Then, why Ezani? Why have you gone and failed this simple objective." He said icily.
"Because Draco's a spoiled prick." Ezani muttered under her breath, but Snape caught every word of it.
"I beg your pardon." He said glaring at her.
"Nothing." She said, hints of anger sparking in her voice.
"Lose the tone." He said. "Draco isn't in nearly as much danger as you are. Draco isn't being accused of leading a group of Death Eaters into a school. Draco is safe. You are not. Do you understand."
Ezani felt like screaming at him, but experience had taught her it was best not to lose her temper in front of him.
"Yeah, I get it. Can I go now?" She said, failing to contain her anger.
Severus waited and just stared at her for a moment, before saying "Go."
She was out the door in record time.
Severus held his face in his hands and rubbed his temples. He hadn't wanted to do this. He had almost told the Headmaster to do it himself. He hated treating Ezani like a child, mostly because she hated him for it. He wondered how long it would take for her to forgive him.
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