Chapter Two: Furry Tails, and Midnight Flights
Anna groaned as her alarm clock blasted away in her ear. She rolled over and rubbed her eyes, cursing the gods for making morning come too soon. She groaned but reprimanded herself for doing so. Malfoy's don't groan. She sighed and gathered her uniform. She went into her bathroom and, making sure to lock Potter's door, took a bath.
She in hailed the lingering steam from her bath and smiled a beautiful smile at her refection. She straitened her tie and Head Girl pin. After a quick drying spell on her hair, she used her wand to unlock both doors. As soon as she did, James Potter busted through the door and started with his blasted talking.
"Well, Malfoy," He spat her name and Anna turned her back on him, "I was wondering when you were going to let me in my bathroom. You've gotten in my way enough this morning so why don't you run along and play with your little boy toy. I'm sure he's missing you."
Anna whirled around and her hand collided with Potter's cheek. She smirked at his shocked face and backed away with a smug look on her face. Potter's eyes burned with the intensity of fifty suns. When Anna turned and proceeded to her dorm, James yelled and punched the wall. His eyes widened and he sucked on his sore knuckles, preparing his bath while cursing and muttering about stuck up female purebloods.
Anna slammed the door to her room shut and screamed into the nearest pillow. Just who does that low life think he is? That stupid man; that son of a Mudblood. She gathered her wits and grabbed her school bag. Running out of her common room she searched the castle for the Slytherin boys.
She found them in the dungeons, the usual hangout for Anna and her click. She ran into Kyle's arms and cried into his shirt. He gave to other two questioning looks and comforted his fiancé, patting her back and whispering comforting words into her hair. After a few minutes of crying and sniffing, Anna stole a compulsive glance at her watch. She gasped and urged the Slytherins to class. After a quick concealing charm on her tear stained face, she hurried to the last moments of breakfast for her schedule.
Today, she had a whopping, four classes, Herbology with the Hufflepuff, Ancient Ruins with all four houses, Transfiguration with the Ravenclaws, and Potions with the Gryffindors. She decided, against the will of her stomach, to skip eating and head strait for the green houses. On her way, she passed a very cross-looking James Potter. After she was behind him, she took her wand from her cloak and froze he ground Potter walked on. He slipped and landed on his backside.
He stood and faced her, uttering a few swear words at her. She blinked at him with innocent eyes and flashed him a smile, "Have a nice trip, Potter?" He growled at her back as she turned away. She glanced back over her shoulder, "See you next fall!" She giggled as he swore loudly. She sauntered away with her head held high, feeling much better than she had about three minutes ago.
The class when by a lot quicker than normal she may have accidentally spiked the soil of a poor little Hufflepuff's Fighting Tiger Lilly. The Slytherin's watched and laughed as the boy's shirt was chewed up and torn to shreds. His scrawny body was shown to the world as he blushed. Madam Sprout fussed over her precious plant, which now had a bit of a stomachache, while the boy sat shivering in a corner. When class was dismissed Anna couldn't help but smirk at him while she passed. She muttered about how foolish little Mudbloods should stay out of stuff they didn't know about and when she received a hurt look from him, she only laughed. Although some would say her laugh sounded like silver bells, she couldn't help but notice the emptiness in her own voice.
She walked in the hall next to Kyle on her way to Ancient Runes. She looked at him strangely when she pushed her against a wall and began kissing her. "Kyle," yelled as he ran his hands down her hips, "quit it! Get to class."
Kyle suddenly grabbed both of her wrists and pinned her against the wall. She gasped as he put his face next to hers, "You don't ever tell me what to do, Woman."
She glared back with just as much fire, "What's wrong with you? Let go!" She struggled against him and he tightened his grip on her tiny wrists and pressed his entire weight against her tiny frame. The increasing pressure disabled her breathing and she began gasping.
"What's wrong, Anna?" He whispered into her ear, "Not used to other's in power?" She glared at the wall behind him, refusing to show her weakness, "Well," he continued, "you may as well get used to it. You're my wife and you will listen to me. Understand?"
He suddenly released her and she stumbled to the floor, she grasped her wrist and climbed to her feet. She glared at him, arrogance and rebellion shinning in her crystal blue eyes. His eyes were just as cold as he turned to walk away.
She looked down at her arm and saw big purple bruises forming already. She sighed, "Better get used to it I guess." She shook her head and silently stalked into class.
As she raised her hand to answer every question that the professor asked, the entire student body eyed her wrist; she ignored them. It wasn't their business! If they didn't have bruises from purebloods, it meant that they weren't good enough. That's all she had to tell herself.
The Head Boy, on the other hand, looked at her arms in a completely different way. Sitting in the back of the class, he didn't pay much attention to the teacher. He simply stared at the shiny haired blonde's wrists. When did she get those wounds? Why hadn't he seen them before? Everything he was raised to think made him want to help her. But everything he had learned about her and her family over the years told him a completely different thing. He wasn't supposed to hate her. He was meant to despise her. What should he do?
The rest of the class past relatively quickly and Anna left as soon as the bell rang. James jumped up and rushed after her. "Malfoy!" he yelled, "Wait up!"
Anna turned around and glared at him as he jogged up, "Yes?" she asked impatiently.
James didn't answer strait away but stared into her cold eyes. Searching for the vulnerability he wanted to see, but all he saw was emptiness. "Well?" She said, snapping him out of his thoughts.
"Uh… we need to plan the Halloween ball soon." He thought off of the top of his head, "We can start tonight if you want."
She stared at him for a few seconds be for shaking her head at him, "You're kidding right?" He shrugged so she continued; "You think I even want to be in the same school as you after this morning? You must have your Mudblood mother's genes. You're an idiot!"
His temper surged and he grabbed her collar, "Don't you ever say that again!" Terror flashed in her eyes before turning into amusement.
She chuckled and he felt her wand on his stomach, "First off, Potter," she purred at him, "if you're going to threaten me, make sure I can't reach my wand." He let go of her and she continued, "Second, do not threaten me, because I know more killing curses than you, your mommy, and your daddy put together." He glared at her and she walked away without a second glance.
She found Kyle with a defiant look in her eye but he didn't say anything to her about it. She was upset through Transfiguration and didn't say a word throughout the whole class, even when Tonks asked a question to her face. She turned her attitude toward the professor and glared with an anarchist spirit.
After that class, the Slytherins all walked together to Potions. As was tradition, the new Potion's Master was the Slytherin Head. Anna knew by the look of him he would favor her. He couldn't be over twenty-four. She was only sad that this was her last year. They could have had a very good relationship…
The Slytherin class filed into the room, each taking his or her usual seat toward the front of the room. Soon after, the Gryffindor seventh years also piled in just as the bell stared ringing and the professor stood. His long wavy hair fell into his eyes and he glared at the red and gold clad students. The steady hum of noise ceased and he began to speak.
"Hello class," His voice was smooth and deep and it gave Anna goose bumps, "I am Professor John Iris. And from now on, you will show me and this class the proper respect and be in your seat when the bell rings." He looked over the Gryffindor lot and a blond boy raised his hand high.
"Professor," he began, confused, "we're coming all the was from the green houses. We can't come any faster."
"Then I guess you had better run." Iris said curtly. With that, he turned and began teaching the assignment. Anna smirked at the stupid boy and he glared at her. James watched the exchange from the back of the class. He was curious about the Malfoy girl and the bruises on her arm still nagged at the back of his mind.
"Potter!" He was sucked back into reality when he found Professor Iris glaring at him, "If there is something you would like to tell Miss Malfoy, please don't let me stop you."
James glared at the Slytherin Head and spoke up, "Oi, Malfoy," she turned and glared at him, "We still need to plan the Halloween ball. Don't forget!" She rolled her eyes and continued taking down notes and he turned his emerald eyes back to the professor and smirked.
After points were taken from the House of the Lion, and essays were assigned, the class was dismissed and all went to dinner but one. Anna walked briskly to her dorm, her head low and her ears listening. She threw her bag at the foot of her bed and stared at her cat.
She closed her eyes and willed herself to change. Her eyes were squeezed shut as her ivory hair began to spread and turn white. Her bones crashed together and her joints became ridged. She gasped as new bones began to form above her bottom and her fingers merged into soft pads. Her face shrunk and lengthened and her teeth grew and sharpened. After the second long process, Anna stood on all fours, a beautiful white longhaired cat.
Her blue eyes darted to Coal were he sat looked exited. "Ready, Coal," she purred as the male leapt off the bed next to her. He nodded and they trotted out of the dorm. She slunk around the castle, unseen and unheard. Anna did this quite often. Sneaking into dorms, bathrooms, towers, and classes. Coal, her partner in crime, loved being with the beautiful cat in public. The felines around the castle envied him and the lovely female the roamed around with.
The pair rounded a corner near the Gryffindor tower and froze. There, walking up next to the Weasley kid was none other, than James Potter. "Anna," Coal meowed softly in her ear, "Isn't that the kid we have to stay with?"
"James Potter," Anna hissed in return, "Common. Lets find out what the Potter boy does for fun." The cats smirked at each other and leapt through the portrait before it swung closed.
Potty and the Weasel collapsed on soft armchairs next to the fireplace. They began conversing loudly and Anna and coal rolled their eyes. "Hey," Anna smirked, "watch this." Coal sat and watched intently as Anna stuck out her chest and sauntered over to the human boys. She began purring loudly and obnoxiously until the Weasel reached down to pet her.
She leapt up into his lap and meowed for coal to follow her. He obeyed and walked to sit by the fire near Anna's chair. "Hey Roger," James said to Weasley before reaching down and lifting Coal off of the ground, "I think this is Malfoy's cat!"
Anna's eyes went wide but the meowed for Coal not to move, "Why do you say that?" Weasley replied leaning closer to James.
"Look! He's got a diamond-studded collar with a snake. Only Malfoy would put that on her cat. Her family has been in Slytherin for centuries!"
"Dude," Weasel said slowly, "she's hot AND rich." Anna and Coal both looked at Weasley like he grew horns from his head.
"I think," and meowed quickly, "that we need to leave!" Anna hissed at the Weasley boy before leaping off of his lap and the two felines made a b-line for the portrait. As it were, two fifth years the entering just as the wanted to leave so the door was opened just in time.
"Hmm," James huffed with a raised eyebrow, "I wonder why her cat was in here of all places!" Roger shrugged and James stood, "Well, man, I gotta run. Homework and such. Later!" He left with out another word and walked briskly toward his dorm.
When he pushed through the wall he saw Anna sitting calmly in front of the fire stroking her precious cat, both of their eyes closed. She almost looked asleep but her eyes moved under her eyelids, flowing the sounds that he made. He found it a tad disturbing. "Potter," Anna said calmly. James jumped walked over to her.
"Yes," he replied quietly. Her eyes were still closed and he felt very uncomfortable talking to her in this submissive state.
"Why is it," she continued, opening her eyes, "that my cat is out side meowing to get in, and them you waltz in a mere three minutes later?"
"I don't know!" James hollered defensibly, "That mangy cat was wandering around with another one. I didn't let it out!"
"Mangy?" Anna asked calmly, "Oh, and Potter, darling Potter, only the guilty reply like you did." She stood and smoothed her skirt, leaving him raging and fuming like the fire he stood beside.
Anna jerked to awareness and her hand flew to her heart. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes fingering a ring that hung from a tiny chain around her neck. She looked down at the precious Malfoy heirloom. A silver ring glittered back at her, a tiny snake coiled around an M. The smooth body of the serpent had glittering emerald eyes that gleamed up at her in the moonlight. Her father bequeathed the beautiful ring to her after the shocking discovery that her mother could no longer bear children. He was infuriated with Pansy and beat her severely.
FlashbackAn eight year old Anna sat curled up under her emerald and green blanket, cowering. She flinched as a small House Elf popped into the room and she remembered the high-pitched crack of her father's hand against her mother's cheek.
The tiny pink elf spoke quietly to the skittish child, "Miss, Kiekie comes to tell you that Master Malfoy summons you."
Anna eyes widened and she burrowed her self deeper into the safe haven of her warm bed. Kiekie sighed to herself and popped away. Soon after, Draco opened the door to Anna's quarters and entered.
Anna, who heard him enter, pressed herself against her mattress, in an attempt to disappeared. Her eyes squeezed shut and she stiffened when Draco put his comforting hand on her back.
"Analiese," He cooed, using her full name instead of the shortened version, "let me explain." She slid out from beneath the oversized comforter and looked at him with large watery eyes.
"Your mother betrayed her duties as a Pureblood wife! Her inability to produce a male heir has disgraced the Malfoy name! She had to be punished. Don't you see? Just like you when you're bad. Do you understand?"
Anna nodded as her father continued. "Analiese, I want you to have this." He pulled a large ring that had the Malfoy crest imprinted on it off of his finger. Out of his wand came an indestructible silver chain. He slid the ring onto the chin and put it around her neck. "It'll grow as you do," he said softly, referring to the metal string.
She fiddled with the ring in her tiny fingers and looked back at her father, "I'm sorry you had to witness your mother's weakness. Maybe you'll learn to be stranger than her someday huh?" He smiled at her and stood, leaving Anna to ponder this chain of events.
She thought about the many ways her mother could rebel and revolt. He hatred and malice for her mother grew as she comprehended that her mother was indeed the weakest link in the Malfoy family! She glared at her father's ring and felt her power flow through her body.
End FlashbackAnna looked into the cold night air and sighed. She wouldn't be able to get back to sleep now. So, taking her broom she changed into a pleated skirt and top, and left the common room. She crept through the silent halls of the school and onto the grounds.
Once outside she let loose a wide smile and a genuine laugh. She mounted her broom and leaped into the air. She dipped and dived and danced in the night air. The chilling cold air made her shiver but once in the air she forgot the cold and focused on her wind ballet. She laughed every now and then as the stars twinkled around her, showing their mirth. Her skirt swirled and floated in the find and she smiled down at the distant earth.
Her twists and turns were watched keenly from a tower window. The green eyes never left her as she landed gracefully on the grass again at twirled, her skirt swirling and flashing her slender legs.
James shook his head before grabbing his father's invisibility cloak. He wanted to find out just what Malfoy did when she snuck out of her dorms. He watched her grab her slender broom and skip back toward the entrance of the school. James smirked and walked into the common room, bent on waiting outside. He glanced at a small letter lying on the table. He paid no head to the strange name it held and he stood outside the door.
He waited for what seemed like forever when he saw something very peculiar. A white cat carrying a pocket sized broom in its tiny mouth. The beautiful feline stopped at the entrance of his dorm and glanced for intruders. After taking a deep breath, it closed it's eyes. James watched the fur melt off of the graceful creature and it was replaced with skin. It's pupils rounded and its front paws turned to hands. In what appeared like a millisecond, Anna Malfoy stood panting and grasping her stomach in what seemed like pain.
James stood shell-shocked and held his breath until Anna staggered into the common room. He in hailed finally and wiped a cold sweat from his forehead. He had never seen a real animagus before! His hands shook as he open the door to his rooms and he fell into his bed, reflecting over Anna's illegal talent.
A/N: Well thanks for reading! I hope you like this chapter. Its kinda boring but it does get better. Thanks again. R&R please!