Chapter 6
"Draco you're here." said a girl that Brianna thought looked like a pug face and short dark brown hair. She ran up and hugged him. Draco pried her off as soon as he could and grabbed Brianna's hand and lead her to his normal booth. Apparently this pug faces girl wanted to sit with him cause she gave Brianna and nasty look. Brianna just glared back at her.
"Guys this is my cousin Brianna LeStrange. She's starting in our year with us." Draco said to his friends. They all gasped at her name. All there parents were death eaters and knew who her mother was.
"Wow I knew you looked familiar. You look a lot like your mother." a dark skinned boy said smiling at her.
"Bree this is Blaze, Pansy, Crabbe and Goyle." Draco pointed out everyone. Pansy's face changed when she heard who her mom was and that she wasn't after Draco.
"Hey sorry about the look I thought you were his girlfriend or something. It's nice to meet you." Pansy said shaking her hand.
"No problem nice to meet all of you as well." she said.
"Why were you late Drakie." Pansy ask. Brianna turned to her cousin and mouth "Drakie." and he sneered at her.
"We stopped of to chat with Potter and his idiot friends." Draco told then went into a story about what happened. In the end all the Slytherins were rolling in laughter.
"Oh what a pretty snake can I hold it." Pansy ask. The snake hissed in reply and Brianna shook her head.
"She said no she doesn't like being held by anyone but me." Brianna told them and they gapped at her. Draco laughed out loud.
"She can speak parseltongue." he told them and there gapped even more.
"Why does everyone do that." Brianna ask her cousin.
"Cause it's rare only The dark lord and Potter can so it." Blaze told her.
"Potter can talk to snake's how." Brianna ask and Draco shrugged.
"So it's true." Blaze ask.
"What." Brianna replied.
"There was a rumor that my father told me. He said he thinks the dark lord was your father." Blaze replied and the others nodded having heard the same thing.
"Were not at liberty to discuss that right now." Brianna told them and they dropped the subject knowing to keep there mouths shut.
They chatted with everyone the whole train ride. Pansy the ever gossiper told Brianna all the dirt and Hogwarts. Most of it Draco had already told her but she listened anyways. She felt like for the first time she had friends and power seeing as they were all scared of her.
Once the train started to slow they put on there robes and Brianna put her snake in it's tank and they made there way off the train. They all caught a carriage together and rode towards the castle.
Brianna finally got her first look at Hogwarts and was amazed. It was beautiful. Way better than her other school.
Once it stopped at the door she went inside and was stopped by an older looking Professor.
"You must be Miss. LeStrange." she ask and Brianna nodded.
"You can sit with Mr. Malfoy for right now and the Headmaster will call you up to be sorted after the first years." She said then walked off.
Brianna followed her cousin and there friends inside. The great hall was huge and the ceiling was so neat. She had read all of Hogwarts A History and knew everything already b heart.
Once everyone was seated they sorted all the first year which took forever and Brianna was hungry.
"Attention everyone. We have one more person to sort. We have a transfer student for our fourth year class. Please help me welcome Miss. Brianna LeStrange up here to be sorted." an older wizard that Draco said was Albus Dumbledore. The old fool that caused her to live in hell for years waved for her to join him.
Brianna raised up and all eyes were on here. Whispered about her last name as she made her way towards the stage and sat on the stool. He placed the hat on her head and she listened to it.
"Ah Miss LeStrange about time you joined us. I see mother and father both in Slytherin and you my dear have Slytherin blood. Your smart too. You could be in either Slytherin or Ravenclaw. But were to put you." it said.
"You better put me in Slytherin if you want to live to sort another head." Brianna hissed back to it in her mind.
"Oh yes so much like your parents. Alright then."
"SLYTHERIN." the hat yelled out and the Slytherin table roared with yells. The headmaster took the hat off and Brianna smirked at him before standing and going back to sit with Draco.
She caught a glance a Severus when she sat back down and he was smirking at her. Eye's showing his glee. She smiled back at him before watching the headmaster.
"Tuck in." Dumbledore said and the plates filled with food.
She was starving and she ate like she was talking with her friends and looking around the room at all the tables. Once the food was gone Dumbledore stood again.
"So, Now that were all fed and watered. I must once more as for your attention, while I give out a few notices. Mr. Flich has asked me to tell you that the list of object forbidden in on his office door. As ever, the forest is out of bounds. It is also my painful duty to inform you that the Quidditch cup will not take place this year." he said and most everyone gasp in shock. "This is due to an event that will be taking place at
Hogwarts this year." before he could finish the doors to the great hall banged open and a man came limping in. He was tall and had a fake leg and a wooden staff and an eye that whirled around. Brianna knew this was Mad eye Moody. Her Uncle said he was teaching this year and told her what he looked like but there was something off with him and she made it a mission to figure it out.
The man reached Dumbledore and they shook hands. He then took his seat and began eating his fake eyes swirling around to look at everyone. It landed on Brianna for some time before moving on.
"What a creep." Pansy whispered shivering.
"May I introduce your new Professor for DADA. Professor Moody." Dumbledore said and on one moved as they stared at him.
"As I was saying we are having the honor of hosting the Tri Wizard Tournament this year." The student erupted in comments. "The tournament brings together three schools for a series of magical competition. Hogwarts, Drumstrang and Beauxbatons. One champion from each school is chosen and you must be 17 or older to apply." he said and a lot of students got angry. He silenced them before continuing.
"The student from the other schools will be arriving on Halloween so help us make them feel welcome as they will be here for most of the year. Now it is late so off to bed." he finished and everyone rose from there seat. Brianna followed Draco down to the dungeons but they were stopped by Severus on the way.
"Congratulations on making Slytherin Miss LeStrange." he said as they walked towards his office and sat down.
"Was there any doubt I wouldn't Severus." She ask him smirking.
"No I suppose not." he laughed a little.
"Now as your head of house I have to inform you that if you need anything you are to come to me. Also I'm sure that Draco will help you around until you are sure you wont get lost am I correct." he ask Draco who nodded.
"Good now try and stay out of trouble both of you." he said as he shooed them out.
They made it to the portrait of Salazar Slytherin that hide the opening to the common room.
"Ah my youngest heir finally at Hogwarts I am so proud." the picture said and Brianna smiled.
"Thanks you grandfather is it." she ask.
"Close enough child. The password is Pure blood but you my dear will never need one to enter." he said and swung open the door.
She took in the common room. It was green and silver and very big. There was a huge fire place and comfortable couches and chairs everywhere. The paintings and décor were very lavish and there was two stair cases that lead to the bedrooms.
"There you guys are what took so long." Pansy ask waving them over in front of the fire place.
"Snape stopped us to give Bree the normal welcome to Hogwarts speech." Draco said and they all nodded in understanding. They talked for a few minuets before turning in to bed. Pansy showed Brianna the girls bedroom. It was as nice as the common room. Huge beds with Green and silver beddings and curtains circled the room.
Brianna's bed was next to Pansy's and her stuff was already there. She un packed her things and put Nyx on her bed before changing clothes and climbing in. She was so tried from the long day. Nyx curled up under the blankets with her like she does every night.
The next morning Brianna woke to Pansy shrieking about being late.
"Pansy I should probably tell you I am not a morning person." she mumbled before showering and dressing. Once she was door she grabbed her bag and made her way to the common room where Draco was waiting with his two hench men.
They went to the great hall and ate breakfast. After with Snape passed out there schedules and they saw they had DADA first thing with the Gryffindor's.
Draco showed Brianna how to get there and she was fairly sure she would remember. They took seats in the back together as the class filed in.
"You can put those books away you wont need them today." Moody said as he came into the class room. Everyone scrambled to do as he said and turned there attention on him.
"Alright getting right to it now I have one year to teach you all about dark magic and how to defend your selves. Lupin gave me a letter telling me all you've learned and you are very behind on dealing with curse's. So I'm here to bring you up to scratch on what Wizard's can to do each other." he said fake eye zooming around everywhere.
"Curse's come in many strengths and forms. Now the Ministry of Magic says your too young to learn about them right now but I say DIFFERENT." he said loudly startling some in the class.
"Now how are you going to defend yourself against something you've never seen. A wizard is not going to tell you what he's about to use so you need to be alert and watchful." he said acting a little paranoid.
"Now who can tell me why the unforgivable curses are named as such and how many there are." he ask and Hermione's hand went up.
"Yes." Moody said pointing to her.
"There are 3 sir and they are so named because the use of anyone of them on another person will get you send to Azkaban." she said quoting straight out the book.
"Good now who can give me a name of one of those curses." he ask and Hermione's hand shot up again but Brianna raised hers as well.
"Yes Miss." he ask not knowing her name.
"LeStrange sir. Brianna and one of the curses is the Imperius Sir. And the incantation is Imperio." she said
"Good very good can you tell me what it does." he ask her eyeing her strangley.
"Yes sir it gives you total control over your victim." Brianna answered.
"Correct. 10 points to Slytherin. Now let me show you what it looks like." he said going to his desk and taking out spider and enlarging it first. Imperio. He said and had the spider do tricks all over the room. Everyone laughed.
"Thinks that funny. Would you still think it's funny if I did it to you." he said and everyone stopped laughing.
"Like Miss. LeStrange said it gives you total control years back scores of witches and wizards said they only did you know who's bidding was due to the Imperio curse. You can learn to fight the curse which I will show you in another class. CONSTANT VIGILANCE." he yelled making everyone jump.
"He's mad as a hatter." Brianna whispered to her cousin and he nodded.
"Miss LeStrange can you give us another curse." he ask her ignoring Hermione's hand.
"Yes sir another is the Cruciatus Curse also known as the torture curse. And the incantation is Crucio." she said and everyone stared at her in shock.
"Right again." he said and put the large spider on his desk and pointed his wand at it and said Crucio. The spider's legs contorted and it convulsed and wiggled around in pain. Most everyone looked disgusted but Draco and Brianna Merely grinned. She knew her mother was famous for that curse.
"When used on a person for an extended period of time there mind can turn to mush leaving nothing for there body as a shell. I've seen it happen." he said and Brianna noticed Neville glance at her quickly before turning away.
"Now Miss. LeStrange can you give us the last one." he ask and everyone turned to look at her.
"Of Course sir. The last is the Killing Curse. Incantation is Avada Kedavra and there is no counter curse." she said and some people looked a little frighten at her.
"Right you are again. 10 more points for Slytherin." he said and her fellow house mates cheered.
He pointed his wand at the spider and said Avada Kedavra. A green light came out and hit the spider killing it over dead. Hermione turned her head in disgust.
"No counter curse and there's not blocking it. There's only one person ever known to survive it and he's sitting in this room now." he said pointing at Harry Potter. Brianna Narrowed her eyes at him but no one saw except Draco.
"The killing curse takes a lot of magic to succeed. I bet if you all took out your wands and said the curse I would even get a nose bleed." he said and Brianna snorted.
I bet I could give you more than a nose bleed. she thought as he went on.
"But it doesn't matter I'm not here to teach you how to do it just how to fight them and what to look out for. CONSTANT VIGILANCE." he yelled out again.
They spent the rest of the class taking notes which Brianna finished way before time to go. She studied Moody while she waited for class to be over. There was something not right with him. As soon as he said he was Alastor Moody she could tell he was lying. So if he's not really Moody than who is he and how.
She racked her brain and the only thing she could think of was poly juice potion. It would explain why he keeps drinking out of his flask a lot. So if he's someone else in disguise who is he.
Brianna didn't need eye contact to read someone's mind unless they had perfect shields up like Severus. She concentrated on his mind dropping her shield to make it easier and listen in on his thoughts.
"Got to make more Poly juice tonight. Must stay in Moody form. Must do my master bidding. I am so smart no one knows I'm not really him. Master will be proud and he will be back by the end of the year. Just got to get stupid Potter into that tournament. My I cant believe the dark lords daughter is in my class. She is so smart just like her parents. Yes the dark lord will want to hear about his daughter he told me to keep an eye out on her. Yes he did and Barty Crouch Jr. always does what master says." Brianna gasp and put her shields back up pulling out of his mind. Oh My God she thought. This is Barty Crouch Jr. The one that was sent to Azkaban with her mom and he's here to help her father get his body back. A large smile spread on her face when she realized this. Plus her father was worried about her and sent a servant to watch over her.
Moody looked up and looked eyes with Brianna and saw her smiling at him. The bell rang and everyone got up.
"Miss LeStrange stay after class." he said and she nodded and sat back down.
"I'll meet you at lunch Draco." she told him and he left.