Azkaban's Youngest Prisoner

Ch. 4

Chapter 4:

"Yeh finally excited ter be back at Hogwarts Tessa?" Hagrid says as we round the corner. Dumbledore had left me with him while he discussed some things with the other professors about my arrival.

"Yea, it's good to be out and walking again. Anything new?" I ask.

"Hmm not much ter be honest. I've definitely missed having yeh around. Yeh are the only slytherin ter ever tolerate me."

"Are you kidding, more like you have to tolerate me. I mean, I know for a fact Dumbledore or some other professor asked you to keep an eye on me." I sigh.
"I'd keep an eye on yeh anyway. Oh there is one thing! I am the new Care for Magical creatures professor this year!" Hagrid beams.

"What?! That's so amazing Hagrid, I'm so proud of you!" I playfully punch the side of his arm. We round the corner again and find ourselves in front of the doors of the Great Hall.

"Dumbledore said yeh can just walk on in. Whenever yer ready." I stare at the doors of the Great Hall. "Are yeh gonna slide in quietly?" Hagrid asks. I scoff and turn to him.

"Hagrid, I'm a Malfoy. Of course I'm going to be extra about it." Hagrid laughs and I turn back to face the doors again. I step forward and throw the doors open. As the doors slowly move to the sides I stand back and cross my arms. The doors then completely open to the side revealing the rows of Hogwarts students staring at me with an open mouth and wide eyes. The one person not completely terrified is my little brother Draco. I look over at him and smirk and give him a little wave. I missed him the most.

"Ah Miss Malfoy you're here! Come! Come! I'd like to have a word with you before you start your day." Dumbledore calls out. I confidently walk through the rows of whispering students sitting at the Great Hall tables. I look over at the group of Hufflepuffs who were whispering to each other and they immediately turn away and stop their whispering. I quietly laugh to myself. I make my way to the back of the Great Hall and approach the professors. "Here is your class schedule Miss Malfoy," Dumbledore hands me a piece of paper. "And Professor Snape has your wand." I suddenly get excited. I haven't used my own wand in years. In Azkaban, they had given me a wand to use and practice my spells, but it wasn't very good. They had made sure the wand I had wasn't the best working just in case I tried to "do something."

"Ready to be back and be my top potions student again?" Professor Snape says as he hands me my wand. A couple people gasp as I wrap my fingers around the handle of my wand. Damn, I didn't even do anything yet. People here are soft.

"I'm hoping I'm not too rusty, but I'm ready to be back," I reply.

"Everyone go back to what you were doing before. No need to stare." Dumbledore announces. I hadn't noticed that the entire time I had been up there, no one moved or said much from the shock of my presence. A couple more of the professors remind me of Hogwarts rules and give me a heads up for what I am going to be learning in class.

"Alright Miss Malfoy you seem to be all set. You still have a lot of time before class, you can go ahead and sit at the slytherin table with your brother."

"Thank you Professor Dumbledore." I walk down from the platform, skipping some steps and walk over to the slytherin table. I slide in next to Draco and say "Boo." He whips around and wraps his arms around me.

"Tessa! I thought you weren't coming back till after Christmas!" I hug him back tightly and laugh.

"I didn't think I was coming back this soon either! You changed your hair!" I ruffle his blonde hair. He laughs a little.

"Yea I decided to change it up."

"Good. Your last hairstyle used up all the hair gel. It was not cute."

"Hey hey hey. You told me it looked good!"

"Draco I was 12 when I said it looked good. I'm 14 now, and I finally have eyes. What else did I miss?"

"Well, my second year Ginny Weasley opened the Chamber of Secrets but of course Potter came to the rescue as always. And other than Sirius Black escaping Azkaban, that's pretty much it." I nod as Draco informs me on what I missed.

"Oh and Draco what happened to Dobby? Jeeny had told me that a boy released him last year but she didn't really elaborate." I ask.

"Ugh stupid Potter again. He tricked father into giving him a sock and now Dobby is free. Damn Potter, always ruining my life," Draco complains. I glance over to the Gryffindor table and see the trio.

"Draco, that's Harry?" I point to him.

"Yea, why?"

"He looks... different since the last time I saw him." I shake my head.

"Yea I guess. Anyways here are my friends Blaise, Pansy, Crabbe, and Goyle." Ugh he's still friends with those goons. At least he made some new ones. I look over cooly.

"Pleasure." I watch as Harry leaves the Great Hall with some of his papers and a quill in hand. "You know I'm just going to go to the library and get some books. I'll prolly need them when I get bored later."

"What? You really don't wanna stay here and like... meet people? You know so you have some friends." Draco says. I scoff and pick up my wand and schedule and place it in my robe pocket.

"Yea sorry to break it to you little bro but, not many people wanna be friends with a 'criminal.'" I say jokingly. I turn on my heel and walk down to the library, ignoring all the whispers once again.

a/n: Hey guys, I'm really excited to be working on this book. Also, I hate it when stories move too fast with the development of feelings with each other so bear with me! Cedric will be introduced in the future for those who were here for him. I still don't really know what direction this story will go, like whether or not Tessa will choose Harry or Ced. But lmk in the comments if you guys have any ideas or preferences!