Slytherin Princess by Tabitha Repass (new ebook reader .txt) 📕

git! I told him not to harm you! But no he's too high on his own bloody horse to listen to an eleven year old little girl! Oh, I almost forgot," I ran to my closet, and pulled out two brightly colored packages. "Your birthday presents," I handed them to him, and then plopped down next to him. "Uncle Vernon took the letter from me before I could read it," he mumbled. "That old man just loves pissing me off," I uttered. Sighing I wrapped my arms around him and hugged gently. His head was buried in the crook of my neck, and he whimpered. My arms instinctively tightened around him, and his grip on my top tightened also. "CAMI! WE NEED YOU TO PACK! WE'RE LEAVING THIS WRETCHED HOME!" Petunia hollered from down stairs. I sighed inwardly, and left my spot next to Harry so I could pack. He could so easily distract me without even trying, and he wouldn't even know it. I clicked my suitcase closed, and returned to my spot next to Harry. I leaned my head against his shoulder, and his arm wrapped around me. Harry and I were stuffed into the car, and we drove till what seemed like forever. We finally arrived at a rickety old house, and Vernon had Harry carry me because I was asleep. I woke up when Harry stumbled going up the steps, and worry plastered itself onto my face. "Let me down Harry," I whispered, and hugged him to me tight. "C'mon let’s get in the house already. It looks like its gunna storm," I noted, and pulled him up the stairs. I pulled him up the stairs. "Vernon where will Harry and I be sleeping?" I asked once I had entered the house with Harry in tow. "You two filthy vermin will be sleeping in the floor," he hissed. "Fine by me. Beats sleeping with you. I can clearly see why mummy only did it once," I smirk as his face turned dark reddish purple. He was in front of me faster than I thought he was able, and smacked me unbearably hard. I would not give him the satisfaction of seeing me cry or shout out in pain. So I blinked away the tears, and bit my tongue to keep from shouting. Harry pulled us to the corner, and we huddled together to stay warm. We didn't even get a blanket, and that annoyed the bloody hell out of me. Sometime in the middle of the night the door banged open, and two men walked into the house. I snuggled closer to Harry and whimpered softly. "We are here for Miss Camilla, and a Mr. Harry Potter," I cold voice growled, and I yelped burying my head into Harry's chest. He stood with me in his arms, and took in the men’s' appearance. "You have the wrong house!" Vernon shouted, and snapped his shot gun. "Vernon! Put the bloody gun away!" I shouted, and he turned it on me. My eyes widened, and then the gun was out of Vernon's hands. "Come with us children," A cold snipped voice came. I coward into Harry and then the bigger of the two men scooped us both up. I let out a yelp, and tried to squirm from his grip. "Its alrigh' I'm not gunna 'urt yah," came a gruff voice. "You can let us down. She'd be more comfortable with me at the moment," Harry tried to reason. "Alrigh' but stay close to me 'nd perfesser Snape 'ere," the rough voice warned, and set me and Harry down. I rushed over to Harry's side and buried my head in the crook of his neck. "C'mon Milly, we need to follow those men," Harry murmured. We stayed close and held each other as we followed the scary men. "Thank you," I uttered to the two men. "Why is tha' Miss 'amilla?" the taller of the men asked. "You saved us both from hell, and for that I'm grateful," I whispered, and looked up at both of the men’s shocked faces as we passed under a street light. "She looks jus' like 'er Snape," the tall man uttered looking horrified. "I know Hagrid, but she is of no danger she's been living at that muggle house for as long as young Mr. Potter here," Snape said in a cold snipped voice. "What are you two talking about?" I asked looking at them both determined. "Nothing for you to worry about Miss Camilla," Snape growled. "It's about me so I will worry about it!" I narrowed my eyes, and I clutched onto Harry tighter. "No! You will not! Now drop it!" Snape snapped shaking slightly with an emotionless mask on his face. "I will not drop the bloody subject because I know you're talking about me. It's rude to not tell a person what you are talking about when they in fact are the subject," I murmured, and then laid my head on Harry's shoulder. "You look a lot like a wanted death ea'r," Hagrid mumbled looking at his feet. "'Er name was 'ellatrix lestrange, 'ery dang'rous if yah ask me," Hagrid answered for a fuming Snape. "Snape yah go back ter the school 'nd tell Dumbledore I 'ave the kids," Hagrid told Snape, and with a loud crack he was gone. "'Old on ter me children, don' let go 'nd close yer eyes," Hagrid instructed. Harry and I clung to each other, and Hagrid grabbed us both. We landed on the cold ground, and I held Harry up as he emptied his stomach. Hagrid stood there watching us until we got up, and he pulled us to an alley way. When we reached the end he tapped a pattern on the wall, and the wall disappeared. Hagrid handed me an old ebony colored key, and told me to keep it with me at all times. He did the same to Harry except Harry's key was a shiny bronze. We walked to a gigantic, white building with Gringotts Wizarding Bank written on a gold plaque above the door. "How may we service you sir?" An ugly little creature asked Hagrid, and eyed us suspicious as to why we were here. "Mr. 'arry and Miss 'amilla wish ter withdraw some money," Hagrid stated looking over at us. "Key please Madame," the ugly creature demanded politely. I handed him my old, black key, and he nodded his head as if to say thank you. "Follow me please," the thing ordered. Hagrid, Harry, and I all trailed behind the creature, and sat in a train looking thing when it ordered us to. We came to a big silver vault, and the creature unlocked it with my big, old, black, key. He handed me a pouch, and stood back. "Get as much as yah want 'amilla," Hagrid told me, and I entered the vault. I saw a green and silver necklace with a snake pendant, and an identical ring. I picked them both up, and put them in the pouch, and grabbed three handfuls of coins in the pouch also. I sealed my pouch, and closed the vault on the way out. The creature locked the vault back up, and handed me the key. Harry handed it his key, and we repeated the process. "Dumbledore 'as granted yah permission to get a snake 'nstead of the normal pets," Hagrid stated smiling at me. "We're goin' ter get yer books, 'en yer uniforms, 'nd 'en yer pets," Hagrid stated in his broken English. We bought two of each of the books on the supply list-The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk, A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot, Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling, A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch, One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore, Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander, and The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection. We bought two cauldrons, two set glass or crystal phials, two telescopes, and two set brass scales. We bought six sets of plain, black work robes, two pointed, black hats, two pairs of protective, dragon hide gloves, and two black winter cloaks with silver fastenings. We walked into a shop called Magical Menagerie, and I instantly spotted a ball python that intrigued me. "Ello there, little one," I said in a hushed hiss. "Hello young wizard," the snake voiced back. "Would you be okay with me buying you?" I asked smiling at it. "Not at all. I'd actually appreciate it if you did. I'd rather have a Parseltongue to talk to then have no one," the snake answered. "Hagrid, I want this one," I stated smiling at the snake. "Okay 'amilla," Hargid smiled at me, and Harry smiled at the snake I picked out. I looked at Harry's hand that was gripping a cage with a snow white owl in it hooting quietly. "How may I help you missy?" a lady with heavy black spectacles asked me smiling. "I'd like to buy this ball python," I smiled back at the lady, and pointed at the cage that was holding the snake I was talking to. "Ahh yes, here you can hold him while I get the rest of the supplies for him," the sales women told me as she placed the python around my neck. "You can't eat the other kids' pets, okay. Oh, what is your name? I don't wanna keep calling you ball python," I smiled slyly. "My name is Alaric," he answered slithering to wrap around my arm. "And if I heard Mr. Hagrid correctly your name is Camilla, right?" he asked. "Yes you are correct," I answered. "Here you are my dear, and that'll be five Knuts, two Sickles, and one Galleon," the lady answered, and I handed her the money. "'Come on children," Hagrid stated carrying the bags the lady had handed me along with the other bags. "Today yer goin' to the train station to go to school. Go to platform nine and three quarters, and run through the pillar 'en no one's lookin'," Hagrid directed, and we apperated to the train station. Hagrid dropped us off in front of platform nine and three quarters, and then left us. "Um, how do we do this Harry?" I asked turning to him with my suitcase along with Harry's on the cart. "Come along Ron, Fred, George. You don't wanna be late now do you?" asked a red headed lady with three boys. The two that looked identical looked at each other, and smiled. "Well..." they both answered in unison.”Run along now!" the lady snapped glaring at the twins. "You need help there?" asked one of the twins as they walked up. "Yeah, um, how do you get to platform nine and three quarters?" I asked looking at the ground biting my bottom lip. "Watch, and you'll see," the other twin answered smiling. They ran straight at the pillar, and I let out a little yelp of surprise. They went through the wall like pillar, and my eyes widened. "Run through kiddies you don't want to be late," the lady smiled at me and Harry. "Okay Ma'am," I nodded, and ran straight at the pillar with Harry. We walked through the train looking for an empty compartment, and Harry ran ahead to see if he saw one. I continued walking at my pace looking inside the compartments to see if any were open. I bumped into someone, and gasped holding out my hand to help them up. "I'm so sorry," I apologized. The boy I bumped into looked me over, and smirked. "It's fine, I'm Malfoy, Draco Malfoy," he held out his hand for me to shake. "Hi, I'm Camilla," I smiled, and shook his hand. "Why don't you sit with me, and my friends?" Draco offered. "Thank you Draco, but I'm sitting with my friend Harry. I hope we can be friends,"