A.N: Same as in chapter 1. I don’t own anything

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There was silence on the platform as the students tried to take what just happened in. No one has ever talked to Draco Malfoy like that and never left him speechless, afraid and embarrassed. They didn’t know who this new older student was, but they looked at her with appreciation.

The students were brought back to reality when Draco glared at the stares he was getting and shouted,

“WHAT ARE YOR STARING AT? MOVE!”

Draco walked away quickly with Crabbe and Goyle running after him as he tried to hide his blushing cheeks.

Students started gathering their belongings, whispering to each other as the twins, Lee, Harry, Ron and Hermione running after Dawn. They were going to demand answers from Dawn, but stopped at the scene in front of them.

Dawn was at the front of a carriage stroking and talking to thin air, looking ready to pinch someone’s cheeks like most grandmas. Dawn’s behaviour was confusing to everyone but Harry, who was shocked at the fact that the thin air was really a black winged horse.

Harry looked further up the path to Hogwarts to see all the carriages being pulled by these creatures.

“Dawn, are sure you should be touching that thing?” Harry asked, worried for Dawn’s safety.

Dawn stopped what she was doing to look up the confused faces of her friends, except Harry.

“I am sure these creatures aren’t dangerous, because if they were evil do you they would be near children? I think not,” Dawn told Harry.

“What are you two talking about?” Ron asked, puzzled and slightly worried like everyone else who had watched the interaction.

“You mean you can’t see them?” Harry questioned.

“See what?”

“That, pulling the carriage,” Harry explained pointing at the creature.

“There nothing pulling the carriage, it’s pulling its self like normal,” Hermione said, looking concerned at Harry and Dawn.

Harry was about to answer when Dawn interrupted by calming saying,

“Oh well, let’s get going.”

Dawn started to get in the carriage, wanting desperately to begin her year at Hogwarts, when she was stopped with a roll of questions.

“That’s all you going to say? Aren’t you a little afraid of the fact we can see them when others can’t?”

“More importantly Dawn, how do you know Malfoy enough to terrify him?”

The last questions were from the twins, obviously they thought that Dawn see an invisible object wasn’t nearly as important as Dawn nearly making Draco Malfoy wet his pants.

“Firstly, Harry, in Sunnydale you learn after years of living there to expect the unexpected and move on. Anyway I’m sure it will be explained later,” Dawn answered waving the matter of.

Before Harry could answer Dawn turned to the rest of the group.

“And I know Draco because his Snape’s godson, so when me and Buffy use to visit Snape Draco was often there. The reason why Draco is so afraid of me is probably because I know all his secrets, which could ruin his status in the wizarding world,” Dawn explained, refusing to say uncle and Snape in the same sentence.

The group were speechless at Dawn’s explanation, but were unfrozen as Dawn got in a carriage and her loyal lapdogs, Lee and the twins, raced after her and climbed beside her.

The ‘trio’ was left behind to hear the twins ask Dawn to tell them about Draco embarrassing moments when he was little, to which Dawn laughed and refuse to say anything.

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Dawn was constantly asked about Draco and why she was talking and stroking to thin air minutes before, but refused to answer until she knew the full facts about the creature herself. She didn’t want to punish Draco with stories about him until he fully deserved it and because she could remember the Draco he was when they grew up together, the ‘real’ Draco.

She was pulled out of her thoughts as she stood in front of Hogwarts castle, standing high and mighty. She was in awe as Lee and the twins directed her into the entrance hall, which was a large, cavernous room, lit by torches, with ceiling so high it's barely visible and wide marble staircase opposite the front doors.

Just as she finished taking the entrance hall in a woman with white hair in a tight bun with beady eyes, which were framed by glasses, came towards here.

“Ah, there you are, we have been waiting for you. You were supposed to come with the other first years in the boast, why did you not?” Professor McGonagall asked in a strict voice which made dawn nervous.

“Oh, I erm didn’t know....” Dawn started but Lee came to her rescue.

“Professor McGonagall, it was our fault not Dawn’s as we completely forgot. We would have been reminded if Hagrid had shouted, but we didn’t hear him...”

“That’s quite enough. Go the great hall now!” Professor McGonagall instructed.

The boys saluted the professor with a cheeky grin and wished Dawn luck, before following the rest of the students through some double doors on her right.

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Professor McGonagall guided her into a small room to the left-hand side, which was filled with small children all nervous and wondering why someone so old was with them. As professor McGonagall explained the sorting ceremony, Dawn begun to feel nervous herself. The nervous were replaced a little by excitement as the professor led them into the great hall, because she knew that revenge on Snape was soon to come.

The great hall was a vast chamber with an enchanted ceiling that mirrors the sky outside and floating candles. There were four long tables for the four houses (Slytherin, then Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and next to the far wall, Gryffindor) and at the top of the room the teachers sat at a High Table, which was raised.

She tried to stay to the back, head down, so Snape would not recognise her, but she was frightened the plan was ruined when the room started to fill with whispers and people pointing. She sneaked a glance at Snape to find that he was not at all interested in the ceremony as he himself had his head down, drinking.

Dawn looked over at the Gryffindor table quickly and threw a wink at the twins, which they was returned, and then put her head again.

Once at the top of the room, in front of table, Dawn saw a stool which had on a hat which looked battered and old, patched, frayed, and extremely dirty.

Professor McGonagall started the ceremony calling names from a piece of parchment and directing them with to the hat. Dawn could not quite believe that was the hat that was going to sort her into a house.

Dawn had started with patience, waiting for her name to be called, but grew frustrated as the desire for revenge on her uncle increased.

Finally Professor McGonagall looked at her list then at her. Dawn knew it time and just bit back a smile as her inner self screamed with delight and evil.

“Snape, Dawn” Professor McGonagall stated.

Instantly Professor Snape’s head snapped up to stare at Dawn in shock and disbelieve, mouth opening and closing like a goldfish as gasps went through the room.

Dawn proceeded to the stool, with her head high, in a now silent great hall, except for the sniggers from the twins. Dawn caught the eye of the headmaster and knew a 100 percentage that Dumbledore had known her plan in the summer and the reasons behind it as his twinkling eyes and a little smile were confirmation.

As soon as Dawn put the hat, it immediately spoke, which shocked Dawn even though everyone had told her about it. She just couldn’t believe a hat could talk.

‘Ah the key or should I say Dawn summers has finally arrived at Hogwarts. It’s an honour to be in your presence.’

‘Erm, thanks...I think,’ Dawn whispered.

‘You have a great force inside and the house will be important to connect it, make it stronger.’

‘Force inside me? Basically what Mr Ollivander said. What’s so important about the key now? It’s done its purpose!” Dawn thought to herself, angry at both statements about the key.

‘The place for you is....’

“GRYFFINDOR!” The sorting hat shouted out.

The students were shocked that someone related to Snape could be placed in Gryffindor, which was known for courage. The silence was shattered by the twins and Lee standing up on their seats, cheering madly. They glared at the other students at the table until they slowly began to clap their hands.

Dawn bounced off the stool and skipped over to the Gryffindor, but not before she turned to Snape and waved with a devious grin, making him snarl a little.

Dawn sat in between Fred and George with Lee opposite and she high-fived them as she felt people staring at her, but could not do anything about it now as the sorting ceremony was still continuing.

“That was brilliant, Dawn...”

“...did you see Snape’s face when they called you name?”Fred and George asked.

“I know, it was awesome payback. Thanks guys for giving me the idea,” Dawn said, hugging the twins.

“Wait a minute, you planned that?” Ron whispered down to them, receiving nods .

“How is using Snape’s name payback?” Harry asked quietly, confused.

“Think about it Harry, Snape has a reputation here for being mean and cold, and it’s very important to him. If his reputation was ruin by a niece who is sweet, kind and creates mischief, he would not be able to control students and spread fear like normal. It also helps that I am pregnant,” Dawn whispered back, making sure no-one else could hear.

A smirk appeared on Harry’s, Ron’s and Ginny’s face as the thought of Snape being destroyed, but Hermione didn’t shared that thought as she tutted and frowned, gaining Dawn’s attention.

“Oh come on Hermione, it’s not like you like Snape anyway, have a bit of fun,” Dawn whispered to her.

Hermione was about to reply when Dumbledore stood as the sorting ceremony had finished and everyone turned their attention to him, giving Dawn a break from the uncomfortable stares.

“Good evening children. This year we have an older student joining us,” Dumbledore stated, looking at Dawn as did everyone else, “Dawn Snape, could you please stand.”

Dawn glared at Dumbledore, but reluctantly standing up, whispering, “Like they don’t know who that is.”

“Dawn will be joining us for a year to study magic, she will be in the fifth year. I am sure you will make her welcome to Hogwarts. Let’s give her a round of applause,” Dumbledore instructed.

Dawn blushed as applause bounced off the walls, even if they were half-hearted from all the tables.

“Can I sit now?” Dawn asked Dumbledore rudely, making people gasp.

The wizards and witches were waiting for Dumbledore to tell Dawn off, but all he did was nod with a smile on his face.

“I swear that was punishment for not coming for Hogwarts earlier in life,” Dawn whispered to her friends angrily, causing them to laugh as she buried her face in George’s shoulder, while Fred rubbed her back to calm her down and the redness in her face to disappear.

Dumbledore continued his speech as Dawn got in control of her emotions,

“We have two changes in the staffing this year. We are pleased to welcome back Professor Grubbly-Plank, who will be taking over Care of Magic Creatures while Professor Hagrid is on temporary leave. We also wish to welcome our new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Dolores Umbridge. I am sure you will all join me in wishing the professor good luck. Now, as usual, our caretaker, Mr. Filch, has asked me to remind you...”

Dumbledore was interrupted by Professor Umbridge, who was overly dressed in pink, coughed for attention.

The whole room was still, in shock at the fact the headmaster was interrupted for the first time in their school years.

As Umbridge stood from her chair to approach towards the front of the platform, where Dumbledore was, Harry informed the group that umbridge was at his hearing with the ministry and worked for Fudge.

Dawn threw umbridge a glare, watching her with suspicion as umbridge begun her own speech with a strange smile, almost forced and unnatural.

“Thank you, headmaster, for those kind words of welcome. And how lovely to see all your bright, happy faces smiling up at me. I’m sure we are all going to be very good friends.”

‘Bright, happy faces? Not from where I am looking,’ Dawn thought as she observed the bored, sad faces of her fellow students.

“Not likely,” The twins said, commenting on the phrase ‘be good friends’, resulting in Dawn laughing.

Umbridge turned to stare at the three with a look of authority on her face, so Dawn turned her laughter into coughing as Fred and George patted her back, making the act seem genuine.

Umbridge paused for moment before continuing,

“The Ministry of Magic has always considered the education of young witches and wizards to be of a vital importance. Although each headmaster has brought something new to this... historic school, progress for the sake of progress must be discouraged. Let us preserve what must be preserved, perfect what can be perfected and prune practices that ought to be... prohibited!”

When she finished there was another silence as the students stared blankly at her, before Dumbledore quickly started to clap, making a few claps from students follow.

“Thank you, Professor Umbridge, that really was most illuminating.”

“Do you think illuminating means to Dumbledore dull, boring and lies? Because that’s what I thought?” Dawn said, getting giggles from people close by who heard.

“What does it mean?” Harry asked, ignoring Dawn’s comment.

Hermione answered gravely,

“It means that the ministry is interfering at Hogwarts.”

“This isn’t good is it?” Dawn questioned and Hermione shook her head, “Didn’t think so.”

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I know not a lot happened, but couldn't think. Hoping that for an interaction between Dawn and snape and/or Umbridge