Astra woke in green lit female dorm room, she was laying in a bed with green drapes hanging from the upper part of the bed. Other beds like hers had other student sleeping on them, she got up and started to get dressed in her robes. She also grabbed her class supplies.

Astra walked downstairs into the green themed meeting area of the common room. She took a seat on one of the armchairs near the fire and closed her eyes. She backflipped over the armchair as she heard the sound of students climbing down the stairs.

Everyone eyed her warily. Astra ignored them as a thin, intimidating man with black hair entered the Slytherin Common Room. Astra bowed “Professor Snape.”

Snape nodded, Astra could see the slightest trepidation in his eyes. Something that no-one else other than the headmaster would be able to see. Snape commanded his students to head to the hall, all of them immediately following his instructions.

They exited into the dark, damp halls of the dungeons that glowed green. Following their professor they soon found their way through the moving stairs without issue. They took their seats amongst their fellow Slytherin, Astra saw herself surrounded by Draco, Crabbe and Goyle.

She frowned as Dumbledore stepped forward “The third floor corridor on the right side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a most painful death.”

Astra blinked (Has Dumbledore finally gone senile? Please tell me that was a joke.) As Dumbledore announced everyone to eat food materialising on the table, Astra sat there ignoring the food.

Draco blinked as he was eating, he paused “Aren’t you going to eat?”

Astra shook her head “Can’t, my body throws up anything I eat. One of the ramifications of my dad’s experiments, I have no need for physical sustenance anymore. It all tastes like ash as well.” Draco was quiet, saying nothing. Astra sighed (I just hope nobody gets hurt by this.)

Astra pulled out her schedule, Charms with Professor Flitwick was first on the list. Once the meal was over Astra and the rest of the first year Slytherins headed out. Soon they found way through the moving stairs to the Charms Classroom, three rows of desks that were all facing the teacher’s desk which had a large chair behind it and two blackboards either side.

A very short, brown haired professor sat on the chair watching the Gryffindor and Slytherin first years enter the room. He gestured to them with a smile “I am Professor Flitwick, please take your seats.”

Astra made her way to her chair, she noticed that all the Gryffindors were on the opposite side of the room. Astra looked at the feather on her desk, Flitwick nodded “I have placed a feather on each of your desks. I am going to teach you the levitation charm, Wingardium Leviosa. Remember, swish and flick, also make sure to speak the charm clearly or else there will be side-effects.”

Astra did as she was instructed with her wand and she grumbled as the feather simply decayed into nothingness. Flitwick observed as he passed her more feathers, he raised an eyebrow “I am sensing a lot of dark magic coursing through your wand.”

Astra frowned “My magic is dark not neutral so objects a frail as this decay in my magic.’

Flitwick loosed at her wand “I have never seen a wand that is that dark, it’s as if it is eating the light around it.”

Astra shrugged “Well it is a wand of Elder with Dementor Shroud as a core. It makes for the best conduit for my magic.” The Gryffindors looked concerned, Crabbe snatched the wand out of her hands. He then began screaming as the dark magic worked it’s way up his arm, Astra pulled it out of his hands. Astra then closed her eyes pulling the dark magic out of his arm.

Flitwick stood up and leapt of his chair “I’ll take him to the infirmary. You all stay here.” He gently levitated him out of the room.

Astra sighed “He will be fine with some rest but still that was close.” She then looked around “I’m sure now all know that it would be unwise to touch my wand.” Astra frowned as a few Slytherins tried to leave while several Gryffindors did. Astra glared at the members of her own house that were about to leave “Get back to your seats!”

All of the Slytherins followed her instructions without question. The room was quiet after that, at least until Professor Flitwick returned. Professor Flitwick frowned “The staff all wish to speak to you tonight Miss Slytherin?”

Astra nodded “Sleep isn’t exactly necessary for me, I don’t need anything really to function, I just do it because everyone else does. I will be there.” Flitwick brought an end to the lesson not long after that.

Astra looked at her schedule, Transfiguration was the her next class. She headed off to Transfiguration classroom, she entered the large classroom four that had four large windows. There were four rows of three desks, several bookshelves and cages as well as a desk for the Professor. Astra calmly took a seat. Professor McGonagall nodded as they other students entered.

The classroom was very quiet as Professor McGonagall pointed to the one of the two chalkboards explaining the importance of the Transfiguration alphabet and how they should memorise it. Astra noticed that some of the Gryffindors weren’t super invested in the lesson. A brown haired Gryffindor student and a black haired Gryffindor student were taking quite a few notes.

Astra noted those two may be people to observe, she returned to taking notes. The class passed relatively uneventfully, Professor McGonagall was a strict teacher as the few students who misbehaved were soon to learn.

After that class was on her schedule was double potions, Astra groaned as she headed to the dungeons. The Potion’s classroom was dark and dreary with large desks in the large square room, there was also several shelves covered in potion ingredients. She was soon joined by her fellow students.

Astra took a seat before Professor Snape, Snape acknowledged the class with scorn “As there is little foolish wand-waving here, I suspect many of you don’t believe this is magic. I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through the human veins, bewitching the minds, ensnaring the senses... I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even stopper in death if you aren't as big a bunch of dunderheads as I usually have to teach.”

Astra frowned internally (Why is he teaching first years, he is better suited to teaching older students in their older years. A teacher of his strictness is required for those classes.)
Snape raised his arm “Today I will tell about the standard ingredient for potion making. I will then get you to make a Cure for Boils potion, do not disappoint me. Now turn to page 197!”

Astra opened the book to the page quickly, she rolled her eyes as she looked over the pages. She had read this all before, she grimaced as remembered that every potion she ever tried to make exploded. Once they were instructed to make the potion, Astra used her wand to create a powerful barrier around herself and her part of the desk.

Snape eyed her warily as she continued to brew her potion, her cauldron began to bubble before exploding, Snape was about to approach only to see darkness mist escaping from. Astra then let out a wail that would make a Banshee’s wail sound like a pleasant lullaby. The entire class collapsed to the ground, Snape gritting his teeth cast a protection spell to hold back the sound.

Astra turned to him, Snape felt a shiver go down his spine as he stared into the deepest dark pits that stared into his soul. Dark ooze slowly made it’s way out of those pits, dripping from Astra’s face onto the floor of the potion's classroom. Snape watched as the floor which even the most dangerous of brews would be unable damage started to dissolve.

Astra took a calming breath as the darkness faded the ooze vanishing from her face. Snape took a moment to calm himself before heading out the door and locking it. Astra grimaced as she looked at the unconscious students “Fuck.”

Author's Note

I hope you enjoy this chapter.