Diagon Alley and a New Somebody
Cora Defrance looked again at the Hogwarts letter she had just received. For six years she had been going to Beauxbaton, but didn't understand why. She knew Hogwarts was much closer but her father never wanted her to go there. She understood why. Her father, Janis Defrance was a Death Eater, well almost. He didn't like Albus Dumbledore at all. It was final now though, her father had left to pursue orders from Lord Voldemort and find someone who understood the Dark Lord's powers. Her mother, Delilah Defrance made the decision to send her daughter to Hogwarts. She brushed her dark brown hair from green eyes and remembered how he used to tell her all about Dumbledore.
"He's no good Cora; he's a bad person and can never be trusted. That is why you can't go to Hogwarts," he would say.
Right.
Her mother and she went to Diagon Alley; the same day she got the letter, to get a few things. She needed new books and she wanted a new owl, as well as a new broom. She also had to get new robes, for Hogwarts. Her mother was well known to many people and Cora met a few on their outing.
While in Flourish and Blots, they met up with a family also on an outing. Cora was over looking at books when her mother called her over.
"Cora, dear, come here, I want you to meet some friends of mine," she said.
Cora rolled her eyes and walked over to where her mother was standing next to a bleach-blonde man and son. The boy was tall and some what tan but with his ridiculous white hair it didn't look too hott. Get sun much? Cora thought as she walked over to her mum.
"Cora this is Lucius Malfoy and his son Draco," she told her.
She smiled and shook Mr. Malfoy's hand.
"Pleasure," she said to Draco.
He smiled.
"Now, now Draco, say something to the girl," Lucius urged him lightly.
"Erm... pleased to meet you too," he said coolly.
She stood next to her mother holding in her arms the books she needed for school and two that interested her. Draco was looking around as well but often stared at her, for periods before she caught him and would scowl at him. He was cute but she didn't like the whole staring thing. Her mother and Lucius continued talking for awhile. Cora started to get annoyed.
"Mum, excuse me, can we um go now?" she asked.
"Of course darling, let me finish talking," her mother told her.
"Well give me the money and I'll pay for these. I need to get over to the Apothecary and the robe shop," Cora said.
"Alright, alright, here's some galleons, go on, I'll meet you at the robe shop," she said handing her some coins.
"Thank you," Cora said and went over to pay for her books and began to walk out.
She passed her mother when Lucius spoke.
"Hold up a minute Cora, Draco will go with you to help you get the things you need," he said grabbing her arm.
"Um it's okay, I know where I'm going," she said.
"Nonsense Cora, let Draco come with you," her mother said giving her a look.
"Fine, come on," she said.
She and Draco walked over to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. The inside was crowded with a bunch of young witches and wizards all over with their parents.
"So um I pretty much know what I need, you really don't need to be following me," she said.
"I have to. Do you think I want to be following you around?" he said in a false angry tone.
"Well by the looks you were giving me, you seem like you wouldn't mind," she told him annoyed.
"Just pick out a dress robe and stuff so we can go over to the potions shop," he said exasperated.
She rolled her eyes and went over to the dress robe section and picked out a few and then over to get a black robe for Hogwarts. She paid and they stepped outside.
"Erm, well let's go to the Apothecary, it's this way," he told her.
The two walked down the walk to where the shop was. Before they went inside Draco stopped her.
"Look, sorry for my father being um pushy? I guess you could say?" he said.
"Don't worry about it," she said and pushed his arm aside and walked in.
She looked on her list at the potions book she needed to get. She had already taken a sixth year potions class at her old school. She was very good at potions. She looked around; it was a weird place, all kinds of ingredients everywhere. She backed up and knocked over a jar of spider eyes. Malfoy ran over to her. He pulled his wand out.
"Reparo," he said and the jar flew back up.
"I could have done that," she stammered.
"Yeah but you weren't quick enough. Besides, you wouldn't have wanted spider eyes just sitting there looking at you," he said smirking.
"Shut up, that was just really lame," she said.
Cora couldn't help but smile at him. He walked away looking at something else.
"Let's go, I need to pay for this and get back to the robe place," she told him.
He followed her to the counter to pay. He watched as she pulled out a handful of galleons and paid for her books. He liked her. He didn't know why. He had just met her and he already liked her.
Cora was in a surprisingly better mood when they showed up at the shop to meet her mother. She was listening to Mr. Malfoy, who was with her in front of the shop.
"Glad to see you two got along," Mr. Malfoy said.
"Yes, erm, well we should go mum, got to get packed and everything," Cora said.
"But of course," he said with a smile.
"See you tomorrow, Malfoy," she said.
"Bye Cora," Draco said and followed his father.
Cora Defrance looked again at the Hogwarts letter she had just received. For six years she had been going to Beauxbaton, but didn't understand why. She knew Hogwarts was much closer but her father never wanted her to go there. She understood why. Her father, Janis Defrance was a Death Eater, well almost. He didn't like Albus Dumbledore at all. It was final now though, her father had left to pursue orders from Lord Voldemort and find someone who understood the Dark Lord's powers. Her mother, Delilah Defrance made the decision to send her daughter to Hogwarts. She brushed her dark brown hair from green eyes and remembered how he used to tell her all about Dumbledore.
"He's no good Cora; he's a bad person and can never be trusted. That is why you can't go to Hogwarts," he would say.
Right.
Her mother and she went to Diagon Alley; the same day she got the letter, to get a few things. She needed new books and she wanted a new owl, as well as a new broom. She also had to get new robes, for Hogwarts. Her mother was well known to many people and Cora met a few on their outing.
While in Flourish and Blots, they met up with a family also on an outing. Cora was over looking at books when her mother called her over.
"Cora, dear, come here, I want you to meet some friends of mine," she said.
Cora rolled her eyes and walked over to where her mother was standing next to a bleach-blonde man and son. The boy was tall and some what tan but with his ridiculous white hair it didn't look too hott. Get sun much? Cora thought as she walked over to her mum.
"Cora this is Lucius Malfoy and his son Draco," she told her.
She smiled and shook Mr. Malfoy's hand.
"Pleasure," she said to Draco.
He smiled.
"Now, now Draco, say something to the girl," Lucius urged him lightly.
"Erm... pleased to meet you too," he said coolly.
She stood next to her mother holding in her arms the books she needed for school and two that interested her. Draco was looking around as well but often stared at her, for periods before she caught him and would scowl at him. He was cute but she didn't like the whole staring thing. Her mother and Lucius continued talking for awhile. Cora started to get annoyed.
"Mum, excuse me, can we um go now?" she asked.
"Of course darling, let me finish talking," her mother told her.
"Well give me the money and I'll pay for these. I need to get over to the Apothecary and the robe shop," Cora said.
"Alright, alright, here's some galleons, go on, I'll meet you at the robe shop," she said handing her some coins.
"Thank you," Cora said and went over to pay for her books and began to walk out.
She passed her mother when Lucius spoke.
"Hold up a minute Cora, Draco will go with you to help you get the things you need," he said grabbing her arm.
"Um it's okay, I know where I'm going," she said.
"Nonsense Cora, let Draco come with you," her mother said giving her a look.
"Fine, come on," she said.
She and Draco walked over to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. The inside was crowded with a bunch of young witches and wizards all over with their parents.
"So um I pretty much know what I need, you really don't need to be following me," she said.
"I have to. Do you think I want to be following you around?" he said in a false angry tone.
"Well by the looks you were giving me, you seem like you wouldn't mind," she told him annoyed.
"Just pick out a dress robe and stuff so we can go over to the potions shop," he said exasperated.
She rolled her eyes and went over to the dress robe section and picked out a few and then over to get a black robe for Hogwarts. She paid and they stepped outside.
"Erm, well let's go to the Apothecary, it's this way," he told her.
The two walked down the walk to where the shop was. Before they went inside Draco stopped her.
"Look, sorry for my father being um pushy? I guess you could say?" he said.
"Don't worry about it," she said and pushed his arm aside and walked in.
She looked on her list at the potions book she needed to get. She had already taken a sixth year potions class at her old school. She was very good at potions. She looked around; it was a weird place, all kinds of ingredients everywhere. She backed up and knocked over a jar of spider eyes. Malfoy ran over to her. He pulled his wand out.
"Reparo," he said and the jar flew back up.
"I could have done that," she stammered.
"Yeah but you weren't quick enough. Besides, you wouldn't have wanted spider eyes just sitting there looking at you," he said smirking.
"Shut up, that was just really lame," she said.
Cora couldn't help but smile at him. He walked away looking at something else.
"Let's go, I need to pay for this and get back to the robe place," she told him.
He followed her to the counter to pay. He watched as she pulled out a handful of galleons and paid for her books. He liked her. He didn't know why. He had just met her and he already liked her.
Cora was in a surprisingly better mood when they showed up at the shop to meet her mother. She was listening to Mr. Malfoy, who was with her in front of the shop.
"Glad to see you two got along," Mr. Malfoy said.
"Yes, erm, well we should go mum, got to get packed and everything," Cora said.
"But of course," he said with a smile.
"See you tomorrow, Malfoy," she said.
"Bye Cora," Draco said and followed his father.