Meg sat on the library floor curled up in a small ball reading. She loved reading it was her escape from the meaningless life she lived. Her blonde hair fell in ringlets around her thin face she never bothered to brush it off, no one ever noticed her anyways. It has been this way since she was born.
Ordered to death at only one day old from the one and only Lord Voldemort. Her mom didn't want the little girl dead. She put the child in hiding hoping for the day of Voldemort's end to come soon. Meg wasn't an only child though there was another, she had a twin brother. Draco Malfoy. But the difference was Voldemort wanted Draco alive. She nor her family ever understood why Voldemort wanted Meg dead but not Draco. Everyone but their mother Narcissa. She knew the reason, but never let on that she knew.
For the past sixteen years she had not been Meg Malfoy, but Meg Mal. The invisible girl the one no one ever noticed. Well everyone but her family. Though when they went out she stayed in only others who knew about her were the house elves and Severus Snape. The potions master. Her parents didn't hate her or anything like that they found it terrible that she had to be locked up alone and scared all the time they truly loved her. The whole world believed that Voldemort had the baby killed.
When the letter came from Hogwarts for Meg Mal her family knew it was Severus's doing he was the only person who knew she existed. Draco's and her letter came the same day at the same time carried by different owls. Draco's by a school owl, and Meg's by Severus's personal owl. She had been overjoyed when her parents told her she was going to go to school this year, but as Meg Mal.
They told her and Draco if they were sorted into any house other than Slytherin they were going to be removed from Hogwarts. Meg smiled at the memory of her father, Lucius, telling stories of his time at Hogwarts in the Slytherin house. Of course when she was sorted the house took awhile to decide what house to put her in.
"dear child you are quite brave, living this way everyday, Oh don't worry I wont tell anyone about your little secret. You are also quite intelligent but much to shy for raven claw or hufflepuff. My decision is between Gryffindor or Slytherin." She had begun chanting Slytherin, Slytherin, Slytherin over and over in her head. The hat seemed to smile at her. "alright child I'll put you in Slytherin to appease your family" Then the hat Shouted "SLYTHERIN!"
She had been so relieved to be in Slytherin where her brother could keep a watchful eye on her. Most people would have believed that Draco would have hated her for being there a reason for his life to not be absolutely perfect. But the truth was, he loved and cared about her more than his parents did, and they loved her a lot. He was incredibly protective and hated that she was so shy and had few friends. If he didn't have to pretend he didn't know her, he would have made her plenty of friends to keep her company. He got so little time to spend with her when no one was looking. That was usually in the middle of the night because Draco was quite popular, and people were always trailing him. He had to use her invisibility cloak to get out. Meg didn't use it at school no one ever noticed her, but it was quite helpful when the Malfoy's had guests over.
"Do you mind if I sit here next to you?" asked a girl. Meg looked up to find a short, like herself, red head. She wore hand-me down robes and had an overabundance of freckles. She must be the infamous Ginny Weasly. Draco loathed her older brother Ron. Meg had no problem with either of them, she though Ron was kind of cute. Of course she'd never tell Draco that. He would flip out.
"Sure, go ahead." Meg said with a warm smile. Even though she was invisible doesn't mean she had to be rude.
"Cool thanks! Every table seems to be full today. I'm Ginny Weasly by the way, and you are?" She said. She obviously had no clue Meg was a Slytherin. Gryffindor were never ever nice to Slytherin.
"Meg Mal, nice to meet you Ginny." Meg said with as much politeness as possible, she really didn't was an enemy.
Ginny had a puzzled look on her face, obviously trying to figure out who Meg was if they had already met.
"What year are you in?" Ginny asked.
"sixth year."
"oh cool I'm a fifth year, but my brother Ron is a sixth year also. Do you know him?
"I've hear of him never actually met him though."
Ginny began laughing uncontrollably.
"What's so funny" Meg asked turning red feeling as if Ginny was laughing at her.
"You're….. You're…… You're a Slytherin." Ginny manage to chock out in between giggles.
"and you're a Gryffindor." Meg said a little angry that Ginny found her being a Slytherin so funny.
"Oh its not that it's just most Slytherin wont even talk to me and you have just been chatting away and I didn't even notice you're wearing Slytherin robes!" Meg began laughing along something she hadn't heard herself do since the summer.
"Ok Meg the truth is I have noticed you before. I didn't know you were a Slytherin but I saw that no one ever talked to you and maybe you needed a friend. I know what it's like to be alone like that." Ginny smiled knowingly.
Meg had no clue what to say no one talked to her or noticed her ever. It was unnerving and it felt….. Good. She had always been so alone at school maybe if she had a friend she'd be happier. It would be easier to come back every year.
" So do you want to hang out, this weekend is Hogsmead. I'm going alone and it would be much more fun to go with a friend. So what do you say, will you come?"
Meg hesitated for a second then decided she had no friends anyways Draco would be pissed that she's hanging out with a Gryffindor, but she could deal with him.
"That sounds like fun. And thanks I am quite shy." Meg said smiling. There she was smiling again.
"YAY!" Ginny squeaked in delight.
The two girls began discussing boys, classes and books they both loved reading. The rest of the time they were in the library Meg was happy something she almost never felt. Maybe this was the start of her first friendship.
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