Disclaimer: Characters belong to JK Rowling, as usual. *sigh*

Thanks to Cherry for reviewing my other HP, you are great! *huggs* ... I hope you enjoy this one...

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Shadows

The candles flickert ever so softly as Harry passed them. He was on his way to the kitchens for a midnight imbiss, after he hadn't
been to dinner because of quidditch practice. Carefully as not to set it on fire, he pulled his invisibility cloak closer around himself, as
an icy wind blew through the corridor.

Suddenly he heard a noise coming from the corridor ahead of him. He quickly ducked into a small niche as not to be discovered by
whoever was passing. There were two voices, the darker one he could clearly identify as Professor Snape's, the other one seemed to
belong to a student. "I just finished grading your potion examns..." there was a long silence. "And I must say, I'm highly dissapointed
by you. You have a B-, that is much below your standards." his voice was as cold as ice.

"OK, I'm sorry. I'll try doing it better next time, then." Malfoy... Harry recognized the voice of the blond Slytherin.

"That will not be enough" Snape replied. "What then?" there was something challenging in Malfoys voice. "Are you going to take points
from your own house? I don't think so!"

"No I will not. But you will do extra credits, my dear boy" In his entire time at Hogwarts, by now six whole years, had Harry never
heard Snape talking to Malfoy in such a way. "I'm not your dear boy!" Malfoy said between clenched teeth. "And I will not do these
extra credits you are talking about."

Snape laughed coldly. "Oh yes, you will." then, with clear disdain in his voice he added. "You are a shame for your family".

Harry nearly gasped out loud. Malfoy a shame for his family? This perfect little version of the famous Lucius Malfoy a shame for his family?
What the hell was going on here?! But Snape already continued.

"It is a pity you are not more like-" he stopped in mid sentence. "Who?" Malfoy's eyes were sparkling with anger. "Why can't you say it?
It's a pity I'm not more like Sevius. That's what you wanted to say, isn't it?" he glared at Snape. "Well, to your information, I'm not your
fucking perfect little godson, alright? I tried my best to make you and my parents happy, but honestly I don't care anymore!" He shook his
head feverently. "I don't want to try to be like him, I want to be myself. I am Draco Malfoy, and if that's not enough for you, then go
screw yourself." He stormed away, into the direction of the Slytherin dungeons. But as he reached the corner, he turned around and Harry
was surprised to see tears glittering in his silver-blue eyes.

"I am not my brother!"

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