Draco Malfoy and the Potions Pupil
AN: Please note that this fic is a companion piece to Lily Potter and the Potions Professor. It is the same story told from Draco's P.O.V. (not a sequel). While this fic can be read alone it is probably best to read the Lily version first. If you've already read it, thanks for sticking with Lily and Draco. Enjoy.
Chapter 1: First Impression
Draco Malfoy was not looking forward to returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This year he would be taking up the position of the Potions Professor and while he knew he was able to do the job he didn't particularly feel comfortable being in the castle again. He hadn't stepped foot in it for 26 years and there was a reason for that. He knew that the students and teachers alike would not welcome him. He never would have imagined that this would be the least of his worries.
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Draco stood staring at the door of the classroom. It was closed and he'd already had to open it a number of times today. That fact didn't help the uneasy feeling he had when he held the door handle; it'd be another group of students and another judgement that he'd be facing. With a deep breath and his head held high he opened the door and moved into the classroom silently.
"Good morning," he said and it was the first noise he'd made since entering the room. A number of surprised faces looked up at him, clearly unaware that he entered the room. "I am your new potions teacher, Professor Malfoy."
His name was met by a torrent of whispers; just what he expected and could no longer stand.
"Silence!" he said coldly, glaring at his students.
To his relief, everyone stopped immediately.
"Open your books to page 7 and read through to page 29," he ordered as the class groaned. "And do it in silence."
He knew he had to keep up a severe front if he wanted to have any control over these students who already judged him so harshly. He moved to his desk and began to flick through some papers that he'd been preparing for the next class.
He looked up when he heard some muttering towards the back of the classroom but it had stopped and all of the students had there heads down and were reading. He stood up and moved around the desk silently observing the class. He was reminded of his school days once again and quickly pushed the image from his mind. Just as he refocused on the class his gaze swept over a girl at the back of the dungeon. She had fair skin and long red hair. She was sitting down but he could tell she wasn't very tall because the two students either side of her were a head above her. She was looking back at him and his grey eyes connected with her blues ones. His heart beat quickened for the moment that their gaze was locked but she hastily looked down at her book and not knowing what else to do Draco resumed his surveying of the class.
He had no idea why he had had such a reaction to the red haired girl. He picked up the class list from his desk and scanned it. His eyes rested on a name, the only name that could belong to the student he was searching for; Lily Potter.
When the bell finally sounded to indicate the end of the class that felt like it would never end, Draco scooped up his papers and made his way towards the door.
"Homework will be to read up to page 45 and be ready for a practical lesson next time," he called as he kept moving towards the exit.
He could not bring himself to venture another look at Potter but he had a strange feeling that her eyes were on him as he swept out of the room.
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