So this is my first attempt at HP fanfic. The story begins in their sixth year at Hogwarts, were Draco Malfoy and Alexa Kaiser are forced to mature.
Old friendship forgotten, loyalties betrayed, Malfoy and Kaiser's relations are now hostile. However, war changes people.
I hope you will find it enjoyable.
And obviously, I don't own any of HP characters, all credit goes to the brilliant JKR.
Chapter 1 - Back to School
A light haired girl stood alone on platform 9 3/4, waiting for the train to take her away from the saddening memories. Some would consider her beautiful, but to most her appearance was unnerving, almost painful like looking straight at a very bright light. She glanced at her bags, all carrying her initials AAK, checking to see if she had forgotten something; it seemed like she had everything with her and even if she did not, she would not return to Germany to grab it. A faint smile curled her lips when the train's horn was heard and soon the wheels had stopped their motion and many excited students gathered in front of the carriage's doors. She despised this vulgar behavior; all the pushing and the shoving, as if their lives depended on it. She slowly made her way to the front carriage, where the prefects rode, and choose to seat away from everyone else, she was not in the mood for small talking.
"Alexa," a quiet voice called her name, and she raised her eyes to view the Indian features of her fellow prefect, "It's good to see you." The girl added in her gentle voice.
Alexa gave her a short nod and replied politely, "Likewise, Padma."
Unlike most of the people this Patil twin was tolerable. Alexa found her serene, almost coy nature somewhat pleasant. Despite being a Slytherin, most of Alexa's friends were Ravenclaws, yet pure-blooded. On a second thought, she would not go as far as calling them friends; she just preferred them on the arrogant Slytherin snobs, and the pathetic Hufflepuff losers. As a Slytherin she never even considered befriending with Gryffindors. She pulled out a book from one of her bags and hoped to pass the long ride unbothered, but it seemed like things were not going her way that day.
"Kaiser." She heard a familiar voice drawling her surname with the hint of contempt, "Did you enjoy summer with your family? I mean, what's left of it…" the disgustingly blonde lad teased her.
"Malfoy, it's better to spend your summers alone than to tolerate a two faced scumbag like your father is," Alexa said coolly while Malfoy's face grimaced, "It's even more enjoyable not having to see your ugly face every day. So yes, I enjoyed it very much."
"You're going to pay for it, Kaiser," Malfoy muttered angrily, and Alexa's hand moved to the inner pocket of her robe, where her wand was.
She gave him a scornful look, "Are you going to order these two moronic pawns of yours to attack me?" she asked dryly, glancing at the blank, dumb expressions of Goyle and Crabbe, who towered above her seat. "Or better, tell you daddy…" she added with a venomous tone.
Malfoy reached quickly for his wand but no quick enough, Alexa was already on her feet and aiming her wand at him. Everybody's eyes were focused on them and the tension made the air dense. "I suggest you leave Miss Kaiser alone," a calm voice broke the silence and she saw the other Ravenclaw prefect, Anthony Goldstein, aiming at Malfoy as well.
Malfoy gave him a murderous look and lowered his wand, storming away to sit elsewhere, followed by his companions. "Do you mind if I sit here?" he asked, putting his wand away.
She examined him with her cold eyes, before answering. "I don't." she said in a blank voice, looking at him through narrowed eyes, "I could have handled it alone."
"I'm sure," Anthony replied, moving a brown band from his left eye, "But I couldn't miss an opportunity to piss Malfoy." These words granted him a weak smile from Alexa, "I never thought he would turn against a fellow Slytherin." He added with a severe look on his face.
"Malfoys has no morals." Alexa stated, closing her book and putting it back in her bag, "Let alone house fraternity. You don't get to own half of the Ministry of Magic if you aren't corrupted to the bone."
Anthony chuckled at her comment and he was not the only one; she turned her head to source of the noise, to see Weasley and Granger's amused expression. "Is something funny?" She asked in a freezing tone.
"It's not often that we see a Slytherin turning against Malfoy." The red head prefect said with an annoying grin plastered on his even more annoying face.
"Please do mind your own business, Gryffindors," Alexa replied in an emotionless voice, though her expression was a bit hostile. The Weasley descendent silenced immediately and Granger gave her a thoughtful look but she ignored it and turned to look through the window, the view on the way to Hogwarts was beautiful. The rest of the ride of silent and when the train stopped she put on her robe and accompanied Padma and Anthony, aiding them in escorting the new students to the castle. She loved Hogwarts because it never changed, it was always welcoming, an island of solid sanity in an unstable world.
"Alexa, Glamorous as ever," an ingratiating voice interrupted her thoughts, "You have to teach me your secrets." A sycophant Parkinson said in an overly sweet way.
"I don't think your beloved Malfoy will appreciate you sucking up to me." Alexa replied with a raised eyebrow and Parkinson turned on her heels dramatically with a huff. Alexa sighed, tired of being constantly bothered, and was just in time to catch a little brown haired girl from falling on her face. She pulled her back to stand and shot an angry glare to the boy behind here. "If I see you shoving one more time, I'm going to feed you to the piranhas in the lake."
Obviously there were no piranhas there, and she had very limited authority as a sixth year prefect, but he did not know it being a first year, and seeing how pale his face turned he was terrified. She escorted the young students to the castle gates where a severe looking McGonagall was waiting to prepare them for the sorting ceremony.
Alexa snickered as she recalled her experience five years ago; she remembered looking around to see terrified students, fed up with stories about fighting dragons and trolls as part of the sorting ceremony. She knew exactly what was expecting her, and to which house she would be undoubtedly assigned to, just like Malfoy did only she did not brag about it. Unlike Malfoy, who was sorted to Slytherin before the hat even touched his silvery hair, the sorting hat took the time before deciding where to assign her. She had the brains of a Ravenclaw, but she insisted on Slytherin, like her parents were and their parents too.
After finishing her duties as a prefect she attended the Great Hall, taking a seat at the table beside Greengrass and away Parkinson and Malfoy as she could. Blaise Zabini sat in front of her, his constant expression of dissatisfaction plastered on his face; he was the vainest person she had ever met, but he was never one of Malfoy's pawns. She focused on blocking Malfoy's never-ending tales about his luxurious summer vacation, and reluctantly moved the food in her plate from side to side; the food in Hogwarts was delicious but she had an ominous feeling in her stomach that this year was not going to be anything like the previous ones.
"Anything bothering you, Kaiser?" she lifted her head to see Theodore Nott looking at her somewhat worriedly. She never considered him handsome, but she favored him over the rest of the Slytherin boys since he resembled her in many ways; he was clever, solitary and modest.
"Not really. I was only considering hexing Malfoy with a muting spell." she replied bitterly with a lopsided smile, glancing at the blonde lad who kept parting about his family's wealth.
"Let him talk, Kaiser," Theodore said in his quiet voice, "If that's what making him happy. He's a pitiful mess really." He told her with a serious expression.
"Why would you say that?" Alexa raised a surprised eyebrow, Malfoy was spoiled beyond reason since the day he was born; she doubted if he ever heard the word 'No' in his entire life.
"Imagine having Lucius Malfoy as your father." He replied, his voice sounding a bit sad, "Draco is putting out a great display, but being a Malfoy means you have to meet the highest standards. Failure is absolutely unforgiven." He pointed out wisely, "I thought you were clever and observant enough to deduce it yourself." He added with the slightest criticism in his voice.
"I never devoted to it much thought," Alexa confessed, poking at a cooked carrot in her plate, "I assume you are right. Though I can't bring myself to feel any sympathy towards him."
"Me neither." He said coldly, "He made enough choices on his own, and he is going exactly in his father's way." He spat with disgust, cutting his beef a bit too violently.
Alexa put down her fork and gave him an inquiring stare. "Are you implying that…?" she began to ask but Theodore interrupted her, "I'm not implying anything, Kaiser." He said in a cold, determined voice, making it clear this discussion had ended.
She nodded lightly and returned to stare at her plate, her mind fully occupied until she felt a sharp pain in her ribs. She jumped in her seat, turning to look furiously at the older Greengrass sister who elbowed her.
"The Ravenclaw prefect has been staring you the entire meal." She reasoned her elbowing, trying to get Alexa's attention.
"I couldn't care less, really." Alexa replied dryly, looking up at Anthony who indeed was eyeing her. She gave him a tight smile and looked away indifferently.
"God Alexa, are you even human?" Daphne wondered loudly, "You've never showed any interest in a guy since out first year here."
"Because none of them is interesting." Alexa remarked with a shrug, she was being honest.
"And you find none of them attractive?" Daphne inquired, eyebrow raised with disbelief.
"Not particularly." Alexa replied truthfully, scanning the Great Hall to see if she had missed something.
"Not even Malfoy?" Daphne asked in quiet voice, almost a whisper, "My younger sister is desperately in love with him."
"I can't see past his obnoxious attitude." Alexa said flatly, glancing over to the arrogant lad sitting a few seats from her.
"Were you just gossiping about me, Kaiser?" he shouted from across the table, causing Daphne to blush slightly but Alexa remind calm.
"You're vain, Malfoy." She spat with a scornful expression, "While you have absolutely nothing to be proud of."
Malfoy kept his arrogant expression, controlling his temper, and slowly but gracefully rose to his feet, walking over towards her end of the table. He shot Zabini a commanding glare and the said immediately moved to allow him to sit in his place.
"Do I?"He said in his usual drawl, leaning his elbows on the table and looking her right in the eye, where steel met steel. "Why shouldn't I be proud?"
"I doubt you'd like to me to open it in this forum." Alexa said in a low voice, like a snake's hiss, dangerous glow appearing in her eyes. Malfoy did not move, maintaining his composure; it was better for him to retreat but he could not withdraw when everybody was watching.
"I insist." He said in a sly, silky voice, his grey eyes boring holes in her skull.
"Your bloodline is stained with treachery, Malfoy. You could never pick a side, always preferring your convenience over anything else." She accused him, her voice low and quiet for his ears only.
He looked at her with hatred and straightened in his seat, his right palm covering his left forearm. "I already picked a side, Kaiser. And you'll have to, soon." He said behind greeted teeth, his eyes narrowed.
"We will see about that," She answered mildly, gazing at him peacefully. He was right, she would be forced to choose, and it terrified her. But he would be the last person to know about it. Before this conversation progressed any further, Snape had stopped in front of their table, looking at them in his usual sneer.
"You all seem to have rested well." He said with an unpleasant curl of his lips, "I expect you to excel this year; it's been too many years that the Gryffindors win the house cup." His black eyes were fixed on Malfoy and then moved to gaze upon Alexa, which was somewhat surprised. "Malfoy and Kaiser, come to my office tomorrow at lunch break." He instructed them shortly, and walked away without waiting for an answer.
When dinner was over she and Malfoy managed to control their mutual hatred while showing the first year student to their dormitories, giving them some basic information and answering their anxious questions. When Alexa finally reached bed she was exhausted, but it was for the better since she was too tired to contemplate and reminisce, falling into a dreamless sleep.
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