Love's Choice
Summary: Original character Maria moves to Hogwarts and becomes a Slytherin. Everyone likes her, especially Draco. But Maria starts to go out with Ron. She thinks that she is in love with Ron, but a kiss from Draco changes all of that. Who will Maria choose? Can she have both?
Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this story except the plot and the original character named Maria Gonzalez. J.K. Rowling owns everything else.
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Chapter 1: Fresh Meat
Draco sat on the train to Hogwarts with the rest of the Slytherins. They were all talking about how stupid the other houses were, but Draco wasn't really listening. He was thinking about his past girlfriends. They were all Slytherins, and couldn't really remember any of their names. They were all good looking, but that was it. Draco was restricted to dating only the girls in his house (by his father), and he wondered if he would ever find someone he actually cared about. And even if Draco did, would he know it? He had never really felt love. He didn't love his parents or any of his relatives, and he didn't even care about the girls he went out with.
Draco's thought were interrupted when the train stopped, they were at Hogwarts. He quickly grabbed his stuff, and ran off the train. After ridding in the carriage with a few of his friends, Draco walked up the stone steps to his school. Everyone (except the first years) was gathered in front of the closed doors of the Great Hall. Draco was talking to a few Slytherins, but his eyes were wandering. He saw Harry, Ron, and Hermione laughing about something. He felt a wave of hate toward them, and knew that he loathed them because they had the friendship that he didn't.
Draco kept looking around, and his eyes suddenly landed on a girl he had never seen before. The first thing Draco thought, was that this girl was gorgeous. She looked Spanish, with her dark brown hair, hazel eyes, and tan skin. She was wearing a smile that lit up her face. Dumbledore was showing her to his office, and before Draco knew it, the girl had disappeared.
Draco returned to his conversation, a little disappointed that he didn't know the girl he had just seen. Finally, the giant doors to the great hall opened, and everyone piled in. Draco sat and watched the Sorting Ceremony and pretended to listen. He was looking around the hall for the Spanish girl he had seen before. After a while, Draco gave up on his search, and watched the rest of the sorting.
At the end of the Ceremony, Dumbledore stood up from his seat like normal. But he didn't say what he normally did. Instead of welcoming them all back, and starting the feast, Dumbledore said;
"Before we begin our feast, I want to welcome a new student to our school." Dumbledore said. The doors to the Great Hall opened, and to Draco's surprise, the girl he had seen earlier walked in. Every head in the hall turned to look at her. She wasn't wearing the Hogwarts uniform though. She had on a pair of hip-huggers, a tight black tank top, black sandals, and a brown cloth belt that was tied to the side and hung down to her knee. She was wearing a bunch of silver rings and multicolored bracelets. She was smiling, and had an indescribable energy about her that seemed to put everyone under her spell.
"Dude, she's hot!" A Slytherin next to Draco whispered. Every boy in the hall seemed to agree, because they had started to make cat calls.
"Now, now." Dumbledore said, trying to calm everyone down. "This is Maria Gonzalez. She has come to Hogwarts, and will finish her last two years of school here."
"Cool! She's a sixth year!" Goyle cheered.
"Fifth year." Draco corrected him. "She's in our grade. honestly Goyle it's seven minus two!"
"Maria? Please sit here, and you will be sorted." Dumbledore said, as Maria sat on the stool. Professor McGonagall placed the Sorting Hat on the new student's head, and the hall went quiet.
"SLYTHERIN!" The hat screamed. Maria's face broke into a big smile, and the Slytherin table erupted in cheers.
"That's too bad." Seamus said to his friend. "Thought she looked nice." The three houses (Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff) seemed to be thinking along the same lines.
The Slytherin table, however, was cheering loud enough for all four houses. Maria gracefully walked to their table, and sat herself next to Draco.
"Hi." She said, still smiling.
"Hey, I'm Draco Malfoy." Draco said with a smile, not believing his luck.
"Where did you get your outfit?" Pansy asked.
"In Mexico. I went there this summer." Maria answered. All of the girls from Slytherin started to ask Maria questions about fashion. Draco just rolled his eyes, and started to eat.
Draco and Maria became great friends. They always sat next to each other in all of their classes, and talked in the common room for hours. Within three months of being at Hogwarts, Maria had gone out with a lot of boys. Most of them were Ravenclaws or Slytherins, and she actually started a trend; inter- house relations. Since Maria had started to go out with a Ravenclaw named Kevin, more and more people were going out with people from other houses.
One thing that made Draco really jealous was the fact that he and Maria were great friends, but she had never asked him out. Draco would have asked her out, but she didn't seem interested in a relationship with him. She just liked being his friend. So Draco sat and listened to Maria talk about the dates she had gone on the night before, as he silently died inside.
One night, when Maria didn't have a date, her and Draco sat in front of the fire in the Slytherin common room, and talked.
" 'Draco Malfoy', I love your name." Maria said absentmindedly.
"Thank you. It's almost like 'James Bond', don't you think?" Draco joked.
Maria laughed and said, "Do you know what my name means?" Draco shook his head, and she said, "Maria means 'the perfect one'. Fits me perfectly, don't you think?"
"Absolutely." Draco laughed, meaning every word. "My name means 'dragon', it's a bit of a stretch, don't you think?"
"No, it's perfect for you!" Maria said, looking at Draco. "You are just like a dragon."
"Was that suppose to be a compliment?" Draco laughed.
"I'm serious!" Maria said, playfully hitting Draco. "Dragons are misunderstood. Everyone thinks that they are mean and scary, but they aren't. People just judge them because of what they look like, and the stories they have heard about dragons." Maria said, looking into Draco's eyes. "Everyone thinks that you are a jackass, but they are just basing it on stories they've heard."
"But Maria, I am a jackass." Draco reminded her.
"I know." Maria laughed. "But you aren't one to me. So, just believe me, you're a dragon." She said, sitting back, and resting her head on Draco's chest.
"Okay, whatever you say." Draco said, wrapping his arms around Maria's slim body.
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A/N: Awwwww!!!! Aren't they cute together?! So, tell me, is Maria a likable character? Do you like my story so far? Write a REVIEW and tell me everything!!!!!
BTW- Maria wore muggles clothes because she didn't have a Hogwarts uniform yet. After the first day she wears Hogwarts uniforms.
Summary: Original character Maria moves to Hogwarts and becomes a Slytherin. Everyone likes her, especially Draco. But Maria starts to go out with Ron. She thinks that she is in love with Ron, but a kiss from Draco changes all of that. Who will Maria choose? Can she have both?
Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this story except the plot and the original character named Maria Gonzalez. J.K. Rowling owns everything else.
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Chapter 1: Fresh Meat
Draco sat on the train to Hogwarts with the rest of the Slytherins. They were all talking about how stupid the other houses were, but Draco wasn't really listening. He was thinking about his past girlfriends. They were all Slytherins, and couldn't really remember any of their names. They were all good looking, but that was it. Draco was restricted to dating only the girls in his house (by his father), and he wondered if he would ever find someone he actually cared about. And even if Draco did, would he know it? He had never really felt love. He didn't love his parents or any of his relatives, and he didn't even care about the girls he went out with.
Draco's thought were interrupted when the train stopped, they were at Hogwarts. He quickly grabbed his stuff, and ran off the train. After ridding in the carriage with a few of his friends, Draco walked up the stone steps to his school. Everyone (except the first years) was gathered in front of the closed doors of the Great Hall. Draco was talking to a few Slytherins, but his eyes were wandering. He saw Harry, Ron, and Hermione laughing about something. He felt a wave of hate toward them, and knew that he loathed them because they had the friendship that he didn't.
Draco kept looking around, and his eyes suddenly landed on a girl he had never seen before. The first thing Draco thought, was that this girl was gorgeous. She looked Spanish, with her dark brown hair, hazel eyes, and tan skin. She was wearing a smile that lit up her face. Dumbledore was showing her to his office, and before Draco knew it, the girl had disappeared.
Draco returned to his conversation, a little disappointed that he didn't know the girl he had just seen. Finally, the giant doors to the great hall opened, and everyone piled in. Draco sat and watched the Sorting Ceremony and pretended to listen. He was looking around the hall for the Spanish girl he had seen before. After a while, Draco gave up on his search, and watched the rest of the sorting.
At the end of the Ceremony, Dumbledore stood up from his seat like normal. But he didn't say what he normally did. Instead of welcoming them all back, and starting the feast, Dumbledore said;
"Before we begin our feast, I want to welcome a new student to our school." Dumbledore said. The doors to the Great Hall opened, and to Draco's surprise, the girl he had seen earlier walked in. Every head in the hall turned to look at her. She wasn't wearing the Hogwarts uniform though. She had on a pair of hip-huggers, a tight black tank top, black sandals, and a brown cloth belt that was tied to the side and hung down to her knee. She was wearing a bunch of silver rings and multicolored bracelets. She was smiling, and had an indescribable energy about her that seemed to put everyone under her spell.
"Dude, she's hot!" A Slytherin next to Draco whispered. Every boy in the hall seemed to agree, because they had started to make cat calls.
"Now, now." Dumbledore said, trying to calm everyone down. "This is Maria Gonzalez. She has come to Hogwarts, and will finish her last two years of school here."
"Cool! She's a sixth year!" Goyle cheered.
"Fifth year." Draco corrected him. "She's in our grade. honestly Goyle it's seven minus two!"
"Maria? Please sit here, and you will be sorted." Dumbledore said, as Maria sat on the stool. Professor McGonagall placed the Sorting Hat on the new student's head, and the hall went quiet.
"SLYTHERIN!" The hat screamed. Maria's face broke into a big smile, and the Slytherin table erupted in cheers.
"That's too bad." Seamus said to his friend. "Thought she looked nice." The three houses (Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff) seemed to be thinking along the same lines.
The Slytherin table, however, was cheering loud enough for all four houses. Maria gracefully walked to their table, and sat herself next to Draco.
"Hi." She said, still smiling.
"Hey, I'm Draco Malfoy." Draco said with a smile, not believing his luck.
"Where did you get your outfit?" Pansy asked.
"In Mexico. I went there this summer." Maria answered. All of the girls from Slytherin started to ask Maria questions about fashion. Draco just rolled his eyes, and started to eat.
Draco and Maria became great friends. They always sat next to each other in all of their classes, and talked in the common room for hours. Within three months of being at Hogwarts, Maria had gone out with a lot of boys. Most of them were Ravenclaws or Slytherins, and she actually started a trend; inter- house relations. Since Maria had started to go out with a Ravenclaw named Kevin, more and more people were going out with people from other houses.
One thing that made Draco really jealous was the fact that he and Maria were great friends, but she had never asked him out. Draco would have asked her out, but she didn't seem interested in a relationship with him. She just liked being his friend. So Draco sat and listened to Maria talk about the dates she had gone on the night before, as he silently died inside.
One night, when Maria didn't have a date, her and Draco sat in front of the fire in the Slytherin common room, and talked.
" 'Draco Malfoy', I love your name." Maria said absentmindedly.
"Thank you. It's almost like 'James Bond', don't you think?" Draco joked.
Maria laughed and said, "Do you know what my name means?" Draco shook his head, and she said, "Maria means 'the perfect one'. Fits me perfectly, don't you think?"
"Absolutely." Draco laughed, meaning every word. "My name means 'dragon', it's a bit of a stretch, don't you think?"
"No, it's perfect for you!" Maria said, looking at Draco. "You are just like a dragon."
"Was that suppose to be a compliment?" Draco laughed.
"I'm serious!" Maria said, playfully hitting Draco. "Dragons are misunderstood. Everyone thinks that they are mean and scary, but they aren't. People just judge them because of what they look like, and the stories they have heard about dragons." Maria said, looking into Draco's eyes. "Everyone thinks that you are a jackass, but they are just basing it on stories they've heard."
"But Maria, I am a jackass." Draco reminded her.
"I know." Maria laughed. "But you aren't one to me. So, just believe me, you're a dragon." She said, sitting back, and resting her head on Draco's chest.
"Okay, whatever you say." Draco said, wrapping his arms around Maria's slim body.
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A/N: Awwwww!!!! Aren't they cute together?! So, tell me, is Maria a likable character? Do you like my story so far? Write a REVIEW and tell me everything!!!!!
BTW- Maria wore muggles clothes because she didn't have a Hogwarts uniform yet. After the first day she wears Hogwarts uniforms.