Secret Merlin: Day One

"Please step up to the cauldron when your name is called and pick a piece of parchment, this parchment will hold the information about who you will be giving to for Secret Merlin." I looked up at the cauldron with excitement as Headmistress McGonnagal addressed us.

'I wonder who I'll get.'

"Ron Weasley." I saw Ron swagger up to the cauldron and grab a piece of parchment, when he opened it his face fell and he looked horrified.

'Oh I hope I don't get someone bad this year.'

"Harry Potter."

"Luna Lovegood."

"Neville Longbottom."

"Blaise Zambini"

"Hannah Abbott"

…many names later…

"Draco Malfoy."

'that smug little git, watch him get his best friend'

I watched as the blonde quickly made his way to the cauldron and snatched a parchment out and without even looking at it shoved it in his pocket and went back to his seat.

'that self-righteous spoiled git, he didn't even bother to look, and then just shoved it in his pocket, I feel bad for whoever he is giving to.'

"Hermione Granger."

'yay my turn'

I jumped up from my seat and almost skipped to the cauldron, I reached to the very bottom and mixed a few papers around until I felt I had the one. I picked it up to open, but decided against it knowing it would be better to open it alone to avoid people seeing my reaction like Ron's. Now everyone knows he got Lavender Brown.

I kept folding and unfolding the Secret Merlin paper in my hands until Dinner was dismissed. I ran as fast as I could to my room and shut the curtains on my bed and cast Muffilato.

My hands were shaking as I slowly unfolded the paper and I nearly gave myself a paper cut. When I had finally fully opened it I almost ripped it right in half.

I had gotten the one and only Draco Malfoy.

"Ugh, why me, and I really wanted to enjoy this years Secret Merlin."

Little did I know Malfoy was in quite a similar situation.

"I got Mudblood Granger, what is this some sick joke, I will not spend a galleon on that know it all bookworm, never!" His head flopped back into the pillows of his bed and soon fell into a restless sleep.