A/N: This story has been bouncing around in my head for years. Depending on how its received I'll be posting every week. Its a Draco/OC story. Rose is Rons twin sister. The next chapter will skip to the Yule Ball in fourth year. Let me know if you like or hate it. Any and all reviews welcome.

To most people it was just any other day. No body inside Kings Cross Station would notice anything odd that day, and if they did they would just think their eyes were playing tricks on them. If they noticed the ragged boy in too big clothes pushing a trolley loaded down with a trunk and an owl they would just assume he was foreign, or possibly just odd, they wouldn't think twice about him. Or if perhaps they happen to see one of the children belonging to the huge family with red hair that was hanging around platforms 9 and 10 disappear through the barrier, well they probably just miscounted how many kids were there. Of course no body would notice anything, because september first was not a special day. It didn't hold any importance to them, just like that ragged boy, but to young witches and wizards it was the most important day of their lives.

Rose Weasley smirked one last time at her twin brother before turning to face the wall her 3 older brothers had disappeared into. She took a deep breath before starting to jog at the barrier. She wanted to run but she didn't want to deal with Ron later teasing her that she was scared. This was the first time she was entering the platform on her own. The years before when they would come see the older boys off she would go through with her mother or father. But this year she was finally starting Hogwarts. If she didn't have Ron beside her starting his first year as well she would be terrified. She had no idea how Percy, Charlie, and especially Bill did it on their own.

When she finally got through to the other side the site took her breath away. She had seen the Hogwarts Express before of course but she had never been about to board it. Rather than going to find a compartment on her own she decided to wait for Ron, Ginny and her mum and dad. Stepping to the side she turned to look back at the barrier expecting to see Ron come through next. Instead a skinny boy with messy black hair and glasses came through. Rose quickly looked around to see if maybe she somehow missed them come by. The boy didn't even seem to see her as he made his way to the train with an awestruck look on his face.

"Looking for me?" came Rons voice behind her.

"It's about time!" Rose replied smiling and hitting him on the arm.

They made their way to the train pushing their trolleys in front of them. Rose couldn't help the huge grin that lit up her face as she finally climbed onto the Hogwarts Express for the first time after so many years of waiting. Her and Ron slowly made their way down the crowded corridor looking for an empty compartment. Finally she heard Ron push a door open in front of her.

"Mind if we sit here? Everywhere else is full." Ron asked the same boy who had come through the barrier before him.

"Not at all" the boy replied gesturing to the empty compartment around him.

A half hour later the three of them sat amidst a pile of sweet wrappers trying to explain to Harry Potter about the wizarding world. They could hardly believe he actually was Harry Potter let alone that he knew absolutely nothing about their world. Their conversation was interupted by a skinny boy with bright blonde hair and sharp features sliding the compartment door open.

"So its true then? What they're saying down the train, that Harry Potters in this compartment. So its you then? I'm Draco Malfoy." he drawled holding out his hand.

At the mention of his name Ron couldn't help but let out a snort causing Draco to spin his head towards them.

"Think my names funny do you? No need to ask who you are. My father told me the Weasleys all have red hair freckles and more kids than they could afford."

"Yeh? Did your father also tell you how he blackmailed his way into the ministry? Cause im sure he didn't mention the fact that your face looks remarkably like a rat cause then you wouldn't be so smug. Although i guess you could say your nose is in the air because your just sniffing out some cheese." Rose fired back quickly.

"Youll soon find out some wizarding families are better than others Potter. You don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there." Malfoy said glaring at Rose.

"I think i can figure out the wrong sort for myself thanks." Harry replied softly.

Malfoy then turned and glared at Harry as well, a touch of pink coloring his cheeks, before turning away, storming out of the compartment and slamming the door behind them. It wasnt even a minute later when it was opened again. This time by a bushy haired girl.

"Sorry but you havent seen a toad have you? It's just a boy named Neville's lost one" she asked in a quick breathless voice.

"No." Ron replied quickly then turned away and started talking to Harry again.

"I'll help you look" Rose volunteered standing up.

Rose followed the girl out of the compartment and down the corridor.

"I'm Hermione Granger by the way" The girl said over her shoulder.

"Rose Weasley. Back there was my brother Ron and our new friend Harry."

"Well your brother seemed.. nice?"

"Dont lie. He's a rude git!" Rose laughed.

Hermione laughed as well and nodded her head. She stopped in front of another compartment to ask the group inside if they had seen the toad. Rose leaned her shoulder against the wall to wait. Suddenly she felt a tickle on the back of her neck, that feeling that someone or something was watching her. Slowly she glanced behind her to see Draco Malfoy staring at her as he was waiting for a group of kids to pass. As soon as he saw Rose notice him he spun around quickly, that same pink tint on his cheeks, and hurried into his compartment.