For disclaimer see previous chapter, blah blah blah.
Ellie looked at her watch. It was exactly 10:30 as she looked out the window of her mother's car at Kings Cross Station. Ellie sighed; there really was no turning back now. As her mother parked the car Ellie scrolled through the songs on her iPod and finally settled on Not Good Enough for Truth in Cliché by Escape the Fate. As the music washed over her she stepped out of the car, got her trunk out of the boot and tried to calm her owl. Felix had never been good in cars.
"Good we have plenty of time." Her mother said as they walked into the station. Ellie fished around in her satchel until she found her ticket on the Hogwarts Express.
"How the bloody hell are we supposed to find platform 9 ¾?" Ellie asked her mother as they neared platforms 9 and 10.
"Well well, someone new are we?" Ellie turned at the sound of the voice and saw who it belonged to. It was a boy about her age with platinum blonde hair and cold grey eyes. He was dressed in an all black suit and had another man, presumably his father, standing behind him.
"Why don't you watch and see how it's done?" The boy said. With this he walked straight at the wall between platforms 9 and 10. Ha, have fun breaking your nose snob. Ellie thought before the boy disappeared into the wall. Ellie's mouth hung open at the sight. She quickly righted herself and looked to her mother for guidance. Her mother nodded to her and without another thought Ellie pushed her trolley through the wall and into the other side.
Once Ellie was on the other side she was amazed at the sight that was the Hogwarts Express. She quickly cleared her head and pushed her trolley to one of the open doors of the train. Once she had gotten her luggage off she parked her trunk in one side and set off to find a compartment. After a few minutes of searching she found an empty one and sat down in it. As she was listening to her iPod she didn't notice when the compartment door opened and someone stepped in.
"What are you doing Mudblood?" Ellie immediately recognised the voice. It was the same one that mocked her for being new and not knowing how to get onto the platform. Ellie opened her eyes and saw the bleach blonde hair of the person whom she was already beginning to despise.
"Watch who are start calling Mudblood kid, do some research." Ellie retorted. She was a pureblood but didn't flaunt it like this kid obviously did. Some kids back at her old school had made fun of her best friend because she was muggle-born. Ellie had hesitated to stand up to them but decided to start this school with new courage. "I happen to be pureblood but don't really care unlike you obviously do."
"Of course I care! Who would want to be a filthy Mudblood with muggles for parents?!" The boy almost exploded like this was the most stupid thing to say in the world. Ellie smiled, she enjoyed seeing bullies riled up. She skipped the next song and closed her eyes listening to the music. The boy sat there for a few seconds before waving a hand in front of her face. Ellie felt rather than saw his hand and opened her eyes.
"What do you want then? Come on out with it." Ellie didn't have time to waste on people who thought they were better than everyone else, even though the train ride was several hours long. The boy looked at her intently, as if deciding very carefully on what he was going to say.
"Draco Malfoy." He finally drawled. Ellie looked confused.
"Draco what? What on earth is that?" Ellie asked a bit annoyed.
"Draco Malfoy as in I am Draco Malfoy." He looked at her pointedly as if that should mean something.
"Oh, Draco is your name! Right, sorry. Ellie, Ellie Mills." Ellie said a bit flustered that she had just met someone with a name like Draco.
"Well Ellie Mills, what house are you in?" He asked this as though it was the most important question in the world. Like Ellie life hung on what she answered.
"Don't know, haven't been put into one yet. You?"
"Slytherin. Best house. Might like to see you in there. By the way where are you from? Haven't come across your accent before." He seemed quite pompous when he said Slytherin but Ellie decided to let it go, after all she didn't need an enemy from the first day.
"My mother and I just moved here from Australia. She got a job in the Ministry of Magic. Tell me, is it true that Harry Potter goes here?" She said his name with awe, like he had defeated the most evil person when he was a baby, which he actually did. Draco stiffened when she said his name and gave her a cold glare.
"Yes it's true that Scarface goes here, pathetic really. Anyway, if you're the kind of person that is impressed by him then I don't think I want anything to do with you." Saying this he stood up to leave. Ellie was surprised by this and found herself not wanting him to go.
"Well I only asked because my mum keeps talking about him. You'll be going to school with the boy who lived. Make sure you become friends with him sweetie, make sure you become friends with everybody so that you feel loved and welcome." Ellie pulled a face at her impression of her mother and surprisingly Draco laughed. His features softened with this outburst of happiness, even if it was only for a second. He sat back down.
"You know what? I think we'll get along just fine." He said standing up again. Just before he opened the door he turned to her. "My compartments just along here to the left, if you need to talk to some people about how pathetic Harry Potter is." Saying this he left her compartment and wondered off to the left, leaving Ellie thinking about what had just happened. She had just met someone who obviously hated, or at least thought of as a rival, Harry Potter. Ellie didn't know whether this was good or bad.
