Chapter 2

We got to Hogwarts and once we grabbed out bags and were about to leave the compartment, Draco turned and gave me a quick hug with a small "Thanks" and he walked out leaving me speechless and a little, well, happy.
I walked off of the train and spotted Harry, Hermione, and Ron, and of course, Hermione and Ron were arguing like usual.

Things never seem to change no matter what happens I guess.

I walked over to Harry knowing he had a hard time that summer and looked at the arguing two and looked back at him, "Old habits die hard huh?" I joked, pointing at Ron and laughed.
"Yeah, I guess so, I mean Voldemort out there somewhere and all these two care about is what to do with a Fanged Frisbee when it's been confiscated from a first year."
I laughed and we all started walking up to the school to file into the Great Hall for the opening ceremony.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione had just walked into the great hall when none other than Draco ran straight into me, followed by none other than Pansy, Crabbe, and Goyle.
"Watch it Black! or better yet, make sure Potter knows where you're going so he can protect you, seeing as he's the 'Chosen Boy' or the 'One That Lived' or whatever he's being called now."
"Good one Draco!" Pansy said in her nasal and high pitched voice.
When we sat down, I put my hands into my pockets, only to find out that there was a note sitting there.
Hermione noticed this too and told me to read it the sorting was done and we all ate and we were sent to bed. I couldn't take all of the noise so I decided to take a shortcut that Harry and Ron had shown us a few years ago. None of them noticed I left, but for some reason I felt like someone was following me.
I turned to see Draco walking at a slow pace behind me. I stopped and he walked closer reaching for my hand and pulling me closer to him.
"Draco what if we get caught?"
"We won't, and I don't care anyways" he said slyly and gave me a small smile that made me weak in the knees.
"What about your rep, and mine?"
"Your point?"
"I don't know" I sighed, I just wanted to be with him.
I looked down, not knowing what to do. Then I felt him pull me closer to him wrapping me in his arms. We just stood there and then decided that we should get to our dormitories because the noise had suddenly ended.
I got back to my room that I was currently sharing with Hermione and sat down on my four-poster and then remembered the note in my pocket. I pulled it out and started to read...

Dear Christina

I don't know where to start,
well all I can say is that I'm willing to do anything for you,
risk anything for you, say anything to be with only problem is my family and our separate lives.
You're a Gryffindor and I'm Slytherin, and they're sworn enemies.
And now that I have become a Death Eater to
pay for my father crimes. I don't know what to do,
what to think. But I want to be with you.
That's all I know at the moment.
Please let me know a time that we can
talk all of this out.
D

I looked up and looked towards Hermione's bed, she would kill me if she knew. It was best to keep it secret. So I wrote him back saying to meet me in the passageway that we were in after the sorting later on that night around 1.

It was dark and the moon was shining brightly through teh window in the passageway when I walked in. He was standing there looking out the window when I walked up. He turned around once he heard me walking towards him. He grabbed my hand and pulled me in close, wrapping his arms around me, resting his chin on my head. He sniffled. He had been crying.

"I don't care for this anymore, I don't care about my reputation, being a death eater, all I care for is being with you and happy." he whispered in my ear.

I looked up at him, "how is it that you know the right thing to say to me?"

"I don't know, it just comes to me when I'm with you." he held me as we sat and talked about us. how he wanted to be with me and how he wanted me to go to the Yule ball with him. I've never been so happy, but with him? I never thought it possible. we walked back up the passage way, hands intertwined, but we eventually had to go separate ways, but I didn't want to go...

I walked back into the dormitory slowly and quietly."Christina?" someone was awake.

shit!

"Christina is that you? for goodness sakes it's 230 in the morning!" I sighed, it was Hermione.
"yea I know."
"well where have you been? what's kept you up so late? it surely isn't homework, I mean I would know."
"I know, I know, I know Hermione. just... well don't hate me for thi-"
"oh spit it out already Christina!"
"oh all right, just hear me out."
so we sat there, I told her of all that happened, on the Hogwarts express, the note, the passageway, and then later on tonight...
"what is wrong with you!"
"nothing Hermione! god I knew I shouldn't have told you. that's it, I'm going to bed. now go ahead and tell everyone. I don't care. I'll just deny it."
"you know I wouldn't do that Christina. it's just why him? why malfoy?"
"I don't know Hermione, don't you think I've asked myself the same question? I just don't know."
"oh well I guess if it makes you happy then ok, it's fine with me, but I'm still not going anywhere near him."
"that's fine. and promise not to tell anyone?"
"promise."