Chapter One
Draco heard a knock on his door.
"Master Draco? Are you up?"
The platinum blonde smiled slightly at Dobby's voice.
"Yes, I'm up, Dobby," he said as he got up.
"Breakfast is ready downstairs," said Dobby, opening the door slightly to pop his head through.
"Alright. Thanks for letting me know," answered Draco as he walked towards the door.
"Not a problem at all, Master Draco."
"I told you, there's no need to call me Master."
"But I must!"
Draco sighed in exasperation, palming his face with his hands. Why must Father insist on making the house elves punish themselves...
Dobby was unlike the usual house elves. Yes, he does serve for them, and he does do the work.
However, he was not loyal to the Malfoys.
Period.
Well, with himself an obvious exception. Though, that doesn't change the fact that he wishes for freedom any less.
Draco would've freed him, but only his father could do that.*
"Dobby wishes Master Draco a happy birthday," said Dobby as he walked away.**
"Thanks."
The platinum-blonde sat eagerly by the window.
"Impatient for your Hogwarts letter?" said Lucius, amused.
Draco nodded.
"Well, I can't really blame you. It is the best magic school after all- despite the fact that it accepts Mudbloods." He grimaced. "I'd rather have you to go to Durmstrang, there won't be any Muggleborns there. But your mother wishes to have you go to a school close to home."
Draco frowned at his father's obvious distaste for Muggleborns, but kept silent.***
"I believe that's the owl now," said Lucius, pointing to an owl flying towards him.
Draco's eyes widened as the owl landed by the windowsill.
The platinum-blonde took the letter from the owl and, with shaking hands, opened the letter.
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HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Mr. Malfoy,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on 1 September. We await your owl by no later than 31st July.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
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A grin spread across Draco's face.
He was going.
He quickly checked the following letter.
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UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)
2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
4. One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags.
COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)
by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic
by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory
by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration
by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions
by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection
by Quentin Trimble
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring, if they desire, an owl OR a cat OR a toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS
ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICK
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"Well," said Lucius, grinning. "We'd best reply now, right?"
Draco nodded eagerly, grabbing a piece of parchment and writing a quick reply.
I will attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
-Draco Malfoy
He gave the owl a little piece of bread and gave it the parchment as it flew away.
"We'll buy your school things the day after tomorrow, sound good?" said Lucius.
"Alright," Draco confirmed, nearly skipping away.
He was going to Hogwarts.
He felt glee... And also relief, along with a sense of adventure.
Maybe there he would find the missing puzzle piece.
The Hogwarts Letter
Edit: I completely forgot to do the footnotes that I should've given earlier, so. I'm doing it before I go to school.
*I'm not sure if this is actually true, because I haven't actually read the books in a while and wiki isn't helping on this matter. Ergo, house elves can only be freed by whoever actually enslaved them- in this case, Lucius. I might add more on this later, but right now, this is mainly for the plot of CoS. (The Harry Potter CoS, of course, this is set in Brotherhood-verse.)
**Creative licence- plus, I just want to do this to make Draco only a day older than Harry and a few hours older than Neville despite the fact that canon says his birthday's in June and speculation pinpoints Ed's birthday in February.
***It doesn't matter if his name is Draco now, he's still Ed. I can see him respecting them and having a sort of familial sense for the Malfoys after eleven years of living with them, but I cannot see him agreeing with wizard-Muggle racism no matter what, even if Lucius tried to raise him that way.
Guest 1- The reason why he can see the moon is because he's not even in Hogwarts yet, as you can see here. It was hinted in the prologue, but it wasn't explicitly stated, so I don't blame you. Thanks for pointing out the spelling mistakes, and yes, I'm using creative licence :D Thanks for reviewing!
FwooshEye- Yes, we'll see. Thanks for reviewing!
Guest 2- I've had this idea in my mind since I read Fire and Metal. What if none of them remembered their past life from the get-go, and such. Of course, I did change some other things here and there. About the culture shock... Draco is currently being influenced by his past life here and there, but is evidently less brash than before. Of course, then he met Nev... But I'm pretty sure the culture shock will come, so don't worry! Thanks for reviewing!
Oddly Awesome- Maybe, maybe not, you just have to see. ;) I think I'll keep the current name, I suppose. Thanks for reviewing!
This wasn't really the best sort of chapter, but I tried. I sort of want to skip straight to the sorting, but I don't, because there are some events that I'm pretty sure are important that I'd be skipping by then. And the reason why I end it ehre is because this was supposed to come out yesterday, and I'm going off to school quite soon.
Remember, I update on a whim!