CHAPTER 2

After that scene I was finally able to cope with the lost of losing my best friend but I still have one friend left who I know she won't leave my side and that was Snow. I know it sounds so wrong as if I just replacing him. My father wasn't too upset at me for being friends with Draco but was happy I made a friend.

Months has passes since that day. Finally heading out to Hogwarts. I have heard of it from my parents but they didn't tell me a lot of details. When I first heard of it I began laugh because it sounds like a pig with a wart and it's even funnier when I made fun of it saying warthogs. My parents were trying to be serious with me but couldn't help but to laugh.

Platform nine and three quarters. It was so much people. When I got my letter I was super excited. My parents has already went shopping when I sadden by the fact of losing my only best friend. I begged my parents to letting me bring Snow, I'm so attach to her I didn't want to separated, not again. They both agreed and bought a tank. Snow has grown a little bigger since I got her, she was able to wrap herself around my hand and wrist I even let her sit on around my neck.

"Now Scarla don't be scared, it's always scary when you first start off but you will get use to it and you'll be just fine." My mother says with a smile. I look over as my dad as he puts my things in the first years storage compartment.

"That's the last of it." As he place a protective spell on the tank to be on the safe side, just in case if it breaks. "Scarla I want you to do your best and be good and always remeber to mind your P's and Q's and always act like a young lady." My mom says. My father walks over and hugs me for a while before pulling me away as he places both hands on my shoulders. "I want you to listen to me very carefully." He says looking at me straight in my eyes and I did the same. "You don't have to listen to that Malfoy child or that the Malfoys for that matter, do you understand." I nodded my head as my dad gently squeeze my shoulders.

~Flashback Begins~

I was in my room practicing my spells. My father wanted me to practice levitation it was hard to do with my eyes close. I began to feel the book lift up from the palm of my hands but can still feel it on my hands.

"Have you gone mad!" I hear my father yelling downstairs causing me to lose concentration and the book fell to the carpeted floor. I left my room to see what causes my father to yell in such matter.

As I arrived I peaked from the corner of the door where the stairs located. To my surprise I see Mr. Malfoy. This is the first time in my life I ever seen a Malfoy in our mansion.

"Please do think on it Vikram."Lucius says in his usually calm voice.

"There's nothing to think about. Do you honestly believe that I will let my daughter to be push around." My father says. I couldn't see my father face, but if im correct his eyes must have changed color again like that day.

Mr. Malfoy wasn't faze by my father but I didn't hear my mother. I slowly left my corner without being notice to find my mom, as I was looking for her I hear laughter. I head towards the kitchen as that's where the source was coming from.

"Mommy?" I said as if I was scared but I was curious. To my eyes I seen another person with my mother. She was beautiful you can see few wrinkles but she was still beautiful, her skin was pale like snow as is she didn't see the sun. Her lip were color red as a rose as it match her sking tone, her eyes are blue like the sky and long blonde hair with black streaks. I knew instantly she's a Malfoy as well and Draco's mother. I look around the room to see if Draco was around, but there's no sign of him to which I was sad.

My mother looks at me as is she was caught in the act as she stands up from her seat. "What's wrong with daddy? And why the Malfoys are here?" I was so confused as to what they doing here and what's going on.

"Well, you see hunny our husbands want to talk business." She says in a way I could understand.

"So this is the girl who was playing with my son, Draco." Ms. Malfoy states as she place her glass down after taking a sip of her drink with a smile. It was like she lifted her head up to look at me, the same way Draco did when we first encounter.

I walks towards my mother hiding behind her as I peaked out from my mother's legs. I don't know why their presence is so tense so to be around. "Vivian, your daughter is a beautiflu young lady." She compliment me. "I would like to thank you for being my son's life and being his friend. I never seen my son so happy when he wants to go out to play." She said as she was thanking me.

We heard Mr. Malfoy calling his wife. As the three of us went to the main room as is standing in front of the door, Ms. Malfoy walks and stands by her husband as they were ready to leave. "I will give you two days to give an answer." Mr. Malfoy said as he looks away from my father than to me. I can see the disgusted in face that I wa with Draco and took his leave.

"Vivian." Draco's mother says my mother's name as she slightly bow her head to the side a little.

"Narcissa."

"I do hope you and your family enjoy the rest of the afternoon. I'll be taking my leave and thank you for the wine." She says as she leaves with her husband linking her arm around his. I was confuse, a minute ago they were laughing and now she dislike her or have something against my mom.

Two days has come and the Draco's parents have came. I was in the living room reading the book that Draco have gave me. I haven't gotten the chance to finish reading it due to my lessons. I resume where I left off. My parents were in the dining room with the Malfoys, it's strange to see them sitting in the same room.

"Your time is up. What is your answer?" Lucius asks. I didn't need to see my father expression nor Mr. Malfoy expression and posture.

"I already told you I am not going to have my daughter be your son bodyguard. Their other wizards and witches who be happy to take this job." My father said.

"I beginning to believe my son has taken a liking in your daughter and it's best for him to be around someone who he know."

I couldn't concentrate on my reading I kept getting drawn out of the story especially to the good parts. I place my bookmark to where I left off and closes it. I walk and stand by the doorway between the dining room and the living room.

"What's going on? What's the commotion?" I asks I had a feeling it something to do with me. "Whatever it is I'll do it."

"You are not going to do anything, especially for the Malfoys." My father didn't like what I said.

"Then what's the issue dad?" I can you guys in the next room but I can't get what you all talking about and I can't concentrate when I'm reading." I complain.

Mr. Malfoy began to explain the situation to me. "I have asked...suggested to have someone to watch over Draco and I came to the conclusion you will be the one to do."

"My daughter is not going to babysit your son." My father protest.

What? Me? Be Draco's bodyguard? I thought of the idea crazy and wrong but when I thought about it a little longer, blocking the growups conversation I have this feeling, I don't know if I was scared or happy it was a mixed feelings. If I was to do this offer that mean I can be with Draco again and we can be friends again.

"I'll do it." I cut them and tring to hide my excitment. I stood between my father and Mr. Malfoy. I was being brave but I can feel the nervousness inside. I look at me father to reinsure him that I will be fine at the same time he gave in but still doesn't like the thought of me being push around.

Lucius grabs his wand from the inside of his pocket and ask for my wrist. He gently grabs my left wrist as he point his wand, his wand began to glow white, I thought his hand would be cold like his personlity but it was warm. As the glowing white light fades away there was a mark, a mark of the Malfoy crest on my wrist. He releases my wrist as I look at it and gently touching it.

"From this point on. You must watch over Draco, make sure he doesn't get hurt and in trouble. Do you understand?" I ask in a command tone.

"I understan sir." I said.

~Flashback Ends~

"I will." I say as the whistle blows signaling five minutes until departure.

"Good." He says as he hugs me again and my mother joins in the one last hug and kisses my head before I board the train.

As I boarded the train I immediately found a empty compartment and took my sit by the window. I was super nervous but excited as the same time I look at my wrist seeing the mark as I think back of that day. Snow slithers down from my neck to my wrist covering my newly mark. "You're right Snow I should not worry about this." As I smile.

Final the train has stopped I fell asleep during the train since I have to wake up super early to pack my things. I love the scenery as the train goes by. I didn't know when I began fall asleep but I was lucky I woke up just in time too before the made its destination.

"Come come. First year come with me." I hear a voice as I exit the train. I follow ever the horde of people. I immediately look around my surrondings.

"It's so beautiful." I whisper to myself looking across the lake at the castle. It was like I was transported to a fairy tale world. The lights from the castle shining bright and it make the lake shimmer.

"Ok Ok. Calm down calm down, my name is Hagrid and I wan' a group of four per boat! Single line and no pushing!" As Harid introduce himself and gave us instruction. I walk towards the closest boat until someone shoves past.

"Move it!" I hear a person say and I stopped in my track. I knew that voice, I knew it very well. The person stopped in front of my with its back facing me and looked back at me. There, that person was no other than Draco. I was surprised to see him, however he wasn't surprised to see me. I automatically hold my wrist squeezing it.

"Hello Watson." He greets me but not in a friendly way only addressing me by my last name. I was slightly taken back and I look down.

"Um...Hello." I say sheepishly looking up at him. I went over to the boat that only had three people, Hagrid helped me onto the boat. I sat down not making eye contact. My hair fall over my face not bother to moving it, I was hurt and I knew from this moment our friendship has really ended.

The Great Hall. It was an eye catching, with four long tables where the students were sitting and sorted. Many students of year one got their name called and sorted by the sorting hat.

"Scarlett Watson!" Professor McGonagall calls my name to be next to sorted by the sorting hat. I walk up to the hat slowly and turn around as I sit on the stole I look straight ahead, then look at my marked wrist and my eyes swift to Draco before the sorting hat was placed on top of my head and it covers my eyes no longer blocking my view.

"Hmm..."I hear a voice in my head. "A very curous girl..." the sorting hat says."...smart too" it contiunes.

"Like my mother and I'm not that smart." I whisper only for me and the sorting hat can hear.

"Very cunning and intuitive. Yes yes, I see just like your father, you would do great their. I also see ambitious and achievement." I lift my sleeve just a little staring at the mark as I cover it with my hand.

"...I also see ambitious and achievement." It says to me. "Hmm, yes you definitely would do good in Gryffindor, you're smart and kind better be... SLYTHERIN!" The hat yells out. I smile a little as the hat is taken off my head and I look at the right side of me as I look up at the Slytherin bannner then my eyes mets Draco's. The slytherin clapping to have a newest member on their side. I walks over to the Slytherin table and sits at the edge of the table watching the rest of the sorting and I feel pair of eyes staring at me I turn my head a little to look behind me and sees Draco looking at me as he seems not happy we're sorted in the same house.

My time at Hogwarts seem to rough, I knew it wasn't going to be easy until thing got easy over time. September has came and I haven'y made any friends yet since I arrived here, I wanted to be friends with Draco again but it seem he made himself known in the school. The girls were nice, they would help me find my classes but I don't see myself getting along with them.

"Well I didn't think I have to share house with a second rate like you. Its mind as will give up, you will never me since you are second rate." I hear Draco from behind me. His friends began to laugh. He didn'y waste no time to make friends. I hold my close to my chest and bite my lip, I remeber what my parents said just bite your tongue and don't take crap from the him, well not in those words. I walk away trying to ignore him.

"Aww are you going to cry?" One of his friends, I think Crabbe his name, asks in a baby voice impression. I turn around shooting all three with a glare and as I open my mouth to say something I was cut off by someone.

"Hey you leave her alone." A voice came from behind me as it was rushing to defined me. I turn around and see the boy name Harry Potter.

"Look everyone Harry Potter coming to the rescue!" Goyle trying to make a scene.

"Did Potter came to save the Princess? Look Watson your knight in shining armor came." Draco teasing with his smirk.

"Knock it off Malfoy or you will get it."

"Ohh I'm so scared." Draco says pretending to be scared and laugh as his friend joins in. Harry pointed his wand at him but I know he was bulffing. as they were laughing I secretly levitate Goyle's hand and made him slap Draco cross his face.

The boys stopped laughing as Harry already putted his wand away and Draco is holding his right cheek looking at Goyle than I levitate Crabbe's hand and slaps him in the back of his head as Draco looks at Crabbie. "Why did you hit it?" He demanded answers

"I-I didn't do it another, I swear." Crabbie put both hands in the air in defents. This time Goyle kicks him in his butt to which him jumps holding his buttom. As the three boys realize what was going on the began to runs away after a few moments Harry stands in front of me.

"Are you ok?" He asks me.

"Yeah, thank you." I didn't want to tell him he was my friend. I didn't think he will torment me so soon, I thought he just ignore me.

"Don't worry I'll protect you." I nod my head

"I'm Harry, Harry Potter." He introduce himself stick his hand.

"Scarlett, Scarlett Watson. You can call me Scarla." I took his hand and shake it.

My birthday was around the corner, only two days left before the 24th of September. After becoming friends with Harry and Ron through him I told the two about myself but I knew Harry wanted to know my relationship with Draco. I hesitant to tell him and I ask the two boys not to judge me before telling them.

"You're friends with Malfoy!" Harry and Ron says in a surprising unison way.

"Shhh! Don't say that out loud." I put my finger over my lips in a hush gesture, I even learn that words gets around fast like wildfire. "And yes, he's basically my best friend..."I paused looking down with a bittersweet smile. "...well was that is." I feel it was best to tell them in the early than later.

My birthday has arrived. My parents sent me birthday cards and gifts, one card shoots confetti once you open it the other card shoots mini fireworks spelling out Happy Birthday Scarla' and a journal with my name engrave one in from my dad. "Scarla!" I hear my name called the moment I enter the hall I see Harry waving his arm in the air to get my attention.

I wave back and just before I move Draco bumps me from behind. I glare at him for a second and went back smiling. I walks over and at with them. "Happy birthday Scarla." Harry says.

"Yeah happy birthday." Ron pinched in.

"Thank you."

"Oh...we got you something." Harry quickly pulled at a homemade birthday card. "Sorry it was rushly made and your birthday was coming." He says sheepishly.

"Oh no I really love it thank you, you guys." I take the card. "What really matter that you guys made with the heart."

I had a free period and I decided to head to the library as to why not since my nose is always in a book and the library was always another one of my favorite place to be. I took my journal that my father have gaven me for my birthday I have already written inside of my experience of Hogwarts. I found a table to sit in to study for the transfiguration test, I had confidence that I will pass this test even without studying. Than the potions which I don't need to study for thanks you my father's lesson.

In the afternoon after classes I went back to my favorite sanctuary. It was only few people in the library. I took my seat and went into concentration mode.

"..me" I didn't notice nor i didn't hear the person trying to get my attenton.

"Excuse me." I snap out of my concentration and looks up at who voice was is. "Do you mind I sit here with you?"

"Oh...um yes sure. Sorry I didn't notice you, I had my nose in my books again." I apologise

The girl sits across from me laying her books out. "It's quite alright. Hermione."

"Scarlett." We both shake hands as smile at each other. We have the same class together in transfiguration. We began to chat as we help each other homework. We took a break from our studies and just chat and laugh.

"Oh." Hermione nearly jump out of her seat at she saw a white snake.

"I'm so sorry." I gently grab Snow, I didn't realize she slither off my arm and ball herself up on one of Hermione's books.

"Is that?"

"Don't worry she harmless and she an non venomous. She a ball python and they are constrictors." I explain to her so she won't worry about being poison. I ask her if she would like to hold her as she frighten to hold her on her hand. I gently place my snake in her hand it was funny to see her tense up like that she gave in as I remove Snow from here she give a shiver as chills went down her spin. We reume out study and we would test each other with questions and use the same questons in a different way. With our studying be done we quietly talk with each other until before curfew. We part ways and head to our respectful common rooms.

"Hello again. Did the princess another friend? Where's your knight in shining armor?" Draco appears in front of me after moment I said my goodbye. He was leaning against the wall.

"What do you want Malfoy?" I alway says his first name now saying his last name really mean our friendship is over. I walks past him.

"So you finally talking to me." I can tell he have that stupid grin on his face.

"Of course." I say in a sarcastic tone. "I mean I am a second rate to the Malfoys after all." I turn my head wanted to see a good look on his face. "But the last time I remeber you were best friends with this second rate and rival." I turn my hold body to face him. "Or did you forget already?" I smirk at him as his smirk was transfer to me. I see him clench his jaw it seems I hurt his pride.

"I could never be friends with a second place." He says as he points at me.

"You were at one point." I say. Still smirking at him. We stare at each other in silence just like that time with our father did in the field. "Goodnight Malfoy." before taking my left and turn my head. "I do hope you have pleasant dream." Turning my head and heads for my dorm.

Draco would still make fun of me in front of his friends but it wasn't as bad as before I must have hurt his pride last night and this is his way to regain it agin. I started to become fast friends with Hermione as well. She and I would study together and then talk after. I found out she was a muggle-born and her parents were dentists. To my surprise and her surprise as well when she found out she's a witch. I found her life as a muggle born fascination. She even let me read her books in her world.

"Hey Scarla can I ask you something? It's been bothering me for a while now." Hermione asks me. I no my head. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to but why that Malfoy always terrorizing you, if it isn't Harry it's you. I'm sorry if I step out of my boundaries." She place her hnd on top of mine.

"No, it's alright. It's a long long story." I said with a bittersweet smile.

"Oh, I'm sorry really." Hermione quickly change the topic to our assignment.

Hermione, Ron, and Harry, along with Draco had been found out of bed after hours and had to serve detention in the forbidden forest. The whole school known about it the next day. Draco's father found out that he got in trouble and I got in trouble as well for not keeping an eye on him. I was upset in fact angry. Yes I had agreed to to this because I believe we can be friends again, not to keep an eye on a spoiled brat who is still continue to be spoil twenty-four hours I'm still a kid.

I decided to sit the Slytherin table today to and read. Hermione calls me over as I went over. I asks her what really happened that night as she agree to tell me everything.

History of Magic, Exams. I should be nervous for this my parents had taught me this. It must be because it's part of our grade. My parents were strict with me when it comes to learning. My mother seems to realize their were pushing too hard on my and not being a child so they work around schedule. When I got through the HoM exams it was easy and I know I'll pass this will flying broomstick.

Lately I haven't seen the trios lately. I heard from one of the students saying there's a rumor going around about the trios my first thought will be not again and that means for me that I really need to keep an eye on Draco and put him on a tight leash. Rumor has it there this legendary item called the Philosopher stone, I read that somewhere in one of the books back home but I would never thought it will be real. It said whoever wield it will grant immortality to whoever possesses it. Now I don't really go for rumors but if that's true why do they need want it?

Ron and Hermione told me what happened on their crazy adventure and it was Professor Quirrell behind all this.

Hermione gave me one of her muggle's book she asks her parents to send a book. I ask her if it was ok for take it but she reinsure it was fine. She knew how much I love to read. The book she let me borrow called Romeo and Juliet. The title has drawn me in and I feel like I would love it. I even thank her for it.

The exams are over and I could finally breathe. Everyone was at the hall chatting until Professor Dumbledore tally up the point of the houses. Slytherin came in first where as everyone at the table began to cheer, I didn't care much about points but it seems to be important for everyone. Professor Dumbledore at the last minute as the my table settled down Dumbledore gave the last point to the Harry, Ron, and Hermione and Neville making Gryffindor in lead and winning the House Cup. I clapped for my house but I also clapped for the Gryffins as well.

"Do you have any plans over the summer?" Hermione asks me in our train compartment on the way home.

"Well I am going to write all of you of course and read this book. " I say as I look at every. "Im sure my parents might throw me a welcome back party."

When we arrive to the station we both remind each other to write during the summer. Through the crowd I found my parents, well my father which hugged me tightly. He sees how Snow has gotten big he remember her being tiny but now she grew. I look around the crowd for my mom to which I ask. He told she was busy and didn't want to miss my arrival. I tell him about my year, leaving out the Draco episode, he were glad that I was able to find such close friends.