Chapter 2 - An Unwanted Meeting

Sixteen Years Later.....

A bright ray of sunshine shone in Giselle's face, causing her to pull the covers off her even more. She wanted so badly to just fall back asleep but she knew from prior experience that once she was wake she almost never went back to sleep. It wasn't long though before a knock at her bedroom door forced her to climb out of bed. She stumbled over to the door tiredly and opened it, looking up at Draco. Ever since Voldemort had taken her from her parents after killing them, Giselle had been living with the Malfoys. Sixteen years had taught her many things about them.

"What do you want Draco?" she asked tiredly, not wanting to deal with his ego or conceitedness so early in the morning. It wasn't really that early in the morning but to Giselle it felt like it so she figured it was."You do know we're returning to Hogwarts today right?" asked Draco, staring at her with a somewhat shocked expression that she could forget something like that. It wasn't like she was known for forgetting about it either. She was the one that always reminded him that today was the day, not the other way around."It is? Bloody hell! I completely forgot!" said Giselle, loudly. She slammed the door shut in Draco's face, making sure to lock it as well. She had learned when she was younger never to leave an unlocked door while you're changing especially with Draco Malfoy in the house. Giselle dashed into the bathroom that was attached to her room, not even stopping like all the other times before to stare at how beautiful it was with its black and emerald fixtures. She quickly got out of her pajamas and took a shower, running a brush haphazardly through her hair once she was to her bedroom, Giselle quickly got dressed in a pair of jeans and a tee shirt then ran around her room, sliding every now and then around the room as she grabbed a few of her last minute things. She threw them into her suitcase then ran over to her vanity, digging through it for a hair tie. Giselle found one quickly and put it around her wrist then slipped her flip flops on, hurrying out of her bedroom door. Running downstairs, Giselle hurried into the kitchen where the house elves were washing what was left of breakfast. She grabbed a slice of toast and put it into her mouth, eating quickly before running upstairs again. She glanced at her watch, shocked that she only had five minutes before they had to leave. Giselle ran into her room and grabbed her trunk, dragging it out of the room and down the stairs, not really paying attention to the others. Once she had reached the bottom of the stairs, Giselle sat down on her trunk and waited on the others to join her."Giselle you really rushed around the house this morning didn't you?" asked Draco from behind her. He had been standing in the doorway of the library the entire time, watching Giselle dash around the manor as she tried to get everything she needed for school ready."Yes I did. I wouldn't have needed to if you hadn't woken me up sooner" answered Giselle, turning around and giving him a hard look."Its not my responsibility to make sure Ms. High and Mighty is awake before we leave Giselle" said Draco, crossing his arms over his chest and walking out the front door. Giselle sighed heavily and stood up, following him out to where two large Ministry cars were waiting for them. On the outside they looked like normal cars but on the inside they were a lot roomier. Giselle climbed into the same car as Draco, sitting next to him on the seat.

It wasn't long before they were headed to the train station. Giselle laid her head against Draco's shoulder as she waited for them to get there. She was surprised though when he didn't move away from her, instead he wrapped his arm around her, allowing her head to fall onto his chest. She smiled lightly and closed her eyes, knowing he was only doing that because they were best friends, even if they teased each other like they had done earlier.

They arrived at the train station shortly and climbed out of the cars, looking around. Giselle took a cart with her things on it and watched as the Malfoys drove off, without even saying goodbye to them. She was use to it, not expecting anything more from them.

Giselle walked alongside of Draco towards the barrier that would lead them to the train. She leaned against it casually as if she was only talking to Draco, slipping through it not too long after. She straightened herself up and looked up at the train for a few minutes, still amazed at how beautiful it was. Giselle walked her things over to the baggage handler and headed for one of the open doors onto the train. Walking along the small hall that had doors on both sides into the compartments, Giselle picked one that was down next to the window, Giselle looked out at the crowded platform. There was students everywhere along with their parents. She spotted a few Gryffindors here and there, making her want to just glare at them forever. It wasn't her fault though, she was true Slytherin inside and out. Giselle looked up when she heard the compartment door open. The sight in front of her made her want to be sick. Pansy Parkinson, the only Slytherin she couldn't stand, was hanging off Draco's arm as he walked into the compartment.

"Pansy let go" he said as he took a seat next to Giselle. Pansy gave Giselle a glare then took a seat across from them, staring out the window hard, waiting for when Giselle would leave but she already knew she wasn't going to be leaving anytime soon. Giselle rolled her eyes at how pathetic Pansy was and turned her attention to Draco, asking him about how they were going to be picking on the Gryffindors that year.

"Well I think we're pretty much just going to do what we normally do. After all you're the one that has that mission set out for you thanks to the Dark Lord" said Draco, the usual smug smirk placed on his pale lips. Giselle rolled her eyes at what he said and turned her attention back to the window just as they were pulling out of the station.

The conversations died down after that. It wasn't long into the trip before Crabbe and Goyle joined them, sitting on the same side as Pansy. She was obviously not liking the arraignment but didn't say anything about it, figuring it would upset Draco or something which is what she didn't want to do. Giselle didn't care that they were all squished together on the other side, she was more than comfortable on her side. At least until Theodore Nott showed up. Theodore and Giselle were known for having on and off relationships, some were ended by her while the others were ended by him. She ended more of the relationships than he did mainly because she had caught him cheating on her more than once and yet she kept allowing herself to get hurt again.

"Hello Draco, Goyle, Crabbe, Pansy" said Theodore, in his regular smart-arse tone. When he turned his eyes on Giselle though, he gasped lightly and took a seat between her and Draco, shoving him out of the way as he did. "My Giselle you look more beautiful every year"

"Thanks Theodore but don't start thinking just because you're complimenting me that I'm going to go and take you back. I'm not taking you back anymore" said Giselle, throwing him a glare but then turned her head back to the window.

She didn't even look as Draco shoved Theodore away, laughing as he hit the floor. Giselle jumped though when she heard him hit the floor, unable to not laugh at him when she saw him on the floor, rubbing his head and glaring up at Draco. Theodore left the compartment in a huff but no one cared.

It wasn't long after that, that they arrived back at Hogwarts. They had changed an hour earlier into their uniforms and were now ready to head up to the castle. Giselle walked to a carriage with Draco, Pansy, and Crabbe. Goyle had got into another one since they only held four students. They reached the castle quickly and climbed out of the carriage, heading for the castle. "Well if it isn't the little Boy Who Lied" said Draco, smirking as he led them over to Harry, Ron and Hermione. Giselle smirked lightly, stepping up next to Draco, flipping some hair over her shoulder.

"Hello Potter" she said in a flirty tone, biting her lip to keep herself from laughing when she noticed him almost drooling over her.

"Have a nice year" said Giselle as she turned and headed into the Great Hall, walking over to the Slytherin table. She sat down and waited with the others, wondering what the year held for them.