Chapter 2

I looked for Draco everywhere but didn't see him then I heard a voice, "Looking for someone?" I turned around to see a tall, pale, blonde headed boy named Draco Malfoy. I smiled and ran over to him. I rapped my arms around his neck and hugged him, "I missed you." I said in his ear. "I missed you too." He said. I smiled at his remark. I stared into his cold grey eyes and he stared back into my hazel ones. I finally grabbed my bag and we waked into the Slytherin compartment. A while after the train left Draco was still walking around he finally was walking back to sit down when black powder shot through the compartment. My heart started racing again. "What was that? Blaise?" said Draco. "Dunno." Said Blaise. Just then, a small bag teetered the dropped from the luggage rack above my head. Draco wheeled around and eyed the bag. He picked up the bag and placed it back on the rack at Pansy said, "The lights went out is all. Sit down Draco. We'll be at Hogwarts soon." He looked around the compartment one last time and sat next to me, "Hogwarts. What a pathetic excuse for a school. I think Id pitch myself off the Astronomy Tower if I thought Id have to continue for anther two years." "What's that supposed to mean?" "Let's just say I don't think you'll be seeing me wasting my time in Charms class next year." Blaise snorted. Draco scowled at him, "Amused Blaise? We'll see just who's laughing in the end." The bag above us shifted and Draco played his eyes over it.

Draco's POV

Astoria and the others stood waiting for me to come but I knew Potter was up in the luggage rack and I had to get him for spying, "You guys go on. I want to check something." I picked up my bag from the rack and walked towards the door. I shut it and pulled the shade. "Didn't Mummy ever tell you it's rude to eavesdrop, Potter?" I said slowly taking out my wand. I wheeled and pointed my wand at the luggage rack and said "PETRIFICUS TOTALUS!" Potter tumbled to the ground under his invisibility cloak. I smiled and walked over to him lifting the cloak, "Oh yeah. She was dead before you could wipe the drool off your chin!" I stood there looking down on his frozen face for a few seconds then stomped on his face with all my might breaking his nose and making him bleed. "That's for my father. Enjoy your ride back to London!" I grabbed the cloak and threw it over top of him. I picked up my bag, and walked out the door, sliding shut after me. Once outside I looked around for anyone that might have waited for Potter but there was no one and walked towards the carriages.

Astoria's POV

Pansy and Blaise waited for me on the carriage but I wanted to wait for Draco, "Go on. I'll wait for Draco." They pulled away and I was left standing all alone in the cool night air. I waited for many minutes before I saw a tall, dark figure walking towards me. Then the figure came out of the shadows revealing Draco's white-blonde hair and grey eyes. "Finally. I thought the train left with you still on it. Hey are you okay?" "Fine. I just had some business to attend to. Come on." We walked towards the castle and once there, Professor Flitwick stood with a clipboard at the entrance. "Names?" "Draco Malfoy." "Astoria Greengrass." "Continue." Draco and I looked for our luggage amongst all the students' trunks. Mr. Filch found a cane amongst Draco's things and said, "What's this cane here?" Draco looked irritated, "It's not a cane you cretin it's a walking stick!" "It was his father's." said a voice that happened to Professor Snape's. Draco turned to Snape and with a disgusted look said, "Is my father's. He's not dead." "It's alright Mr. Filch. I can vouch for Mr. Malfoy." Draco snatched the walking stick out of Filch's hand, wrapped it in felt, and placed it back in his trunk. I turned and saw Potter and Loony Lovegood standing at the gates. Potter's nose was bloody and looked sort of, well, broken. I tapped Draco on the shoulder and pointed at Potter. He smirked and said, "Nice face Potter." And walked towards the castle, me following him, and Snape trailing us. Once at Hogwarts we walked to the common room and changed into our school robes. He waited for me and we walked to the Great Hall together. We sat down next to each other and I ate what I felt was too much. Draco only ate a little bit. Then Dumbledore stood up and said, "Very best of evenings to you all! First off, please join me in welcoming the newest member of our staff. Horace Slughorn. Professor Slughorn, I am happy to say, has agreed to resume his old post as potions master. Meanwhile the post of Defense Against the Dark Arts will be assumed by Professor Snape. Now as you know each and every one of you was searched upon arrival tonight and you have the right to know why. Once there was a young man who, like you, sat in this very hall, walked this castle's corridors, sat under its roof. He seemed to all the world, a student like any other. His name? Tom Riddle. Today of course he is known by another name. Which as I stand here looking out on all of you tonight I'm reminded of a sobering fact. Every day, every hour, this very minute perhaps, dark forces attempt to penetrate this castle's walls. But in the end their greatest weapon is you." Draco sat levitating his fork with his wand, as if Dumbledore was unworthy of attention. "Just something to keep in mind. Now off to bed, Pip pip!" I sat there wondering if he knew about my initiation. But he couldn't! No one knows except the Death Eaters and my parents. This was going to be a long year. I started to walk out of the hall but Draco was still sitting there. I walked back over to him and tapped his shoulder, startling him out of thought, "Hey you coming?" but he still stared at the table. "Draco?" "What? Oh yeah sure." He slowly stood up and followed me to the common room. "See you in the morning, Astoria." He said kissing my forehead. "Night Draco." I smiled when he kissed my forehead. He had never done that before and it felt great. I went to my room to find my roommate, Millicent Bulstrode, asleep and snoring loudly. I quickly undressed for bed and as soon as I hit my pillow I fell asleep.