A/N: I completely forgot to state the obvious in the first two chapters. I do not own Harry Potter or any of the other characters. They're all J. K. Rowling's. Well, except for Professor Watt. She's all mine. Enjoy this chapter, and then please read the second note, which I put at the bottom. Thank you!

Chapter 3

Draco walked quietly into the dark room that was his Potions class. He'd gotten his schedule late and hadn't been able to find the correct book in his pile of school things. By the time he had gotten everything together, class was about to start. He had run to class, hoping he wouldn't be the last one there, and that maybe he could catch a seat near the Gryffindors.

He walked into the dark room and saw that almost every desk was taken. Hermione was sitting next to Ginny Weasley at the middle desk in the back row. Harry and Ron sat in front of them. Draco moved to sit in the empty desk next to the girls in the back, but as soon as he moved, the heavy wooden door slammed shut behind him with a thud. Every head in the room turned to look at him. Hermione flashed him a small smile and a little wave. He smiled back.

Ducking his head, he took a step towards the desk, but before he could reach it, a sharp female voice spoke from the front of the room.

"Name."

Draco looked up to see a tall, smartly-dressed blonde woman walking towards him. She had her hair pulled back into a sleek ponytail, and her shiny black heels clacked loudly on the floor with every step she took. She stopped a few feet from Draco, and as she stared him down, he took in her full appearance: she was extremely thin, with bone-like fingers that curled around the quill and piece of parchment that she was holding. She wore the traditional Hogwarts robes, like most of the other teachers, but Draco could see up close that she had embellished the pockets and sleeve hems with golden embroidery, demonstrating that this woman was quite affluent. From behind a pair of bedazzled, horn-rimmed glasses, cold gray eyes looked back at him. She was terrifying.

She repeated herself with the same voice that dripped with authority. "Name. What is your name?"

Draco tried to speak, but his voice failed him. Something about this woman scared him, because there was something familiar about her. She reminded him of someone, someone he wanted very much to forget. He took a deep breath and cleared his head, not wanting to make a complete fool of himself on the first day of class.

"Draco Malfoy."

"And why were you late?"

"I-I... My schedule came late and I wasn't able to get to class in time. It won't happen again, Professor." Draco thought he heard someone snickering. It was probably Ron. That ginger knew how to hold a grudge. He ignored the sound, and waited for the professor to continue. He didn't have to wait long.

"It had better not happen again, Mr. Malfoy. I do not tolerate such behavior in my class. I have heard from multiple people that you, in particular, were a favorite of the old Potions teacher. I will have you know that I do not believe in such ways. I do not choose favorites, and I will not allow anyone to slack off in my class. Anyone who does, will suffer according consequences. As it is, Mr. Malfoy, you shall be cleaning up the classroom today after class, as punishment for arriving late. Now, take a seat so I may begin my class."

While the blonde woman finished talking, Draco was no longer listening. He sat down in the empty desk as she finished her lecture, and as she walked back to her desk at the front of the room, he was lost in thought. When she had mentioned Snape, he was transported back to all the times that he had worshiped Snape for calling out Harry Potter, back when Harry wasn't on Draco's list of favorite people. He remembered Snape covering for him, all of those times that he was disappearing for Death Eater tasks. He reminisced, back to the time when he couldn't kill Dumbledore, and Snape was there to do the deed. Snape was not a teddy bear; no one would argue that point. But when push came to shove, he was there for Draco. And now, with this hag as a teacher, this woman who had just referred to herself as Professor Watt, Draco was missing Professor Snape.

A/N: Alright, guys. This chapter probably seemed a bit boring, but if I continued and finished the whole scene, this chapter would be extremely long! So I'm breaking it into two chapters. The next chapter will be the rest of this class. If you could, though, I would really like a few more reviews before I post anything else. It doesn't have to be long. Just a few notes with any ideas or thoughts that people have. Thank you, hope you're enjoying this, Neen