Chapter 4: Classes
After dinner, the students were led to their common room. Cassandra observed the male student that led them. He was tall and looked incompetent according to her. She didn't pay much attention to the boy, she was staring at his badge. It reflected power and importance despite the owner. She decided that she wanted to be a prefect in the future years. The common room was located in the cellars. The boy whispered something to the wall. The wall moved to reveal a passage to a dungeon. The students followed the older boy inside and they reached a room with a low ceiling and emanated a greenish glow. To Cassandra, it felt familiar. The students went to their respective rooms. Cassandra was roomed with Tiffany and two other young girls.
Cassandra unpacked her many things neatly in a trunk. She gently put down the cage which had her cat inside. Her mother bought the animal for her two years ago. Her name was Llave, it meant key in Spanish. Feeling sad for the animal that was locked in the cage for a long time, she let it out and put it on her lap. She sat in the middle of her bed stroking her cat's fluffy white fur. It wasn't long until she put the cat back into it's cage and went to bed.
~The next morning~
Cassandra woke up after everybody else and grabbed her towel, some toiletries, and her uniform. She made her way to the shower and took a long bath. When she came out, she straightened her uniform and brushed her hair. She walked with Tiffany to the Great Hall. They heard some girls running and laughing in the corridor.
"Bianca, hurry!" A small voice called to another girl
"Sofia, let go of me!" The other one said.
As Cassandra and Tiffany made it to the door, the girls rushed pass them, knocking Cassandra to the floor. Cassandra hit her elbow hard on the floor. The girl who knocked her down looked at Cassandra and left like she didn't recognize her or hadn't cared she fell. Cassandra recognized her right away, it was Ruby.
"Are you okay?" Tiffany asked
Cassandra felt hurt that she didn't apologize or at least cared she fell.
"Darling, are you okay?" Tiffany asked with more urgency while shaking Cassandra slightly.
"Uh... yeah." Cassandra replied, still a bit dazed.
"Can you stand?" Tiffany asked debating whether to bring her to the infirmary or not.
Without reply, Cassandra stood up and brushed dust off herself. She looked to Tiffany and locked her arm with hers and started walking to the Slytherin table. Tiffany, still a bit worried, walked cautiously with her. They took a seat at the table and grabbed a piece of toast from the heaps and sipped a bit of pumpkin juice. They were discussing their classes and how many they had together. When breakfast was over, they left the Great Hall for their first class.
"Are you sure you're okay, I'm off to charms." Tiffany asked once more before departing their ways.
"I assure you, I am fine." Cassandra replied as she started down the hallway. She waited until Tiffany was out of sight to rub the slight ache on her elbow.
The two went their separate ways, destination-wise. Cassandra had Herbology, so she headed for greenhouse 1. Imagine that, having to learn about lethal plants so early in the morning, while Tiffany had a pleasant class trying to levitate a feather. Tiffany was bright and witty, so she made a lot of friends in class, she also had no trouble levitating the feather. Tiffany made friends with Ginevra Weasley and others. Cassandra remained taciturn during class due to her disability to converse with people without the other initiating the conversation- in short, she's shy. Cassandra was relieved to have transfiguration with Tiffany. They were supposed to meet in the classroom. Cassandra took a seat in the back of the classroom and waited for Tiffany to arrive. Moments later, Tiffany arrived, she was talking to a Gryffindor student with red hair.
"Cassandra! This is Ginny Weasley, I met her acquaintance earlier in Charms." Tiffany excitedly introduced her new friend.
"Hello, I'm Ginny, you must be Cassandra..." Ginny trailed off, forgetting Cassandra's surname.
"Malfoy." Cassandra informed.
"Malfoy? As in..." Ginny's eyes widened with shock.
"Draco. Yes. He is my brother." Cassandra was used to the reaction.
"I see. My brother Ronald, you see, is one of the closest friends of Harry Potter, whom I observe is not in good terms with your brother." Ginny explained with caution.
"I don't know why that should concern me, for I am not my brother, am I?" Cassandra let out with a slight chuckle.
"I guess not." Ginny replied with a smile.
"Ms. Quay, Ms. Weasley, I hope you do not wish to stand for the rest of the period." Ms. McGonagall called.
"No, ma'am." The two giggled as each took a seat next to Cassandra.
~End of Chapter~
A/N: ^I decided to place that when I finish a chapter, I also finally found out how to put a line. Ahh, I miss days like these, when my imagination runs wild. A day at the mall can really relax me. Anyways, I hope you like the chapter. R&R people! I'd like to hear from you.
Thanks to andorra ankara for a day at the mall, as well as another friend of mine, who I hope got home safe.
