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p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Dobby took my hand and with a small almost inaudible pop we appeared outside a large mahogany door./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Master Draco is still awake." Dobby squeaked. "Call again if he says no miss."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Thank you, Dobby," I smiled in return./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Most pureblood families have house elves. Although some get treated better than others, most house elves have similar traits. Short fingers, extremely large eyes in perfect circles, and large bat like ears. House elves are named by the families they serve. Upon birth, the mother presents the baby elf in which he/she will named. I was actually there for Floppy's birth and named her myself. Her mother presented us her much to my brother's disappointment. Father told us that when the baby was born I could name her if she had a girl, and Theo could name it if it was a boy./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"It was a dark and stormy night the day the baby elf came into the world. I distinctly remember my father coming into my room to wake me, he told me to stay in my PJ's. We walked to the study, my brother and I. Upon arrival, a male house elf, that mainly stuck to the kitchens, popped in with a worried face./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""The baby is almost here," he said and with a pop he disappeared again./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Do you have your names picked out?" Father asked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"We were four at the time. You can only imagine the names we had picked out./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Mother came from the house of Slwyen which tended to be cold. If I had to pick between which one of my parents were more nurturing I'd pick my father. When it came to the house elves father was the most hands on. Father always taught us that house elves were similar to us because they had strong emotions like us. He also said that if we expect others to be kind, we have to be kind./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Wimsy popped in carrying a small bundle wrapped in rags. She looked ragged and exhausted. sweat beaded across her forehead./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""It's a girl, sir," she said with a small smile./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Alright Hermione, you get to name her," Father smiled./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"I remember Wimsy was about the same height as I was so I didn't have to bend to peak into the rags. Upon inspection, I realized I shouldn't be the one to name her./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Wimsy do you have a name you'd like to name her?" I asked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Oh no miss! This is a good elf! She will serve the family well! Don't throw her out! I will work double for both of us! Let her stay!" the poor elf burst into tears./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""No Wimsy! I just meant she's yours you should name her," I pleaded trying to comfort the elf./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Miss is too kind," she said between sobs./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"We let her slow her tears before we asked again./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Do you have a name?" I asked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Floppsy miss. If that's okay miss!" she cried./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Floppsy is perfect," Father said with a smile./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Later that night I called for Wimsy and Floppsy and told the mother elf to sleep and get some rest. I stayed up all night with that baby elf. I ripped up my bed sheets to wrap the child with clean clothes, rags didn't do her justice. Wimsy cried and thanked me although I felt that it was the right this to do. I don't understand people that are cruel to house elves. The next morning, I was scolded by mother although I told her it was torn for a dress I wanted to make. Father winked at me across the dining table that morning unsurprised to see Floppsy wrapped in my sheets across Wimsy's chest. I like to imagine Draco did something similar to that with Dobby./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Anything miss," dobby smiled. With a flourish of a bow he disappeared again./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"I sighed. It had to be Draco's room./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Knock, knock, knock./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Knock, Knock, Knock./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""What are you doing here?" Blaise replied opening the door./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Isn't this Draco's room?" I asked. "Did the elf bring me to the wrong room?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"I tried to peak into the room but the door wasn't opened large enough to see around Blaise./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I think you were looking for me," he smirked. "Was I emthat/em good looking at supper? I know I'm handsome, but to throw yourself at me in the middle of the night! You scarlet!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Blaise cut it out, what's going on?" Draco said pulling the door open from the other side. He must have just gotten out of the shower; his hair wasn't ridiculously slicked back like it was at supper./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""What do emyou/em want?" he said once he saw me./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Before I could say anything, Blaise interjected his own story./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Well obviously she's been tirelessly searching for me! I made such an impression on her at supper, she had to find me. Once our parents started talking about marriage she had to come make her claim right away! Well Ms. Nott I would like to inform you that you haven't been the first that has knock on this door tonight!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Please! As if! I'm knocking on Draco's door which suggests I was looking for him," I threw back in his face./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Only because you couldn't find me anywhere else!" he hollered back just as fast./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Knock it off. Seriously though Nott what do you want," Draco sneered./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I'm here to collect," I smirked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Black mail I like it," Blaise intruded. "I like her Draco, can we keep her?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""So, you've come to collect. What do you want?" he inquired defensively./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I want a slumber party. We all have to act a certain way in front of our parents, I want to break those walls down." I stated./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Why should I go along with this?" Draco said./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Oh, Drake please! I love slumber parties!" hollered Blaise./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Because you're going to be stuck with all of us for the next seven years. Not to mention our social circles aren't getting any larger, don't you want to know who you can trust?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Smart girl," Blaise smirked. We both watched Draco because unfortunately he had the largest room and final say./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Fine." He sighed. "Let's go get them."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Wahoo!" yipped Blaise./p
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p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Why aren't we using the elves," I asked once again./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Because mother keeps track of their movements. I don't want her to think I actually enjoy having you lot here," he sighed again./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Ophelia was the closest to Draco's rooms. So, we picked her up first./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Breaking the rules already Draco?" Lia smiled at us when she opened the doors./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Draco grunted and gestured over his shoulder, "Blame her."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Pansy was next although I found her slightly annoying. She clung to Draco the whole time and freaked out every time there was a bump in the night. Lia and I gave each other looks. At least I know I'll have one friend at Hogwarts./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"My brother was next. When he opened the door, it was apparent that he was already in bed the way he rubbed his eyes./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Just couldn't leave it alone could you," he laughed. He took his sweet time getting his robe just to try and convince us this was a bad idea./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"The twins were next. Based on how far apart all of our rooms were I almost wondered if Narcissa was trying to avoid exactly what we were doing./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"As we rounded a dark corner we just about ran down the twins./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Don't scream," they said. Which only made Pansy scream more./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I told you she was going to scream either way," the one on the left said. "You're late by the way, we came looking for you."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""We're sorry," I shrugged./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""We'll forgive you," they said in unison./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"It was much easier collecting everyone once we had the twins. Something must be planned for the morning considering how many house elves were walking around doing things. Within an hour we all had made it back to Draco's room./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Draco's room was a dark green with a dark wood to set an undertone. His bed was ridiculously large for only one person to sleep in them. His bedding was a pure silver with a few black pillows. He also had a small sitting room in his room and a large book case although I would argue mine is significantly bigger. Unlike my room Draco was extremely confident he was going to be in Slytherin and had a huge flag hang on the entirety of one to the four walls./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Well, you brought us here what now?" Draco hollered across the room./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"I looked around and just about everyone was sprawled across some piece of furniture looking at me./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Well I think we should play two truths and a lie," I suggested./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""That's boring! I think we should play truth or dare!" Pansy rudely suggested instead./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Either way. I just think we should get to know each other," I shrugged./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Alright who goes first then?" Draco said./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I do," Daphne says. "Calypso truth or dare?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Truth," she says with a knowing tone./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""So, everyone knows your father had the gift of sight," she started. Everyone in the room shifted with slight awkwardness. "Do we really fall in love? Do we get married? Can you tell everyone's future?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Which question would you like me to answer? If I remember correctly you only get to ask one question," she smiled./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Daphne mused for a minute. "Do we get married?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I don't think so. The future is always changing, so right now I don't think so but in a couple years that might change."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Ophelia, truth or dare?" Calypso smiled./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Truth," she said./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""So, what was the real reason all of us were brought to Malfoy Manor?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Ophelia snorted. "Mother felt that I was becoming too boyish. She saw that I climbed a tree after Draco and tore my dress."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Pansy gasped across the room and made a small almost inaudible 'no.'/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Pansy truth or dare?" Ophelia said with narrowed eyes./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Dare," she said quickly./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I dare you to say you hope to get sorted in HufflePuff tomorrow morning," Ophelia smirked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""And if I don't?" Pansy lifted her nose in the air./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Then you'll be out casted at Hogwarts from everyone in the room," Draco interjected./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Most of the room went silent due to the severity of the threat. Pansy sniffled and nodded her head./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Hermione truth or dare?" Pansy said nose in the air again./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Dare," I replied raising my chin./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I dare you to go get butter beer and snacks," Pansy said./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Dobby," I smirked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Dobby popped in again./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Yes missus?" he said./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Can you get us some butterbeer and snacks?" I asked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""No problem!" he squeaked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Within minutes Dobby was back with food and drinks./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Can we be honest?" asked Daphne./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Everyone nodded or made some gesture that equated./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Supper was hilarious," she said laughing./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Draco when are we going to tell them of our romance!" shouted Blaise./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Seriously though what is going on with you guys though?" Adrian asked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Nothing!" Draco quickly responded. Which sent Blaise into laughter./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""He offended my Mother as soon as he arrived and we bonded over jokes nothing exciting," Draco said nonchalantly./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Well I think it's cute," I said./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Draco rolled his eyes while Blaise swiftly walked across the room grabbed my hand and said, "Well I think you're cute." With a wink and a kiss to my hand./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"After the food was eaten we all kind of broke into small groups. Draco, Blaise, Ophelia, Theo, and I sat on the bed. Greg, Adrian, and Hunter in another. Then last but not least the twins, Pansy and, Daphne sat in another corner./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""We should probably head back to our rooms," Theo said yawning and stretching across the bed closing his eyes. Ophelia was already asleep near Draco./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I don't like sharing my bed. Especially with the likes of you people," Draco said closing his eyes as well./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""So, what do you think of everyone," Blaise whispered./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I don't know I think I got the short end of the wands with the likes of you people," I chuckled./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Oh, don't be like that," he said nudging his shoulder with mine./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""They're not so bad I guess. Draco seems angry all the time. Ophelia is nice," I murmured./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""And how about me," he said not entirely making eye contact./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""You're not so bad," I said nudging him back./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Two truths and a lie?" I asked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I love peanut butter cookies. My favorite color is Ravenclaw blue. I secretly hate you," he said./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"I laughed./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I also climbed a tree and tore my dress. I don't know where I'm going to be sorted. I also hate you."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"He smiled./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"All in all, I think it was a successful night. Leaning against the wall I let myself start to far asleep. My head tilted to the side and ended up on Blaise's shoulder while he rested his head on mine. Tomorrow with everyone lacking sleep wasn't going to be fun./p
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p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I told you, just like us," Rose Parkinson said with a smile./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Narcissa, our houses might be joined together," mused Emma Nott. Gesturing to Ophelia and Theo laying near each other./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""What about Blaise and Hermione? They seem pretty comfy," smiled Mrs. Zabini./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""We'll see, what happens. We have another seven years to go," Emma Nott smiled./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"London Grengrass on the other hand a predominant frown on her face. Daphne and Calypso were laying too close for her comfort. She was beginning to think she might need to send Daphne to Beauxbatons./p
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p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Dobby took my hand and with a small almost inaudible pop we appeared outside a large mahogany door./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Master Draco is still awake." Dobby squeaked. "Call again if he says no miss."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Thank you, Dobby," I smiled in return./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Most pureblood families have house elves. Although some get treated better than others, most house elves have similar traits. Short fingers, extremely large eyes in perfect circles, and large bat like ears. House elves are named by the families they serve. Upon birth, the mother presents the baby elf in which he/she will named. I was actually there for Floppy's birth and named her myself. Her mother presented us her much to my brother's disappointment. Father told us that when the baby was born I could name her if she had a girl, and Theo could name it if it was a boy./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"It was a dark and stormy night the day the baby elf came into the world. I distinctly remember my father coming into my room to wake me, he told me to stay in my PJ's. We walked to the study, my brother and I. Upon arrival, a male house elf, that mainly stuck to the kitchens, popped in with a worried face./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""The baby is almost here," he said and with a pop he disappeared again./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Do you have your names picked out?" Father asked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"We were four at the time. You can only imagine the names we had picked out./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Mother came from the house of Slwyen which tended to be cold. If I had to pick between which one of my parents were more nurturing I'd pick my father. When it came to the house elves father was the most hands on. Father always taught us that house elves were similar to us because they had strong emotions like us. He also said that if we expect others to be kind, we have to be kind./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Wimsy popped in carrying a small bundle wrapped in rags. She looked ragged and exhausted. sweat beaded across her forehead./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""It's a girl, sir," she said with a small smile./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Alright Hermione, you get to name her," Father smiled./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"I remember Wimsy was about the same height as I was so I didn't have to bend to peak into the rags. Upon inspection, I realized I shouldn't be the one to name her./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Wimsy do you have a name you'd like to name her?" I asked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Oh no miss! This is a good elf! She will serve the family well! Don't throw her out! I will work double for both of us! Let her stay!" the poor elf burst into tears./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""No Wimsy! I just meant she's yours you should name her," I pleaded trying to comfort the elf./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Miss is too kind," she said between sobs./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"We let her slow her tears before we asked again./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Do you have a name?" I asked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Floppsy miss. If that's okay miss!" she cried./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Floppsy is perfect," Father said with a smile./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Later that night I called for Wimsy and Floppsy and told the mother elf to sleep and get some rest. I stayed up all night with that baby elf. I ripped up my bed sheets to wrap the child with clean clothes, rags didn't do her justice. Wimsy cried and thanked me although I felt that it was the right this to do. I don't understand people that are cruel to house elves. The next morning, I was scolded by mother although I told her it was torn for a dress I wanted to make. Father winked at me across the dining table that morning unsurprised to see Floppsy wrapped in my sheets across Wimsy's chest. I like to imagine Draco did something similar to that with Dobby./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Anything miss," dobby smiled. With a flourish of a bow he disappeared again./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"I sighed. It had to be Draco's room./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Knock, knock, knock./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Knock, Knock, Knock./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""What are you doing here?" Blaise replied opening the door./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Isn't this Draco's room?" I asked. "Did the elf bring me to the wrong room?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"I tried to peak into the room but the door wasn't opened large enough to see around Blaise./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I think you were looking for me," he smirked. "Was I emthat/em good looking at supper? I know I'm handsome, but to throw yourself at me in the middle of the night! You scarlet!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Blaise cut it out, what's going on?" Draco said pulling the door open from the other side. He must have just gotten out of the shower; his hair wasn't ridiculously slicked back like it was at supper./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""What do emyou/em want?" he said once he saw me./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Before I could say anything, Blaise interjected his own story./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Well obviously she's been tirelessly searching for me! I made such an impression on her at supper, she had to find me. Once our parents started talking about marriage she had to come make her claim right away! Well Ms. Nott I would like to inform you that you haven't been the first that has knock on this door tonight!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Please! As if! I'm knocking on Draco's door which suggests I was looking for him," I threw back in his face./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Only because you couldn't find me anywhere else!" he hollered back just as fast./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Knock it off. Seriously though Nott what do you want," Draco sneered./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I'm here to collect," I smirked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Black mail I like it," Blaise intruded. "I like her Draco, can we keep her?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""So, you've come to collect. What do you want?" he inquired defensively./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I want a slumber party. We all have to act a certain way in front of our parents, I want to break those walls down." I stated./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Why should I go along with this?" Draco said./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Oh, Drake please! I love slumber parties!" hollered Blaise./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Because you're going to be stuck with all of us for the next seven years. Not to mention our social circles aren't getting any larger, don't you want to know who you can trust?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Smart girl," Blaise smirked. We both watched Draco because unfortunately he had the largest room and final say./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Fine." He sighed. "Let's go get them."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Wahoo!" yipped Blaise./p
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p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Why aren't we using the elves," I asked once again./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Because mother keeps track of their movements. I don't want her to think I actually enjoy having you lot here," he sighed again./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Ophelia was the closest to Draco's rooms. So, we picked her up first./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Breaking the rules already Draco?" Lia smiled at us when she opened the doors./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Draco grunted and gestured over his shoulder, "Blame her."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Pansy was next although I found her slightly annoying. She clung to Draco the whole time and freaked out every time there was a bump in the night. Lia and I gave each other looks. At least I know I'll have one friend at Hogwarts./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"My brother was next. When he opened the door, it was apparent that he was already in bed the way he rubbed his eyes./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Just couldn't leave it alone could you," he laughed. He took his sweet time getting his robe just to try and convince us this was a bad idea./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"The twins were next. Based on how far apart all of our rooms were I almost wondered if Narcissa was trying to avoid exactly what we were doing./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"As we rounded a dark corner we just about ran down the twins./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Don't scream," they said. Which only made Pansy scream more./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I told you she was going to scream either way," the one on the left said. "You're late by the way, we came looking for you."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""We're sorry," I shrugged./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""We'll forgive you," they said in unison./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"It was much easier collecting everyone once we had the twins. Something must be planned for the morning considering how many house elves were walking around doing things. Within an hour we all had made it back to Draco's room./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Draco's room was a dark green with a dark wood to set an undertone. His bed was ridiculously large for only one person to sleep in them. His bedding was a pure silver with a few black pillows. He also had a small sitting room in his room and a large book case although I would argue mine is significantly bigger. Unlike my room Draco was extremely confident he was going to be in Slytherin and had a huge flag hang on the entirety of one to the four walls./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Well, you brought us here what now?" Draco hollered across the room./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"I looked around and just about everyone was sprawled across some piece of furniture looking at me./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Well I think we should play two truths and a lie," I suggested./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""That's boring! I think we should play truth or dare!" Pansy rudely suggested instead./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Either way. I just think we should get to know each other," I shrugged./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Alright who goes first then?" Draco said./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I do," Daphne says. "Calypso truth or dare?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Truth," she says with a knowing tone./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""So, everyone knows your father had the gift of sight," she started. Everyone in the room shifted with slight awkwardness. "Do we really fall in love? Do we get married? Can you tell everyone's future?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Which question would you like me to answer? If I remember correctly you only get to ask one question," she smiled./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Daphne mused for a minute. "Do we get married?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I don't think so. The future is always changing, so right now I don't think so but in a couple years that might change."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Ophelia, truth or dare?" Calypso smiled./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Truth," she said./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""So, what was the real reason all of us were brought to Malfoy Manor?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Ophelia snorted. "Mother felt that I was becoming too boyish. She saw that I climbed a tree after Draco and tore my dress."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Pansy gasped across the room and made a small almost inaudible 'no.'/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Pansy truth or dare?" Ophelia said with narrowed eyes./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Dare," she said quickly./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I dare you to say you hope to get sorted in HufflePuff tomorrow morning," Ophelia smirked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""And if I don't?" Pansy lifted her nose in the air./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Then you'll be out casted at Hogwarts from everyone in the room," Draco interjected./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Most of the room went silent due to the severity of the threat. Pansy sniffled and nodded her head./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Hermione truth or dare?" Pansy said nose in the air again./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Dare," I replied raising my chin./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I dare you to go get butter beer and snacks," Pansy said./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Dobby," I smirked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Dobby popped in again./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Yes missus?" he said./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Can you get us some butterbeer and snacks?" I asked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""No problem!" he squeaked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Within minutes Dobby was back with food and drinks./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Can we be honest?" asked Daphne./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Everyone nodded or made some gesture that equated./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Supper was hilarious," she said laughing./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Draco when are we going to tell them of our romance!" shouted Blaise./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Seriously though what is going on with you guys though?" Adrian asked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Nothing!" Draco quickly responded. Which sent Blaise into laughter./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""He offended my Mother as soon as he arrived and we bonded over jokes nothing exciting," Draco said nonchalantly./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Well I think it's cute," I said./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Draco rolled his eyes while Blaise swiftly walked across the room grabbed my hand and said, "Well I think you're cute." With a wink and a kiss to my hand./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"After the food was eaten we all kind of broke into small groups. Draco, Blaise, Ophelia, Theo, and I sat on the bed. Greg, Adrian, and Hunter in another. Then last but not least the twins, Pansy and, Daphne sat in another corner./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""We should probably head back to our rooms," Theo said yawning and stretching across the bed closing his eyes. Ophelia was already asleep near Draco./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I don't like sharing my bed. Especially with the likes of you people," Draco said closing his eyes as well./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""So, what do you think of everyone," Blaise whispered./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I don't know I think I got the short end of the wands with the likes of you people," I chuckled./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Oh, don't be like that," he said nudging his shoulder with mine./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""They're not so bad I guess. Draco seems angry all the time. Ophelia is nice," I murmured./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""And how about me," he said not entirely making eye contact./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""You're not so bad," I said nudging him back./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Two truths and a lie?" I asked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I love peanut butter cookies. My favorite color is Ravenclaw blue. I secretly hate you," he said./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"I laughed./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I also climbed a tree and tore my dress. I don't know where I'm going to be sorted. I also hate you."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"He smiled./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"All in all, I think it was a successful night. Leaning against the wall I let myself start to far asleep. My head tilted to the side and ended up on Blaise's shoulder while he rested his head on mine. Tomorrow with everyone lacking sleep wasn't going to be fun./p
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p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I told you, just like us," Rose Parkinson said with a smile./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Narcissa, our houses might be joined together," mused Emma Nott. Gesturing to Ophelia and Theo laying near each other./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""What about Blaise and Hermione? They seem pretty comfy," smiled Mrs. Zabini./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""We'll see, what happens. We have another seven years to go," Emma Nott smiled./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"London Grengrass on the other hand a predominant frown on her face. Daphne and Calypso were laying too close for her comfort. She was beginning to think she might need to send Daphne to Beauxbatons./p
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