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An irritated Draco appeared out of the fireplace - he arrived home a little after dinner. The manor was dark, 'I suppose everyone's gone to sleep' he thought as he turned on the lights in the kitchen and had a house elf prepare him dinner.

He was upset that he hadn't made it back in time to meet Silver and even more bothered when he progressively found that his fathers ridiculous "errands" were nothing but a wild goose chase. He pulled out an elegantly ornate metal framed chair and slowly sat down. He exhaled as he raised his hands up to his face and covered his eyes - he was tired from his senseless run around Diagon Alley.

X

Silver was on her way down the endless staircase when she had heard the wood cracking in the fireplace. Strange, there wasn't a fire burning - no one in the house was awake now, that she knew of at least. The sight of the barren fireplace triggered a distant memory. The Manor was connected to the floo system. Draco had once told her about how his house had recently been linked to the system - if memory doesn't mistake her, he wasn't thrilled in the least with the new entrance to his home.

She decided she had two options. Run off into the incredulous safety of her room, or stay and risk running into what she reasonably concluded would be a dangerous person. It didn't take long to decide, once again curiosity had gotten the best of her - she ducked down and hid behind a column on the staircase. The house was very dark and she had convinced herself that there really wasnt any chance of anyone seeing her, besides, at this point the only wizard she was afraid of was Lucius. She thought back to her dinner with the Malfoys.

Narcissa and Silver were the first to sit. Narcissa smiled as she turned her head towards the dark haired girl. Her eyes were blue, beyond blue. They were so light, they seemed almost unreal. But beyond that they were warm and caring. She smiled back at the woman's kindness. She handed Silver a list of her school books and a letter from Hogwarts. Silver scrutinized the books, they were very large, she took two in her hands - and heavy. Narcissa diligently explained what she should expect at Hogwarts her fifth year, including the OWLS exam in June. Silver rubbed her temples feeling as if her head were about to explode with all this information - not to mention with the increasing weight clasped between her arms.

Lucius slammed the door behind him and once again Silver fell victim to his unpleasant stare. He dissected her as she fidgeted in her seat. He didnt speak very much. He silently ate his food and kept his eyes down at his plate except for an incidental glance followed by what she had started to realize as his trademark smirk when he excused himself from the table. His smirk wasn't friendly in the least bit, it was borderline malicious and made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

A flash of green light erupted towards the room in front of her and brought her back to reality. She hesitantly poked her head out of one side of the marble column, carefully avoiding contact with it - it seemed so clean and, expensive. A figure emerged from the extinguishing beam and gracefully stepped from the unnaturally glowing hearth. She felt her eyes travel up the top of his blond, almost white hair and down his tall, lean body - he wasn't skinny, he was actually very attractive. 'Stop it, you don't even know who this is' she scolded herself.

She continued to examine him closely as if he were the cryptic text in one of her school books. He looked around the room and turned towards a small trace of light emanating through a window. She felt her breathing halt - his face came into clear view as he swiftly turned his head past the staircase, to the quiet footsteps of a house elf exiting the room. The moonlight shone off his pale skin accentuating his pointed features. Her heart fell to the pit of her stomach as memories of the once small, blond boy flooded her mind. She once again found herself examining his face but this time, was drawn to his eyes. His steely grey eyes were enticing, she found herself lost in a trance, but was quickly interrupted when he jerked his head away from the open window.

'Draco' she thought. She continued to watch him as he made his way into the kitchen and closed the door behind him. She exhaled loudly due to the fact that she had forgotten to breathe.

She slowly crept up to her room but her thoughts about Draco Malfoy were ferociously running laps around her head. He had changed so much. Yet in many ways, he was still the same. He had certainly grown several inches. She chuckled almost inaudibly as she remembered how she had always been a little taller than him when they were younger - that was without a doubt not the case anymore. She was pretty sure that he would most likely be one or two heads taller than her. The reminiscing continued. He still had his hard shell of hair sleeked back and perfectly put together as always. And then she remembered his eyes, wow his eyes. She definitely remembered those cold grey eyes. He always had his guard up and the few times she would actually see expression in his eyes were when they were together - laughing and messing around. That was the only time he was completely readable.

She wondered if he would still be that way when they would officially see each other tomorrow. Unwelcome visitors once again inhabited her mind - Where had he been all day? Was he avoiding her arrival? Her stomach churned in cartwheels as she thought about how she would have to meet him face to face tomorrow and what his reaction would be. She crawled under the covers of her bed and tried to fall asleep but failed as she tossed and turned all night.

X

Narcissa was on her way to the bathroom when she heard muffled sounds coming from downstairs. 'It must be Draco', she walked down the stairs towards the light in the kitchen. Her son was eating his dinner absent-mindedly, and she smiled as he missed his mouth and a piece of roast beef fell on the table. She stepped around the kitchen counter and tapped him on his shoulder. He jerked up and smiled at his mother as she passed her delicate hands through his messy hair - he had forgotten to put his usual handful of gel this morning.

"How were your errands Draco?"

Draco rubbed his eyes "Ridiculous mum, I couldn't find anything so i just came home".

Narcissa looked at her son with sympathy as she strode to his left and took the seat next to him. Her face was full of remorse. "Draco he really didn't want you to get him anything, I'm not sure as to the reason, but he just wanted to have you out of the house when Silver arrived."

He looked frustrated "Why?" he questioned.

She shook her head "I don't know dear." Her turquoise eyes flicked down in silent shame of what she had permitted her husband to do.

The two sat in silence in the desolate kitchen. His eyes were flickering shut in exhaustion when Narcissa unexpectedly broke the quiet.

"She's matured into quite the young woman," she spoke softly. He perked up and managed to maintain his eyelids peeled. "She's lovely, beautiful even," she continued moving her gaze up at her son and noticed his prying eyes. "She was a bit shy today but I think once she sees you again she'll feel right at home."

X

Draco was befuddled with thoughts of her, how she would look after 5 years. He strode past her room and was tempted to open the door, just to catch a slight glimpse, but decided against it. 'That would make me somewhat of a stalker' he laughed silently as he walked into his bedroom, which was conveniently 5 doors down from her's. 'Mum's up to something..'

"Look at that one," Draco nudged Silver in the arm as he pointed up towards the night sky, it was beautifully lit with starts and he decided it would be a perfect night to go out and stargaze.
"That's the Draco constellation isn't it?," She deliberately mentioned. Draco looked please and smiled brightly.

The two children were sprawled out on the grass in the Malfoy's garden.

"Yes it is." he turned his head to look at her "I have a constellation named after me." he grinned and watched the corner of her lips slightly tilt upwards. She was fighting a smile.

"Oh yeah because the day you were born they decided to rearrange the stars and name an entire constellation after you!". He couldn't help but admire her sarcasm but rolled his eyes for effect.

"you can't just play along for a second can you?" she sat up and stared down at her fair-skinned companion. "No" she nodded with an complimentary smirk that could have given Draco's a run for his money.

"You really need to stop spending so much time with me Silver, its scary how your starting to act like me." he teased.

She glared at him. "What?! I am not!"

He answered with a reflection of her smirk a minute ago. It was true. She broke into a fit of giggles and grabbed on to her side as Draco tickled her. She was laughing so hard, she was crying. Her contagious laugh automatically sent Draco into his own fits of laughter before she retaliated and tickled him back in revenge.

Draco and Silver smiled in their sleep.