The taming of the wild

Soooooo. Outside. I wandered around and around and …... this was slightly more entertaining. Mainly because I got to ignore all of malfoys attempts at trying to start up a conversation with me whilst he whizzed past on his broom. He gave up eventually and went back to ducking and diving around many obstacles laid out on this part of the lawn.

To torture Draco Malfoy some might consider it to be evil, but others would see the fun. At this moment I was part of the others.

Just as he swooped down to avoid a small brick bridge I turned his way and yelled

"HEYYYYY MALLLLFFOYYYYYY!!!"

hehe. That did it. He went flying straight into that bridge and toppled off his broom. I started to jog slowly backwards because if I knew anything about the malfoys it was that no one could damage their pride and get away with it.

I stopped and stood still for a minute because malfoy wasn't moving. He was just laying there in a crumpled up heap on the ground. I didn't care, he deserved it, but after all I couldn't help but feel a tiny twang of sympathy. After all deep down inside, Deep Down, I had some sort of human consideration for the malfoys.

"emm Draco?" I took a few tentative steps towards him when the pile of bricks and rubble shifted suddenly knocking me off my feet.

AHHHHHH! No way was this happening! I was currently being dangled from a broom with nothing but malfoys grip to keep me from falling 20 feet. Stupid malfoy let his cunning set in and had waited till I went closer to grab me by the wrist and torture me.

"whats wrong Adrianne? No remarks or insults for me now?"

I looked up as he smirked and his eyes were on fire. I couldn't insult him. I couldn't speak. I had to bit on my tongue to stop me from screaming out in fear. I. Hated. Heights. Feared them more like and this was not any better.

I looked up at him pleadingly (yes I am ashamed to admit that I was slowly being twisted to his will) but he was clearly having too much fun to care.

He flew over towards a large and tall oak tree. I noticed that the lower half of the tree had had all its branches striped from it. Descent was impossible without jumping.

So there I was, with the worst fear of heights in the world sitting on the uppermost branches of a tree with malfoy encircling me on his broom. I felt like a tiny bird cornered by a huge eagle.

"hmmm. Regret humiliating me yet? Well, you have to know now that I don't make an attempt to chat to everyone and yet when I do with you, I am totally ignored. I would've thought with us being both pure-blood status that you would have considered it an honour. Anyone would have thought that you can't stand me."

I looked down and yes started to regret EVER messing with him. I looked up at him again and it might look as if I was in luck because his eyes softened slightly. Woops. Glint of fire was back again.

"it's obvious your scared of heights so being considerate I will give you a lift back down to the ground – on two conditions." I nodded for him to continue. "you have to answer me when i'm speaking to you and nicely. No insults. Secondly, you have to be my partner to the malfoy dance."

now I almost fell out of the tree on that one. I stared at him with my eyes wide and my jaw reaching the ground. "WHAT!"

"you heard me"

"but.....no!"

"hmmm. Oh well see you at dinner then."

ruddy malfoy he had me cornered and he knew it.

"FINE BUT THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT I DON'T HATE YOU!"

he chuckled lightly but then grabbed my wrist and swung me on to back of his broom. Agh I was gonna have a bruise in the morning for that one and I almost screamed as I was in mid-air for half a second. Before I knew it I was back on the ground and looking slightly worse for wear. Land! I loved land! I stumbled my way over to the great big doors but not before malfoy had asked me for an apology and a thank you. Ha! That was likely. I just glared at him. Hehe. No one said anything about glaring. Despite myself I smiled which malfoy took for a thanks.

"come on dinner will be ready soon."

he made a grab for my arm to guide me inside but I pulled back glaring. He just sighed and motioned to his broom and then looked to the sky smirking. I would swear but I was too tired and couldn't be bothered. Instead I headed inside (very quickly) and went to wash up for dinner.

Boy had I got in deep here. And I needed to get out, fast.

"so. How was your afternoon outside. Narcissa informs me that yourself and Draco have come to a mutual truce. However I think the difficulties came from mainly one side."

I didn't say anything but narcissas contented smile and dracos arm casually draped across the back of my chair said it all. Myself however, was as stiff as a wooden board and sitting as far away as physically possible from draco as I could. He was sooo not forgiven yet and neither was he ever going to get me to be civil or friendly towards him.

I played around with the remains of my dinner. Draco and father had already finished. I considered expressing and extraordinarily sudden outburst of love for the weasleys and all muggles that I had found at that moment. It should get me punished. At the least it would get me away from draco and that was all I wanted right now.

The door opened then and a house elf came in announcing some pure blood families arrival. A woman, man and a younger girl entered. The elder malfoys got up to introduce everyone and then we got shooed to the sitting room whilst I ensured everyone that it was alright- I never wanted to finish my dinner anyway.

I tactfully sprawled graciously on the window seat so that draco had to sit on the couch. On his own. I smiled at the momentary bliss I was in. the adults came in and lucious noted his sons somewhat put-out facial expression. Everyone sat down and made themselves comfortable. Cue 2 hours mindless and boring my bloods purer than theirs chatting. I was just about to pass out from sheer boredom when the convo picked up.

"so draco I expect we shall be seeing you at the prestigious ball your parents hold annnually."

"yessir you will. I always attend in order to get a better idea on the social community, the pure aspects of it anyway."

this sent a small chuckle throughout the room, apart from me who shuddered slightly at the thought of draco torturing muggles.

"will we have the honour of seeing you there with a young female friend perhaps? For the past years it has been expected of you and yet you seem to disappoint all the guests."

"yes. In fact this year I will be attending with Adrianne here." and with this draco motioned to me and Bam! I was suddenly visible and the centre of attention.

Narcissa seemed particularly gleeful at this last statement and even lucious seemed to have been caught out. They quickly composed theirselves and after this new and 'exciting' discovery draco and I were quickly dismissed so that the adults could discuss opinions. The small girl who had arrived earlier had quickly fallen asleep by her mothers side so of course I was once again alone with the said elusive draco malfoy. I bet that the cunning malfoys think all of this through before they do anything. If I were in charge of azkaban I would chuck them in it just for that.

On the plus side, I have to say, I am twistedly starting to adjust and maybe even enjoy the malfoys company. But there was no way ever that I would be actual friends with them...or more with narcissas plans in mind. I shuddered and to my surprise draco took off his jumper and handed it to me. I couldn't complain because this ancient mansion was often freezing.

I stopped outside my door with a severe promise to draco that I would make sure to burn every last thread of his jumper once I was done with it. He just smiled slightly and turned away but not before looking over his shoulder and saying:

"you know anna, thats almost 5 hours you've gone without insulting, cursing, offending, running off or generally badmouthing anyone. Glad your finally feeling welcomed enough."

I closed the door and leaned crouched against it. I took a deep breath in and put my head in my hands. As much as I hated draco he was kind of right. I was actually starting to feel more at home here than I had done well at home at home, and I felt calm too. But I would still have to mouth off to him in the morning. Besides, he had just called me ANNA without permission.

there we go! BAM! the pairings hitting now. in future chapters adrianne will stop being so raj-like and start to get on with people more, but DO NOT FEAR! she will go super raj when school term starts and when it does she will also try to go back to utterly hating/resisting/avoiding malfoy which will make it all the more interesting. anyways tell me what you think.

disclaimer: i don't own harry potter or the characters but the rest is mine. the visiting family are a random pure blood family i made up to go with the story.