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1 Draco v Granger
Daphne and Leonora talked as though they had been friends for years. For Daphne, it was her first time talking to a proper witch. For Leonora, it was her first time talking to a muggle- born. It wasn't as bad as she had been brought up to believe it was. She was actually enjoying herself.
As a Malfoy, she was supposed to be above muggle- borns, but she was also meant to be in Slytherin, so Leonora found she didn't care. This girl was really nice.
But fear of her brother kept her anxious.
After everyone had eaten, Dumbledore stood up. "Welcome first years! I hope you like what you have seen of Hogwart's thus far. I have a few notices to give out. Those below the third year are forbidden to enter Hogsmeade village, and everyone is forbidden from the forest in the grounds. Also, our new defence against the dark arts teacher will be Remus Lupin." (There was a gasp from the students, and Dumbledore could sense a verbal outburst, and so he continued quickly.)"However, as we all know, tonight is the full moon and so Professor Lupin won't be here until tomorrow afternoon. Now off you go to bed. Go on!"
Leonora, Daphne and the rest of Gryfindor house stood up.
Daphne looked around at the crowd. "Er, where are we meant to go?" She asked Leonora, who simply shrugged.
"First years! Gryffindors! Follow me please!" A female voice drifted across to them. They looked up to see who it was. They were too short though, and soon got lost in the crowd. However, not everyone was as short as them, and one such person had already spotted them. He made his way over to them.
"You two are first years, right?" He asked, dodging people as they pushed passed. He was very tall, had dark red hair and a fair few freckles. It was, of course, Ron Weasley.
Daphne and Leonora nodded, and he motioned for them too follow him.
He led them through the crowd and brought them to a small group following an older girl out of the hall.
Ron turned to them and said: "Just follow this lot, and try not to get lost." He winked at them and went to join the girl in front of the group.
"He seemed nice." Remarked Daphne.
"Mmmm, but he had to be nice to us, didn't you see his prefect badge?" Said Leonora.
"Oh well, he still seemed nice."
They fell into silence as they walked into the Entrance Hall, feeling too tired to talk. They were jut about to ascend the sweeping marble staircase when Leonora felt a rough hand on her shoulder. She knew instantly who it was.
Sure enough, there was Draco. He looked ready to live up to his name and spit fire.
"Um, hi Draco." Said Leonora hopelessly.
Her brother didn't answer; he merely glared. He didn't release his grip on her shoulder and it was really starting to hurt.
"Um, Draco, could you." Began Leonora, squirming.
"How could you Leonora?" You're a Malfoy. A MALFOY. You don't belong in Gryffindor, how could you do this to the family? Father will be furious."
Daphne looked at the boy who she had met on the train, now terrorizing her new friend. Worst still, it seemed they were siblings. They actually looked like each other, now she thought about it. They had the same eyes, although Leonora's were a warmer shade of blue.
"Draco please. I, I didn't mean to." Leonora began again.
"Oh please." Scoffed Draco. "The sorting hat sorts you, but you choose the house really. If you were a true Malfoy you would be in Slytherin. You're a disgrace to the entire family. You're no sister of mine."
Daphne saw the hurt in Leonora's eyes and couldn't hold back any longer.
"Stop it! You think she did it on purpose to annoy you or something? As if you're worth it! Anyway, I still don't know what your problem is, so what if she's in Gryffindor? It's not the end of the World!" She said loudly. A few people stopped to watch this first year take on Draco Malfoy.
Ron and Hermione heard the voice and turned around. They could only see the back of the head of the girl who had spoken, but they could see Draco and Leonora. It didn't take a genius to figure out what was going on. Ron's eyes narrowed, and he started down the stairs again. Hermione stood undecided.
Draco Malfoy stared at Daphne in disbelief. He let go of Leonora and turned to face her instead.
"It's none of your business. How's your Walkman by the way? It won't be able to keep you company at Hogwart's. And neither can my sister, she has better taste."
Daphne's eyes narrowed. "Funny. I could have sworn you just said she wasn't your sister." She shot back at him.
"Keep your mouth shut you filthy mudblood."
All the people standing round gasped in unison. Leonora was beside herself, trembling with rage. How could he?!
Draco felt a tap on his shoulder and turned to face Ron Weasley's chin. Ron had grown quite a bit over the summer, and was now a lot taller than Malfoy.
"I think you'd better go back to your basement, Malfoy, before I do something that you'll definitely regret." Ron said calmly.
Malfoy smirked. "I won't regret seeing you burp up slugs, Weasley."
Leonora's eyes widened as she realised that the nice prefect who had found them in the hall was Ron Weasley, and if Draco's stories were anything to go by, he was anything but nice.
"You'll regret being turned into a ferret though, Malfoy." Said a voice behind Leonora. She turned to see a short, black haired, bespectacled boy leaning against the banister.
It had to be Harry Potter. Draco talked about him so often; Leonora felt she already knew him.
A third voice came from someone standing on the steps. "They're getting really good at the jelly- legs curse if you're interested, Malfoy." Leonora looked up. She couldn't see who was speaking through the crowd, but she knew the voice belonged to Hermione Granger, the third of Draco's archenemies. He was always telling Leonora stories about her, but as far as she could tell, he was just jealous of her good marks.
Malfoy's narrowed. He turned to Daphne. "It's a good thing you've got Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest here to defend you."
Hermione's will power snapped. She was down the stairs in a flash. Nobody called her dumb and got away with it. Harry and Ron saw the fury on her face and had to hide their laughter. Hermione reached the bottom of the stairs, but before she could say anything her eyes fell on Daphne, and she froze.
Malfoy smirked. "Touched a nerve have I Granger? Or is it just mudbloods helping mudbloods?"
Hermione's eyes snapped back to Malfoy. "No." She said sweetly, waving her wand as if she were performing some sort of charm. "It's just family helping family. Never mess with my cousin."
Suddenly, there was a resounding yell in the Hall, as everyone standing around watching yelled: "DRACO MALFOY SUCKS!"
Malfoy whirled around to stare at everyone. That was when all the people on the staircase noticed the sign that had magically appeared on his back. It said:
"IF YOU LIKE QUIDDITCH YELL
DRACO MALFOY SUCKS"
The entire staircase burst out laughing. Harry had collapsed onto the floor with laughing so much, while Ron and Hermione had to hold onto each other to keep standing up.
Malfoy realised there was a sign on his back, ripped it off, and pulled out his wand.
Ron, Hermione and Harry noticed this, pulled out their wands and turned to face him, trying not to laugh.
"What's going on? What's the hold up?" It was Professor McGonagall. The four of them quickly put their wands away.
Malfoy glared at them. "This isn't over Granger." He said, turned, and stalked away with as much dignity as he could muster.
Hermione shot an amused look at Daphne. "I wouldn't pick a fight with Malfoy, at least not until you know how to disarm him properly. And stop looking at me like that Daphne, surly you didn't think you were the first witch in the family?"
I know Hermione seems really weird in this chapter, but it's only coz she's really protective of Daphne. Please r/r, and be nice!
1 Draco v Granger
Daphne and Leonora talked as though they had been friends for years. For Daphne, it was her first time talking to a proper witch. For Leonora, it was her first time talking to a muggle- born. It wasn't as bad as she had been brought up to believe it was. She was actually enjoying herself.
As a Malfoy, she was supposed to be above muggle- borns, but she was also meant to be in Slytherin, so Leonora found she didn't care. This girl was really nice.
But fear of her brother kept her anxious.
After everyone had eaten, Dumbledore stood up. "Welcome first years! I hope you like what you have seen of Hogwart's thus far. I have a few notices to give out. Those below the third year are forbidden to enter Hogsmeade village, and everyone is forbidden from the forest in the grounds. Also, our new defence against the dark arts teacher will be Remus Lupin." (There was a gasp from the students, and Dumbledore could sense a verbal outburst, and so he continued quickly.)"However, as we all know, tonight is the full moon and so Professor Lupin won't be here until tomorrow afternoon. Now off you go to bed. Go on!"
Leonora, Daphne and the rest of Gryfindor house stood up.
Daphne looked around at the crowd. "Er, where are we meant to go?" She asked Leonora, who simply shrugged.
"First years! Gryffindors! Follow me please!" A female voice drifted across to them. They looked up to see who it was. They were too short though, and soon got lost in the crowd. However, not everyone was as short as them, and one such person had already spotted them. He made his way over to them.
"You two are first years, right?" He asked, dodging people as they pushed passed. He was very tall, had dark red hair and a fair few freckles. It was, of course, Ron Weasley.
Daphne and Leonora nodded, and he motioned for them too follow him.
He led them through the crowd and brought them to a small group following an older girl out of the hall.
Ron turned to them and said: "Just follow this lot, and try not to get lost." He winked at them and went to join the girl in front of the group.
"He seemed nice." Remarked Daphne.
"Mmmm, but he had to be nice to us, didn't you see his prefect badge?" Said Leonora.
"Oh well, he still seemed nice."
They fell into silence as they walked into the Entrance Hall, feeling too tired to talk. They were jut about to ascend the sweeping marble staircase when Leonora felt a rough hand on her shoulder. She knew instantly who it was.
Sure enough, there was Draco. He looked ready to live up to his name and spit fire.
"Um, hi Draco." Said Leonora hopelessly.
Her brother didn't answer; he merely glared. He didn't release his grip on her shoulder and it was really starting to hurt.
"Um, Draco, could you." Began Leonora, squirming.
"How could you Leonora?" You're a Malfoy. A MALFOY. You don't belong in Gryffindor, how could you do this to the family? Father will be furious."
Daphne looked at the boy who she had met on the train, now terrorizing her new friend. Worst still, it seemed they were siblings. They actually looked like each other, now she thought about it. They had the same eyes, although Leonora's were a warmer shade of blue.
"Draco please. I, I didn't mean to." Leonora began again.
"Oh please." Scoffed Draco. "The sorting hat sorts you, but you choose the house really. If you were a true Malfoy you would be in Slytherin. You're a disgrace to the entire family. You're no sister of mine."
Daphne saw the hurt in Leonora's eyes and couldn't hold back any longer.
"Stop it! You think she did it on purpose to annoy you or something? As if you're worth it! Anyway, I still don't know what your problem is, so what if she's in Gryffindor? It's not the end of the World!" She said loudly. A few people stopped to watch this first year take on Draco Malfoy.
Ron and Hermione heard the voice and turned around. They could only see the back of the head of the girl who had spoken, but they could see Draco and Leonora. It didn't take a genius to figure out what was going on. Ron's eyes narrowed, and he started down the stairs again. Hermione stood undecided.
Draco Malfoy stared at Daphne in disbelief. He let go of Leonora and turned to face her instead.
"It's none of your business. How's your Walkman by the way? It won't be able to keep you company at Hogwart's. And neither can my sister, she has better taste."
Daphne's eyes narrowed. "Funny. I could have sworn you just said she wasn't your sister." She shot back at him.
"Keep your mouth shut you filthy mudblood."
All the people standing round gasped in unison. Leonora was beside herself, trembling with rage. How could he?!
Draco felt a tap on his shoulder and turned to face Ron Weasley's chin. Ron had grown quite a bit over the summer, and was now a lot taller than Malfoy.
"I think you'd better go back to your basement, Malfoy, before I do something that you'll definitely regret." Ron said calmly.
Malfoy smirked. "I won't regret seeing you burp up slugs, Weasley."
Leonora's eyes widened as she realised that the nice prefect who had found them in the hall was Ron Weasley, and if Draco's stories were anything to go by, he was anything but nice.
"You'll regret being turned into a ferret though, Malfoy." Said a voice behind Leonora. She turned to see a short, black haired, bespectacled boy leaning against the banister.
It had to be Harry Potter. Draco talked about him so often; Leonora felt she already knew him.
A third voice came from someone standing on the steps. "They're getting really good at the jelly- legs curse if you're interested, Malfoy." Leonora looked up. She couldn't see who was speaking through the crowd, but she knew the voice belonged to Hermione Granger, the third of Draco's archenemies. He was always telling Leonora stories about her, but as far as she could tell, he was just jealous of her good marks.
Malfoy's narrowed. He turned to Daphne. "It's a good thing you've got Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest here to defend you."
Hermione's will power snapped. She was down the stairs in a flash. Nobody called her dumb and got away with it. Harry and Ron saw the fury on her face and had to hide their laughter. Hermione reached the bottom of the stairs, but before she could say anything her eyes fell on Daphne, and she froze.
Malfoy smirked. "Touched a nerve have I Granger? Or is it just mudbloods helping mudbloods?"
Hermione's eyes snapped back to Malfoy. "No." She said sweetly, waving her wand as if she were performing some sort of charm. "It's just family helping family. Never mess with my cousin."
Suddenly, there was a resounding yell in the Hall, as everyone standing around watching yelled: "DRACO MALFOY SUCKS!"
Malfoy whirled around to stare at everyone. That was when all the people on the staircase noticed the sign that had magically appeared on his back. It said:
"IF YOU LIKE QUIDDITCH YELL
DRACO MALFOY SUCKS"
The entire staircase burst out laughing. Harry had collapsed onto the floor with laughing so much, while Ron and Hermione had to hold onto each other to keep standing up.
Malfoy realised there was a sign on his back, ripped it off, and pulled out his wand.
Ron, Hermione and Harry noticed this, pulled out their wands and turned to face him, trying not to laugh.
"What's going on? What's the hold up?" It was Professor McGonagall. The four of them quickly put their wands away.
Malfoy glared at them. "This isn't over Granger." He said, turned, and stalked away with as much dignity as he could muster.
Hermione shot an amused look at Daphne. "I wouldn't pick a fight with Malfoy, at least not until you know how to disarm him properly. And stop looking at me like that Daphne, surly you didn't think you were the first witch in the family?"
I know Hermione seems really weird in this chapter, but it's only coz she's really protective of Daphne. Please r/r, and be nice!