CHAPTER 3: The Present
That morning he was allowed to open his Birthday present since his Aunt and Uncle wanted to see the smile on Draco's face when he opened it. His mother was gone, so she hadn't any idea he was opening it early. When he did open it, he got Wisk's Great Broom Polishing Kit.
"Great, now I can polish my Nimbus two thousand-one. Thanks." said Draco.
"Or something else rather than your Nimbus." said Nick.
"What do you mean?" Draco asked him.
"Here, open this." Nick handed him a long, bulky package.
"Is this what I think it is?" said Draco, staring at his uncle suspiciously.
"Open it." said Nick, a great look of delight spread over his face.
Draco opened it, having a little trouble pulling off the tape. When he finally got the top and bottom open, he ripped the sides and pulled out the new broom that he got. It was a Firebolt Five Thousand.
"Wow thanks!" said Draco, delight in his voice.
Right now, it seemed that he was in an even happier mood than he was before. He ran he fingers over the smooth charcoal black wood. The words Firebolt five thousand were beautifully crafted in bronze on the end of the broomstick. He couldn't believe it; he was actually holding a broomstick better than any one else's in his school. This was greater than great. It was better.
"So, do you like it?" said Nick.
"Very much. Wow, thanks." said Draco.
"Good. Well you and Rachel better pack you things. We're leaving in an hour. Right Rachel?" said Nick, looking at her.
"Right," she said, nodding, "Come on Draco."
"Coming." he said. He picked up his broom and polishing kit and went up to the hotel room to pack his things in his trunk.
When they were all packed and ready to go they took the ministry car that Nick and Sara rented for the day. As soon as they got to Kings Cross Station, they took some carts to carry Draco and Rachel's luggage in. Nick and Sara said goodbye and wished both of them good luck as they went into the station. They started to walk up to Platform nine and three quarters when Draco saw Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ron's little sister Ginny, standing in front of it waiting for the people in front of them to step onto it. Ron turned around and saw Draco and Rachel approaching. Since Rachel was going to be a new student at Hogwarts, nobody there had ever seen her before.
"Well, look, Malfoy's got himself a girlfriend! Honestly, who would ever go out with you Malfoy, if no body likes you?" Ron pointed at Draco's direction.
"Chill, Weasley! She's my cousin." Draco shouted back at him.
"Oh. Well.never mind then." said Ron, blushing, probably because Rachel looked at him like he was insane.
"He's got a better chance of getting a girlfriend than you." said Rachel, she and Draco approaching them.
Hermione stepped up to Rachel and stared her directly in the eyes, shaking with anger.
"Why do all you Malfoys always have to be so mean to people you hardly even know?" said Hermione.
"I don't know. Why do you always expect everyone to be nice to you?" said Rachel, staring back at her.
"You answer me first!" said Hermione.
"I don't have to answer your pathetic questions, now move!" said Rachel.
"I don't have to move!" said Hermione.
"Flake off!" said Rachel. And she and Draco walked in front of them, onto the platform.
Draco looked back at them, Ginny was trying to comfort Hermione, even though she was refusing it and staring at Draco and Rachel with hatred in her eyes. Draco didn't care he thought it was rather funny, the way Rachel insulted her. She wasn't as good as him though, but good enough.
They both stashed away their trunks in the department where everybody's belongings were. The only things they took with themselves were their Hogwarts uniforms and some parchment, quills and ink. They found a compartment in the middle of the Hogwarts Express and sat down in it. No sooner had they each made themselves comfortable; Rachel took out her book and Draco was staring out the window. Then the compartment door opened. There stood the girl Draco had seen in Flourish and Blotts. Her hair was pulled into a neat ponytail. Her olive shaped dark green eyes contrasted wonderfully against her slightly freckled face.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize there was anyone in here." she said.
"That's all right. Err. .What's your name?" said Draco.
"Piper Haliwell." at this Rachel looked up from her book: Hogwarts, A History.
"Hi, I'm Draco Malfoy." he stretched out his had to shake hers.
"Hi." said Piper, smiling at him and shaking his hand.
"Are you new at Hogwarts?" said Draco.
"Yeah, I just transferred from Durmstrang." said Piper. Rachel was looking at her with disgust. "What's wrong with you?" Draco asked her.
"Oh nothing. Absolutely nothing." said Rachel and continued reading.
But as soon as he whipped around to look at Piper, she had gone.
"See, you made her leave." said Draco. He looked back at Rachel.
"No, I didn't." said Rachel.
"Do you know her? Were you two enemies at Durmstrang or something?" said Draco.
"Maybe." said Rachel, and continued reading.
Draco pulled out some parchment to write his parents:
Dear Mother and Father,
I got on the Hogwarts Express fine. How are you doing? I'm fine. There's another new girl at Hogwarts from Durmstrang besides Rachel. Uncle Nick and Aunt Sara let me open their present; it was Wisk's Great Broom Polishing Kit. And you won't believe this! They got me a FIREBOLT 5000! Well write back. I'll see you when I come back!
Love,
Draco Malfoy
When he finished, he folded up the piece of parchment and stuffed it into his pants.
That morning he was allowed to open his Birthday present since his Aunt and Uncle wanted to see the smile on Draco's face when he opened it. His mother was gone, so she hadn't any idea he was opening it early. When he did open it, he got Wisk's Great Broom Polishing Kit.
"Great, now I can polish my Nimbus two thousand-one. Thanks." said Draco.
"Or something else rather than your Nimbus." said Nick.
"What do you mean?" Draco asked him.
"Here, open this." Nick handed him a long, bulky package.
"Is this what I think it is?" said Draco, staring at his uncle suspiciously.
"Open it." said Nick, a great look of delight spread over his face.
Draco opened it, having a little trouble pulling off the tape. When he finally got the top and bottom open, he ripped the sides and pulled out the new broom that he got. It was a Firebolt Five Thousand.
"Wow thanks!" said Draco, delight in his voice.
Right now, it seemed that he was in an even happier mood than he was before. He ran he fingers over the smooth charcoal black wood. The words Firebolt five thousand were beautifully crafted in bronze on the end of the broomstick. He couldn't believe it; he was actually holding a broomstick better than any one else's in his school. This was greater than great. It was better.
"So, do you like it?" said Nick.
"Very much. Wow, thanks." said Draco.
"Good. Well you and Rachel better pack you things. We're leaving in an hour. Right Rachel?" said Nick, looking at her.
"Right," she said, nodding, "Come on Draco."
"Coming." he said. He picked up his broom and polishing kit and went up to the hotel room to pack his things in his trunk.
When they were all packed and ready to go they took the ministry car that Nick and Sara rented for the day. As soon as they got to Kings Cross Station, they took some carts to carry Draco and Rachel's luggage in. Nick and Sara said goodbye and wished both of them good luck as they went into the station. They started to walk up to Platform nine and three quarters when Draco saw Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ron's little sister Ginny, standing in front of it waiting for the people in front of them to step onto it. Ron turned around and saw Draco and Rachel approaching. Since Rachel was going to be a new student at Hogwarts, nobody there had ever seen her before.
"Well, look, Malfoy's got himself a girlfriend! Honestly, who would ever go out with you Malfoy, if no body likes you?" Ron pointed at Draco's direction.
"Chill, Weasley! She's my cousin." Draco shouted back at him.
"Oh. Well.never mind then." said Ron, blushing, probably because Rachel looked at him like he was insane.
"He's got a better chance of getting a girlfriend than you." said Rachel, she and Draco approaching them.
Hermione stepped up to Rachel and stared her directly in the eyes, shaking with anger.
"Why do all you Malfoys always have to be so mean to people you hardly even know?" said Hermione.
"I don't know. Why do you always expect everyone to be nice to you?" said Rachel, staring back at her.
"You answer me first!" said Hermione.
"I don't have to answer your pathetic questions, now move!" said Rachel.
"I don't have to move!" said Hermione.
"Flake off!" said Rachel. And she and Draco walked in front of them, onto the platform.
Draco looked back at them, Ginny was trying to comfort Hermione, even though she was refusing it and staring at Draco and Rachel with hatred in her eyes. Draco didn't care he thought it was rather funny, the way Rachel insulted her. She wasn't as good as him though, but good enough.
They both stashed away their trunks in the department where everybody's belongings were. The only things they took with themselves were their Hogwarts uniforms and some parchment, quills and ink. They found a compartment in the middle of the Hogwarts Express and sat down in it. No sooner had they each made themselves comfortable; Rachel took out her book and Draco was staring out the window. Then the compartment door opened. There stood the girl Draco had seen in Flourish and Blotts. Her hair was pulled into a neat ponytail. Her olive shaped dark green eyes contrasted wonderfully against her slightly freckled face.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize there was anyone in here." she said.
"That's all right. Err. .What's your name?" said Draco.
"Piper Haliwell." at this Rachel looked up from her book: Hogwarts, A History.
"Hi, I'm Draco Malfoy." he stretched out his had to shake hers.
"Hi." said Piper, smiling at him and shaking his hand.
"Are you new at Hogwarts?" said Draco.
"Yeah, I just transferred from Durmstrang." said Piper. Rachel was looking at her with disgust. "What's wrong with you?" Draco asked her.
"Oh nothing. Absolutely nothing." said Rachel and continued reading.
But as soon as he whipped around to look at Piper, she had gone.
"See, you made her leave." said Draco. He looked back at Rachel.
"No, I didn't." said Rachel.
"Do you know her? Were you two enemies at Durmstrang or something?" said Draco.
"Maybe." said Rachel, and continued reading.
Draco pulled out some parchment to write his parents:
Dear Mother and Father,
I got on the Hogwarts Express fine. How are you doing? I'm fine. There's another new girl at Hogwarts from Durmstrang besides Rachel. Uncle Nick and Aunt Sara let me open their present; it was Wisk's Great Broom Polishing Kit. And you won't believe this! They got me a FIREBOLT 5000! Well write back. I'll see you when I come back!
Love,
Draco Malfoy
When he finished, he folded up the piece of parchment and stuffed it into his pants.