Draco sighed as he sat down in his compartment on the train. He would be
going back to Hogwarts for his 6th year. Crabbe and Goyle took his side
and started a conversation. Draco stared out the window as he thought of
the events of last year.
.It was the 10th of January. Draco was sitting in the Gryfindor common room. Ginny told him to visit her there after Potions with Professor Snape. She told him she wanted to talk to him about something very important. So, Draco headed toward the Gryfindor common room when he had finished his homework. It was around 10:00. Draco whispered "Dragon Bogart" to the Fat Lady and the door swung open. He entered and took a seat on a couch beside Ginny.
"Draco, I know we have been seeing each other for awhile but I don't think we should anymore," Ginny said softly. "It doesn't feel right and what if Ron finds out?"
Draco's heart sunk as he heard her words.
.Goyle punched Draco lightly on the arm and snickered. "Right Draco, we hammered him! To bad we lost though. Potter's too lucky!"
"Uhhh. Right," Draco mumbled. Even thinking of Ginny brought up pain. Seeing her was much worse. He promised himself that she would be the only one he would fall in love with. She had denied him and Draco was lost without her. He shrugged the memory of Ginny off. It was best he did not think of her. "This year Potter will pay. Gryfindor might have won the Quiditch Cup last year but this time they're going down!"
Draco spent the rest of the train trip talking with Goyle and Crabbe about the things they did over the summer. As the sun was setting, the train came to a halt. Draco exited the train and got on a carriage with Crabbe, Goyle, and a 5th year named Eric. They talked and before they knew it, they reached Hogwarts. They followed the crowds of students as they entered the Great Hall for the Sorting and the feast.
Draco walked over to the Slytherin table and took a seat. Crabbe and Goyle sat next to him. He looked over to the Gryfindor table and spotted Harry talking with Ron. Next to him, he saw Ginny. Draco looked away. His heart skipped a beat. He couldn't even look at her. He noticed that she had become more beautiful over the long summer.
"Draco, get over her!" he whispered to himself.
"What did you say Draco?" questioned Goyle.
"Nothing," Draco said quickly. Suddenly, Dumbledore got on the stage and introduced the Sorting. The Sorting Hat sang its yearly song and then called the first year student to be sorted. Draco found his eyes wandering toward Ginny. He saw her talking intently to Harry. Then she passionately kissed him. Draco felt a sudden rage grow inside of him. He looked away and glared at the plate in front of him. How could she do this to him? Especially with Harry!
'This shouldn't be getting to me. Just drop it.' Draco thought to himself. He whispered an insult about Harry to Crabbe and laughed. 'Harry!' he thought. 'Of all people!'
The Sorting ended with Penelope Zuni. Then Dumbledore took a stand in the middle of the stage.
"I would like the introduce our newest students. They have transferred here from different schools. First, we have Tom Richard and Victoria Jickerson who came here from Beuxbauten (A/N: spelling?)." Dumbledore announced.
Draco whispered to Goyle, "Why can't he just stop announcing and start the feast!"
"Yeah, I'm starving." Goyle replied. Draco looked up at Dumbledore. He gazed at the students over him half moon sceptecals.
".And finally, we have Oliver George and Esme Abringer from Durmstrang. Oliver is in his 4th year and Esme is in her 6th year." Dumbledore continued.
Draco drummed his fingers and stared anxiously at the golden plate in front of him.
".So, Esme and Oliver, from Durmstrang, will both be seated in Gryfindor. Now, may I have your attention, please? I have a few very important announcements. As you should all know, the Forbidden Forest is prohibited. Any student who enters will receive a detention and have points taken off from their house. Also, the basement chambers are closed for the year because of construction. Now, let the Feast begin!" Dumbledore announced.
Draco watched as the all of the golden plates filled with chicken, beef, salad, rolls, broccoli, mashed potatoes, buttered noodles, and rice. He turned to Goyle and saw him demolishing his plateful of chicken drumsticks. Draco raised an eyebrow and helped himself to some fluffy mashed potatoes.
The feast ended and many people got out of their seats and headed up to their dormitories. Draco waited for Goyle and Crabbe to finish with their meals. Fifteen minutes passed. They were the last people in the Great Hall besides the some of the teachers. Draco yawned and watched Crabbe and Goyle finish off the mounds of pudding on their plates.
"Come on, let's go," Draco urged. "I need some sleep."
"One more pie?" Crabbe begged. "Please?"
"Sure, but I'm heading out. See you at the dormitories," Draco said as his got up and started to the door. "Bye."
Draco shook his head. Crabbe and Goyle could eat all of the food on the whole Slytherin table and still have room to spare! The halls were dark with only a few candles lit. All of the students had gone to their common rooms. Draco turned a corner and ran straight into someone. Draco hit the ground hard. He tried to get a look at whom he had run into.
"I'm so sorry," said a girl. Draco gaped as he saw her face. She had long dark brown hair and warm brown eyes. Her skin was soft and smooth. The makeup she wore complimented her completion. She formed her lips into a smile. "I wasn't watching."
"Hey, that's fine," Draco said. He bent down and started picking up the things she dropped. "It was my fault."
"Well, I better get going," she said with a smile. Draco handed the books to her. She received them and turned, tossing her hair.
"Hey, what's your name?" Draco shouted as she walked down the hall.
"Esme," she replied looking back. Then she turned and continued down the hall. Draco stared after her until she faded into darkness.
"Esme," Draco whispered. Then her continued his walk to the Slytherin common room. He hadn't felt that way about anyone at first sight. Even Ginny.
A/N: I really hope you liked the beginning to my story! I'm sorry that it is kind of short. But anyway, this is my first story so PLEASE review with any comments or suggestions!
.It was the 10th of January. Draco was sitting in the Gryfindor common room. Ginny told him to visit her there after Potions with Professor Snape. She told him she wanted to talk to him about something very important. So, Draco headed toward the Gryfindor common room when he had finished his homework. It was around 10:00. Draco whispered "Dragon Bogart" to the Fat Lady and the door swung open. He entered and took a seat on a couch beside Ginny.
"Draco, I know we have been seeing each other for awhile but I don't think we should anymore," Ginny said softly. "It doesn't feel right and what if Ron finds out?"
Draco's heart sunk as he heard her words.
.Goyle punched Draco lightly on the arm and snickered. "Right Draco, we hammered him! To bad we lost though. Potter's too lucky!"
"Uhhh. Right," Draco mumbled. Even thinking of Ginny brought up pain. Seeing her was much worse. He promised himself that she would be the only one he would fall in love with. She had denied him and Draco was lost without her. He shrugged the memory of Ginny off. It was best he did not think of her. "This year Potter will pay. Gryfindor might have won the Quiditch Cup last year but this time they're going down!"
Draco spent the rest of the train trip talking with Goyle and Crabbe about the things they did over the summer. As the sun was setting, the train came to a halt. Draco exited the train and got on a carriage with Crabbe, Goyle, and a 5th year named Eric. They talked and before they knew it, they reached Hogwarts. They followed the crowds of students as they entered the Great Hall for the Sorting and the feast.
Draco walked over to the Slytherin table and took a seat. Crabbe and Goyle sat next to him. He looked over to the Gryfindor table and spotted Harry talking with Ron. Next to him, he saw Ginny. Draco looked away. His heart skipped a beat. He couldn't even look at her. He noticed that she had become more beautiful over the long summer.
"Draco, get over her!" he whispered to himself.
"What did you say Draco?" questioned Goyle.
"Nothing," Draco said quickly. Suddenly, Dumbledore got on the stage and introduced the Sorting. The Sorting Hat sang its yearly song and then called the first year student to be sorted. Draco found his eyes wandering toward Ginny. He saw her talking intently to Harry. Then she passionately kissed him. Draco felt a sudden rage grow inside of him. He looked away and glared at the plate in front of him. How could she do this to him? Especially with Harry!
'This shouldn't be getting to me. Just drop it.' Draco thought to himself. He whispered an insult about Harry to Crabbe and laughed. 'Harry!' he thought. 'Of all people!'
The Sorting ended with Penelope Zuni. Then Dumbledore took a stand in the middle of the stage.
"I would like the introduce our newest students. They have transferred here from different schools. First, we have Tom Richard and Victoria Jickerson who came here from Beuxbauten (A/N: spelling?)." Dumbledore announced.
Draco whispered to Goyle, "Why can't he just stop announcing and start the feast!"
"Yeah, I'm starving." Goyle replied. Draco looked up at Dumbledore. He gazed at the students over him half moon sceptecals.
".And finally, we have Oliver George and Esme Abringer from Durmstrang. Oliver is in his 4th year and Esme is in her 6th year." Dumbledore continued.
Draco drummed his fingers and stared anxiously at the golden plate in front of him.
".So, Esme and Oliver, from Durmstrang, will both be seated in Gryfindor. Now, may I have your attention, please? I have a few very important announcements. As you should all know, the Forbidden Forest is prohibited. Any student who enters will receive a detention and have points taken off from their house. Also, the basement chambers are closed for the year because of construction. Now, let the Feast begin!" Dumbledore announced.
Draco watched as the all of the golden plates filled with chicken, beef, salad, rolls, broccoli, mashed potatoes, buttered noodles, and rice. He turned to Goyle and saw him demolishing his plateful of chicken drumsticks. Draco raised an eyebrow and helped himself to some fluffy mashed potatoes.
The feast ended and many people got out of their seats and headed up to their dormitories. Draco waited for Goyle and Crabbe to finish with their meals. Fifteen minutes passed. They were the last people in the Great Hall besides the some of the teachers. Draco yawned and watched Crabbe and Goyle finish off the mounds of pudding on their plates.
"Come on, let's go," Draco urged. "I need some sleep."
"One more pie?" Crabbe begged. "Please?"
"Sure, but I'm heading out. See you at the dormitories," Draco said as his got up and started to the door. "Bye."
Draco shook his head. Crabbe and Goyle could eat all of the food on the whole Slytherin table and still have room to spare! The halls were dark with only a few candles lit. All of the students had gone to their common rooms. Draco turned a corner and ran straight into someone. Draco hit the ground hard. He tried to get a look at whom he had run into.
"I'm so sorry," said a girl. Draco gaped as he saw her face. She had long dark brown hair and warm brown eyes. Her skin was soft and smooth. The makeup she wore complimented her completion. She formed her lips into a smile. "I wasn't watching."
"Hey, that's fine," Draco said. He bent down and started picking up the things she dropped. "It was my fault."
"Well, I better get going," she said with a smile. Draco handed the books to her. She received them and turned, tossing her hair.
"Hey, what's your name?" Draco shouted as she walked down the hall.
"Esme," she replied looking back. Then she turned and continued down the hall. Draco stared after her until she faded into darkness.
"Esme," Draco whispered. Then her continued his walk to the Slytherin common room. He hadn't felt that way about anyone at first sight. Even Ginny.
A/N: I really hope you liked the beginning to my story! I'm sorry that it is kind of short. But anyway, this is my first story so PLEASE review with any comments or suggestions!