New Blood
By
Shade
Disclaimer: These characters belong to J. K. Rowling with one or two notable exceptions that I'm putting into the story to interact with them. I write these stories for fun and they are not intended to infringe on the published works of the author noted above.
A/N: This story is set during the year five. J. K. Rowling does all of her stories from the Dream Team's point of view. This will be set from the point of view from selected characters on the Slytherin side of things. Just so the Purists know, this is an AU fic.
Symbology: 'something surrounded in single quotes always means someone is thinking.' Something surrounded in [square brackets] means telepathic communication is going on.
Summers at Malfoy manner are always the same Draco reflected. Spending days in the library or flying on his Nimbus 2001. He was just getting ready to do just that when about the middle of August, his father came looking for him.
"Draco," said Lucius "I have something that I want you to do for me."
"Yes Father." Draco said, snapping to attention.
"There is a witch and wizard couple that we've been trying to recruit for a while now." Lucius said. "They have a daughter that is your age. I have to meet with them today in Diagon Alley, they plan on sending their daughter to get her Hogwarts things as she's just transferring in from the Salem Institute for Witches. I want you to go along and try to get close to the daughter. Her name is Samantha Grey. The Grey's are just moving here from the United States."
'Oh Great' thought Draco, 'I bet she's a dog.' "If you wish it of me father," Draco said, "I would be proud to. When do we go?"
"As soon as you can get ready" Lucius said. "Remember, a Malfoy always strives to make a good first impression." As an afterthought he added "something that you've failed at on a couple of notable occasions."
"Yes Father" said Draco as he ran for his room.
* * *
Later that day at Diagon Alley some new customers were just stepping into the Leaky Cauldron when there was a puff at the floo grate.
"Ah Mr. Malfoy," said the newcomer, "right on time I see."
Draco looked at the people his father was meeting. A tall, dark- haired wizard. His wife was also tall with a slightly Asian cast to her features. On seeing their daughter, Draco's heart skipped a beat. She was easily the most beautiful creature that he'd ever seen.
"There is no reason to stand on formality Derrick," Lucius said. "I would like to present my son Draco."
Holding out a hand to shake Derrick Grey said "pleased to meet you Draco."
"How do you do Mr. Grey?" Draco said.
"I would like you to meet my daughter Samantha." He said. "I do hope you don't mind showing her around Diagon Alley your father and I have some business to attend to."
"I would be honored sir," said Draco sincerely.
The two teen-agers took the trip into Diagon Alley. It was a great day. Draco found Samantha to be Intelligent and funny with a dry sarcastic wit that was the match of his own. It was a perfect day until he ran into the Dream Team of Gryffindor. Luckily he saw them first. They were just coming out of Flourish and Blotts.
"Lets go to Madame Malkin's first." Draco said.
"Okay." Samantha agreed.
They'd almost made it into the store and safely out of sight when that annoying loud-mouthed weasel piped up.
"New girlfriend Malfoy?" Ron asked.
"Whatsa matter Red?" Samantha said. "Are you jealous?"
Draco was impressed. May as well join in the fun. "He must be jealous Samantha. After all look at you, then look at the one that he's with."
"Are these the ones that you were trying to avoid?" Samantha asked. "I noticed that you changed direction. I take it there's a bit of rivalry here?"
"These three have been a pain in my side since first year at Hogwarts." Draco said. "I was trying to spare you an unpleasant encounter."
Turning to the three, Samantha said "listen and listen well. I get along with anyone who'll get along with me. One of the fastest ways to get along with me is to get along with whomever is with me at the time. I make friends fairly easily, but woe to you if I'm crossed." Seeing Harry's scar, Samantha's eyes narrowed. "I also would have thought that you particularly Mister Potter would know better than to deal with people who don't know how to keep their mouths shut. Come Draco, you were showing me around?"
"Yes Samantha." Draco said.
By this time, Ron was sputtering. He made a lunge at Draco and was met with a side-kick to the face from Samantha.
"I also defend my friends." Samantha said as the two of them went along with their business leaving Hermione and Harry with the task of picking up their unconscious friend.
"That's the drawbacks to Robes." Samantha said. "You have to have them tailored to use Martial Arts."
Draco who was being more impressed by the moment said "I can see that."
The two went about the rest of their day with no further unpleasantness. When the made their way back to the Leaky Cauldron, their father's business had concluded.
"I had a wonderful time Draco. I will see you on the Hogwarts express. I just hope that I'm not sorted to be with those unpleasant people we met in Diagon Alley." Saying that, Samantha and her father stepped out into the grate and flooed home.
When Draco and Lucius got home Lucius asked, "you had a run in with the Weasleys?"
"The whole Dream-team. We were taking care of it when that Weasel tried to hit me again." Draco said. "You should have seen the look on their faces when she kicked Ron and knocked him cold before he got anywhere near our threat range."
"Impressive." Lucius said. "Draco, I want you to court this girl."
"That will be no problem father." Draco said. "I was rather impressed by her."
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The rest of the summer was rather boring, as expected. The bright point of the summer came when Draco began receiving letters from Samantha. The more he got to know her, the more impressed that Draco was with her. Finally the day to go to Hogwarts came. Draco spent hours picking out the right clothing to impress Samantha with.
Two stretch limousines pulled in Kings Cross Station at almost the same moment. The Malfoy's got out of one, and the Grey's got out of the other. Samantha ran to meet Draco.
"I was so happy when father got the owl telling us when and where to meet you." Samantha said. I don't know if I could handle going to a new school without someone that I know.
The two of them walked side by side onto the platform. The look on the Slytherin girls was priceless. Samantha and Draco were acting like a couple.
The trip to Hogwarts was rather uneventful. When they got to the school, Samantha had to take the ride across the lake with the first year students.
Draco was on pins and needles during the trip to the school. It took every bit of self-control that he had to get along with people that he liked in this mood. If he didn't run into the dream team during the time before the sorting ceremony, it would be a miracle.
The sorting ceremony was torture. Being the oldest one to be sorted, Samantha was naturally the last one on the list. Draco held a seat open for her in the off chance that she be sorted into Slytherin. He also told his normal associates that he would need to separate himself from them because he had something his father wanted him to do.
Finally it was Samantha's turn to be sorted. The look of satisfaction that came on her face when the hat placed her in Slytherin made her look even more beautiful than she was in Diagon Alley when she kicked Weasley in the face. With a near feline grace she walked over to the seat that had been saved for her. If looks could kill, the look given to her by Pansy Parkington would have laid her low. Unaffected, she just smiled and waved.
"She has designs on you," Samantha said as she sat down beside Draco.
"Once upon a time, she thought that our parents had planned for us to marry." Draco explained. "But," he continued, "I think I would much prefer to spend my time with you."
"And I you" said Samantha.
--------------- A/K: I hope you like this story. It is my first and hopefully you'll read and review.
By
Shade
Disclaimer: These characters belong to J. K. Rowling with one or two notable exceptions that I'm putting into the story to interact with them. I write these stories for fun and they are not intended to infringe on the published works of the author noted above.
A/N: This story is set during the year five. J. K. Rowling does all of her stories from the Dream Team's point of view. This will be set from the point of view from selected characters on the Slytherin side of things. Just so the Purists know, this is an AU fic.
Symbology: 'something surrounded in single quotes always means someone is thinking.' Something surrounded in [square brackets] means telepathic communication is going on.
Summers at Malfoy manner are always the same Draco reflected. Spending days in the library or flying on his Nimbus 2001. He was just getting ready to do just that when about the middle of August, his father came looking for him.
"Draco," said Lucius "I have something that I want you to do for me."
"Yes Father." Draco said, snapping to attention.
"There is a witch and wizard couple that we've been trying to recruit for a while now." Lucius said. "They have a daughter that is your age. I have to meet with them today in Diagon Alley, they plan on sending their daughter to get her Hogwarts things as she's just transferring in from the Salem Institute for Witches. I want you to go along and try to get close to the daughter. Her name is Samantha Grey. The Grey's are just moving here from the United States."
'Oh Great' thought Draco, 'I bet she's a dog.' "If you wish it of me father," Draco said, "I would be proud to. When do we go?"
"As soon as you can get ready" Lucius said. "Remember, a Malfoy always strives to make a good first impression." As an afterthought he added "something that you've failed at on a couple of notable occasions."
"Yes Father" said Draco as he ran for his room.
* * *
Later that day at Diagon Alley some new customers were just stepping into the Leaky Cauldron when there was a puff at the floo grate.
"Ah Mr. Malfoy," said the newcomer, "right on time I see."
Draco looked at the people his father was meeting. A tall, dark- haired wizard. His wife was also tall with a slightly Asian cast to her features. On seeing their daughter, Draco's heart skipped a beat. She was easily the most beautiful creature that he'd ever seen.
"There is no reason to stand on formality Derrick," Lucius said. "I would like to present my son Draco."
Holding out a hand to shake Derrick Grey said "pleased to meet you Draco."
"How do you do Mr. Grey?" Draco said.
"I would like you to meet my daughter Samantha." He said. "I do hope you don't mind showing her around Diagon Alley your father and I have some business to attend to."
"I would be honored sir," said Draco sincerely.
The two teen-agers took the trip into Diagon Alley. It was a great day. Draco found Samantha to be Intelligent and funny with a dry sarcastic wit that was the match of his own. It was a perfect day until he ran into the Dream Team of Gryffindor. Luckily he saw them first. They were just coming out of Flourish and Blotts.
"Lets go to Madame Malkin's first." Draco said.
"Okay." Samantha agreed.
They'd almost made it into the store and safely out of sight when that annoying loud-mouthed weasel piped up.
"New girlfriend Malfoy?" Ron asked.
"Whatsa matter Red?" Samantha said. "Are you jealous?"
Draco was impressed. May as well join in the fun. "He must be jealous Samantha. After all look at you, then look at the one that he's with."
"Are these the ones that you were trying to avoid?" Samantha asked. "I noticed that you changed direction. I take it there's a bit of rivalry here?"
"These three have been a pain in my side since first year at Hogwarts." Draco said. "I was trying to spare you an unpleasant encounter."
Turning to the three, Samantha said "listen and listen well. I get along with anyone who'll get along with me. One of the fastest ways to get along with me is to get along with whomever is with me at the time. I make friends fairly easily, but woe to you if I'm crossed." Seeing Harry's scar, Samantha's eyes narrowed. "I also would have thought that you particularly Mister Potter would know better than to deal with people who don't know how to keep their mouths shut. Come Draco, you were showing me around?"
"Yes Samantha." Draco said.
By this time, Ron was sputtering. He made a lunge at Draco and was met with a side-kick to the face from Samantha.
"I also defend my friends." Samantha said as the two of them went along with their business leaving Hermione and Harry with the task of picking up their unconscious friend.
"That's the drawbacks to Robes." Samantha said. "You have to have them tailored to use Martial Arts."
Draco who was being more impressed by the moment said "I can see that."
The two went about the rest of their day with no further unpleasantness. When the made their way back to the Leaky Cauldron, their father's business had concluded.
"I had a wonderful time Draco. I will see you on the Hogwarts express. I just hope that I'm not sorted to be with those unpleasant people we met in Diagon Alley." Saying that, Samantha and her father stepped out into the grate and flooed home.
When Draco and Lucius got home Lucius asked, "you had a run in with the Weasleys?"
"The whole Dream-team. We were taking care of it when that Weasel tried to hit me again." Draco said. "You should have seen the look on their faces when she kicked Ron and knocked him cold before he got anywhere near our threat range."
"Impressive." Lucius said. "Draco, I want you to court this girl."
"That will be no problem father." Draco said. "I was rather impressed by her."
==========
The rest of the summer was rather boring, as expected. The bright point of the summer came when Draco began receiving letters from Samantha. The more he got to know her, the more impressed that Draco was with her. Finally the day to go to Hogwarts came. Draco spent hours picking out the right clothing to impress Samantha with.
Two stretch limousines pulled in Kings Cross Station at almost the same moment. The Malfoy's got out of one, and the Grey's got out of the other. Samantha ran to meet Draco.
"I was so happy when father got the owl telling us when and where to meet you." Samantha said. I don't know if I could handle going to a new school without someone that I know.
The two of them walked side by side onto the platform. The look on the Slytherin girls was priceless. Samantha and Draco were acting like a couple.
The trip to Hogwarts was rather uneventful. When they got to the school, Samantha had to take the ride across the lake with the first year students.
Draco was on pins and needles during the trip to the school. It took every bit of self-control that he had to get along with people that he liked in this mood. If he didn't run into the dream team during the time before the sorting ceremony, it would be a miracle.
The sorting ceremony was torture. Being the oldest one to be sorted, Samantha was naturally the last one on the list. Draco held a seat open for her in the off chance that she be sorted into Slytherin. He also told his normal associates that he would need to separate himself from them because he had something his father wanted him to do.
Finally it was Samantha's turn to be sorted. The look of satisfaction that came on her face when the hat placed her in Slytherin made her look even more beautiful than she was in Diagon Alley when she kicked Weasley in the face. With a near feline grace she walked over to the seat that had been saved for her. If looks could kill, the look given to her by Pansy Parkington would have laid her low. Unaffected, she just smiled and waved.
"She has designs on you," Samantha said as she sat down beside Draco.
"Once upon a time, she thought that our parents had planned for us to marry." Draco explained. "But," he continued, "I think I would much prefer to spend my time with you."
"And I you" said Samantha.
--------------- A/K: I hope you like this story. It is my first and hopefully you'll read and review.