Not Such a Pure-Blood Malfoy
A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed! I know nothing much happened in the first chapter so I'll try and move things along a bit this time. As I said before, please be nice as this is my first fanfic so don't expect it to be a masterpiece. If you don't like it, instead of simply telling me its rubbish, I'd really appreciate it if you could tell me why it's rubbish so I can improve. Ok, on with the story!
Chapter 2
The sky was filled with thick, black clouds as people ran here and there, cramming luggage and pets into the scarlet steam engine on platform 9 ¾. Draco Malfoy was already on the train, his luggage safely on the rack above his head. He looked out of the window at the stormy sky hoping against hope that his owl would manage to get back to him before the storm started He wasn't exactly sure where Talia lived but he knew it took the owl quite a while to fly from his house to hers. His henchmen, Crabbe and Goyle were sat opposite him, waiting eagerly for the food trolley to arrive.
"Uh, Malfoy, are you OK?" Goyle asked suddenly.
"What? Of course I am," said Draco. "Why wouldn't I be?"
Goyle shrugged. "I dunno. You just looked worried about something."
"I'm fine."
*Hmm, that's unusual. Goyle's usually too thick to notice anything apart from dinner.* Draco thought.
Eventually, the train pulled to a stop and the students ran to find a horseless carriage that would take them up to the castle. Draco watched the gamekeeper Hagrid trying to coax the new first-years into the boats for their traditional journey across the lake but with the storm throwing waves almost as tall as Hagrid onto the banks, they didn't seem exactly thrilled at the idea.
Inside the Great Hall, the students took their places and waited for the first-years to arrive. As they did so, Draco looked around trying to see if he could spot Talia. *Funny* he thought. *All the letters we've exchanged and I never did remember to ask her what house she was in. Oh well, I'll find her soon enough*
But all through that week, there was no sign of Talia anywhere so, feeling bored after yet another day searching the castle, Draco amused himself in Potions by throwing a rattlesnake tail at Hermione Granger making her jump and causing Snape to take 20 points from Gryffindor for disrupting the class. Harry Potter and Ron Weasley stared daggers at Draco for the rest of the lesson but he knew that if they tried anything, Snape would be more than happy to take another round of points away from Gryffindor.
During lunch, Draco thought he saw Talia but it was just a Ravenclaw girl who had the same golden-blonde hair. He walked past her in the corridor, thinking how much she looked like Talia from the back when something she was saying to the girl next to her made him stop dead in his tracks.
". Talia sends me loads of owls, telling me about this boy she met in Diagon Ally."
Talia? Then maybe this was Talia's sister. But if Talia was sending her owls, she couldn't be at Hogwarts. Draco thought of asking the Ravenclaw girl about it but then he thought of what the other Slytherins would say if he even looked at a Ravenclaw and he decided against it. But there was only one reason Draco could think of, (Talia had never mentioned anything about being ill) for a girl like Talia who lived in the area and was the same age as him, not to go to Hogwarts and that was . *Oh no!* Draco thought.
A/N: Yes! A cliff-hanger! Not much of one I know, but I try *sigh*. Please review if you like and if you don't, please tell me how I can improve it.
A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed! I know nothing much happened in the first chapter so I'll try and move things along a bit this time. As I said before, please be nice as this is my first fanfic so don't expect it to be a masterpiece. If you don't like it, instead of simply telling me its rubbish, I'd really appreciate it if you could tell me why it's rubbish so I can improve. Ok, on with the story!
Chapter 2
The sky was filled with thick, black clouds as people ran here and there, cramming luggage and pets into the scarlet steam engine on platform 9 ¾. Draco Malfoy was already on the train, his luggage safely on the rack above his head. He looked out of the window at the stormy sky hoping against hope that his owl would manage to get back to him before the storm started He wasn't exactly sure where Talia lived but he knew it took the owl quite a while to fly from his house to hers. His henchmen, Crabbe and Goyle were sat opposite him, waiting eagerly for the food trolley to arrive.
"Uh, Malfoy, are you OK?" Goyle asked suddenly.
"What? Of course I am," said Draco. "Why wouldn't I be?"
Goyle shrugged. "I dunno. You just looked worried about something."
"I'm fine."
*Hmm, that's unusual. Goyle's usually too thick to notice anything apart from dinner.* Draco thought.
Eventually, the train pulled to a stop and the students ran to find a horseless carriage that would take them up to the castle. Draco watched the gamekeeper Hagrid trying to coax the new first-years into the boats for their traditional journey across the lake but with the storm throwing waves almost as tall as Hagrid onto the banks, they didn't seem exactly thrilled at the idea.
Inside the Great Hall, the students took their places and waited for the first-years to arrive. As they did so, Draco looked around trying to see if he could spot Talia. *Funny* he thought. *All the letters we've exchanged and I never did remember to ask her what house she was in. Oh well, I'll find her soon enough*
But all through that week, there was no sign of Talia anywhere so, feeling bored after yet another day searching the castle, Draco amused himself in Potions by throwing a rattlesnake tail at Hermione Granger making her jump and causing Snape to take 20 points from Gryffindor for disrupting the class. Harry Potter and Ron Weasley stared daggers at Draco for the rest of the lesson but he knew that if they tried anything, Snape would be more than happy to take another round of points away from Gryffindor.
During lunch, Draco thought he saw Talia but it was just a Ravenclaw girl who had the same golden-blonde hair. He walked past her in the corridor, thinking how much she looked like Talia from the back when something she was saying to the girl next to her made him stop dead in his tracks.
". Talia sends me loads of owls, telling me about this boy she met in Diagon Ally."
Talia? Then maybe this was Talia's sister. But if Talia was sending her owls, she couldn't be at Hogwarts. Draco thought of asking the Ravenclaw girl about it but then he thought of what the other Slytherins would say if he even looked at a Ravenclaw and he decided against it. But there was only one reason Draco could think of, (Talia had never mentioned anything about being ill) for a girl like Talia who lived in the area and was the same age as him, not to go to Hogwarts and that was . *Oh no!* Draco thought.
A/N: Yes! A cliff-hanger! Not much of one I know, but I try *sigh*. Please review if you like and if you don't, please tell me how I can improve it.