chapter 2: friendship at first sight
There was a light knock on the compartment as it slowly squeeked open.
"Um, Hi is it ok if I sit in here? All the other compartments are full." said a girl with long brown curls and light green eyes. Draco looked away from the window to glance at the girl. She was about 5'4" wearing a white elbow shirt with a V-neck, a brown leather mini skirt, and whit flip flops.
"Sure" Draco replied carelessly as he turned his attention back out the window.
"Thank you!" she said gratefully "My name is Katie, Katie Brennan." she said holding out her hand.
"Draco Malfoy" he answered taking her hand and shaking it gently. Her hands were small yet soft. "You must be new" he said taking in her face and not recognizing her.
"I am, my mother gets a lot of transfers but she promised this time we'd stay here for sure" she replied giving him a genuine smile. Draco nodded.
"So where'd you come from?" Draco questioned interested now in learning about who this girl was.
"Well I was last in Australia but I was born in the U.S." she said and frowned knowing what the next question would be.
" Are you a-"
"Mudblood?" she finished scowling a bit. " No but.... it.... it's confusing" she stammered nervously.
"How?"
"IT JUST IS OK!" she snapped.
"Well sorry. Sooo what house are you in?" he asked forgetting about her snap.
"Uhhh...Er.... I think it's Griefingdye?" she asked scrunching up her nose trying to say it right and failing.
"Gryffindor" he said frowning.
"YA that's it, I can never get all these names right, which one are you in?"
"Slytherin" he said sadly looking down at his shoes.
"What's wrong?" she questioned not understanding the rivalry between the houses.
"Well....Gryffindor and Slytherin are enemies...in a way."
"That doesn't mean we can't be friends right?"
"No but-"
"But nothing, that's stupid, just because we're in different "houses" doesn't mean we can't be friends. Just because your in a different house or hang out with a different group or have a different skin colour, it doesn't matter, friendship is what's in here." she said pointing to her heart.
"I guess your right." Draco said smiling at her. She seemed so kind and positive, he definetley wanted to be Katie's friend. Even even is she was a Gryffindor.
"So now you know a bit about me and you just heard my little speech on friendship yet I know nothing about you?" she persisted.
"My life is a mess, a big mess" he said looking out the window.
"I got the time, we have like 5 more hours 'til we get there. I want to get to know you." she said hopefully. He looked down at his shoes. "Please?" she said pulling his chin up to meet her eyes.
"Alright well.....". They talked for hours about anything they could think of. From their families to their hobbies, to even their future. What they found interesting is that they had a lot in common. It was as if they'd known eachother forever. They felt that trust wasn't a question. They knew this was a begining of a wonderful friendship.
Suddenly the train screeched to a stop. Everyone piled out of the train onto the carriages, their trunks trailing behind. Draco and Katie got into a carriage with a few 3rd years and road up to the castle. The clouds had cleared and the night sky had been covered in a blanket of stars. The moon was full and had been shining brighter than ever. They finally reached the top and the students jumped out of the carriages and were looking up at the beautifully lit castle. Katie was in awe. Her smile was so wide it was absolutely dazzling. Draco smirked.
"Welcome home" he muttered.
a/n: 2nd ch. do ya guys like it? hope so. plz pretty plz review with a cherry on top! Draco is a bit Out of Character (OoC) but it's my story kay? it's a bit boring now but it gets better. i got it all planned out this time. R&R!!!
There was a light knock on the compartment as it slowly squeeked open.
"Um, Hi is it ok if I sit in here? All the other compartments are full." said a girl with long brown curls and light green eyes. Draco looked away from the window to glance at the girl. She was about 5'4" wearing a white elbow shirt with a V-neck, a brown leather mini skirt, and whit flip flops.
"Sure" Draco replied carelessly as he turned his attention back out the window.
"Thank you!" she said gratefully "My name is Katie, Katie Brennan." she said holding out her hand.
"Draco Malfoy" he answered taking her hand and shaking it gently. Her hands were small yet soft. "You must be new" he said taking in her face and not recognizing her.
"I am, my mother gets a lot of transfers but she promised this time we'd stay here for sure" she replied giving him a genuine smile. Draco nodded.
"So where'd you come from?" Draco questioned interested now in learning about who this girl was.
"Well I was last in Australia but I was born in the U.S." she said and frowned knowing what the next question would be.
" Are you a-"
"Mudblood?" she finished scowling a bit. " No but.... it.... it's confusing" she stammered nervously.
"How?"
"IT JUST IS OK!" she snapped.
"Well sorry. Sooo what house are you in?" he asked forgetting about her snap.
"Uhhh...Er.... I think it's Griefingdye?" she asked scrunching up her nose trying to say it right and failing.
"Gryffindor" he said frowning.
"YA that's it, I can never get all these names right, which one are you in?"
"Slytherin" he said sadly looking down at his shoes.
"What's wrong?" she questioned not understanding the rivalry between the houses.
"Well....Gryffindor and Slytherin are enemies...in a way."
"That doesn't mean we can't be friends right?"
"No but-"
"But nothing, that's stupid, just because we're in different "houses" doesn't mean we can't be friends. Just because your in a different house or hang out with a different group or have a different skin colour, it doesn't matter, friendship is what's in here." she said pointing to her heart.
"I guess your right." Draco said smiling at her. She seemed so kind and positive, he definetley wanted to be Katie's friend. Even even is she was a Gryffindor.
"So now you know a bit about me and you just heard my little speech on friendship yet I know nothing about you?" she persisted.
"My life is a mess, a big mess" he said looking out the window.
"I got the time, we have like 5 more hours 'til we get there. I want to get to know you." she said hopefully. He looked down at his shoes. "Please?" she said pulling his chin up to meet her eyes.
"Alright well.....". They talked for hours about anything they could think of. From their families to their hobbies, to even their future. What they found interesting is that they had a lot in common. It was as if they'd known eachother forever. They felt that trust wasn't a question. They knew this was a begining of a wonderful friendship.
Suddenly the train screeched to a stop. Everyone piled out of the train onto the carriages, their trunks trailing behind. Draco and Katie got into a carriage with a few 3rd years and road up to the castle. The clouds had cleared and the night sky had been covered in a blanket of stars. The moon was full and had been shining brighter than ever. They finally reached the top and the students jumped out of the carriages and were looking up at the beautifully lit castle. Katie was in awe. Her smile was so wide it was absolutely dazzling. Draco smirked.
"Welcome home" he muttered.
a/n: 2nd ch. do ya guys like it? hope so. plz pretty plz review with a cherry on top! Draco is a bit Out of Character (OoC) but it's my story kay? it's a bit boring now but it gets better. i got it all planned out this time. R&R!!!