Chapter Six
Steven stepped out of the fireplace into one of the most beautiful foyers he had ever seen. Dark wook stretched across the lengthy floor and two spinning staircases stood in front of them. He nodded approvingly. "It is a beautiful house."
Lucius Malfoy nodded at him. "Yes, it has been in the family for generations, since the Malfoys first came to England. We came when..."
Draco rolled his eyes. "Father, is it necessary to tell the family history! This is supposed to be a fun night."
Lucius sneered at his son. "Fine...one day you will wish you would have listened to my stories."
Draco snorted. "Yes, and I am sure that will be the same day Dumbledore and his stupid order conquers and Harry Potter returns from the dead."
Steven laughed out loud. "Yes, that is very likely, Draco." He said this sarcastically but he was happy to know that two of those things had already happened. Steven swore he saw Lucius smirk but when he blinked Lucius had an approving look staged for his son.
Lucius looked at the twins. "Where does your father stand in these issues?" He knew the real answer, Steven knew, but Lucius was trying to score the Eltanins some points.
Ash nodded with a smirk. "I am pretty sure he is more nuetral than single-sided, but he could be persuaded I think."
Draco nodded. "Hmm...that's interesting." Draco shot an unmissed glance up at his father and Lucius shook his head slightly.
"Well, why don't you boys go upstairs. I am sure Draco can find something for the three of you to do. If you want I could heat the pool for you."
Draco nodded. "Yes, we might decide to swim later but for now I want to show them their rooms."
Lucius nodded. "West wing- the best suites, Draco."
Draco smiled at his father and ushered Steven and Ash upstairs, they quickly followed.
When the boys had finished looking at their ellaborately decorated bedrooms they heard a bell and a house elf appeared. The little creature looked at Draco and spoke quickly, "Mister Malfoy, Mr. Eltanin is here and wants to see his sons." Draco nodded and looked at the boys.
"Well, we might as well go on downstairs. Dad isn't the type that likes to be kept waiting." Steven said with a small grin.
The boys ran down the stairs and found Lucius and Cassius sitting in the west wing library. Cassius has two small bags with him. "Okay, boys, this stuff is for overnight and everything you will need for the trip tomorrow, I will take your trunks with me tonight." Steven and Ash nodded and Cassius looked at his watch. "Well, I must be going, Dumbledore will be starting the teacher's feast in half and hour and I need to get there." Lucius nodded and shook hands with Cassius, as did Draco. Cassius hugged his sons quickly and then went to the fireplace and flooed away.
Draco looked at the boys. "So...what do you want to do?"
Steven shrugged and so did Ash. Draco then smiled. "Well, I could give you the scoop on Hogwarts students."
Steven smiled. "Sounds like a good idea to me." The three boys said goodnight to Lucius and walked up the stairs back towards Draco's room.
The boys sat down on the couches in Draco's sitting room and looked at eachother. "So...who are the worthwhile people in Slytherin?" Ash asked with a smirk. Steven looked at him angrily.
Draco shrugged. "Out of our year there are only two worthwhile people, me and Blaise Zabini. But she is very quiet and doesn't talk much. Because there were no interesting people to talk to I used to hang out with Crabbe and Goyle. But now that you two will be there I might be able to hold and actual conversation. Pansy is disgusting and will drool on you. I think that Millicent likes everyone and just keeps quiet. Blaize is okay, just quiet, she is really pretty though. Has her head stuck in a book most of the time."
Ash and Steven nodded. "What about other people?"
Draco looked up trying to think. "I don't really speak to many Hufflepuffs or Ravenclaws. The Gryffindors though..." He smirked. "Well, there are five, no four, boys. Longbottom who has to be the stupidest and most clumsy idiot I have ever met. Finnigan who flirts with anyone and everyone, he hangs out with Thomas who is the new quidditch announcer as of last year. Thomas is a loud mouth. Potter is dead, but he was a pain. Potter's ex-lackey, Weasley....he is dirt poor, an idiot and jealous as hell from what I gather. I heard he really didn't like Potter that much...it was an act. I have always hated him."
Draco then continued. "Unfortunately, all the pretty ones are in Gryffindor. Lavender Brown is real eye-candy, she is best friends with Parvati Patil, another real hot one. They are real divination freaks though. I haven't really talked to either of them. Ginny Weasley is Ron Weasley's younger sister, she is a sixth year. Way too pretty for a Weasley in my opinion. It is a shame that something like that is born into such a horrible family. She had a real thing for Potter, she told me this herself. We are sort of friends, but only in private. She doesn't really like Ron, doesn't trust him. No one knows about our semi-friendship though and my father would be really pissed so keep that to yourself. Hmm, Granger....Granger was Potter's best friend. She is pretty but a bookworm like Blaise. Muggleborn...I guess that says it all."
Steven had to prevent himself from choking when he had heard about Ginny and Draco's friendship. "What about Potter? Was he okay?"
Draco snorted. "Ehh...wasn't that bad. Expected to be hated though, by me, obviously. I didn't have too much of a problem with him and I could have gotten along with him. He rejected my friendship though on the train ride before first year...didn't really get along."
Ash frowned. "I figured you would have hated him...being the...well, there is speculation of your father's loyalties."
Draco sighed. "Yes, there are. As for me, I am undecided as to where I want to fit in to all of this mess. I don't want to be a death eater, but I don't want to necessarily join the light, I am more nuetral- like your father."
Steven yawned and Ash did too. "Well, Draco, we better get to bed. We have to be on the train at seven tomorrow."
Draco nodded. "Okay, goodnight Ash, Steven."
Ash and Steven walked out of the room only turning around to say goodnight back.
Author's Note: Okay, I know this chapter is short But I have an excuse! I got in a car accident on Friday and I have been kind of freaked out. I wasn't home until last night so I never really had a chance to write. I will try to have a longer chapter next weeked.
Steven stepped out of the fireplace into one of the most beautiful foyers he had ever seen. Dark wook stretched across the lengthy floor and two spinning staircases stood in front of them. He nodded approvingly. "It is a beautiful house."
Lucius Malfoy nodded at him. "Yes, it has been in the family for generations, since the Malfoys first came to England. We came when..."
Draco rolled his eyes. "Father, is it necessary to tell the family history! This is supposed to be a fun night."
Lucius sneered at his son. "Fine...one day you will wish you would have listened to my stories."
Draco snorted. "Yes, and I am sure that will be the same day Dumbledore and his stupid order conquers and Harry Potter returns from the dead."
Steven laughed out loud. "Yes, that is very likely, Draco." He said this sarcastically but he was happy to know that two of those things had already happened. Steven swore he saw Lucius smirk but when he blinked Lucius had an approving look staged for his son.
Lucius looked at the twins. "Where does your father stand in these issues?" He knew the real answer, Steven knew, but Lucius was trying to score the Eltanins some points.
Ash nodded with a smirk. "I am pretty sure he is more nuetral than single-sided, but he could be persuaded I think."
Draco nodded. "Hmm...that's interesting." Draco shot an unmissed glance up at his father and Lucius shook his head slightly.
"Well, why don't you boys go upstairs. I am sure Draco can find something for the three of you to do. If you want I could heat the pool for you."
Draco nodded. "Yes, we might decide to swim later but for now I want to show them their rooms."
Lucius nodded. "West wing- the best suites, Draco."
Draco smiled at his father and ushered Steven and Ash upstairs, they quickly followed.
When the boys had finished looking at their ellaborately decorated bedrooms they heard a bell and a house elf appeared. The little creature looked at Draco and spoke quickly, "Mister Malfoy, Mr. Eltanin is here and wants to see his sons." Draco nodded and looked at the boys.
"Well, we might as well go on downstairs. Dad isn't the type that likes to be kept waiting." Steven said with a small grin.
The boys ran down the stairs and found Lucius and Cassius sitting in the west wing library. Cassius has two small bags with him. "Okay, boys, this stuff is for overnight and everything you will need for the trip tomorrow, I will take your trunks with me tonight." Steven and Ash nodded and Cassius looked at his watch. "Well, I must be going, Dumbledore will be starting the teacher's feast in half and hour and I need to get there." Lucius nodded and shook hands with Cassius, as did Draco. Cassius hugged his sons quickly and then went to the fireplace and flooed away.
Draco looked at the boys. "So...what do you want to do?"
Steven shrugged and so did Ash. Draco then smiled. "Well, I could give you the scoop on Hogwarts students."
Steven smiled. "Sounds like a good idea to me." The three boys said goodnight to Lucius and walked up the stairs back towards Draco's room.
The boys sat down on the couches in Draco's sitting room and looked at eachother. "So...who are the worthwhile people in Slytherin?" Ash asked with a smirk. Steven looked at him angrily.
Draco shrugged. "Out of our year there are only two worthwhile people, me and Blaise Zabini. But she is very quiet and doesn't talk much. Because there were no interesting people to talk to I used to hang out with Crabbe and Goyle. But now that you two will be there I might be able to hold and actual conversation. Pansy is disgusting and will drool on you. I think that Millicent likes everyone and just keeps quiet. Blaize is okay, just quiet, she is really pretty though. Has her head stuck in a book most of the time."
Ash and Steven nodded. "What about other people?"
Draco looked up trying to think. "I don't really speak to many Hufflepuffs or Ravenclaws. The Gryffindors though..." He smirked. "Well, there are five, no four, boys. Longbottom who has to be the stupidest and most clumsy idiot I have ever met. Finnigan who flirts with anyone and everyone, he hangs out with Thomas who is the new quidditch announcer as of last year. Thomas is a loud mouth. Potter is dead, but he was a pain. Potter's ex-lackey, Weasley....he is dirt poor, an idiot and jealous as hell from what I gather. I heard he really didn't like Potter that much...it was an act. I have always hated him."
Draco then continued. "Unfortunately, all the pretty ones are in Gryffindor. Lavender Brown is real eye-candy, she is best friends with Parvati Patil, another real hot one. They are real divination freaks though. I haven't really talked to either of them. Ginny Weasley is Ron Weasley's younger sister, she is a sixth year. Way too pretty for a Weasley in my opinion. It is a shame that something like that is born into such a horrible family. She had a real thing for Potter, she told me this herself. We are sort of friends, but only in private. She doesn't really like Ron, doesn't trust him. No one knows about our semi-friendship though and my father would be really pissed so keep that to yourself. Hmm, Granger....Granger was Potter's best friend. She is pretty but a bookworm like Blaise. Muggleborn...I guess that says it all."
Steven had to prevent himself from choking when he had heard about Ginny and Draco's friendship. "What about Potter? Was he okay?"
Draco snorted. "Ehh...wasn't that bad. Expected to be hated though, by me, obviously. I didn't have too much of a problem with him and I could have gotten along with him. He rejected my friendship though on the train ride before first year...didn't really get along."
Ash frowned. "I figured you would have hated him...being the...well, there is speculation of your father's loyalties."
Draco sighed. "Yes, there are. As for me, I am undecided as to where I want to fit in to all of this mess. I don't want to be a death eater, but I don't want to necessarily join the light, I am more nuetral- like your father."
Steven yawned and Ash did too. "Well, Draco, we better get to bed. We have to be on the train at seven tomorrow."
Draco nodded. "Okay, goodnight Ash, Steven."
Ash and Steven walked out of the room only turning around to say goodnight back.
Author's Note: Okay, I know this chapter is short But I have an excuse! I got in a car accident on Friday and I have been kind of freaked out. I wasn't home until last night so I never really had a chance to write. I will try to have a longer chapter next weeked.