Chapter EIGHT!

Once they got to the school, the three boys got into a carriage and set off for the school. Steven and Ash's father had said they didn't have to take the boat ride because they had been to the school before. The got their own carriage and had plenty of room to talk. Ash took a deep breath, "This is just like my first time...what if I don't get into G....Slytherin?"

Steven shrugged. "Then you don't get into Slytherin and me and dad will disown you."

Ash's eyes grew wide. "NO!" Draco and Steven laughed.

"Ash...you are very gullible." Draco said, rolling his eyes.

"And you are blonde." Ash said with a grin.

Draco rolled his eyes. "Oh...that one hurt..." Ash sneered.

"OKAY CHILDREN!" Steven said, as the carriage came to a halt. "I do believe we are here." The three boys got out of their carriage and walked to the building. They went into the Entrance Hall and saw their father and Professor McGonnagal waiting. McGonnagal came up to them with Cassius at her side. "Well...Cassius, they look like fine young men. It is nice to meet you." The two boys kissed the transfiguration professor's hand, causing her to blush. "Manners are just as good as your father....and just as charming."

The boys smiled and their father spoke. "Okay, boys, the first years will be here soon. You will be sorted right before them. It that okay?" The two boys nodded. "Well...go into the room, over there, where the first years are, and get ready. Good luck."

"Thanks dad." Ash said. Steven echoed him. They said goodbye to Draco and walked into the room. Five minutes later the first years arrived. They looked nervous and kept shooting the older boys looks. Ash and Steven ignored them and talked but that was to be interrupted when a short blonde child tapped Steven's elbow. "Yes?" Steven asked, evenly.

The little boy shivered under the gazes of the tall boys. "Uhm...we were wondering if we had to fight a dragon. That is what someone else was saying but...I don't know any magic."

Ash smiled. "No, you don't have to fight a dragon. Just wrestle a mountain troll unarmed." The little boys eyes grew wide and he looked like he was about to cry. Steven shoved Ash.

"You don't have to fight a troll, kid. Don't worry, it isn't painful and it isn't dangerous. You'll be fine." The little boy looked a little relieved but he still looked nervous. "Thank you, sir." He said before walking away.

Ash laughed. "Ha! He called you sir."

"Shut up, Ash." Steven said.

"Yes, sir." Ash said with a grin. Steven rolled his eyes. The door opened and Professor Sprout looked into the room. "We would like the Eltanin brothers in here to be sorted."

Steven and Ash moved through the door and were aware of the entire student body's eyes on them or their father. Dumbledore stood. "This year we have two transfer students. They are the sons of the new potions master, Cassius Eltanin. They will be sorted now." Some students eyes were wide. Apparently, the name "Eltanin" struck a nerve for people.

McGonnagal stood next to the sorting hat. "Eltanin, Ash." Several Slytherins glanced up at him and looked hopeful. She called. Ash winked one of his ice blue eyes and moved towards the hat. He sat down and placed the hat on his head. It took a long moment before finally calling out, "SLYTHERIN!" Steven saw brief disgust cross over Ash's face before he wiped it clean and walked to Slytherin table. The other houses had all looked suspiciously at him.

"Eltanin, Steven." Steven moved his grey eyes and connected them with his father's identical ones. His father nodded and Steven approached the stool. He sat down and saw a shadow over his head. It had only touched a single hair on his head when it screeched. "SLYTHERIN!" Steven stood up and looked at his father who looked thrilled. The Slytherins were also clapping loudly. They were obviously pleased with the hat's quick response. Steven looked over to the Gryffindor table to see Hermione and Ginny looking somewhat upset and to see Ron looking very, very interested.

The boy took a seat between Draco and Ash who both immediately started talking to him. Ash leaned to his ear. "Sn...dad looks like he wants to buy you a pony. You are a natural Slytherin, Harry..." Steven shook his head sharply.

"So you don't want to be in Slytherin?" Draco asked confused. He thought that Harry had shook his head no to his question.

"Oh, sorry Draco, I was doing that to Ash. Yes, of course I want to be a Slytherin." Draco smiled then.

The feast was underway and the boys ate their fill plus some. They had even conjured a basket to take food back to the house dorm with them. When they got there they found that their beds were between Draco's and Goyle's. Draco grinned. "That is nice...now I don't have to listen to Goyle snore." Sirius sighed loudly, he had the bed next to Goyle.

Steven changed and crawled into his bed. "Well, I will see you in the morning. Wake me up fifteen minutes before you want to go to breakfast, Ash, Draco."

Draco nodded. "You are asking US to wake you up? You are the early riser, my friend."

"Just the same." Steven said with a yawn before closing his eyes. "Wake me up if I am not up yet."

The next morning, Steven was dreaming peacefully while two boys, a blonde and a raven-haired boy snuck to towards his bed. Draco stood behind the bed with a levitated ball of water, the water right over Steven's head. Ash had the more fun job. He looked at Draco and grinned before nodding. Draco smirked.

"STEVEN! WAKE UP! YOU ONLY HAVE FIVE MINUTES UNTIL WE ARE LATE FOR POTIONS!" He screamed.

Steven jerked up in bed. "PO..." His head hit the puddle of water and Draco dropped the spell letting it crash all over his friends head. Steven glared at them as he wiped the water from his forehead. "I thought I was going to have to wake you up."

Draco came out from behind the bed. "Oh, didn't we tell you? We decided to get up early JUST so we could wake you up." He said with a smile that would be charming if it wasn't in that situation.

"You don't know who you are messing with." Steven warned. He got out of bed and walked towards the bathroom. "How long do we have until classes.

Ash spoke up first. "Half of an hour. We wanted to go get breakfast though. Are you coming?" He asked.

Steven nodded. "Yeah, give me a couple of minutes." Ten minutes later he walked out of the bathroom, dry and ready for the day. "Okay, let's go to breakfast."

The three boys walked quickly towards the Great Hall, laughing and joking the whole way. Ash and Steven were having a good time and, to Steven, Draco looked like he was truly happy for the FIRST time." Draco saw Steven serious look and nodded with a small smile. "Thanks." He said.

Steven nodded and grinned, throwing open the doors of the Great Hall.

Authors Note: I know I updated the wrong chapter. I am SO sorry, I only caught it this morning, though. I thought people were saying that I weren't making the chapters different enough. LOL. Anyway, here is the REAL eighth chapter. Enjoy!

Authors Note: Sorry I can't write long chapters. Honestly, this one is going a little slow. I am having trouble with it. Though that might be because I have been having trouble in school and I am struggling to keep my grades up. In two weeks I will be done for the school year though and my schedule will be a lot more open. I will probably be able to write longer, better chapters next year. And I know the pace is slow but, really, do you want well thought out chapters later on about important stuff, or do you want quick choppy ones with no details where I forget important stuff. Thanks for understanding if you do. Hopefully during the summer I can do better and MAYBE even get 2 out a week.