I should explain. Well, the only explanation to give is that every time I sit to write I can't think of where I want this story to go. Yet, then every time I actually have a good idea, I am crazy busy. So I am SOOOOO, SOOOOO, SOOOOOOO Sorry about how long it took me to get this up!!!!!!!!! -angelbrat
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Chapter 5:
Starting over
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(The Start of Term Feast from the pov of the Slytherin table)
Walking into the Great Hall was strange only because the train had just arrived and students weren't at the castle yet. He leaned up against the wooden frame of the Hall's doors waiting to take his usual seat at the Slytherin table.
After about ten minutes of waiting, he heard the familiar voice of his potions teacher, Professor Snape. "I had thought you would have wanted to make sure that your two brainless friends were able to find their way up here." Snape had asked Draco.
"I could care less if they make it here. Anyway, they would have to be blind not to know where to go." Draco answered; which was followed by a smirk from Snape.
"It's good to have you back at Hogwarts Draco."
"Thank you Professor." Draco added while watching Snape walk down the stairs to greater the students.
(A few minutes later)
As if on command, the doors to the Great Hall opened. This was what Draco was dreading. Most of his classmates in Slytherin were either future death eaters or already a death eater themselves. Their parents would have known from Lucius that Draco refused the Dark Lord. Thus causing his fellow students to also be aware of the situation.
To try to stay away from his house, he sat down in the shadows of the end seat hoping not to be spotted.
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Later students started filling in the Great Hall. Draco spotted Crabbie and Goyle walking around confused probably trying to find him. After that he heard the one voice that he was dreading the most. The high pitch sound of his father's spy, Pansy Parkinson.
"Drakie. Oh Drakie. Hey Nimrod Goyle, where is my precious Drakie? I haven't seen him all day long." That voice. The voice of the tall, strawberry haired, pug-faced girl Pansy Parkinson was hard to miss even in a crowd of this size. That was the one person that Draco almost feared to confront. Especially because of her connection with his own father. He was afraid to be found by her. The idea of Parkinson was that she was a dimwitted snob. Yet, Draco knew that was just a cover-up of her knowledge of the dark arts.
The next person that caught his eye was the one person he has known his whole life, Blaise Zabini. Her family has known the Malfoys since before Draco and herself had started Hogwarts together. Blaise's father was also a loyal death eater with Lucius Malfoy; but, her mother married for love and was one of the only spouses that did not support Voldermort along with Narcissa Malfoy. The difference was that Mr. Zabini knew what he was involved in was wrong and has been trying for years to find a way of leaving Voldermort without punishment.
Over the last years, Draco became more friendly with Blaise because of his hatred to his father. In the seventh year Slytherin class, Draco and Blaise were the only ones in their own trio that want nothing to do with the Dark Lord. They have stuck together through all the lies that were given to their housemates so that they wouldn't become curious. The third friend was Allison Charlotten.
"Drakie darling, why weren't you on the train? Although I do like the new place to sit, I really missed you." Pansy said when she had finally found him.
But since he didn't respond fast enough, Pansy had forgotten about Draco and was chasing some other poor Slytherin down the table.
Standing behind him he heard someone address him. "Why do you hang out with her and those two gooneys? They are a total waste of your time."
"Hello Al. I was starting to believe that I hated everyone. Then I was reminded of you." And with that Draco moved to give Allison room to sit down next to him.
Allison Charlotten, a seventh year Slytherin student transferred from Salem School of Witchcraft in the United States the beginning of last year. She transferred because the surroundings of Salem were not helping to develop her remarkable talents as a witch. Her family, a wealthy American Pureblood family, had all become loyal servants to Lord Voldermort himself. They were the first Americans to join his ranks. Allison, just like Draco, was the only family member to turn down the invitation into Wonderment's ranks of death eaters. This act, however, caused her family to disown her and force Allison to live alone while outside of Hogwarts.
Within the first week of Allison coming to Hogwarts, she had gotten the attention of almost every guy in school. She became known as 'the girl every guy needed to be with'. So, for that reason, she didn't have many friends except for Blaise that had come to her rescue. After about two weeks, Draco became the only boy to brave talking to her. Soon they became friends. About two months later, they started dating but realized that they were better as friends and they are still best friends now. (Okay done with the history. Back to story)
Finally when the first years started filling in, Blaise said her hellos and took the seat on Draco's other side. She then leaned over and whispered into Draco's ear, "See, aren't two girls better guardians then two brainless idiots?" She indicated toward Allison on Draco's right and herself on his left before indicating across the table to where Pansy, Cabbie, and Goyle were sitting down. He could only laugh. This made Pansy send death glares toward Blaise.
"Drakie, don't you like me anymore?" Pansy whined from the other side of the table opposite of Allison.
"Come on Parkinson, still mad I got to him first?" Allison stated.
"Oh Charlotten, I swear, I'm going to…..to…." But Pansy was cut off with the ceremony starting. The six Slytherins sat in silence for the first time and listened to the hat sing its newest song. After that was complete, and the sorting was done, Dumbledore stood up and announced the new head boy and girl. Before anyone even started clapping, Draco was up and already starting to walk toward the front. Once he got there, he watched as Hermione walked up smiling but wasn't acting as cheerful as he thought she would. 'Wonder what is wrong.' He thought. 'WAIT. Why would I CARE what is wrong?' he started saying to himself while he walked back to his seat.
"Ugh. The little Mudblood bitch made head girl while I sit here looking all cheery. Can't a girl around here get any respect?"
"Parkinson, if you had any brain at all you would realize you are not smart enough to become head girl ever." Blaise stated while Draco took his seat and then started to eat. The rest of the meal consisted of the occasional glance between the three friends Blaise, Draco and Allison. But other then that, there was no talking, no fighting, and absolutly no whining.
'This is finally an improvement on Parkinson' was all that Draco could think about the situation.
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After the feast was over, Pansy ran off down the table looking for her other annoying friends. Crabbie and Goyle took off for some where too, most likely the kitchens. This left Draco, Blaise, and Allison alone at their side of the table. The trio headed for the doors out of the Great Hall. "So girls, how was you summers?" Draco asked while heading to the Slytherin dorms to drop off the girls.
"You know me. I love living on my own. So everything went smoothly until I received a letter from Blaise about you. There are other ways of getting around Voldermort. You have to learn not to let your father get to you like that." Allison said.
"I know. It's just …. God, I hat him so much." Draco stated.
"I know you do. We both know that but right now you should walk up those stairs since it's a waste to walk all the way down in the dungeons. You should come by later and I will tell ya all about my summer. Okay?" Blaise asked.
"Yeah you're probably right." Ant with that Draco waved good bye while starting up the stairs.
(Alright I know this is not the end of the chapter but I thought that I would give you at least something. Also I am sooooo sorry)