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The next day the term started, Draco and Danika were sitting in their first class, Potions, waiting for the rest of the class to show up along with the professor.

"What so bad about Gryffendors?"

Draco sighed. This was the 5th time she had asked since they left breakfast. "They are goody-goodies. They are always looking for a reason to save the day."

"I think that they would be cool to hang out with."

Draco's eyes almost popped out of his head. "Please don't. I don't want them corrupting my sister."

"Oh well, you are just going to suffer then. I am going to go hang out with that Hermione girl you pointed out."

"The Mudblood (A/N ::wince::)??" Draco looked at his sister as if she had grown two heads.

"Draco Lucius Malfoy! How dare you use that language in front of me!" Danika scolded. She could set him right, she was 5 minutes older than him.

Draco flinched. "Sorry Danika."

"You should be. Have you called her that to her face?" She stared at him with such and intense stare, that he was surprised it didn't burn a hole through his robes.

He didn't answer.

"How many times have I told you? Listening to Father is just going to kill all of your brain cells. You are too smart for that. HE is the one reason why I was so glad to go to school in America. They are so good there. No one cares what kind of bloodline you come from." Danika's features soften as she watched her brother's reaction to her speech.

"It's harder than it looks not to listen to him. You're the girl of the family. He could care less whether or not you joined him. As long as you grew up and got married and had nice little pureblooded heirs." He sighed. "I, on the other hand, can't be that fortunate. I am the one that has to worry about whether or not I tarnish the family name. I-"He was cut off though by the entrance of the Gryffendor trio.

"I am going to go say 'hello'." Danika stood, her stature showed that she was confident.

Draco shook his head. He didn't say anything though. He knew that when his sister got her mind on something she did it.

Danika walked over to the table where Harry, Ron, and Hermione said. "Hello" she said. The three looked up at her, confusion written all over their faces. "I am Danika Malfoy." She smiled, sweetly.

The trio didn't know what to do. So, of course, Hermione stepped up. "I am Hermione Granger. This is Ron Weasley." Ron acknowledged Danika's presence but did nothing else. "And Harry Potter." Harry looked at Danika; she was even prettier up close.

"Nice to meet you all."

Hermione was about to say something else, when Professor Snape walked in.

"Miss Malfoy, can you take your seat?" he asked.

Danika nodded, and smiled at the Professor. She had always liked Snape, when her parents invited him over. She walked back to her seat and sat down.

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Danika's first day of Hogwarts went better than she had ever imagined. She had almost all of her classes with Draco, except for Muggle Studies, which she had with Hermione.

At the common room that night she and Draco picked up on their previous conversation.

"Father wants me to get the Dark Mark." Draco told her. The two were at the back table, secluded from the others. They were both working on their Potions essay.

Danika gasped. "No. You are not going to." She said in a firm voice.

"It's a lose-lose situation, Dani. If I refuse, he could kill me. If I get it, Voldemort could kill me."

Danika didn't wince at the name. She wasn't scared of the man's (if you could call him that) name. "But Draco, I am not going to let you."

"Your going to risk getting yourself killed, on account of me? I will not allow you to do that." His eyes were serious. They were a dark gray color, as they always were when he felt serious about something.

"But, Draco, Father should not make you do what you don't want to do." Danika slammed her Potions book shut. She always got angry when they talked about their father. People in the common room shot glares at Danika, whom flipped them off. She didn't care about the glares when it came to her brother.

"Dani, calm down." Draco placed a hand in his sister's shoulder.

"I hate him." She shrugged his hand off, got up, and stormed out of the common room.