Chapter five

Natasha,

     Are you always this pleasant? Well maybe your crazy idea about us is right. Considering that my Father just told that I will not be marrying Pansy. Such a wonderful memory, best thing my Father ever did for me, but he will never know that.

    Oh, darling just a small fyi, even if you do marry me, you will never be more of a Malfoy than a Seige. Do not say you could never be attracted to because you could and you are. I am after all, me. Besides whatever image you have of me has changed I am not ten anymore. As for this wonderful fantasy that you and I are engaged, although you have very valid points and make a strong argument, I believe that our parents have something worse planed out.

                                                                                     Draco

Natasha read Draco's letter, the desire to slap him for the insult and his large ego grew more and more. 'He thinks that I'm not a pleasant person and why does he think I would or could fall for him? He must be a daft, just as Father says that Headmaster of Hogwarts is! He had better stop calling me darling too! What Fantasy? More like a nightmare, oh I do not want to marry him, hmm maybe we won't be engaged maybe its just to see if we can get along,' Natasha thought as  she picked up a letter from her Father to read. 'Odd, I did not think I'd be getting a letter from him until after the holiday.'

Natasha,

      I have wonderful news for you! Although it is your last year of school and its almost over but after the Christmas Holiday all students from your school will go to Hogwarts for Potions because, well your teacher happens to slightly aloof from his responsibilities.

      Do not worry about being favored by Professor Snape; he treats all his students equally. No body knows you are his niece anyway. Now apparently since Hogwarts has houses you will be placed in Slytherin house and have potions with Gryffindor. Apparently, you win points for your house or some silly nonsense like that.

                                                                                    Father

Natasha read the letter and groaned 'ugh Draco goes to Hogwarts… Draco is in Slytherin… I have to spend more time with him… ugh this will be the worse year of my life. What should I do? Oh I know I'll write Uncle Sevie a letter! He'll tell me what to do,' Natasha pulled out a piece of parchment and a quill and quickly wrote to her uncle and than sent the letter via owl.

Uncle Sevie,

      Well Father is just full of surprises. Although, I believe you had something to do with this on. Apparently, our potions professor has been fired because he was incompetent. Oh imagine that, here I thought he was the greatest wizard of our time! So until the new term starts I'll be taught potions by this Professor maybe you heard of him, he's supposedly the best of his time, the name is Professor Snape. Well have you heard of him? Is he as good as his reputation claims?

      Now correct me if I am wrong but did you use 'Draco Malfoy' and 'maybe he's changed' in the same coherent thought? Draco Malfoy is a lonesome git. I cannot stand the boy, granted I have not seen him in seven years but that is not the point I am making here. The point is seven years ago he was awful to me and I am sure that 7 years later he is no bloody different.

   Well I have to finish getting ready for Saturday, all my love, Natasha

Professor Snape had to laugh as he read his niece's letter 'silly girl she's clueless to the fact that she is smitten with Draco and she has not even see him yet.'