A/N: Here it is, chapter 3. It's a Draco POV chapter (kinda). I want to
dedicate this chapter to my faithful reviewer Erilyn Rose.
Chapter 3: Opening Feast
As the train slowed down, Draco looked out the window. Outside was the village of Hogsmeade, the only wizarding village left in Britain. Like every year, he stood up and went to the compartment door, followed by his cronies, Crabbe and Goyle.
After opening the compartment door, he made his way to get off the train. Occasionally pushing a younger student out of the way, he made it to the door. He got off the train and noticed that he was one of the first ones on the platform. He stood there for a while, not wanting to be one of the first ones to get onto a carriage. He looked around for some of his fellow Slytherins. He noticed Pansy Parkinson, Millicent Bullstrode, and some others in a big group and made his way toward them. On the way he noticed some others, Gryffindors to be precise. Instead of going to the Slytherins, he made his way to the Gryffindors.
"Well, if it isn't Potter, Weasley, and Granger. This is just the way I wanted to start off my school year, seeing all of your ugly faces," Draco said.
"Sod off, Malfoy," Ron said, clutching something in his pocket Draco knew was his wand.
"I am a prefect so I don't have to go anywhere. Don't say that you're both prefects," he said, looking at Ron and Hermione specifically, "because you both missed the prefects meeting."
Hermione put her hands up to her mouth and gasped. "Oh my gosh, we did Ron. What is Professor McGonagall going to say? We have to get up the castle and explain. Come on Ron!" she added as she rushed away.
Draco watched as the trio hurried away and got into a carriage. Satisfied at the way that their meeting went, Draco followed and also got into a carriage, along with Crabbe, Goyle, and Pansy Parkinson.
Five minutes later, the carriage came to a stop in front of the front doors to the castle. The four people got out and went into the entrance hall. Seeing as everyone was going into the Great Hall, he followed. He walked through the doors and went to sit at the Slytherin table. He sat down and sighed. He wished that the sorting would happen fast. All he wanted to do was eat and go to bed. He didn't want to be at this school. Slowly, the table filled around him and the doors to the Great Hall closed.
A couple of minutes later, they opened again. In came the first years, led by Professor McGonagall. He noticed how they all looked nervous, like they did every year, as they watched McGonagall place the Sorting Hat on the three-legged stool. A rip near the brim of the hat opened and the hat sang its song. (A/N: Sorry I don't have a song. That would take way to long to come up with.)
The hat finished and the Hall burst with applause. Draco clapped along with everyone else, though he could care less.
"When I call your name you will come forward and place the hat on your head. When it calls out your house, you will go sit at your house table," Professor McGonagall told the first years.
"Adams, Melanie."
"Hufflepuff!"
"Brownning, Christopher."
"Ravenclaw!"
"Carter, Adam."
"Gryffindor!"
"Denver, James."
"Gryffindor!"
"Finley, Elizabeth."
"Slytherin!"
Draco clapped along with all of the other Slytherins, glad that someone finally joined his house. After the clapping died down, he tuned out the rest of the sorting and only clapped when everyone around him clapped.
Finally the sorting was done and Professor McGonagall took away the hat and stool. As she was leaving, Dumbledore, the headmaster of the school, stood up and made an announcement.
"Another year, another feast, so eat up!" he told them.
Draco didn't clap for this but immediately dug into the food that had suddenly appeared on the table. He ate some chicken, turkey, mashed potatoes (with gravy), corn, green beans, a roll, and drank pumpkin juice. After the meal came dessert. He helped himself to apple pie, cheery pie, chocolate cake, and strawberries and sugar. He didn't talk much during dinner, just listened.
Finally, the food cleared off the tables and Dumbledore stood up again. Draco knew that he was going to say the same thing he said every year; what things were not allowed in the castle, that magic was not permitted in the corridors, when Quidditch tryouts will be, that the Forbidden Forest was off limits to all students, and who the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher will be. Sure enough, Draco was right.
"Now that we all have full stomachs, I would like to say just a few more announcements," Dumbledore told the school. "This year, a new item has been added to the list of forbidden items allowed in the school. There is to be no Portable Swamps (a rather good item made by a few of our own Hogwarts students that have left us) allowed in the castle this year. You may check the list on Mr. Filch's office door to see what other items are not allowed. Mr. Filch would also like to have me remind you that no magic is to be used in the corridors between classes. Quidditch tryouts will be held in three weeks time. If you would like to play for your house team, go to the time of tryouts your house has selected. The Forbidden Forest is off limits to all students (even though some of our older students should know by now). And it is my pleasure to welcome our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Symington." Dumbledore ended.
Draco clapped with the other students as he looked up at the head table to see what their new teacher looked like. He had short gray hair and a gray mustache and beard, glasses, and was rather tall.
When the applause for their new teacher died down, Dumbledore finished his speech, "Now you all must get a good nights sleep, because tomorrow will be the first day of classes. Good night."
Draco got up and walked toward the dungeons. He didn't really care if any first years followed him or not. All he wanted to do was get in bed.
He made it to the wall that concealed the door to his common room. He gave the password (snake venom) and headed in. He didn't sit down to talk to any of the students all ready in there. He just headed to his room, got on is pajamas, and got into bed. He really didn't want to be in this school. Hoping the year would go by as fast as possible, he closed his eyes and went to bed.
A/N: Yeah, it's a pretty boring chapter. Its totally different from what it was when I planned it in my head. But then I forgot it and had to make it up again. It's also my longest chapter. That makes me happy. Does anyone know how to do italics and bold typing on ff.net? I've asked and asked but no one has answered. Anyway, read and review!!
Chapter 3: Opening Feast
As the train slowed down, Draco looked out the window. Outside was the village of Hogsmeade, the only wizarding village left in Britain. Like every year, he stood up and went to the compartment door, followed by his cronies, Crabbe and Goyle.
After opening the compartment door, he made his way to get off the train. Occasionally pushing a younger student out of the way, he made it to the door. He got off the train and noticed that he was one of the first ones on the platform. He stood there for a while, not wanting to be one of the first ones to get onto a carriage. He looked around for some of his fellow Slytherins. He noticed Pansy Parkinson, Millicent Bullstrode, and some others in a big group and made his way toward them. On the way he noticed some others, Gryffindors to be precise. Instead of going to the Slytherins, he made his way to the Gryffindors.
"Well, if it isn't Potter, Weasley, and Granger. This is just the way I wanted to start off my school year, seeing all of your ugly faces," Draco said.
"Sod off, Malfoy," Ron said, clutching something in his pocket Draco knew was his wand.
"I am a prefect so I don't have to go anywhere. Don't say that you're both prefects," he said, looking at Ron and Hermione specifically, "because you both missed the prefects meeting."
Hermione put her hands up to her mouth and gasped. "Oh my gosh, we did Ron. What is Professor McGonagall going to say? We have to get up the castle and explain. Come on Ron!" she added as she rushed away.
Draco watched as the trio hurried away and got into a carriage. Satisfied at the way that their meeting went, Draco followed and also got into a carriage, along with Crabbe, Goyle, and Pansy Parkinson.
Five minutes later, the carriage came to a stop in front of the front doors to the castle. The four people got out and went into the entrance hall. Seeing as everyone was going into the Great Hall, he followed. He walked through the doors and went to sit at the Slytherin table. He sat down and sighed. He wished that the sorting would happen fast. All he wanted to do was eat and go to bed. He didn't want to be at this school. Slowly, the table filled around him and the doors to the Great Hall closed.
A couple of minutes later, they opened again. In came the first years, led by Professor McGonagall. He noticed how they all looked nervous, like they did every year, as they watched McGonagall place the Sorting Hat on the three-legged stool. A rip near the brim of the hat opened and the hat sang its song. (A/N: Sorry I don't have a song. That would take way to long to come up with.)
The hat finished and the Hall burst with applause. Draco clapped along with everyone else, though he could care less.
"When I call your name you will come forward and place the hat on your head. When it calls out your house, you will go sit at your house table," Professor McGonagall told the first years.
"Adams, Melanie."
"Hufflepuff!"
"Brownning, Christopher."
"Ravenclaw!"
"Carter, Adam."
"Gryffindor!"
"Denver, James."
"Gryffindor!"
"Finley, Elizabeth."
"Slytherin!"
Draco clapped along with all of the other Slytherins, glad that someone finally joined his house. After the clapping died down, he tuned out the rest of the sorting and only clapped when everyone around him clapped.
Finally the sorting was done and Professor McGonagall took away the hat and stool. As she was leaving, Dumbledore, the headmaster of the school, stood up and made an announcement.
"Another year, another feast, so eat up!" he told them.
Draco didn't clap for this but immediately dug into the food that had suddenly appeared on the table. He ate some chicken, turkey, mashed potatoes (with gravy), corn, green beans, a roll, and drank pumpkin juice. After the meal came dessert. He helped himself to apple pie, cheery pie, chocolate cake, and strawberries and sugar. He didn't talk much during dinner, just listened.
Finally, the food cleared off the tables and Dumbledore stood up again. Draco knew that he was going to say the same thing he said every year; what things were not allowed in the castle, that magic was not permitted in the corridors, when Quidditch tryouts will be, that the Forbidden Forest was off limits to all students, and who the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher will be. Sure enough, Draco was right.
"Now that we all have full stomachs, I would like to say just a few more announcements," Dumbledore told the school. "This year, a new item has been added to the list of forbidden items allowed in the school. There is to be no Portable Swamps (a rather good item made by a few of our own Hogwarts students that have left us) allowed in the castle this year. You may check the list on Mr. Filch's office door to see what other items are not allowed. Mr. Filch would also like to have me remind you that no magic is to be used in the corridors between classes. Quidditch tryouts will be held in three weeks time. If you would like to play for your house team, go to the time of tryouts your house has selected. The Forbidden Forest is off limits to all students (even though some of our older students should know by now). And it is my pleasure to welcome our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Symington." Dumbledore ended.
Draco clapped with the other students as he looked up at the head table to see what their new teacher looked like. He had short gray hair and a gray mustache and beard, glasses, and was rather tall.
When the applause for their new teacher died down, Dumbledore finished his speech, "Now you all must get a good nights sleep, because tomorrow will be the first day of classes. Good night."
Draco got up and walked toward the dungeons. He didn't really care if any first years followed him or not. All he wanted to do was get in bed.
He made it to the wall that concealed the door to his common room. He gave the password (snake venom) and headed in. He didn't sit down to talk to any of the students all ready in there. He just headed to his room, got on is pajamas, and got into bed. He really didn't want to be in this school. Hoping the year would go by as fast as possible, he closed his eyes and went to bed.
A/N: Yeah, it's a pretty boring chapter. Its totally different from what it was when I planned it in my head. But then I forgot it and had to make it up again. It's also my longest chapter. That makes me happy. Does anyone know how to do italics and bold typing on ff.net? I've asked and asked but no one has answered. Anyway, read and review!!