Chapter 2: Letters
Malfoy couldn't believe that she was a Kilnern. As soon as he had left her compartment he went to the one Crabbe and Goyle were in, and just to his luck Pansy Parkinson was in there too waiting for him to come in. He looked inside before actually going in, and when he finally did, Pansy latched her fat arm onto his tiny one and dragged him to sit down beside her. Malfoy shoved her off of him, and she pouted. He didn't even look at her, but quickly reached inside his robes for a letter his father had written him. He opened it and began to unfold it, when Pansy shrieked and looked over his shoulder at the parchment willing it open, but Malfoy looked at her and said, "This is private." Pansy looked like she didn't hear him, so he said, "Did you hear me? Private, in your terms go away." Pansy wailed and pouted, but stood up and walked out, slamming the door behind her.
"Finally, she's gone. Honestly, I don't know why you are with her, Goyle, if she only latches onto me like a leech. Shouldn't she have you for that?" Malfoy unfolded the letter, and began to read it.
Dear Draco,
I am writing to tell you that someone of very high power will be joining you at Hogwarts this year. She will most undoubtably be in Slytherin, and in your year. But beware of her, for she has great power and knowledge. She'll think that she is above you, but you must not let her think so. Become her friend and use her to your advantages, and make a connection with her. I am already trying to forge one with her father, but it is very hard. He thinks he is above me, so it is a little harder than I anticipated. I have no idea where he got the idea that they were better than us, it must have been that country air. They live in Ireland, and up to this year his daughter has been schooled by private tutors. Her father has some business in another country, so he cannot take care of his daughter and is sending her for the school term. I do not know how long she will be there, so use the time you have with her wisely. Her name is Larissa Kilnern, and she will be helpful to our contribution.
Sincerely, your father, Lucius.
Draco looked up from the parchment. He'd already read the letter a few times, he hadn't known who she was before, but he'd heard his father late at night speaking to his colleagues of the Kilnerns and how much of a threat they could be to their cause. Draco looked over at Crabbe and Goyle, who were stuffing their face with food from the trolley. Did they ever stop eating? At least he wouldn't have to talk to them for awhile. He should go and bug Potter and the Weasel and his girlfriend, but he didn't want to be disturbed. So, he rolled out another piece of parchment and began to write a letter to his father asking why this girl was so important. He knew that if his father hadn't have told him in his first letter, he wasn't going to explain it to him in the next one, but he wasn't worried about that. His father would be busy with organizing some events and wouldn't have time for him for a few months. Draco sat back on the seat and looked at some pictures his mother had sent him of his family. He sighed, he didn't know his family very well because according to his father knowing one's family was not what was important but knowing the lineage and heritage was. Besides, his father didn't like his mother's side of the family and it was an excuse not to see him. Malfoy stared out the window, watching the landscape unfold in front of him. He was glad to be returning to Hogwarts.