There she was, just ahead of him. He reached out his hand towards hers. Their fingers intertwined and they walked off, hand in hand, toward a dark and old mansion. She pushed open the door with her free hand and led him inside. It was pitch black and Draco couldn't see a thing. She lit a candle and handed him a book. He opened it and read from that page. "The one you love will soon betray you." he closed the book and she screamed. Then he woke up.
A cold sweat covered his entire body. He looked at his clock: 5:42. He kicked off his covers and got out of bed.. He took a hot shower and got dressed. Then he went downstairs and sat at the kitchen table.... alone...... again. Suddenly a small house elf appeared at his side. "What would Mr. Malfoy like for breakfast this morning?" It asked him. "Just some toast and orange juice, please."
The house elf popped away and popped back in just two minutes. "Here you are ,Sir" it said. "Thank you Nora, you're a good house elf." He patted the now blushing elf on the head. She popped away and left him with his thoughts.
Later that day, he was packing some of his school supplies and making a list of what he needed.. When his mother got home he would ask her to take him to Diagon Alley. He had wait until then so he took out his quill and a notebook and began to write. He was writing a novel, a book of memoirs to be exact. He had an interesting enough life so far to fill a good 30 chapters. If his parents knew about it they would probably burn it. He had written some unkindly things about the both of them.
He then thought about the dream he had. It was the same dream he was having every night for the past month. He didn't understand it. He had never met the girl in the dream and he also did not love anyone, so that book made no sense either. He also wondered why they went to that mansion and why she had screamed when he closed that book. Each night it became more detailed and he learned more about it.
Eventually he would know what book he was reading from but for now he was left in the dark, so to speak. Finally his mother, Narcissa came home. She agreed to take Draco to Diagon Alley. Once there Draco proceeded to buy the things he needed and even persuaded his mum to get him another owl. Luckily he didn't meet Potter and company while there, so it was a very quiet trip, seeing as his mother never talked.
After he was done shopping, they went home. His father was not back yet, so he went to his room to pack the rest of his things and introduce his new owl to his old ones. In fact, the only thing Draco did care about were his owls. He had six at the moment including the newest one. He had an eagle owl and a Tasmanian masked owl, a brown fish owl, a spotted wood owl, a short-browed owl and the one he just bought was a spectacled owl.
He was very proud of all of them. Top of their breed and very well trained.. He had four males and now two females. They all loved Draco followed his every command. They all seemed to except the new owl ho Draco had named Aurelia. He sat on his bed and played with her all afternoon. She was becoming very close to Draco already and would not leave his side. When he went sown to dinner she was on his shoulder, playfully nipping at his ear. When he got to the table his father was there, along with his mother. "Ah, Draco, I see you have a new friend." His Father said jokingly. " Please tell us about it." So Draco told his parents about Aurelia.
"Her name is Aurelia and she's a spectacled owl. Spectacled owls are 43 to 46 cm long and females can weigh anywhere from 680 to 906 grams {24-32 oz}. The female has a hawk like scream, which has been likened to a steam whistle. They eat small mammals, including mice and the occasional possum or skunk, insects, caterpillars, bats, small birds, crabs and frogs. They nest in hollow trees and lay 1 to 2 eggs. They live in tropical rainforests and woodlands. They prefer to live near water."
Aurelia herself then let out a low whistle as if in approval of Draco's knowledge. He laughed and stroked her chest which was a beautiful yellowish color. His father also seemed pleased"Very good Draco. I see you've been reading lately. Although I'd rather you read your school books. There hasn't been a Malfoy yet to get bad marks in school. Don't let me down son." Then he went back to his dinner. His mother, of course, said nothing.
He finished his dinner and went back to his room. He sat down to write in his book about Aurelia as she hopped over to the other owls for her own dinner of raw meat. Draco was very tired so he quickly finished his sentence, closed the book and buried it at the bottom of his trunk. Tomorrow he would be getting on the train to go back to school. He was going to take his eagle owl, Anubis, but he was also going to take Aurelia, get her used to the castle and the other students. He couldn't wait to show her off to his friends.
The next morning he woke up, he was shaking. He had had that dream again and it was worse. He took a cold shower this time and then dressed for school. He magicked his trunk downstairs and into the waiting car. Then he put Anubis's cage in the back seat with Aurelia on his arm. Her cage was sitting in the back seat next to Anubis. He just didn't have the hear to cage her just yet.
He finally got on the train and settled into a compartment with Goyle. Crabbe was sick and would be arriving at Hogwarts later in the week. That just meant there was more room for Anubis and Aurelia. Some of the other students form Slytherin stopped in to say hi and look at Aurelia. She was getting a lot of compliments but would not let any of the other students touch her.
Just then Potter came by to see what was going on. He asked Draco some questions about her because he also liked owls a great deal. Draco tried to sound agitated towards Harry. Harry reached out his hand to pet Aurelia's back. Draco held back a smirk for he expected Aurelia to bite him. But Harry's hand touched Aurelia and she didn't move.
In fact she seemed to be enjoying the rub Harry was giving her. Harry then withdrew his hand. "She's real nice Draco, A beautiful owl if I say so myself." And with that Harry left to join Ron and Hermione in another compartment down the hall. Draco was shocked. He looked at Aurelia as she shifted her weight on his arm. Did she like Harry Potter? And why was he the only student she let touch her?