Chapter 2

The 1st of September came at last and the beginning of a new term at Hogwarts School had all the students expectant. This was because they wanted to see who was going to be the new Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher, and, because everyone had heard the news, they wanted to see how was the powerful and feared Draco Malfoy taking the fact that his beloved father had killed his mother and was being chased by Aurors and members of the Order Of The Phoenix, for those who knew it's existence. Plus, there were some students who had heard the rumour that Dumbledore's niece was entering Hogwarts.

Draco had gone out of St.Mungo's three weeks ago. The nights in there he tried very hard to dream with his conscience, but all his dreams were about that innocent muggle that he had killed. He guessed that she had given up on trying to show him the way. He was a helpless case since he had murdered someone.

This made Draco feel lonelier and he slowly turned back to the way he used to be before his parents had gone. His soul was being trapped in his body, and he wouldn't do anything to help it, the only person he would talk to nicely was Tonks; they were now like sister and brother.

She accompanied Draco to the platform 9 ¾ . Everyone would look at him and whisper something to the person beside. But he didn't mind the muttering, he had other things on his mind. He didn't even notice when the fantastic trio passed him by and greeted Tonks. He kissed her goodbye and sat on an empty compartment. Suddenly he realized that the train had started at least half an hour ago. He could hear some Gryffindors talking on the next compartment.

"Well, I'm going to look for Ginny, maybe she has seen my wand, Wow! Look out Seamus!"

"Sorry Ron!" said Seamus, the door maid a noise as it was shut "Hey guys!, have you heard about Dumbledore's niece?" he asked as he entered. Longbottom answered "Yes, you know, the uncle with whom she was living was killed by Lucius Malfoy"

Draco felt a non-existent needle penetrating his stomach. His father had one more person in his long list of killed people.

"Yes, and she's entering our same year, I hope she's sorted in Gryffindor 'cause I've heard that she's hot! If this is true just give me a night with her and I'll give Dumbledore a grandson"

"You guys are all the same!" screamed Granger "I will not tolerate this anymore!" the door was slammed, Draco supposed that she had gone out. Or not? The door was being opened again "What's wrong with her?" "Oh! Weasley is back" Draco thought, "she was screaming like mad 'guys, all the same! I can't have that!' What the hell were you talking about for her to react like that!?"

"Seamus came here to tell us about Dumbledore's niece" explained Potter "and he was saying that there are rumours that say that she is hot and..."

"No need to continue" said Weasley "I'm supposing how it ends. Yes, Hayley's hot, and beautiful, very beautiful…"

"Hayley??" said Seamus "that's her name??" Draco assumed that Weasley had nodded because Seamus continued; "And why the hell we don't know her name and you do? … And why didn't you tell us!?!?"

"Oh well, I didn't think it was so important…I know her name because I know her, she spent this summer with me" responded Weasley.

"I remember know" said Potter " so the girl that was in you house when I went to visit you with Hermione was Dumbledore's niece…But she didn't seem to talk much"

"Well, it's obvious that she didn't talk, two days had passed since her uncle had died, but she talked to you a bit, didn't she Harry?"

"Another broken heart by the Boy-Who-Lived" said Seamus laughing.

"Shut up!" responded Potter "Yes I talked to her a bit...isit true that she didn't know that she was a witch until now?"

"Yes" said Weasley "Dumbledore did it for her protection "I suppose he didn't want to suffer other loss like the one of his sister..."

"Dumbledore had a sister too??" asked Potter.

"Yes" said Longbottom "She was much younger than him, she was my mother's friend. Dumbledore was very overprotective towards her, but I guess she didn't wanted to be so protected. So one day she scaped from the hiding Dumbledore had given her and Voldemort killed her, they say that she was very powerful, that she saw things that would happen in her dreams..."

They kept talking but Draco wasn't listening anymore. Draco realized how much he had changed. The old Draco would have said the same thing Seamus did and would have accomplished it. He thought in all the girls he had conquered to have them for a night and then left them suffering.

When the train arrived the whole school knew about Dumbledore's niece, but no one had seen her. They were taken to the school by the usual horseless carriages (that now Draco didn't see so horsless, but he knew what Thestrals where, so he understood). When the whole school was sitting at their house tables, the first years entered. Then they all noticed that at the end of the long row of first years stood an older girl. She was about 5'3, and had a beautiful long brown hair with brown greenish eyes. She was red with embarrassment, and she became redder when she noticed that all the people on the room were looking at her. Everyone but Draco, who was looking absent-mindedly at the teacher's table. The usual grin of all the Malfoys wasn't present on his face. Actually, Draco couldn't remember the last time he had really smiled, with all the emotions that smiling implies. He had become emaciated due to his internal struggle.

"Draco, what do you think of her for your first night of the year, I bet she is hotter naked" said Crabbe. Draco looked at him confussed, as he had just noticed where he was, because he hadn't talked with his so called friends since the beginning of the summer break, he didn't want to talk to him eather, his father had halped Lucius. Crabbe didn't seem to notice as he pointed towards the direction of the girl. Draco followed slowly the finger; he saw the first years and then he noticed the brown hair; it was long, and it fell like a waterfall throughout the girl's head and body, first straight and smooth and at the end untidy and curly. It reminded him of someone....

" Abernethy, Jake" McGonagall had started with the long list of names. "Ravenclaw......" the sorting hat would scream, other names were said, but Draco wasn't hearing; he was interested in the girl. She was looking down to her feet, so her face couldn't be seen. They where in "Lawrence, Samantha" when she looked to her side, to the Gryffindor table; she greeted with a kiss.... Weasley?!?! Then with her hand to Potter and Granger...oh...then he remembered what he had heard on the train. Dumbledore's niece had spent with the Weasleys her summer..."oh well, although I like her hair she is Weasley's friend so she must be a mudblood lover...Why am I thinking like my father?...I gotta stop this..."

The girl looked forward and Draco almost fell from his chair. Could it be? Brown greenish eyes, soft skin, the only thing missing was the white dress. But what was his conscience doing at school? She was supposed to be in his head...and she hadn't been there for the last month. Could he have been dreaming with a real person?...It seemed like he had. And, had she dreamt with him.