Once inside a Slytherin compartment . . .
"What the Hell do you think you are doing?" Draco said trying not the raise his voice above a whisper.
"The exact same thing any other Snape would do. It's going to come out sooner or later that he's my uncle, I might as well not act any different then I normally would. We can either come to an understanding now or I can continue to argue with you. It's really all up to you." Chloe said crossing her arms.
"Now is not a good time . . . there are too many people around. Here's a room number meet me after 9 tonight in here." Draco said handing Chloe a slip of parchment, and pulled her in for a quick kiss.
Once out of the Slytherin compartment Chloe pushed her way back towards the end of the train. The compartment in the back was full of questions when Chloe returned.
"Are you okay?" Ginny and Hermione asked.
"Did he hurt you?" Harry asked.
"What did he want?" Ron asked.
"You should tell a professor." Neville said.
"Did he kiss you?" Luna asked in a wistful voice.
"WHAT!?!" Everybody asked in unison.
"DID HE KISS YOU?" Luna asked again slightly louder and slower.
"Where did you come up with that?" Ginny asked.
"Isn't it obvious? The sexual tension between our new friend Chloe and Malfoy was enough to de-flight a Hippogriff."
Looking at that compartment full of questioning faces made Chloe's face grow steadily red.
"See it's true, there is something going on between you two!" Luna said as if stating something that was very plain to see.
"We all want to know now!" Ginny said pulling Chloe back to her seat.
"There's really nothing to know." Chloe said.
"Sure there is you obviously know each other. HOW?" Luna asked.
"He was my tutor!" Chloe said still red-in-the-face.
"Bloody Hell woman what did he tutor you in?" Ron asked looking slightly appalled at the thought of Draco doing something nice.
"Everything really. We . . ." groan "we covered most of the average 6th year text books." Chloe finished her sentence after a groan from Ron.
Sigh "I thought you were going to tell us something else." Ron said.
"Why would I tell you something like that? We've only just met." Chloe said blushing.
"Ah sweet Chloe there is no need to vocally tell us. The look on your face says it all." Luna said with nods of agreement from Ginny and Hermione and confused looks from Ron, Neville, and Harry.
"It does?" Neville asked looking harder at Chloe than before.
"Of course, but if you can't see it that's your own problem." Ginny said giving Chloe a sly grin.
"Look at that . . . we're here at the school." Hermione said grabbing Harry's arm and pulling him out to help the first years.
"What do I do?" I'm not sorted." Chloe asked.
"Not sure. Lets go ask Hagrid." Ginny said making her way out of the compartment with her belongings and Crookshanks, only to get stuck in a swarm of first years. "Hagrid?"
"Ah Ginny is see you've made a new friend." Hagrid said motioning for the first years to make a line.
"Yeah, um she's a 7th year but it's her first year here does she need to go with the first years?"
"Ah so you're the niece of . . . " Hagrid started but was stopped cut off by a quick yes from Chloe. "Uh-huh . . . ! Well I reckon you still gotta be sorted, so follow me to the boats.
Once inside the castle the nerves of the first years began to rub off on Chloe. 'What if I get put into a bad house?' Chloe thought while following Hagrid up the Great Hall. 'Will Draco still talk to me?' Her thoughts were soon cut off by the voice of a woman explaining the sorting procedure.
"All first years will stand in the center of the Great Hall and wait patiently for you name to be called. Once called you will walk to the stool, have a seat, and allow me to place the sorting hat on your head. Oh and Ms. Walker you will be the last to be sorted seeing as you are not a 1st year. Is all of that understood?" Professor McGonagall said opening the doors to the brightly lit Great Hall.