Obsession – Draco's PoV
Mid-August 1997
Merlin today was boring, just like every other day since I'd stopped school. I lay on my bed staring at the ceiling of my bedroom. It was hot outside and I could hear my mother shouting at our new house elf. She'd been incredibly short tempered since my father gotten caught by those Weasley filth! I had warned him that going after them wasn't a good idea. Not only that but I'd tried to tell that horrid woman Bellatrix Lestrange that going up against Potter at this time would not be a good idea. Had she listened? No, she sent her husband after them. Everyone was stupid, even Voldemort had been stupid enough to go up against Harry at his prime. I got up impatiently and smoothed down the black muggle trousers that I wore. Muggles were absolute filth but their clothes were comfortable, probably the only thing I liked about them! I tugged at the bottom of my green shirt then made my way downstairs. I walked down the grand staircase to find my mother at the bottom screaming at the house elf that was trembling in fear. Ignoring her I went to the kitchen where I got a bottle of butterbeer before going back to my room again.
If a summer of Death Eaters not listening to me hadn't been bad enough I had an image of her burning in my mind. Her, that stupid girl, taunting me with her eyes, her smile. I think I must have just taken the slightest sip of my drink before throwing it against the stone wall of my bedroom. Just thinking about her made me go crazy, knowing that she wouldn't have me, no girl turned me down, I did it to them not the other way round! To add to that she was friends with Half-breeds, mudbloods, especially with Granger. I had to add Granger to my list of things to get rid of or at least hurt. I'd heard she'd gotten engaged to that filth, Ron Weasley. Well, they deserve each other, neither one of them are decent in any way. Granger a mudblood and Weasley a traitor to the pure blood name, about to defile it with another mudblood.
I watched as the butterbeer slid down my wall leaving a sticky trail behind it. I picked up my wand and cleaned it up using magic, it was great that I was allowed to magic now, even better that I had my passed my apparating exam yesterday. I hadn't felt much like celebrating so I just went out to Hogsmeade with Crabbe, Goyle and Parkinson. Merlin that girl loves me, she's constantly over me but I know what she really wants. I'm not having some girl who's desperate for it, I've had enough of them. I wanted a challenge, unfortunately, she was my enemy the girl I wanted. Someone apparated into my room, making my jump slightly but I managed not to show it as I reached for a small pouch of coins. I turned to see Pansy standing behind me.
"You're late Draco." She said. "Crabbe and Goyle are waiting for you at The Leaky Cauldron."
"And they sent you because?" I asked her.
"Because they're too incompetent to apparate." Pansy said like it was obvious. She watched me as I put my wand in my pocket and checked my hair in the mirror. "Why do you hang around with them anyway?"
"I need some cronies to start with if I'm ever going to be all powerful." I said in the way of a joke but Pansy took it seriously.
"Yes, but why don't you choose someone else?" She asked. I rolled my eyes.
"I'll see you in the Leaky Cauldron." I said, I apparated out of the bedroom, she drove me crazy. I found myself in a dark corner of the Leaky Cauldron. I watched as Crabbe and Goyle guffawed over the fact they'd managed to trip up a young child, easy pickings. I walked over to join them.
"Draco!" Goyle said waving a mug of butterbeer in the air.
"I know, I can see you, you're not that hard to miss!" I told him. Goyle slammed his drink down as he tried to figure out what I'd said. Crabbe laughed at him and hit him in the arm. Pansy joined us a moment later.
"What are you laughing about you imbeciles?" She asked Crabbe.
"Nothing." Crabbe said, still sniggering. Pansy shook her head then started talking about Blaise Zabini, an annoying kid in my year. I rested my chin on my hand as I stared at people as they walked by, this was all I was spending my summer doing, listening to Pansy talking rubbish and Crabbe and Goyle making stupid remarks. I wanted some good conversation, someone I could exchange some witty remarks with, someone like her.
Speak of the devil, as I thought it who should walk in but the marvellous golden Trio of the wizarding World, female Potter, Black and the werewolf. Behind them was their usual 'discrete' guard. Black, as always, surgically attached to Harry Potter at the hand, Weasley and Mudblood seemed to be having a heated conversation and the other two were just talking and laughing behind them. I watched them as they walked across the Inn. I got a little bit of entertainment as Granger turned and slapped Harry Potter full in the face.
"What was that for?" Potter demanded.
"For nearly killing Ron, he just told me it was your idea to jump out of that window!" Granger said. I smirked at the discord between them.
"Would you rather have him die by a Lestrange?"
"Instead of dying by falling into the ground yes, it would mean more of him is intact." Granger said
"I'm standing right here." Weasley reminded them. Behind them Emma Potter, Rhia Black and Bo Lupin were giggling, well Lupin wasn't so much giggling as smirking.
"So you'd rather I let my best friend die?" Potter asked, making Granger look uncomfortable.
"No." Granger said weakly, "Just be more careful if there's a next time."
"There's always a next time." Black piped into the conversation. With that they seemed to move on, I watched Emma Potter as she walked next to the werewolf. She seemed to feel my gaze and looked at me. I just continued to stare at her making her feel uncomfortable. She hugged the werewolf and looked forwards, causing him to turned to look at me. I saw a flash of anger and hate go through his eyes but it wasn't as if it bothered me. I'd be spending a whole year with her in a place that he no longer went to. No one would protect her in Hogwarts when she was on her own and drawing her out is easy.
"I've just remembered I have something to do." I told the others.
"What is it?" Pansy asked.
"Nothing you need to know about." I told her. I gave her the money for my butterbeer then made my way out into Diagon Alley. I saw the group walking down the shopping area looking at some shops. Emma and the werewolf were slightly behind talking quietly. They stopped and went into the Ice Cream parlour. Perfect. I followed them in and went to a table on my own. Watching her the entire time. She was beautiful, even for a Potter! I had to give Lily Potter credit for the looks that she'd passed to Emma Potter. Her green eyes were sparkling and her smooth slightly tanned face perfect as her hands fluttered about in front of her as she talked. I hated the look that the werewolf gave her and the look she was returning. They had that look that you see in the good guys who always fall in love. There's no such thing as Love, only Lust and hate. Nothing in between and love is for those who are foolish enough to believe in it but I couldn't stifle that feeling of hate towards the werewolf that was more then just about what he was. It was because of who he was with. No one had ever looked at me that way, no one would ever look at me that way. Not because I didn't want it to happen but because of who I was. I admit, if I hadn't been born a Malfoy then I'd probably be nicer but blame my father, the people that I've been associated with, the things that I've witnessed, it makes me no longer believe in the kind of things Potter believes in.
I watched as Emma got up and pointed to the toilets. The werewolf nodded and called over a waiter. Emma made her way to the toilets…and I followed. I didn't know what I was doing, all I knew was that I wanted to see her, get to know her. I only thought of the last year as a taster as to the potential of what she was really like. I waited for a few moments by the door, no one was watching me, no one seemed to even notice me until Emma walked out of the toilet. She jumped and tried to shut the door again but I stuck my foot in the way. It hurt as the door slammed on it but I put on a brave face. I pushed open the door and slid inside, locking it behind me.
"What are you doing?" Emma asked me.
"I want to talk."
"Go away Malfoy, my boyfriend is waiting for me." I nearly scoffed at that.
"That half breed is your boyfriend?" I asked.
"Yes." Emma said proudly.
"I really thought you had more class Potter, how could you lower yourself to his standards." I tutted. She crossed her arms and scowled at me, looking as beautiful as ever.
"You forget what you're talking about, I'm part Muggle remember." She said snootily. "Get out of my way Malfoy!" She demanded.
"Now that you've asked nicely, no." I said, "You know it's only a matter of time before you want me back Potter, and when you do, I'll make sure there's hell to pay."
"I'll make sure there's hell to pay for you if you don't let me get out right now." Emma told me,
"And what's the Werewolf going to do? Bite me to death?" I said. "He's not even at school this year."
"But my brother is." Emma said. I felt like laughing, me against Harry Potter, how old! I could take him out any day, any time, any place.
"I'm not scared of him." I said.
"Maybe you should be." Emma said, pushing her way past me and unbolting the door. She left the toilets in a huff, just the effect I desired but I didn't like her words 'maybe you should be'. Women! She wasn't even a woman yet, she was still a mere little girl with a little guitar to strum with her band. I took a few minutes to compose myself before I left the toilets. I walked through the shop, glancing at Emma as I passed. She looked at me for a minute before going back to her conversation with the werewolf. I walked outside into the bright sunshine and turned to see my little slaves coming towards me, Pansy in front.
"You've got control of them have you?" I whispered to her as she approached.
"Don't underestimate me Draco" She hissed back.
"Oh venom." I smirked at her.
"Where are we going to go now?" Crabbe asked.
"Nocturn Alley." I said, I wanted to pay someone a visit. "I need to get some stuff that father got rid of long ago."
"How do you know they still have it?" Goyle asked.
"I don't." I said.
I sat on my bed later that evening making things spin in the air with my wand. I could hear mother entertaining some guests downstairs. I had been invited but I opted out, staying upstairs with Goyle, Crabbe and Pansy, who had insisted on coming home with me. Crabbe and Goyle were messing around punching each other or something like that while Pansy was watching the quills I was spinning.
"I need a plan." I said.
"For what?" Pansy asked.
"I don't know, all I know is that I need a plan, all my life I was set up to join you know who and now he's gone I don't know what I'm going to do" I told her.
"But you didn't want to join him." Goyle said.
"He had the right ideas though. I'm not sure if he was going about the right way of achieving them though." I said. "I mean, he just went out and killed mudbloods, it did work to an extent but it didn't seem to hep much."
"And what do you propose that he do different?" Pansy asked.
"Differently, Pansy, not Different" I corrected. I sat up in my bed. "And I have no idea. How do you go about getting rid of Mudbloods. They annoy me. Just the sight of them makes my skin crawl."
"Like Granger, the stupid little bitch." Pansy said. I felt a slight shiver of disgust rippling down my spine.
"Well there's no use asking them." I said nodding to Crabbe and Goyle, who were now wrestling. "If you want to do that go outside." I told them. They seemed to want to carry on their fight so they got up and wondered out of the room, leaving me with Pansy.
"Well, I suggest getting rid of every mudblood. They don't deserve to live and they pollute our blood lines." She said.
"Yes, I know that Parkinson." I said. I looked at Pansy who had a grin on her face. I gave her a curious look. What had she come up with now?
"Why don't you do it?" She asked.
"Do what?" I asked.
"Become like the next you know who!" She said, "You've got the connections, the power."
"I'm not even out of Hogwarts." I said, "And I do intend on getting a few NEWTs"
"A minor detail." Pansy said with a wave of her hand.
"Pansy, your ideas are stupid, this one is stupid. I'd be caught before I'd even started." I said.
"Well, your decision." She said, "I have to be getting home now, father gets annoyed when I'm not home before him." She said before disapparating from my bedroom. I let the quills drop back onto my desk as I stared at the wall. Actually, Pansy had a bit of a point. I was sure I was smarter then Voldemort, I wouldn't get as cocky as him and I wouldn't go about things in the same way he did. As the plans and ideas formulated in my head the better Pansy's ideas sounded. A smirk formed on my face as I realised that if I could, somehow, manage to get as far as Voldemort had failed I could have Her by my side, regardless of whether she was part Mudblood or not! I could make some exceptions, once her family was out of the way she'd be begging me to stop and I'd do that if she were by my side. I grinned, who said evil didn't reward anyone? I'd have to thank Pansy one day for giving me that idea. Now…how to kill Potter?
A/N:-Ok, firstly a few apologies. a) sorry this chapter is so short, it's basicallya kinda set up chapter for the rest of the story...sorta thing b) sorry i aint updated a lot recently, I work like 4 days a week now (LEGOLAND LAND - SOrry, advert jingle for the place i work in), c) This would have been up sooner (I wrote it a while ago) but i've been a bit more concerned about making sure none of my friends were involved in the bombings and i've been contemplating how lucky i was that my sister decided to stay home from school, cause i was gonna go and check out Kings Cross and try and find platform 9 3/4 but i didn't at hte last minute (If i had, i may not be here today...shiver). Okies, on happier notes, everyone is lovely, bouncy castles rock! and Lego is wiked! and my newest NON-HP story is coming along fantastically (well in my head, if i had my laptop it'd be coming along faster...my writing fingers hurt) HARY POTTER COMES OUT THIS SATURDAY! WOOO! i'm trying not to get too excited, Book 5 was a MAJOR disappointment to me, i thort it was rubbish but i did find that it was a transition book so i forgive and i will move on, on the +ve side of the HP frenzy, My frend Thormy and I are gonna have a competition with my other frend Charlee and poss Bo and see who can read the book the fastest, only thing is she's gonna cheat, she's geting hers at 1.30am and I'm working from 8-2.30...THormy is a cheata! lol, anyway, I'll post again soon if i have time, I've been immensley engrosed in Final Fantasy X recently, and I've nearly finished (that's whats taking up so much time!) but then i'm gonna get Final fantasy X-2 and that'll take more time, teehee