Chapter Four

Speeches, Threats, and Laughs

"'SURPRISE!" shouted the whole Gryffindor house

"Surprise, Drake… we arranged a bit of a welcome party for you" as Harry came up to him with a big smile plastered on his face.

Then a shout came out of the group from the back "Speech! Speech! Speech!" which made the whole group shout in unison "Speech! Speech! Speech!" Harry and Ron nudge Drake to the stage. Drake stood up at the small stage of the common room and straighten his robes a bit before he made the speech. While Lavender and Pavarti giggled at the back, which made Drake blushed a bit more. Hermione turned and gave the look 'stop it!' which the girls did. "Go on make your small speech" Hermione urged Drake.

Lavender and Pavarti seemed quite smitten by Drake even tough he looks like Draco… but Drake's different he has a glow to him which makes him stand out to Draco. But Draco has that bad boy character which is quite attracting… WAIT… no Draco isn't attractive…eeeew…its Malfoy here I'm talking… ferret boy… stupid git…she stopped herself from going on.

"…Thank you for the surprise, I thought you guys where sort of angry of me… but now I know why, Hermione told me about the House Rivalry between yours and Slytherin, Draco and I are twin brothers which explains the similarities but Draco and I are not all the same person. I hope that you will give me the chance to show you who I am." he stop for a second and then continued.

"And with that I'll better tell you a bit of my life… well I am the newly found twin brother of Draco Malfoy we where separated at birth I was adopted by a family in France, there I was given a letter by 'Beauxbatons' asking me to study at there school so I did for 4 years but I felt like I didn't belong there so I stopped going after my 4th year so I was home studied instead, which was alright by me because…my father died a few years past making the farm he run a bit low on management then my mother became ill, she eventually died in her sleep making me an orphan" Drake stopped to stop his tears which was now attempting to fall from his eyes.

" Which leaved me to take care of the farm by myself, my mother's brother moved in to my house after mother died. And started abusing me, he would beat me up every night if I couldn't give him money which he used to for his alcohol. This lead in the end… making the farm bankrupt, leaving me without money to support my life and studying, but that wasn't the worst of it" he scuffled a forced laugh.

"My Uncle found out about the farm being bankrupt he got mad and he almost beat me to death when suddenly an outburst of white light enveloped me, I then fainted when I woke up I was in the Infirmary beside Draco which was also there because he fell off from his broom while he was hit by lighting while in a thunderstorm. Dumbledore explained to us that there was a special connection between Draco and me. And that saved us both from our unlikely deaths. Like a portkey I was transported to him, my brother. They found us together near the forbidden forest lying unconscious . Dumbledore told us why it was so and he decided that I would study here in Hogwarts which was my rightful place and with that I am here in front of you, blabbering. I would understand if you wouldn't like me. But still thank you for the surprise though" Wild cheers broke the silence.

" Great speech, mate. At first I didn't like it that your where a Gryffindor while looking exactly alike to Draco but Harry convinced us to give you a chance and that speech convinced me at least. You got me at that speech, mate. I'm Seamus Finnigan"

"Thank you, I am Drake Malfoy" shaking his hand. Now at last he knows he belongs somewhere were he will be loved.

The party ended about near midnight. Only a few students where left in the common room, one third year, two sixth years playing exploding snap, and Harry and Ron finishing their chess match "Guys, its getting quite late. I better head to the Head dorm" Hermione said, looking around she saw Drake sitting on the window sill staring at the night sky.

"Hey, what's up! You seemed in another world" sitting beside Drake.

"Its nothing just thinking… It seems so sudden and all. But I do feel like I belong here. Here with my brother and Hogwarts that is" he smiled to her. "Just missed my mother…" he solemnly said and bowed his head. He felt like there was something missing in him. His thoughts was broken when felt a hand on top of his, it was Hermione's hand.

"Don't feel sad… you have me… and all the Gryffindors to cheer you up. You got Malfoy… I mean Draco here, too" she smile affectionately at him. "I better leave you now. Its getting late I wouldn't want to be caught by Filch roaming the halls, his the caretaker of the school. You will feel better tomorrow, I promised" she said her Goodbyes and headed off to the Head dorms.

She got to the painting that was guarding the Head dorms "Good evening, little prince" she told the painting. The painting was of that of a young prince by a pond. "Password please" the young boy asked. "Faerie Sight" she then entered and started to head up the staircase to her room.

"Hold up, Granger. I got something to tell you." Draco emerged from the armchair in front of the fire face. Sighing she went down the stairs and headed off to the fireplace. "What is it, Malfoy? I want to go to bed, now" she facing him.

"I don't want you nearing Drake and that goes to your Gryffindor friends also. My father wont be pleased when he finds out Drake is housing with mudbloods, like yourself" he stood from his seat.

"And who are you to tell me what and what not to do." she stepped forward. "You have no right to control the people surrounding your brother and yourself" she started to poke him on the shoulder. "And so does your father. Cant you do something on your own choosing and not just follow what your father orders you to do"

Catching her finger that was still poking him hard on his chest. "I don't take orders from anyone but myself understand. Just do what I say and everything will be fine." dropping her finger. And headed off to his room.

Before he got to close his door he heard Hermione shout to him "Well, you have a weird way of showing it… you badly have denial issues"

Draco that night couldn't sleep properly, he kept on twisting and turning on his bed. The final words of Granger earlier that night bugged him to no end. Sure he does what his father asks him to do every time, that doesn't mean he was being order around by him, right? Denial, my ass. He doesn't take orders from anyone especially his father… or does he? Does he actually follow his father like a pesky house elf. NO! no, no… I'm my own person…

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"Hey, WAKE UP!" a voice boomed in his head. Shooting up from bed he notice that it was only Hermione, who was sprawled on the floor laughing her head off.

"See… face… hori-… wide…eye…you…" was what he could gather from her laughing. Teaching her a lesson he threw a pillow hitting her squarely at her face.

"Oh no you didn't throw a pillow at me…" she took the pillow and started hitting him back. At one point the pillow had tear filling the whole room with white fluffy feathers. And this was the sight the 7th year boys saw when they woke up from there heavy slumber. They found the culprits laying on the floor finding there breaths.

"What happened here? It looks like a chicken had explode in here" Seamus said making all of them laugh.

"Hey, we got at least two hours before our first subject." Harry said as he swallowed his bacon strip. "What do you think we could do before then?"

" 'ow -out, ui-dich?" said Ron while he chewed his strip.

"Ha? What's that you said?" said a confused Drake. Harry patted his back and whispered enough for 4 of them to hear. "Don't worry mate in time you get to understand Ron's hunger-stricken language"

Harry, Drake and Hermione laughed without a following "I resent that!" coming from Ron who had finally finished eating his breakfast.

"I said how about we play a game of Quidditch 3 on 3" he look back and forth between Harry and Drake for approval.

"That will be great…you, Drake and Hermione can head off to the Pitch. While I'll get Seamus, Dean, and Ginny to play" he said as he ran out of the Great Hall to get Seamus and Dean, who where still up in the Gryffindor tower, while walking there he saw Ginny and so told her their plan which she accepted somewhat automatically.

"Ok, Ron, Seamus and I will be team one. Drake, Ginny and you, Dean, will be team two. Hermione will be the referee and scorer" Harry said to his friends. "Each team will pick one seeker, one keeper, and one chaser." as the players went to their respective teams.

On team one Harry was chosen seeker, Ron keeper, while Seamus got to be the chaser. On team two Drake was chosen as seeker, Ginny as the chaser and the keeper was Dean.

They played for an hour, both scores where tied. When suddenly Drake plunged straight to the ground below, with this Harry followed him into the plunge thinking he saw the snitch but actually Drake did was a 'Wronski Feint', a move to trick the other seeker to follow you. Luckily Harry drew his broom up before he could hit the ground, he was so close to the ground that his feet could touch the ground.

Everyone hovered down to Harry to check if he was alright "I'm so sorry, Harry. I didn't thought you would follow me. Its just we where going in circles for an hour now and I was getting bored so I tried the trick I saw once in one of the Quidditch magazines…. I'm so sorry…" Drake said feeling really bad for doing that to Harry. As everyone rushed down to Harry

"Are you alright, Harry?"

"That was close"

"Great reflex, Harry!"

"Your surely lucky"

"Guys, guys relax I'm fine, no broken bones see" stopping them from rumbling on "No harm done" he smiled to Drake who was now looking releaved. "Was that actually your first time?" he asked Drake suddenly.

The others where giving him confused faces. "That was Drake's first time to do the 'Wronski Feint '! He just saw it in a Quidditch magazine" he told them excitedly. Everyone looked at Drake with amazement and approval. Drake was now blushing red beating the Weasley's blush. Changing the subject he said "Look what time it is, our class while start in 30 minutes." Others smirked while others smiled at him, for his slyness of changing the subject. But they didn't go on, in teasing him any further.

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