The rich and the Poor
Chapter three.
Draco bolted awake as the train jerked forward he looks around and is surprised to see his two idiot friends were not there. He wondered where they went to sit, they had to be around here somewhere. He debates weather he should go and look for the losers or just let them stay lost. He growls and gets up who was he kidding it wasn't like he had anything else to do. He stands up and heads into the halls of the train, he walks or stalks down it looking in the different rooms. His idiot flunkeys, yes even he called them flunkeys they couldn't really be counted as friends they were to stupid, they had to be here somewhere probably got lost and were sitting with first years. He didn't know how they kept passing.
He opens a door to one and is surprised to see Potter and his little groupies there with him. Potter was back into regular cloths with consisted of his school robes. He was yakking away with the red head and the Mud blood had her face behind the book that she had stolen from him. He just stares at them he wasn't sure why.. but he just couldn't take his eyes from the three friends. Maybe it was envy.. maybe it was jealousy, maybe it was pure disgust, he wasn't sure.
Ron sneers and raises his lip a bit "can we help you?"
Draco blinks and his eyes go to the red head. "you? No and might I suggest you never try and help anyone either Weasel, they may sue." he curls his lip at him "than again that would be a waist of time."
"Ohh please Malfoy you obviously came in here for something what is it? Start a fight?" Hermione looks over her book at him.
Draco glares at her. He wasn't going to seek help from these three, he turns on his heel and heads back out into the hallway. Searching the rooms again, he did not find his two flunkeys, he eventually gave up and heads back to his compartment and sits down with a sigh. After about fifteen more minutes he stands up and pulls his school cloths out of his trunk and starts dressing.
After he's dressed he sits back down in the compartment. He looks out the window for a while but get quickly bored with that. Draco stands up and pulls out his potion book again and starts reading where he left off. He may be a lone but at least he was away from that wretched woman. He was free from HER grasp. He was the big shot again, the sex god. Draco chuckles softly, the sex god. He didn't know where he got that name from, he was still a virgin, will technically. Don't get him wrong he wasn't an innocent lamb by any means but he wasn't a sex god either. Everyone just thought he was.
By the time the train arrived at Hogwarts Draco's curiosity on what happened to his 'buddy's' was at it's peek. They all loaded off the train and he was disappointed to hear the idiot giant shouting for first years. He had hoped the giant had been killed or something over the summer. Oh well better luck next time. He heads for the carriages and climbs in. He looks to the front where he saw nothing there, yet there was something but you could only see it if you saw someone die. He almost laughs when he realizes he actually had learned something from the giant.
He groans as some Slytherin second year climbs in after him. "you weren't picked either huh? I'm surprised I thought you would be" the boy looks up at Draco and laughs.
Draco sneers, what was this kid talking about? Picked? For what? Will he wasn't going to seem arrogant. "I was to busy to go today, now shut up!"
"You refused t-"
"I SAID SHUT UP!" He knew he shouldn't have yelled at the kid but he hated to be in the dark. How was it a second year knew about something he didn't!? HIM Draco Malfoy!? Whose father was second hand man to... will there was the problem his father WASN'T the second hand man to Lord Voldermort any more. He briefly wondered who was. He looks out the window and sighs it didn't matter he supposed what ever it was he wasn't picked for it. And for once he was glade to be left out. He didn't want to serve under Voldermort the man was an idiot. Even if he did win the war someone else would eventually rip him out of leadership. You don't conquer like that you take it slowly.. in a steady way. Voldermort has enough power he could have made his way up in the wizarding world and once he was the big poncho THAN rule the way you want.
Than there was also the fact that Draco didn't want to SERVE anyone! He would be his own master he wouldn't grovel under some man just because he said he had more power than he. Voldermort didn't have MORE power he just had more people under his thumb. Now he wasn't saying Voldermort was weak by any state of mind he wasn't he was a strong wizard just not unbeatable strong. Hell the man was beat by a baby! Than after 11 year he was beat again, and again, and again, and again! What did this say about the man? That he was an unbeatable god? HA yeah right. He himself had gotten further in destroying Potter.
The carriage comes to a stop and Draco gets out pushing the younger boy back down as he does so he stomps into the building and sits down at his table. He waits for his classmates to come but is surprised to see at least half of his class and most of the seventh years were gone. He looks up and Snape and Dumboldor were in conversation. Dumboldor looked anything BUT happy, the old goat.
The head master looks at Draco and smiles a twinkle in his eyes. WHO THE HELL WAS HE SMILING AT!? Draco sneers and looks away quickly. He didn't like that man looking at him. It made him nervous, you never knew what was going through the man's head. He was as libel to attack as he was to offer you candy! He stayed looking away even after the old man went back talking to Snape, he still felt like he was being watched. Danm that man! He watches out of the corner of his eye as Snape leaves the room and disappears through the teacher side door. He wondered where he was going but supposed it didn't matter to much. He was sure the potion master would be back for the sorting ceremony he'd want to see who the new Slytherins were.
People all around chatted away about there summer. Draco sighs it was boring to just sit here but there was no one to talk to besides the younger class men and people who should Never have gotten into Slytherin! Why was he here when the others weren't? He sighs and rubs his head what did he do wrong? Was it his mother? Was it him?
As time passed on he started to realize Snape wasn't coming back either. Soon McGonagall leads the students in through the big oak doors and up to the front of the hall. He watched as many of the older students cheered on their younger siblings. He often wondered what it would be like to have a younger sibling in school. Someone who always looked up to you.. who was always there. He looks at the second and third years and snorts. Probably annoying as hell! He grumbles and pushing the annoying thought out of his head and looks up and tries to pick out which ones would be the new Slytherins and which wouldn't. His eyes widen as he see a little blond actually standing up there and picking her nose! Will there's a Griffendor if he ever saw one! She pulls out her nasty boggie and WIPES it on the back of her robes she fully faces the crowd again like nothing had happened! What a disgusting thing! She had to be a mud blood nothing else could be that barbaric.
The sorting Ceremony was painfully slow. As the last girl, some red head, gets sorted into Griffendor the food appears he stares at it but he wasn't to hungry. Not only was he excluded from what ever was going on tonight but that blond barbaric was sorted into the SLYTHERINS! It was simply appalling to think that think could make it into his house. But... was his house so good? People wished not to be in there, like Potter. What was so bad about the Slytherins? Why were they the disgrace of the school?
Draco was so lost in his thoughts he didn't even notice the blond come up behind him until she taped his shoulder "Hi I'm Alisa I'm a new classmate" she offers her hand to him.
Draco's eyes go to where she had tapped his shoulder and now was holding out her hand that had been filled with your nasty boggies not half an hour ago.
"A boy told me I should talk to you because your the Slytherin to talk to." She stares at him her hand still out. "to.. you know.. get to know things?"
Draco scoots away from her sneering
"Ohh come now I don't have koddies" she takes his hand and he reacts violently yanking his hand back and pushing her away harshly.
"Don't you EVER touch me you barbaric! He than turns and walks away from the great hall aware that everyone was watching him. He stalks down the hall and runs into a large man, he wasn't fat by any means he was muscular he had HUGE arms and sandy blond hair with green eyes that seemed to be watching something completely else.
"Careful there son." His voice was gruff even though he wore a smile
SON?! Who the hell was he calling son? He was not this guys SON. "yeah... right"
"What year are you boy?"
"Sixth.. who are you?" Draco sneers at the man.
The man smiles more "I'm the new Defense against dark arts teacher. I think I'll look very much forward to seeing you in my class tomorrow" he winks and walks off.
New teacher? Shouldn't that have been announced at the sorting Ceremony? He watches the teacher tell he was out of sight. There was something he didn't like about that guy.
He pushes the annoying thoughts back he couldn't keep get distracted by every little thing. He heads to his Dorm and pulls out his pet care and opens the door a small fox like animal crawls out it was pure white with blue wings. It's wings changed colors every so often though. The creature was about as big as a baby fox. It's back feet were more like a birds talons than paws but his front paws were normal. "Hey girl.." Draco strokes it's head lightly. She was an experiment her mother had been pregnant when his father and been doing countless experiment on animals to get hybrids and what not. She was one of the results. There were six in the litter and she was the runt so Draco got her. He thought she was wonderful. He named her Katja he heard it in somewhere and thought it a cool name so he stuck with it. She curls up on his chest and soon they were both asleep.
**morning**
Draco growls and turns over he new it was time to get up but he REALLY didn't want to.
"Draco.. Hey Draco dude wake up!"
He looks up at a very ugly very large face "Crabb? Where have you been?"
"We were called" he sits on Draco's bed and pulls his sleeve up showing the dark mark "The Lord is looking for new recruits"
Draco jerks the selves down and looks around to make sure no one saw "you idiot to publicizes it! Your father get you in?"
Crabb laughs "no The great Lord is taking every Slytherin that shows venom and it's pure any more"
"Pure?" He stares at Crabb in shock
"Yeah you know.. like.. sex"
"I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS. Who would be stupid enough to do ANYTHING with you?!"
Crabb's face turns bright red "you can't tell.. it was a dare and I couldn't back down.."
"Who?!"
"Goyle"
Draco's eyes threaten to spill from his head "Goyle!? You guys are gay!?"
"It didn't' start that way! It was just a dare! honest!"
"Start?"
Crabb's face turns a deeper shade of red "amm yeah start" He scratches his head "he's really gentle and stuff.. you know.. will no you weren't' there last night so I suppose you don't"
"Shut up!" he wasn't sure if he was snapping at him to shut up about the sex or the fact that Crabb was less innocent than him and had been invited to a huge ceremony.
"Oh will come one or we'll be late for class" he stands up and walks off leaving Draco to sit and think things over.
After breakfast Draco heads to there first class of the day, DADA. He gets in and sees Crabb and Goyel right up front laughing with the teacher with two Griffendors. He sits in the back ready to observe but nothing else.
The teacher looks up and smiles at him "Mr. Malfoy? Won't you join us up here this is a relatively small class this year I don't think any one will need to sit in the back"
Draco stares at him and doesn't move. He didn't like this guy he watched you in an odd way. He looks around the class if was no longer just two class's they were now allowed to choose the class's they wanted to help peruse there life interests. Potter was in here as was his little gang. Longbottom didn't dare sign up for this class it was much to hard for his limited knowledge. He looks at Crabb and Goyel they only got in here because of there fathers. They didn't have any more brains than Longbottom did.
"Mr. Malfoy?"
Draco looks up at the teacher who was now standing next to him "could you please join us up front?" He flashed a large grin, Draco thought it must be to show friendship but he just looked like a pretty idiot.
"I'm fine back here thank you" Draco pulls his books out "I can hear you just fine"
"Yes but I can't hear you.. and I so would like to hear this voice of yours." He leans in closer as he's talking. "won't you join us?"
Draco moves his upper body away from the man this man did not make him feel conferrable.
The man obviously noticed Draco's resistance and moves back and smiles at the class "maybe he's shy? Can we encourage him to come up front?"
Draco's eyes widen and everyone starts laughing most of the class started clamping. He looked at the red headed Weasel to see him booing obviously he liked where Draco was sitting. He's eyes widen as he scans over Potter he was clapping, lightly but clapping none the less. He sneers and gets up and moves it wasn't for the teacher it was so he could ruin the Weasel's day.
"Thank you... Draco" he walks past him to the front of the room. Draco wanted to know who gave this man the permission to call him by his first name. He had to call the teacher by his last name he deserved the same amount of respect.
"First off I want to introduce myself I am Professor Crunket and I am VERY happy to be here" the man smiles "I understand in the past you haven't always had the best of teachers so I'd like to start the class off with a little quiz to see what you guys know.." the class groans "Ohh not today! Today's an I'm getting to know you day! Quiz is the next time we meet" he smiles his big cheesy grin. Draco growls softly to himself he already could tell that smile was going to get on his nerves.
"So lets go around and introduce our self's! And to add a bit of Defense into it after you say your name say the beginning part of a spell that starts with the same letter. Now here's the tricky part. Before you say your name you have to repeat what everyone else in front of you has already said! It's a memory game! Alright I'll start! Professor Crunket Crous..."
This was about the time Draco tuned the class out he didn't care to listen any more it was boring and stupid. He knew everyone's name he'd been in school with them for five years! He runs his finger over a scratch in the desk wondering why it had never been fixed before? It would be an easy thing to fix.
"Draco? Draco...?"
He looks up to that annoying smile again "what?"
"It's your turn!" the man laughs "I can tell I'm going to have trouble with you. Go ahead" he gestures to naming.
Draco sneers "I wasn't listening" he stats and turns his attention back to the scratch.
"I'm afraid I'll have to take point from your house than.. amm maybe you guys could help me out what's the appropriate amount to take away?"
"Ohh at least a hundred!" Draco sneers at Ron.
Crabb was quick to step up than "no no that's not true! You shouldn't take anyway! It was a minor offence"
"Ohh dear" he smiles at the class "will let's settle between a hundred and none and do Two? Seem fair Draco?"
He snorts "sure what ever. You do what ever you want."
"On second thought, let's make that three" He turns away as Draco's head snaps up with a glare that wasn't fair! He had said two and than changed it! Ohh he was defiantly NOT going to like this new teacher.