Sugababy15:alright…it's been like almost a week and I have not had any reviews. But I will continue on! Well anyway here is the next chapter, so I hope you enjoy! Oh yeah, this is a long one too .
The train came to a halt and the students poured out of their compartments and onto the platform. The first years were pulled away from the mass of students to be directed to the school, the other students were taken into the school by carriages.
Harry took Hailey by the hand and led her through the crowds to a carriage with Ginny. Hailey watched the other students load up into their carriages from the window. The wheels of the carriage began to move under them and they were soon off to the school. Hailey continued to watch the surroundings change. Before she knew it, she was at the school.
The castle was huge, made of stone; it stood more than fifty stories high. The sky was slowly growing dark and it gave the school a haunted look to it. Hailey gasped in amazement, she had never seen anything so enchanting. She smiled and looked up to the top of the school where she could see a few owls flying into the Owlery.
Harry smiled and pulled his cousin along by her hand, he didn't think she would be so fascinated. Her eyes glittered with wonder, and this made Harry happy that she would like being here. Harry kept his eyes out for Draco, he had to keep her as far away from him as possible, from what Ginny had told him, Draco found an interest in his cousin, and Harry was sure that it had something to do with the Dark Lord more than his own interests.
When they entered the Great Hall Hailey smiled at her new Headmaster. His eyes rested on her and he nodded at her. His protective eyes watched her as Harry guided her to a seat, then he looked to the first years who were walking through the doors. Hailey found the Sorting Hat intriguing and wanted to speak with it, but Harry kept her in her seat and told her he would speak with Dumbledore about a meeting with her and the Sorting Hat. Hailey giggled at this and watched the procession continue. After the first years were sorted the prefects joined their peers and ate dinner as Dumbledore welcomed the new students.
"Welcome to another year of Hogwarts. We have been through much in the past two years, and the newest students will experience many dangerous and amazing things this year. This year we have a new teacher for Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts. I would like to welcome Professor Slughorn, who will be teaching potions, and Professor Snape, who you should know, will be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts." there was a mixed reaction to this announcement, some moaned and some clapped.
He continued his speech and when he was finished the food was switched to dessert. And after dessert was finished the students were released to go to their dorms. Harry pulled Hailey out of the Great Hall before Draco could find her in the crowd and he showed her to the dorms.
Hailey smiled when she walked into the common room, it was filled with red and gold banisters and large, cushioned, red couches. Hailey jumped onto the one next to the fire and examined the bookshelves that were placed on the walls of the room. She had never had any time to read, and she had never really learned how to. She then turned her attention to the other students in the common room, a lot of them were watching her and Harry. She noticed many of them whispered things, probably about her. It was pasted all over the news paper that she was Voldemorts rescued "slave".
Hermione and Ron walked into the common room followed by a few first years. When they saw Hailey spread across the couch they quickly made their way over to her. Ron sat next to Harry on the couch next to Hailey, and Hermione took the chair across from them.
"There aren't many first years this year. Many of the ones signed up for this school were transferred. The parents fear Voldemort will strike here." Hermione stated.
"Doesn't surprise me, but little do they know this is the last place Voldemort will come." Hailey closed her eyes and placed her hands behind her head.
"How do you know?" Hermione questioned her.
"You think I actually told the Ministry everything I knew?" Hailey sat up and looked at Hermione seriously. "I hate the Ministry, they are a bunch of idiots trying to make us feel safe, but they don't know anything and can't do anything if Voldemort did attack. No, he will not come here first; he plans on building up his forces by gathering younger wizards from other schools. He will probably head towards Durmstrang first, seeing as Karkaroff is Headmaster there." Hailey looked down at the fire.
"Oh no! Do you think he will actually take any of the students there?" Hermione asked, remembering Viktor.
"Probably, if they do not join him, he will probably kill him, but you shouldn't worry about Viktor, he has already graduated and is a professional Quiditch player. I though you out of all people would remember that." Hailey looked over at Hermione.
"How…how did you know?" Hermione was speechless.
"I can read minds easily. Not to mention you don't know Legilimency very well." Hailey smiled. "Viktor may be in danger though, seeing as he was once Karkaroff's favorite student. You should write him a letter and warn him. But do not speak of me; if he has already turned then there is no hope in helping him." Hailey sighed and stood up. "Well I am off to bed." and with that she disappeared up the stairs.
"Do you really think she is right?" Ron asked.
"She seems to know a lot. I think we should trust her judgment for now, she knows more about Voldemort than any of us." Harry nodded and went off to bed himself. Ron and Hermione waited until curfew then sent the rest of the students off to bed before retiring themselves.
The next morning the students received their schedules and were sent off to breakfast. Hailey walked down from the girls' dormitory, her hair had been pulled back but her bangs fell gracefully into her face. She wore her black robes and red and yellow tie with a white button up shirt underneath her robes. She picked up her schedule from the table and walked out into the corridor where she found Hermione arguing with Harry.
"Harry, Draco is not going to murder anyone!" Hermione tried to keep quiet.
"Oh gees, please tell me you guys are not going at it about that." Hailey walked over to them.
"Draco is up to something. I know he is and I think we should tell Dumbledore." Harry looked over to Hailey.
"You think he doesn't already know if Draco is? Harry, Dumbledore knows everything that happens in this castle." Hermione snapped.
"Why don't we just wait and see what happens instead of charging into something we should stay out of anyway?" Hailey said trying to sound like the reasonable one, though they all knew she was the furthest from reasonable.
"I think Hailey is right Harry, this isn't the kind of thing we should get into." Hermione agreed with Hailey and ended the conversation. Harry continued to pout but said nothing more. Then Hailey's arm locked them both and dragged them along to breakfast, where she ate everything she saw, Ron watched stupefied.
After breakfast the Griffindor had Potions with Slytherin. Harry was very unhappy with this happening so early in the morning but accepted it none the less. Hailey and Hermione talked animatedly as they walked into a halfway full class room. Hailey stopped to look for a seat, but couldn't see any other than an empty one by Draco and one by Harry and Ron, which Hermione took without a second thought. Hailey sighed; this was going to be a fun first class. She walked over and sat down by Draco who looked over from his conversation with Zabini.
"Well, well, a Griffindor with the guts to sit with the Slytherins." Draco smirked.
"Don't get your boxers in a bunch Malfoy." Hailey rolled her eyes and leaned back in her seat.
"Oh, I think Miss Potter thinks she's smart." Draco remarked.
"I think Mr. Malfoy is asking to be castrated." Hailey snapped back without even bothering to look over at Draco.
"Big threats for such a small girl." Draco crossed his arms as the others around him laughed.
"Big things come in small packages. Maybe that explains why so many girls still like you after they have seen your small package." Hailey turned and smirked at Draco. The whole class watched the two bicker.
"You want to find out what the size of my package is?" Draco shot back.
"Oh please Draco, I don't feel like having to pull out my magnifying glass." Hailey retorted. The class laughed. And before Draco could say another word the teacher came through the door.
Professor Slughorn was a short, plump man with little hair. The most outstanding feature on him was his large mustache. This made Hailey wonder if he took all the hair from his head and glued it to his face. His large belly made its way through the rows and to the front of the class room. He looked over his class and straightened his antique looking robes. He turned to the stack of books on his desk then nodded to himself.
"Good morning students. Today I will assign books and then you will spend the rest of the class looking through the books, tomorrow we will begin making potions and learning the basics." He walked behind his desk and sat down. "No please come up and get a book then return to your seat." The students stood and formed a line to get their books. Hailey watched the others as she sat in her seat and waited for the others to sit down before she got up to get her book.
Draco was one of the first to get his book, seeing as most of his peers were afraid of him and gave him more authority than they did their teachers. When Draco noticed Hailey still sitting he grabbed an extra book and dropped it in front of her and sat down next to her.
"There's your payment for tonight." he smirked.
"Really now, and my duties are what?" Hailey inquired raising an eyebrow.
"You will meet me in my dorm at 11 and please me." Draco leaned closer.
"Don't try it Malfoy." Hailey lazily put her hand in Draco's face, accidentally sending him back into the wall behind them. The class room broke out with laughter and Hailey looked back and smiled. Though she didn't mean to, she had just bitten Draco's ego in the ass.
Draco stood up and straightened his robes and fixed his hair then stormed back over to his seat. Hailey was ignoring his presence and flipping through her book. She smirked and thought impure thoughts when she saw the mixture for a love potion.
'Maybe if I give this to Draco and get some ho-bag to stand near him, he might just get the night of his life, or at least the worst night of his life.' She laughed to herself and flipped the page. She looked up from the book and over to Draco, who was glaring at her. His cold gray eyes made her shiver and look away. She looked over to see Hermione looking at her helplessly. She was trapped between Harry and Ron who were playing Exploding Snaps in her face. She shrieked as a card exploded in her face. Hailey smiled softly and turned back to her book.
'She drives me nuts….but god she is gorgeous!' Draco mentally kicked himself for thinking such a thing. The only reason he had had any contact with her so far was on his order from the Dark Lord. Draco closed his eyes and remembered what the Dark Lord had told him.
Sugababy15: Mwha ha ha ha! I love hanging endings! Alright, please, please, please review! My new rule is that I will not update until I have had at least two reviews. So if you like my story, just tell me, I will also be asking questions from now on to get my readers involved. Alright, here we go first question!
Q: What is the name of Draco's owl, and what type of owl is it?
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