Chapter 4: New Best friend
We had potions with the Slytherin's, and I got to see my smart "boyfriend" Malfoy. I was surprised about how much he knew about potions. We got to make a potion on our first class, I was very exited until I wanted to work with Draco on the potion and he just gave me a look that told me he didn't want to be seen talking to me. Or at least in front of others. I was furious, and left as soon as my last class of the day, potions, was over.
I really needed someone to talk to so I turned to the only other person, besides Malfoy and I, who knew about our relationship, Hermione.
I found her in the library, of course she was too buried into her book to notice me walk over to her and sit down. "Hermione, something's just happened and I need someone to talk to," I told her. "I am listening," she said seeming so interested that it seemed as though she was about to leap over the table. "Well, in potions we were making a potion and we were allowed to get into partners, which you know since you were my partner, and I wanted to work with my bf. But when I got up to go and sit with him he gave me a look as though he not only didn't want to work with me, but as though he didn't even want to be seen talking to me," I said. "Well he does have a sort of reputation for not liking Gryffindor's," said Hermione mater of factly. "But I'm his future bride," I said. "What, you're only in your first year here and you're already someone's bride?" asked Hermione.
"Yes, but it's not what you think. I have an arranged marriage." I told her. "How long have you been in this arranged marriage? And How long have your known?" asked Hermione quite interested. "We've been in this arranged marriage since we were born, and we've know about it since we were about 3 years old but it was never fully explained to us till we were about 10. They, my parents and the Malfoy's, had tried to explain it to us when we were 9, but we were still to immature to know exactly what the arrangement was." I explained.
"That seems so narrow minded, no offense," said Hermione. "None taken, and I know it seems narrow minded to you but it's been a tradition in pure-blood families since the times of Godric Gryffindor and the other founders." I explained.
Actually arranged marriages are still quite common, but most of the children who are in arranged marriages are mostly in Slytherin. I know of children in each house that are in arranged marriages but very few outside of Slytherin." I explained.
"Well, I know for a fact that there are no people, other than you, in an arranged marriage," she claimed. "Don't be so sure," I said pointing out a couple near the end of the table, "you see it's not that uncommon." "There's nothing wrong with an arranged marriage, but I still think it would be better to fall in love with someone and decide together whether to get married or not. "Well I guess we should go to the common room seeing as it is just about curfew," I told her.
Hermione and I stayed up until about 10 o'clock talking about how we liked school. We also talked about how we missed some of our muggle things, and how we missed our friends. "Well we'd best get to bed because McGonagall will turn us into alarm clocks or something. I mean you saw what she said to Harry and Ron." I said. "Your right, I mean we don't want her to get the wrong idea about us," said Hermione. We walked up the stairs to the girl's dormitories, and exchanged good nights.