a/n: here you go ppl. But this is gonna be 2 chapters in 1 cuz I'm so fucking lazy.
Chapter 3
When Raina heard the news that she was off to Hogwarts, she was ecstatic. Though, shortly after, she started to panic. "Mum, I don't have any supplies!" Raina yelled. Hermione smiled. "Don't worry, I have that covered." Raina furrowed her eyebrows in confusion, "Really?" Her mother nodded. "Yea, I got you some from Diagon Alley when we went." Raina went and hugged her mother. "You're the coolest. Did you know that?"
Chuckling, Hermione sent Raina to her room. "I'm glad Raina is happy" Draco said, while he was sitting at kitchen table. "Well, now this means you gotta deal with her more than me. Since you are the Potions professor." "Oh no! What ever shall I do" Draco said, with a mock fear voice. September was right around the corner. Everyday, Raina got happier and happier.
A couple of days later, Draco took Raina to Diagon Alley to get her some new robes. "When you go to Hogwarts, you have to wear plain black work robes" Draco explained, "But I want my daughter to look the best in her house." Raina smiled. "What house am I gonna be in?" she asked. Draco shrugged. "The sorting hat chooses that. But I'm sure you'll be in Gryffindor. Your mother was in that house."
"What house were you in?" Raina asked. "Well I was in Slytherin. And being the Potions teacher and being once in Slytherin, I am Head of Slytherin. It's pretty cool." he laughed. Raina giggled. Once they had reached Madam Malkin's, Draco opened the door for Raina. "Excuse me" Draco called. A young lady with frizzy pink and blond hair looked passed a rack of clothes. "Oh hello" she said. She stepped out of the rack of clothes and looked at Raina.
"Fitting for you?" she asked Raina. She nodded and the worker smiled. "Right. So how will I do this? Hogwarts?" Draco shook his head. "Something that's gonna tell people, 'I'm a Malfoy, don't mess with me'." Raina laughed. So did the worker. "I think we have something like that somewhere." She walked out of the room. When she came back, she held a cloak that was an emerald color and black fur rimmed the hood.
"Come on, lets have this thing fit" she said. Raina nodded and stepped in front of the mirror. The lady started sticking pins in different parts of the cloak. "Rain, I'm going outside for a minute, call when you're ready." "Okay, daddy" Raina said, looking at Draco through the mirror. Draco left the store and saw a lot of his students running around into different stores.
"Hey Professor Malfoy!" called three of Draco's fourth year students who were in Slytherin. Draco nodded his head curtly at his students. He walked into a store ad looked around. He knew Raina always had a taste for owls but she had stated countless times that she had always wanted a snake. Draco looked down the aisle with serpents and other reptiles. Then he heard a voice he couldn't help but remember.
"Draco? Is that you?" Draco looked around slowly and saw the black eyes Pansy Parkinson. Draco glared at Pansy looked at the aisle again. "What in heaven's name are you doing here?" Pansy asked, walking to Draco. "None of your business" replied Draco. "Now come on Draco. We're adults now. No need to be rude." Pansy pinched Draco's cheeks and he swatted them away.
"I'm here to find a pet for my daughter" Draco said finally. Pansy laughed. "Draco, I already know for a fact that that girl I saw in Flourish and Blotts a couple of weeks ago was not your daughter. I was Hogwarts with you as well Draco, so don't even try it!" Draco's glared stayed on his face.
"Hey mum, can I have an anaconda?" Marshall called. "No way!" Pansy called back. Draco laughed, "I feel bad for any guy who has to raise that kid with you." Pansy raised her arm to Draco's face where the silver and emerald bracelet still rested on her boney wrist. "Remember, you helped the 'poor guy' get me" Pansy stated.
Draco's mouth formed an O at this. "You still with him?" he asked. Pansy nodded. She turned her back to him and walked back down the aisle where she came from. Then shortly, she and Marshall left. Draco shook his head. He continued to look down the aisle and come across a snake that got his attention. This particular serpent was entwined a stick in its tank.
The snake was a deep green and had orange and red eyes. The end of the snake's tail was a dull red violet. It was a medium sized snake. An odd looking creature but Draco could tell it was special. A man that was working at the store came up to Draco. "I see you have quite a taste for Edeline" said the man. Draco nodded his head. "For my daughter" Draco said. The man turned his head to the side. "Right. Well you see sir, Edeline is very sweet, but also can be very...harmful. She can be dangerous."
Draco looked at the man. "My daughter is old enough" he said. The man nodded, "So, you'll want me to have Edeline here packaged for you?" Draco nodded again. The man took out his wand and levitated the tank. 'Show off' thought Draco. A few minutes later, the same man approached Draco with a box with air holes on the sides.
The man told Draco a few things about the snake that was inside. After that was over with, Draco took the box and exited the store. He looked through the window of the store. Raina was looking at other pieces of clothing with the worker with the oddly colored hair. Smiling, Draco entered the store. "Hey Rain" he greeted. Raina looked at him with the cloak she had tried on all fit and perfect.
"Don't you like it daddy?" she asked. Draco nodded, "You look great." Smiling her big white smile, Raina carefully took off the cloak and handed it to the worker. "Thank you" Raina said. The worker smiled and said, "I'll have this packaged for you." Raina's eyes looked all around the store. Then they landed on the box. "What's in the box?" she asked.
Draco put his index finger to his lips. "Shhhh, it's a surprise" he said. Raina laughed. Soon after, the worker came back with the box in a bag. "It's been a pleasure. Come back again soon." Nodding her head, Raina took the bag and followed her father out the door. "Dad, don't I still need work robes?" she asked. "Don't worry about it." Draco said, "I have it covered."
Raina nodded and continued to look ahead. "Hey Professor Malfoy" said a familiar voice to Raina. Looking in front of her father, she saw a boy with black hair and green eyes. Raina smiled at the face of Marshall. "About that over the summer essay you wanted..." continued Marshall, "I have it done and all..." "But" said Draco, smirking at his student. "But..." Marshall went on. "My dragon ate it."
Raina giggled. Marshall looked back at her. He smirked, "I remember you" he said. "You're the girl I met a couple of weeks ago right?" Raina nodded her head. "Cool." Draco looked at Raina but looked back at Marshall with a smile. "Have that essay finished, unharmed and ready by the first of September or I'll take away your privilege to flirt with the rest of the girls in Slytherin."
Marshall looked dumbstruck. "You can't do that professor! I need that privilege!" Raina continued to laugh. "Just get it done" Draco said. He walked passed Marshall and Raina waved at him. He waved back and stalked back into the store his mother had went into. Raina linked her arm with Draco's. "So...what's next?" she asked. Draco looked at the paper that he had pulled out of his cloak. "Hmmm...well, I think your mother took care of the books. I got the robes. Hmmm...oh! Your wand."
"I already have a wand" Raina said. Draco nodded. "I know that. But you need a new one, don't you think?" Raina thought about it and nodded. She and Draco continued to walk up Diagon Alley and stopped at Ollivanders. Raina walked into the store and looked around the shelves filled with boxes containing wands.
Draco sighed. "Excuse me" Draco said, hoping Ollivander would still appear on the sliding ladder and would smile at Raina. And thankfully, he did. "Mr. Malfoy, it's been years." said Ollivander.. (A/n: i know by now, he should be dead...but c'mon, I always liked Ollivander) he shook Draco's hand and looked at Raina. "Hello" he said, "You're probably wanting to get a new wand?" Raina nodded.
"Hmm. Alright..." Ollivander went back on his ladder and searched the shelves. He pulled out a box and came back down. Yew wood. Pretty rare type of tree. 12 inches." Raina looked fascinated. "What kind of core?" she asked. "Basilisk scale" he answered. Raina's smile brightened. "Don't get too excited. You need to try it out first" Draco said. Raina looked up at her father. "I know father." she said.
She held the wand and pointed it at a door that looked locked. She said "alohomora." Then almost instantly, she heard a click and the door opened. "Ooh, see!" Raina said triumphantly. Draco smiled and bought the wand. "C'mon. We'll come back later." Raina sighed but agreed.
When Draco and Raina came home, Draco put the box with Edeline in it on the table. "So what's in the box?" Raina kept asking. Draco smiled and opened the box. He put his hand in the box and when he took it out, the snake entwined itself around Draco's hand. Raina's jaw dropped and she smiled. "Oh my God!" she yelled.
"Careful, careful" Draco said softly when Raina outstretched her arm slowly. The serpent looked at Raina's arm and slithered over to her. It came onto Raina's arm and she pet it lightly. "What's its name?" she asked. "I believe it was Edeline" replied Draco, "which means born into nobility." Raina's smile stayed on her face. "She's beautiful" she whispered.
Draco smiled and put Edeline in the tank. (Just so you know, he brought the tank as well LOL) "Oh goodness! What am I gonna wear?" Raina ran her hands through her curly hair and rushed up to her room. After she left, the front door opened. Hermione came in with an outfit on that could've passed as one of Rita Skeeter's outfits.
"Why do you look like Rita Skeeter?" Draco asked. Hermione looked at her outfit. "I really look like her? That's not so good." She walked to the living room and collapsed on the couch. "What happened" Draco asked, sitting at the edge of the couch. "They want me to look like that dreadful woman. Since I took her spot in the Daily Prophet, they want me to be the next Rita Skeeter!" Hermione said this without any outrage. She was too tired to be angry.
"And that's tiring?" Draco asked. Hermione nodded. "I have to crinkle my hair, put on frickin' fake, long ass nails, put on some over the top make up and these uncomfortable outfits. And to use that quill that writes with itself is so irritating. It's so used to writing lies, I've had to yell at it. Yelling at a quill. Not as amusing as it sounds." Draco laughed and took her hand.
"Don't worry baby" he said. He kissed her hand. "It will be better." Hermione looked at him. "How do you know?" she asked. "I don't." he said. Hermione sat up. She kissed Draco and looked into his eyes. "That's why I love you" she said, "you never know what's coming but you keep at it." Draco smiled. He kissed her and they separated when they heard Raina's voice.
"Ewwww! Gross!" she yelled and retreated back to her bedroom. Draco and Hermione laughed and stood up. They walked upstairs and went into their room. "So, how did Diagon Alley go?" Hermione asked as she took off very uncomfortable looking shoes. "It was fine" Draco said, "got Raina a really nice cloak for special occasions, got her a new wand...a snake." He mumbled that last part but Hermione heard him.
"You got her a snake!" she yelled. Draco nodded. "But it's completely harmless." Just then, they heard a scream coming from Raina's room. Hermione glared at Draco and ran to Raina's room. Half expecting the snake on the floor and seeing Raina bitten, but she was wrong. Edeline was in her tank and Raina was on the other side of her bedroom, screaming at something in her hand. "What is it honey?" Hermione said.
Raina had a wicked smile on her face. "Oh. My. God!" Raina yelled. "What" Hermione and Draco asked. Raina put the parchment away and lied on her bed. Hermione sat at the foot of the bed. "What was it?" she asked. Raina shook her head. "Nothing." she said. Draco sighed and Hermione stood up. "Well give us a warning next time" she said. "You nearly gave me a heart attack."
Raina laughed but nodded nonetheless.
Chapter 4
Today being September first, you can just imagine how excited Raina was. She was digging through her closet as she had done before looking for clothes. Her trunk was packed and ready. She had all of her supplies and Edeline had been safely placed with her father who had already left. Hermione knocked on Raina's door and the door opend. "Raina, hurry up. We have to leave soon." she said.
Raina nodded her head and looked back at the pile of clothes on the carpeted floor.
Raina ended up coming downstairs wearing all black. Black turtle neck, skirt and heels. She wore the cloak Draco had bought her. Her hair was tied up in a neat ponytail. She trudged her trunk behind her. Once she reached her mother outside the gates, she was completely out of breath.
Hermione smiled at her daughter and linked her arm with hers. Soon enough, she apparated to an alley around the corner from King's Cross Station. They made it to the front door and Hermione gave Raina her ticket. "Come, I'll show you to the platform." she said. Raina followed her mother. Hermione showed Raina platform 9 3/4. Seeing the huge scarlet train for the first time amazed Raina. "This is...incredible" Raina said.
Hermione smiled,"I thought you would think that." Passing the buzzing crowd, Raina got herself on one of the cars. She waved to Hermione and she waved back. She walked further into the car and looked out the window. She continued to wave at her mother until the train started to move.
Raina was trembling with excitment. She looked for any empty compartment. "Hey!" she heard someone call behind her. She assumed someone was calling someone else. The voice kept calling. She didn't turn. She didn't think anyone was talking to her until she felt someone touch her shoulder.
She spun around and her eyes met with Marshall's. "Oh...hi" she said. He smiled, "wanna sit in my compartment?" Raina nodded and followed him. In the compartment, it wa only him and Raina. He started to explain things to Raina about Hogwarts.
When everyone entered the castle, Raina stood at the end of the line of first years. "Finally, a transfer student from Beauxbatons" said McGonnagal. (how do you spell it? i forgot...) Raina stepped up and all eyes were on her. She smiled at Draco who sat at the staff table. He smiled back and she sat on the stool. The sorting hat was placed on her head.
"Hmmm" said the hat, "A Malfoy and Granger. Odd combination. Yet powerful outcome as I see. You have your mother's mind and cleverness and your father's slyness and inner strength." Raina smirked even though it wasn't any Malfoy smirk. "This is a hard decision. Though..."
Raina bit her lip. "Slytherin!" yelled the hat. Raina smiled and looked back at Draco.
He was clapping though Raina could find a slight hint of confusion in his face. She gave her best Malfoy smirk and strutted to the Slytherin table. She spotted Marshall and he slid down the bench, giving Raina some room to sit. "Marsh, you know her?" asked a girl with long wavy blond hair who sat across from Marshall. He nodded.
"We met in Flourish and Blotts weeks ago." he answered. The girl nodded. She look skeptically at Raina. "That's Ariana" Marshall whispered in Raina's ear. "Look out for her. She's very mischievous." Raina chuckled. "Sounds like my godfather's brothers." Marshall and Raina laughed.
Draco looked at Raina from the staff table. Seeing Raina and Marshall laughing together gave him a weird feeling in the pit of his stomach. When the feast ended, Draco watched Raina leave, walking with Marshall. 'Why am I worrying? Marshall is a good student, Harry's son...and Pansy's son. Oh god, please let him be like Harry around Raina' Draco thought.
The next day, students returned to the Great Hall for breakfast. Draco wasn't going to have breakfast but he stayed to watch Raina.
"So? What's the point?" Raina asked Marshall as they walked to the Great Hall. "The point is...if I don't do my daily flirts, my reputation as the Slytherin bad boy is gonna be destroyed." Marshall explained. This made Raina laugh. "I heard Beauxbatons and Durmstrang are coming back to Hogwarts."
Once Raina heard the name of her former school, she quickly turned her head to Marshall. "What?" she asked. "Well, my father said that the last time those schools came here was because of the Tri-Wizard Tournament. He was the youngest champion, you know." he said. Raina nodded. "I know" she said. "So the Tournament is gonna happen again?"
Marshall shrugged. "I think. I'm just telling you what my dad said." Raina bit her lip. She nodded again and continued to walk silently. "You're gonna have Professor Malfoy sign your permission slip?" he asked. Raina then remembered her permission slip to go to Hogsmead. Pretending she already knew, she replied, "Of course."
She ran into the Hall and headed straight to Draco. She put the permission slip right in front of him. "Sign, sign, sign!" she said. Draco laughed and pulled out one of his quills. After he signed the paper with his signature, he glanced at Marshall. "Having fun?" he asked. Raina nodded. "Totally" she answered before running off back to sit with Marshall.
A/n: ok i hope you liked it. My friends are suggesting Marshall and Raina to get together. If i do that, what else should happen? Hmmmm...help me out here people!