He folded the bottom of the page and left a note inside. He waited for Granger to come and placed a quick 'notice-me-not' charm and left the book on her stack of books; leaving the library.
3rd Person P.O.V.
Christmas break soon ended and the students of Hogwarts where back to school. Classes started and everything was normal. Draco sometimes noticed Potter and his friends acting strange, and he wonders if they had caught up to who was trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone. He mostly laid back on bothering them (with some comments here and their.) days past and now (with the lack of their beloved D.A.D.A. Professor.) it was the time to see which house has won The House Cup that year.
Everyone was enjoying their meal, their little black pointy hats placed in their heads respectfully. Until Professor McGonagall clinked her glass and Dumbledore stood up; effectively gaining all the students attention.
"Another year gone!" Dumbledore said cheerfully. "And I must trouble you with an old man's wheezing waffle before we sink our teeth into our delicious feast. What a year it has been! Hopefully you heads are all a little fuller than they were...you have the whole summer ahead of get them nice and empty before next year starts...
Now, as I understand it, the House Cup here needs awarding, and the points stand thus: In fourth place, Gryffindor, with three hundred and twelve points; in third, Hufflepuff, with three hundred and fifty-two; Ravenclaw has four hundred and twenty-six and Slytherin, four hundred and seventy-two."
"Yes, yes, well done, Slytherin," Dumbledore said looking at the Slytherin table. Draco smiled slightly, he knew how many of his fellow Slytherins worked hard to get their points, and how some who didn't quite appreciate Professors Snape favoritism lost points to make it fair. "However, -" Draco's smile instantly slipped out his face. "Recent events must be taken into account."
"Ahem," Dumbledore fake coughed. "I have a few last-minute points to dish out. Let me see. Yes...
"First -- to Mr. Ronald Weasley..."
'No. Oh no he wouldn't.'
"...for the best-played game of chess Hogwarts has seen in many years. I award Gryffindor House fifty points."
'Oh no he didn't.'
"Second -- to Miss Hermione Granger...for the use of cool logic in the face of fire, I award Gryffindor House fifty points."
'He did didn't he?'
"Third -- to Mr. Harry Potter..." Dumbledore said. The room went deadly quiet. "...for pure nerve and outstanding courage, I award Gryffindor House sixty points."
"There are all kinds of courage," Dumbledore said, smiling. "It takes a great deal to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. I therefore award ten points to Mr. Neville Longbottom."
"Which means," he stopped a bit, for drastic affect. "We need a little change of decoration."
Draco watched as the Slytherin banners and colors were replaced by Gryffindor's. He frowned as Dumbledore didn't have any more points to any other house. He was fine with the sudden point giving knowing, or well slightly knowing, why they were given. But couldn't Dumbledore give any other house extra last minute points too? There was surly something they did in this school year. Draco sighed as he looked around the table looking at the slightly shocked, angry, confused, and sad faces everyone on his table made. He tuned out all the cheering and clapping from the other tables, he just looked down and slightly poked at his food. He lost his appetite, he looked at the side and saw Goyle and Crabbe their, he passed his plate to them and told them to eat it claiming he wasn't hungry.
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Soon enough bags where packed and goodbyes were given and everyone hopped on Hogwarts Express. Draco sat with his dorm mates and noticed the gloomy atmosphere. 'They must still be moody over the house cup,' he thought. He sighed and looked at them, "So..." He trailed off, all eyes where on him. "Now that the year is over. What are you guys going to do during your summer," He asked. Lucas caught on on what he was doing and smiled thankfully. "I don't know man I haven't really thought much about it," he said, smiling up at Draco. The others exchanged glances, "Understandable, we're barely leaving Hogwarts and how could we, underaged wizards know what we should do. When we always rely on our parents or friends to take us somewhere," Draco said in the most polite and serious voice he could muster. "But I must say the only thing we should be thinking about is just surviving through this summer," He continued, slight chuckles came from the guys. Lucas gasped dramatically, "How dare you assume my goal was to survive through the summer!" Draco smirked and said, "Oh darling we all know you're going to do something dumb this summer, but you'll survive cause you wouldn't want to leave Elizabeth the 3rd alone." Lucas just gasped more loudly and hugged his cat who was just coming to lay in Draco. "Don't rat me out like that, Draco! Also, bold of you to assume I'll leave Lizzy alone! If I die she dies with me, she doesn't have a choice!" Everyone in the room laughed. "Well," Draco started. "Want to see if she'll die with you," he said creepily, going to one of his bags and pulling out a small dagger he had found in the hallways at Hogwarts. Lucas paled at the sight of the dagger. "He he, you don't want to test that Drake. I'm pretty sure with how my cat would stay loyal," Lucas gave out a nervous chuckle and gave Elizabeth a slight nudge. "Right Lizzy?" Elizabeth didn't answer and just walked away and placed herself on Draco's lap. "She likes me, maybe I should keep her after you die," he jokes. "LIZZY NOOOOO! I BELIEVED IN YOU MY BELOVED, MY PRECIOUS FURRY BABY, MY LOVE DON'T DO THIS TO YOUR DADDY!" Lucas cried dramatically. "Top 10 anime betrayals," Draco muttered, kicking a crying Lucas away from him. "Go cry me a river somewhere else. You're making Elizabeth uncomfortable," he said kicking Lucas once again. Lucas nursed his wounds and sat next to Marcus, cuddling him. Marcus awkwardly gives the crying male a little pat in the back, a slight blush forming on his checks as everyone laughed at them. After everyone finished they started laughing and joking around their gloomy mood long forgotten, and they stayed like that all the way to Hogsmeade Station.
Draco let out a sigh as he waited for his 'parents' his friends already left and he was the only one at the station. 'They didn't forget to pick me up, did they?' He questioned. He sighed once again and started pushing his cart and made his way to the mansion. Almost out of the station did he stop when he heard a loud 'pop' coming from behind. He quickly turned around and saw a house elf 'Dobby' he thought. "Young Master, Dobby is Here to pick Young Master up. After Master Malfoy and Mistress left the house for a few days," Dobby said bowing, before lifting his hand and glancing at Draco's own. Draco smiled sadly and took Dobby's hand, instantly reappearing at the Malfoy library, he so instantly identified. "Thank you Dobby, you may go finish whatever duties you need to do," Draco said. Dobby bowed slightly and ran out the room leaving Draco on his own once again. He sighed and headed to the attic, where his room was. He didn't want to be in any room that was in the house, so he chose the attic. There was even a window he could use to go onto the roof. He looked around the dull room, their was no special colors nor decorations in the room, he didn't spend much time in here anyways. He quickly placed all his supplies and set his owl in his desk. Giving him a little treat and opening the cage and letting Eclipse out. "There you go, some more space after being locked up for the whole time," he muttered. "I'll gonna leave soon," he said to the owl. "So I'll need you to stay here and not make much noise. I'll have a house elf taking care of you while I'm out at camp okay," he gave his owl a small pat. Which Eclipse enjoyed. He smiled and started taking out his bag and placing his 'muggle' clothes in there. Quickly changing out of his robes and putting the familiar orange shirt, some khaki shorts, a dark grey jacket, dispelled the glamour he had on and wore some old vans he had bought in his time over in America. He clutched his camp necklace funneled with the seven beads before heading of to the kitchen. When he got there he asked one of the elves to take care of his owl and to keep and eye out for Narcissa and Lucius and when they come back to alert him. He thanked the elf and headed to the garden and behind a bush and proceeded to dig up the familiar black coin, a porky Lady Hecate has given him for his travels to Camp Half Blood to become faster. He clutched the coin and said, "Camp Half Blood." Disappearing as he finished talking.
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Draco let out a small 'oof' as he fell near Thalia's tree. He got up wiped some of the dirt on his shorts and walked to the Hermes cabin. Waving at a few people he recognized along the way. Once he got to the cabin he saw a bunch of blondes turning at him. Some recognizing him before smiling slightly and quickly saying a 'Welcome back Drake' and 'Glade you didn't die on us,' from the crowd. He quickly made it to the corner and placed his black sleeping bag there. Quickly muttering a slight protection spell on his bag and placing it inside the sleeping bag. He headed outside and went to the shore, seeing the gentle waves and the smell of the ocean relaxing him. He hopped this summer was normal.
Aaannndd done! Hope you liked this chapter and early apologizes for not putting all the action that happened with Quirrell and Harry, but I thought I shouldn't place it since not many students knew what happened and because Draco wasn't really present there... Well anyways first HP book finished and now we head to PJ can you guess which book it'll be? See you in the next chapter!
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