Marcus let out a small whine, and Draco left him alone. He was glad Marcus didn't blame him for their lost and that they were still cool, he smiled as he saw at all the Slytherins doing dumb shit together.
And they say they were all evil.
Mean? Sure. Evil?
Nah not a chance
3rd Person P.O.V.
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Draco opened his eyes and looked at the familiar darkness he remembered this please quite well. He was back with the familiar skeletons and snake skin.
The Chamber of Secrets
Draco stood up and headed to one of the walls for support, soon enough the placed lit up by the wall. He glanced around and saw the familiar figure coming inside the chamber. Draco focused on the wall behind the person. It...looked like...it was some sort of stairway or perhaps a slide. It must've been the only entry way to this chamber. He took a mental note to try and find out something about that later. Draco looked at the person, Not-Ginny, and followed them. They headed to the same way as they had before, and Draco noticed how this time there was a ghostly figure near her.
He crept closer to Not-Ginny and was able to see the form of a young man, he had robes on so he might have been a student. Draco walked in front of the ghostly figure and was met with a cruel grin. The ghost was looking at Not-Ginny with satisfaction as he started hissing. Draco noticed that as soon as the ghost started hissing Not-Ginny did as well. Draco looked at the ghost in alarm so this was the one controlling Ginny. A ghost. A ghost that was somehow connected to the book.
Draco looked at Not-Ginny and saw that she was already finished hissing at the wall, he turned around and saw part of the wall open up. And in there a pair of yellow glowing eyes was seen. Draco flinched when the eyes moved and so did its body. The figure slithered out of the whole and stood next to the ghostly figure. 'The Basilisk,' He thought. Draco turned to Not-Ginny and saw her drop the book with her eyes close. Draco on instinct kneeled down to grab the book but as soon as he touched it the ghost let out a horrific yell. He quickly tried to grab it but drop it by accident, reveling the front cover of the book.
When Draco tried to grab it again he stopped and looked closer at the front cover, 'Tom Marvolo Riddle.' Draco quickly stood up and stepped away from Not-Ginny and the ghost. Draco froze as he saw the ghost look at his way but not his way. "You!" The ghost hissed while walking closer to Draco. "YOU!" The ghost yelled as they pulled out what appeared to be a wand. Draco flinched and stepped away from the ghost, the ghost snapped his head at his direction, "Don't you dare escape!" The ghost yelled, wand pointed at Draco. "AVADA KEDAVRA-"
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Draco woke up with a startled gasp, he sat up and clutched his shirt. He waited until he recuperated his breath and looked around. He was in his dorm, he was safe. He looked at his friends as they fell asleep on the floor, his friends were here, he was safe. Draco quickly took out his dream jornal and wrote what he dreamed about.
Once he was finished he grabbed his uniform, his wand, and some underwear and headed to the bathroom. He unglamoured himself and took out his mask and sweaty clothes, gloves included. He placed the clothes on the basket for dirty laundry and headed to the shower, wand still in hand. He turned on the water and left it cold, he took out the shampoo and conditioner placing them both on his hair and resting his hands on the wall, water pouring on his head.
The name Myrtle had given him was the name of the owner of the book. The ghost haunting the book was Tom Marvolo Riddle. Why would Lucius have that book if it belonged to someone who could possibly be old enough to be his grandfather? Draco sighed and turned of the shower. Drops of water dripping of him, he gave one last sigh and left the shower to get changed. Once he had all of his clothes on he quickly dried his wand and casted 'Tempus' reveling it was barely 4:03 in the morning.
Draco sighed and looked at himself in the mirror he looked so tired. The bag under his eyes made him seem as he just had three hours of sleep. Which wouldn't be a lie since he always had a hard time falling asleep. He just looked at himself and started brushing his teeth grabbing his gloves and putting them on. He looked at his hair and just combed it a little undoing the little knots it had, drink some water and spitting it out. He grabbed his mask secured it with a sticking charm and placed his glamour back on and left the bathroom. Outside he quietly made his way to his bag and onto the door carefully opening it, leaving the room.
Once he made it on the common room he noticed some older students sleeping around on the couches or the floor, it looked like they decided to have a sleep over in the common room. He skillfully made his way around the bodies and left the Slytherin common room, stepping to the darkness of the dungeon. Draco made his way up the staircase and he stood by one of the windows in the hall. He looked over the dark sky and got lost in his thoughts. "What do you think you're doing out of the dormitories at this hour, Mr. Malfoy?" A female voice said behind him. Draco flinched and turned around seeing Professor McGonagall there. "Well?" She raised and eyebrow at him.
He looked at the side not meeting her eyes and quietly said, "I couldn't sleep..." McGonagall just stared at him. He looked up at her and looked away slightly. He heard her sigh and she said, "Just follow me, Mr. Malfoy." Draco followed her through the halls while cursing himself for not being attentive of his surroundings, if this was a monster he would've been dead. Draco noticed that they arrived at her classroom, he glanced around and them back at McGonagall.
She sat down on her desk and Draco just awkwardly stood in front of her. "Take a seat," she ordered, Draco wasted no time in getting a chair and seating down. He sat with a straight posted, but he couldn't help but start playing with the hem of his robes. "Biscuit?" She asked kindly. Draco shook his head no, McGonagall sighed and just kept looking at Draco.
Draco just looked around her desk avoiding her glance. Her firm sharp eyes looking at him like a hawk watching its prey, it made Draco wonder if he was in trouble, and she was going to give him detention. A moment of silence passed by, "It's quite hard to figure you out, Mr. Malfoy." McGonagall started. Draco looked up to her, his face cooled of emotion, but his eyes held a questioning glim. "I beg your pardon?" Draco asked. McGonagall just kept her stare and then sighed, "You act harsh and spiteful when you're in classes with Gryffindor's but not with Ravenclaws or Hufflepuffs.. and some of the teachers -including myself- have wondered why. Is it the students in that class or the simple rivalry with Gryffindor and Slytherins?"
Draco stayed quiet that wasn't something he thought she was going to do, it made him wonder what she was going to get off of that question. An answer of course but why does it matter how he acts towards Gryffindors if it's something that has been happening for years? Sensing that he wasn't going to answer McGonagall sighed, "I guess you may leave with a warning but if I catch you outside again at this hour. I'll be forced to give you detention, am I clear, Mr. Malfoy?" Draco just nodded grabbed his school bag and left the room. That...was..an interesting conversation...but why did she do that..?
oOo
Dueling club was announced that day in their D.A.D.A. Class, thanks to Not-Ginny opening the chamber once more. Besides that everyone (mostly the mortals) were excited to see Lockhart and Snape duel in front of an audience. If you asked Draco he just thought some were just excited to flex their spells and moves in front of 'very known and respected' professors or just something to fight and perhaps hurt someone by 'accident.' After classes everyone went in. The people attending on the activity where mostly Slytherins and Gryffindors but a few Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws were there too. Draco took notice that The Golden Trio were there and groaned inwardly. He just wanted to see his 'godfather' beat the shit of Mr-I-Am-So-Smart-And-Better-Than-Others-Even-If-I-Cry-Like-A-Little-Bitch, and laugh at his misery and humiliation but noooo the damn trio had to come.
Draco let out a small sigh he had to keep calm or he'll do something he will regret. His 'godfather' and Lockhart stepped into the stool as each faced each other with their wands between their faces. A moment of silence passed as his 'godfather' shouted a disarming charm straight at, Lockhart. Lockhart couldn't do anything as he was hit by the spell, the spell was so strong that it send him crashing into the wall behind him. After a moment of silence (and posible shock from the mortals) Lockhart got back up and said that it was all according to plan as he had let Snape disarm him as an example.
As soon as he said that Snape ordered everyone to get in pairs, and he paired him with...Potter. Draco was tired of having to fight or always have some sort of problem with, Potter. Especially since teachers always pair the two as a form of 'punishment' but all it really did was annoyed him. He thought his 'godfather' was going to at least give him a break but no. Draco sighed internally and just looked at Potter, with a fake smirk and slight glare. They both copied the actions Lockhart and his 'godfather' did at the beginning. Draco was feeling quite annoyed at this, so he decided to try other spells with, Potter. He might as well have some fun with this stupid club.
Draco looked at Potter straight in the eye and said, "Scared, Potter?" Draco saw Potter glare at him and responded with a, "You wish." Both partners stayed still for a bit when he whispered a quiet but firm 'Tarantallegra.' Making Potter's feet start tapping non-stop. He waited for a bit when he decided to do a spell he hadn't done in what felt like ages. He pointed his wand at the slightly panicked Potter, and whispered 'Everte' throwing Potter backwards -making four flips in the air yes, he counted them- and land on his side. Draco waited a bit for his partner to recover, Potter quickly stood up wincing a bit. Draco stood there waiting for Potter, to at least do something. Potter looked nervously at Lockhart and ask him to teach him the spell Snape had used as he asked that, Draco's godfather came close to him and whispered, "Use the spell, Gladestone teach you." Draco nodded and soon the dueling started again. He waited a bit and quickly shot the summoning spell 'Serpensortia' at, Potter.
A giant black snake quickly slithered at Potter, as an attempt to attack him. Lockhart panicked and shot a spell 'Alarte Ascendare' making the snake fly into the air and land near a Gryffindor student. Draco as well as Snape moved to vanish the summoning but then something interesting happened. Potter hissed at the snake as if he was talking to it and the summoning stopped, at that moment Snape said looking at Potter, "Don't worry...I'll take care of it." And vanished the snake. The new discovery left everyone in a panic of the possibility of the Boy-Who-Lived being the one who caused the attacks on the mortals. It left Draco lost in thought for the rest of the day.
oOo
Some days passed after the dueling club accident and people still talked about it everywhere Draco went. It seemed like everyone thought Potter, was the cause of all the misfortune happening that year, but Draco knew better Not-Ginny was the cause of it but others don't know that.
After classes Draco wandered the halls as students were all going to their dormitories; when he heard it. Slight obnoxious laughing at the end of the hall. There he saw a group of students surrounding something, Draco quickly made his way to them. He pushed through the crowd and saw something that angered him. There stood 'Loony Lovegood' with her books all over the place and paper balls around her. Two guys were taunting her from the group they looked older going by the pimples on their faces, Draco pushed past them and made sure to hit their shoulders; hard. "Whoops, my bad don't see ya there," Draco shrugged and went over to Lovegood.
He kneeled down and placed her hand in front of her, she took it with a smile and glazed over eyes looked behind him. Draco looked behind him and saw both of the guys quite pissed off. "Hey who do you think you are?! Can't you see we're having fun?!" The guy on the left yelled. Draco just shrugged, "I don't give a shit if you're having fun. I'm just taking her with me, have a problem with it?" He deadpanned, the guy on the right clearly didn't like his answer and pulled out his wand, pointing it at him. "You think you're all that huh? Lets see how mighty you are when I do this!" He shouted the throwing spell at him. Draco tilled his body a bit, the spell passing by him. He looked at the guy with bored eyes, "Is that all you got? Wow I wonder how you've made it that far in your studies, bet you copied someone and passed." Draco taunted, he looked at the guys and walked at their direction.
They shouted spell after spell Draco easily dogging all of them and the ones that did hit had no effect on him. Once close enough from them he quickly snatched both their wands in his hand and kicked one where the sun doesn't shine. The guy in the left threw a punch at the sight of his hurt buddy, Draco caught it and twisted the guys arm until he kneeled in front of him. "L-let go," the guy whimpered, Draco only twister harder grabbing the guys shoulder with the hand that had their wands. "I'll let you go if you leave Lovegood alone from now on am I clear?" He asked the guys as they both stayed silent. Draco twisted harder, "I said am I clear?" The guy nodded as fast as he could, and Draco let him go. "Good," He said walking up back to Lovegood, the other people in the crowd stepping aside as he walked close to them.
Draco raised an eyebrow at them, "Well what are you still doing here SCRAM!" He yelled scaring everyone as they fled. Draco rolled his eyes as both bullies stood up their hands covering their wounded area. "C-can we have our wands back," one of them stampers out, Draco looked at the wands in his hand. Smiled at them and threw the wands out the window. "Oh my bad my hand slipped I hope you don't mind that," he said putting his hand on his pockets. Both of them looked at him with anger and ran away from him. "I ADVICE YOU NOT TO TELL A TEACHER I'M SURE THEY'LL LOVE TO HEAR YOU BULLING SOMEONE YOUNGER THAN YOU!" Draco yelled at them as they ran away and smirked as one flipped him off.
Draco then looked back at Lovegood and helped her pick up all of her books. Once they had all of them, Lovegood asked Draco, "Why did you help me?" Draco shrugged and said, "If they were going to bully people the least they could do is mess with someone their own size and not be cowards and mess with someone younger than them." Lovegood starred at him with confusion, "I don't understand why would you help me. I'm already used to it." Draco stayed silent, "It might sound hypocritical, but I don't think people should be used to being bullied." Lovegood just nodded and smiled at him with a dreamy smile. Draco smiled a bit and she started walking but before she left she said, "The Blibbering Humdingers flouting around you say thy you should take off those gloves sometimes. You'll never know how useful it could be." Draco started after her slightly shocked. How did she know..?
oOo
Draco thought of what Lovegood had said as he made his way to the Slytherin common room. As soon as he was going to say the password he saw Crabbe and Goyle awkwardly walking towards him. Draco took noticed that Goyle had familiar black circled glasses, he wondered why they looked so similar when he remembered, 'Potter..?' He stood still as they made their way to him.
Draco raised an eyebrow at them as they squirmed around once they got near him, "Do you need anything?" He asked his 'bodyguards' they shook their heads no but then the hesitated. "Can we talk?" 'Goyle' asked uncertainly. Draco stayed still and looked at him in the eye before turning around and walking away from the common room. He stopped and looked back at them, "Well what are you waiting for? Follow me I have a spot in mind."
Both males followed Draco as he came to the closest empty classroom, he sat down in one of the chair and looked back at 'Goyle' and Crabbe. "Well sit down," both guys sat across, Draco. As they did they looked around the empty classroom. "Well what did you wanted to talk about?" He asked eyes focused at them. He smelled around him a strange odor seemed to be coming from the classroom, it was light but noticeable. That was weird when Draco and his dorm mates were here it didn't smell like that. It might have come from something... could it be that both are...
Draco looked closely at the boys sitting across from him, they still haven't said anything.. yet. "What do you think is going on with all the attacks going around the school?" He asked them trying to spark up a conversation or at least get them to talk. They said nothing 'this bitch..' Draco thought. "You guys want to know what's funny?" They looked at him in wonder, "You guys told me you wanted to talk to me about whatever but yet here you are being as quiet as ever. Like if you don't talk I'm going to leave, I have stuff to do." Draco stood up and made his way to the door. "Wait!" He heard 'Goyle' yell. He turned around eyebrow raised, "We'll talk," 'Goyle' said.
Draco nodded and just stayed there standing, "Do you believe about the rumors of Har-Potter being... the Heir If Slytherin?" Draco took noticed on the slip up Crabbe had. He tilted his head "Potter, being the Heir of Slytherin... pfff as if! A Gryffindor being related to Salazar Slytherin? Wow talk about family disappointment..." he laughed slightly, 'Goyle' And ' Crabbe' laughing awkwardly with him. "Answering your question no, Potter isn't the heir, I'm not sure myself how he could speak Parseltounge though... I'm looking into it and still gotten nothing... my apologies I'm getting carried away," he muttered shoving his hands at his pockets.
'Crabbe' And 'Goyle' quickly stood up quickly, Draco noticed slight changes in their hair and eyes. "I didn't know you needed glasses, Goyle. When did you get them?" He questioned a slight smirk in his face. They looked at each other in what seemed panic when 'Goyle' replied, "There just reading glasses...we have to go now-" Draco's smirk widen, "Sure have fun? I just hoped we could stay and chat a bit more, but I guess not all potions stay long enough.. right, Potter?" They froze in shock, "Don't look at me like that, I know how my.. friends act, but I'll give you credit you had guts to try and get into Slytherin territory. I'll normally torment you or tell a teacher, but I'm tired so I'll leave you to it.." Draco stepped aside the door, "You might wanna hurry though, or I'll change my mind..." he deadpanned looking at them straight in the eyes. Potter and Weasley quickly fled the room tripping as they went. Draco just looked around the class and left.
oOo
Draco tiptoes to the bathroom, it was late at night and all of his dorm mates were asleep. He went inside and locked the door, he placed his wand in his pocket and pulled of his gloves. Draco knew that he was being paranoid, but he just had to do it. He let the gloves fall into the darkness around him closed his eyes and relaxed; concentrating.
Aaaaannnnddd done! I apologize for the very late update but where I live school started, and you know what that means..
•Depression
•Anxiety
•Homework
•My sleep schedule suffering
•Late updates
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But don't worry I'll still continue just it'll be slightly slower but not that much. I have some questions though will you guys want to see any Slytherin/Hufflepuff friendship or not? Also, I hope you like the little encounter with Luna! I tried to match her character sorry if she was too OOC! Anyway I hope you liked this chapter and I'll see you later bye!
Now before I go let's answer/reply to the comments!
Rindo Seiren: Thank you! I'm glad you liked it and guess what? More fluff is coming UwU. Also I'll try my best to look more into the Slytherins when they're alone, you can give me any ideas of what you want to see, I'll try to add it!
Done-With-People123: Hope you like the awkward bonding with Minerva I'll add more latter on. And thank goodness you'll NEVER EVER make that assumption about thy cute beans being friends! I'm glad you liked the friendship Draco has with his friends (do you have anyone else in mind to add in the little group? P. S. I'll make sure Slytherins win some of the matches against Gryffindor, but I'll make a slight surprise for one of the matches maybe fourth year? I'm not sure yet ;)
aflores2003: Of course!
And to the guest (sorry if you're an actual user your name doesn't appear): I'll make sure to let them win sometimes!
Now if that is all bye~
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