I swished my new wand and tightened my grip on my owls cage, Marbles. She nipped my finger. "Yeesh." I grumbled. Daphne was running over.
"Owl? Wand? Books? Cauldron? Good. Did you hear Harry Potter is staying at the Leaky Cauldron?!" Her eyes widened, adding even more beauty to her perfect face. "And the Weasleys got that seven hundred galleon prize from the Daily Prophet. They went to Egypt I think. Shame they spent it on a trip. They damn well need more money." She caught her self and her hand flew to her mouth. "You won't tell Mum will you?"
I shook my head."You're secret is safe with me. Did you hear about Sirius Black? They say dementors are guarding Hogwarts now."
She shuddered. "I don't think it's a good idea. They could kiss a student."
"Ewww! They kiss students?" I squealed.
"No, a Dementors Kiss is what they do in Azkaban. It sucks all the happiness out of you." She rolled her eyes. "Oh. My. Dumbledore! Look who it is. It's-"
"Draco Malfoy. I'm not blind you know. I have eyes." I retorted as she swooned. He saw us standing there and walked over with a sneer on his face.
"Hey, I heard it's going to be your first year. I hope the dementors don't eat you. Whooooo!" He imitated a ghost and two hulking boys walked over. "This is Crabbe and Goyle. Watch out for them. They could beat anyone to a pulp, so imagine if they got a hold of you!" He and his goons howled with laughter. I crossed my arms and glaredDaphne looked at him crossly, like she was seriously considering punching him in the face.
"Come Tori, they're joking." She walked away and I followed, balancing my stuff. The Monster Book Of Monsters started waking, so I dropped it. It's spine grazed my arm and it calmed down. I stroked it's spine a little more and it stopped moving. I picked it up and found Daphne. "You know, since you dong have any friends at Hogwarts yet, you'll sit with me and my friends. They might tease you, so you have to toughen up."
"Toughen up?"
"Yes, I had to defend you when Draco came over there. You need to stand up for yourself."
I stopped short. "I can stand up for myself! You just jumped in before I could!"
She stopped as well. "You don't want to be on Draco's bad side before we even start school. And I could tell you didn't know what to say. That's why I had to save you." She said matter-of-a-factly
"Fine! I'll sit with you on the train. But only if you let me stand up for myself." I said, exasperated.
"Fine. Mums here. We should hurry up." She turned and continued walking. I looked back to where Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle were standing. Draco caught my eye and grinned slightly. I turned away and ran to meet Mum and Daphne.