A/N: So I'm back with the second chapter. BTW, I love Snape in here.
Disclaimer: All the characters are owned by J K Rowling. I only own the plot.
At dinner Snape came up to Draco to talk. He led Draco away to his personal office. As they were walking down to the office Draco wondered what Snape wanted to talk about.
"Sit," Snape said when they got to the office. "Have you found that any of your possessions are missing, Draco?"
"No, sir."
Then you say that this-" he held up a small leather-bound book-"is not yours?"
"How? What? Where? Who?"
"So you do recognize it? Good/ Another student in a previous class found it and was reading it. I confiscated it and wanted to give it back to you. It's a good thing you didn't write your name in it. The only thing that told me it was yours was the fact that it was written in your handwriting. Now, Draco, you have always been one of my favorite students, and I think that you of all people would have come to me with a problem like this."
"But, sir-"
"Draco, I was not finished speaking. I was wondering why you didn't tell anyone about this. At first, I thought it was the usual reason- honor. But I don't think so now. I think it was perhaps fear that you wouldn't be accepted. But, Draco, this insecurity is a normal part of a teenager's life. I went through the same problems as you did. I felt just as alone, as misunderstood as you do. And I would like to help you in any way possible."
"Thank you sir. Can I have my journal back?"
"Of course. Now, just remember that I am always here."
"Draco, how come you're always writing in that book of yours?"
He shot a scathing look at Crabbe, who asked the question, and said, "Because if I don't I'll lose all my brains and be dumber than you." And then he went back to writing.
Draco went to his trunk and pulled out the first of his journals. It dated all the way back to the start of his first year.
The way my parents described Hogwarts it was like the Slytherins owned the place. But I found that it has changed greatly since their time. My parents were right about there being a lot of scum here… Mudbloods and the like. But even in Slytherin, the best House, there seems to be the worst type of people. There only seems to be one other person that actually seems decent- Harry Potter. He surprisingly isn't stuck up about how famous he is or anything. And now I've gone and done what my father said- made him choose if he wants to be my friend or not- and he turned me down. I was so stupid. He seems to hate me or something. I can't stand it! There's no way that I can just stay here surrounded by morons and people I don't get along with… I think I hate Hogwarts. Maybe if Potter was in Slytherin, he would become more of my friend, but he's in Gryffindor, and the two Houses just don't seem to get along at all. Or even if I was in Gryffindor, but Father would hate that. He'd kill me or ask for me to transfer to Slytherin or something.
As time went on Draco thought more of him being in Gryffindor, how nice it would have been. He studied Harry Potter- perhaps the only other worthy person in the school- and his friend Ron Weasley from afar. And then the know-it-all, Hermione Granger, who soon became their friend. They didn't seem to be bad or anything. Draco supposed that they could actually be quite likable. Through the years Draco wished he had been put in Gryffindor so that he could be friends with the three Gryffindors.
Draco decided to go for a walk. He was willing to take the risk of getting caught as long as he cleared his head. He opened the door and walked almost straight into Snape. Of course.
"Good, Draco, I was just about to fetch you."
"What for, Professor?" Draco asked, annoyed.
"I heard that you were late to Transfiguration again. We can't have that happening. I want to talk to you about that. Come along to my office."
Draco didn't want to be in Snape's office a second time that day. It still kind of gave him the creeps.
"So, Draco, being late to Transfiguration. I am not going to ask why you are late. But you need to be in class."
"Okay, Professor." Draco didn't understand why being in class was so important. It wasn't like him being a minute late to class would mean the end of the world.
"I have a gift for you, Draco, since you are unable to get to class on time." It was a Time Turner that Snape took out from a desk drawer. "You shouldn't see your other self if you use it. And whether or not you do use it is up to you. But it is just a suggestion. You are free to take this or leave it here with me."
"I'll take it. Thank you, sir."
"Now no word of this to anyone, you understand."
A/N: So some questions to be answered on the next chapter: Will Draco's greatest wish come true? Will he use the Time Turner? What was in Draco's letter that he sent out in the first chapter? And finally, what will Draco do to Ron? Hopefully I'll have more time and be able to post sooner!
