Chapter 2

On Monday morning, Blaise, Theo, Greg and Vince woke up early. Draco and Harry were still fast asleep, so they went down to the common room. The girls were already there. "Where is my brother?" Hermione and Mia said simultaneously, making their friends laugh. "Asleep. Well, Harry was stirring when we left, they'll be down soon." Blaise said. "Okay, well you guys go down to breakfast. Me, Hermione, Mia, Harry and Draco will be there in a while. We've got ages yet." With that, their friends left the common room to go to the Great Hall. Soon, Harry appeared, dragging Draco behind him. The two boys crashed into the sofa and Draco immediately started to fall asleep. "Is he feeling okay?" Skye asked her brother, who smirked the trademark Riddle smirk. "No. He is coming down with flu, but has demanded that he will carry on until he collapses with exhaustion." Harry turned to the group and frowned. "Are we going to breakfast then or not? I'm starving." Hermione giggled. "That's the brother I recognise. Let's go."

At breakfast, all was peaceful in the hall. Then, the five Slytherin children arrived. Everyone went silent and stared at them. Skye, Harry and Hermione moved to the front of the group and strutted towards the Slytherin table and sat down with the Weasley twins, Marcus Flint, Oliver Wood, Tracey Davis and the rest of their friends. Professor Snape came over with the timetables. "You've made quite the impression on the rest of the school and the staff. You are not liked within the staff, but then, neither am I; nor is mother." The trio smirked. "Good. Just how I expected it to be." As soon as Skyle looked at her timetable, she groaned. "Double Potions with the Gryffindors! This is going to be hilarious." They all ran down to the dungeons and waited outside the classroom for the professor. The Gryffindors came into view and stood together in a group, whispering about 'slimy Slytherins' and how 'Snape is going to favour them'. After a few minutes, a red haired boy stepped forwards and growled at the Slytherins. "Look who it is. It's only the darkest trio to ever step into Hogwarts." Skye smirked. "Well, I didn't realise that the school started taking mudbloods and blood traitors now. I know who you are. Red hair and a hand me down robe? You must be a Weasley. Yes, your brothers were right. You're nothing but a fat, greedy blood traitor, with parents that can't even afford new books and clothes for the ridiculous amount of children that they have. Your sister, Ginny, is it? If what your brothers say is true, she'll be a Slytherin before the end of her first day." Ron shook with anger at the girls words, and immediately pulled out his wand. Severus made his presence known at that moment, smirking at his sister, hearing every word she had said. "Ten points from Gryffindor, Mr Weasley, for drawing your wand, which is considered to be a threat. And ten more because she is my sister. Into class, all of you." The two houses filtered into the room and stood against the wall. "I will be assigning Potions partners for your first year of Hogwarts. Next year, you may pick your own."

"Now, on the first desk we shall have Theodore Nott and Seamus Finnigan. Next to them is Sally Smith and Dean Thomas. The next row we will have Daphne Greengrass and Parvati Patil, and then Hermione Riddle and Sophie Roper. Behind them shall be Pansy Parkinson and Lavender Brown, and Harrison Riddle and Neville Longbottom. Then we will have Draco Malfoy and Ronald Weasley, and then Skylar Riddle and Lily Moon. At the back will be Mia Malfoy and Blaise Zabini, and Millicent Bulstrode, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle. Sit down and open your textbooks to page 284 and collect the desired ingredients from the cupboard." Severus sat down and watched as the pairs groaned and argued over who would do what. He noticed that it was the Slytherin in each pair that collected the ingredients, most probably to complain about their pairs. Skye and Lily were talking as they concentrated on their potion. It was well known in Gryffindor that Lily's father was a Death Eater, and so the Slytherins trusted her. "I'm simply asking you to make the Gryffindors believe that you support the light, to make them trust you. If they trust you, they'll tell you everything. We've already got Amy Runcorn spying in Hufflepuff, but we need someone in Gryffindor." Lily smirked. "I'd be happy to. Do you have anyone in Ravenclaw?" Skye sighed. "No, but I have a friend starting next year. She's definitely going to be in Ravenclaw, so she said she'll be my spy." The conversation was cut short when they heard Draco shouting. "God damn it, Weasel! I told you not to put that in yet!" Less than 5 seconds later, the cauldron exploded. "Five points from Gryffindor for not listening to your partner, Mr Weasley. And ten more points from Gryffindor for making a mess of the classroom. Detention tonight after dinner. Riddle's, wait after class please. Class dismissed."

Skye and her siblings approached their brother's desk and pulled a chair with them. "Sev. You wanted to speak to us." Severus nodded. "Father owled me. He's pleased with you for making Slytherin. He wants to know if you've recruited your spies yet." Harry smirked at him. "Amy Runcorn is spying for Hufflepuff, Lily Moon for Gryffindor. Ravenclaw will get a spy next year, when Luna starts school." The older man nodded. "I will owl father and let him know that you have it covered. Now, I know that it is only your first day, but have you been told about the Philosopher's stone?" He looked at them curiously. "Yes, father mentioned it before we left, but we are only going to tell the people we trust, so the Malfoy's. Only three of us are going down to the stone." Severus nodded, taking in this information. "Okay, children. You are dismissed. I believe you have Muggle Studies with Ravenclaw." They groaned, but left the room with a smile. It was going to be a brilliant year.

Walking towards the Muggle Studies classroom, they met up with the rest of the Slytherins, who were walking just behind the Ravenclaws. As they ran past the Ravens, they heard the boys making remarks about Skye's hair and her voice, so she cast a wandless spell on them. When they got to the classroom, their teacher was waiting. She saw the boy having difficulties speaking. "Who did this?" The boy shrugged. "It was probably one of them, Professor Burbage." Mandy Brocklehurst said, pointing accusingly at the bunch of Slytherins. The professor gave them a disapproving look, but said nothing. They went into the classroom and sat down at the single person desks. It was a boring and tedious hour, in which nobody could hide their yawn. Draco was almost unconscious in his seat, and Skye was getting anxious. "Professor, may I have permission to take Draco to the hospital wing? He's not feeling very well." The professor didn't look very impressed, but didn't question it, because at that exact moment, the colour drained from Draco's face. Skye grabbed him by the arm and pulled him from the classroom, running with him all the way back to the common room. She hauled him up to the boy's dorm and helped him into bed. "I'm getting Sev, no arguments. This has gone too far." She ran out into the corridor and went to the Potions classroom, walking straight in because she knew he wasn't teaching. She knocked on his office door and waited for him to let her in. "Come in." Severus Snape was sat at his desk, waiting patiently. "Sev, you have to come quick, Draco passed out in Muggle Studies! He's in his room, but he's really not well."

Severus stood up and followed the girl back to the common room. He ran a diagnostic spell over the boy when he got there and frowned, sighing deeply. "It's only the first day, what have you gotten yourself into?" Skye looked worried. "What's wrong with him Sev?" She sat next to her cousin and stroked his hair. "I'm afraid Draco has got muggle pneumonia. He's going to have to go home." Severus sent a patronus to Dumbledore, who immediately appeared in the room. Once Dumbledore had approved of the situation, Severus and Dumbledore left the room to contact Lucius. When Severus came back, he turned to Skye. "It's lunchtime, so I suggest you go and join your friends and inform them of Draco's condition."

The young girl ran down to the great hall and joined her friends. "Draco has pneumonia, he's got to go home. So he's not going to be coming to get the stone with us." Everyone looked shocked, not realising that Ron had been listening from the table across from them. "Aww, Riddle. Your boyfriend collapsed and ran home to mummy dearest?" The whole hall went silent and Skye stood up with a scowl. "Let's get three things straight, shall we, Ronniekins. Thank you, Fred for the nickname. One, Draco is my cousin, not my boyfriend. Two, you are correct, he collapsed, because he has a very dangerous case of muggle pneumonia. And three, I'd watch what you're saying to people like me, and people like these guys. Just remember who my family is." Skye's voice was calm, but had an underlying hint of ice. Her mother gave her a little thumbs up, and her brother smirked at her from the top table. "Is that supposed to be a threat?" Ron now had his hands on his hips. Skye scoffed. "If you want it to be. Just remember that your defence teacher is my mother and your Potions teacher is my brother." She spat at him and sat back down. Ron looked as if he might say something, but a glance at Severus and Alassia had him sitting down very quickly. The Slytherin table burst into laughter at the shocked look on the Gryffindor's faces. Soon lunch was over though, and everyone left the hall for lessons.

Outside the Charms classroom, the Hufflepuffs huddled together, scared of what Skye might do. Amy Runcorn gave her a subtle nod, and Skye returned the gesture with a smile. They entered the classroom and listened to what Professor Flitwick had to say. They had to practice Wingardium Leviosa, but of course, Skye and her friends already knew spells and charms well beyond their level. Skye, of course, was too busy worrying about Draco and the Philosopher's Stone to bother with the lesson. She knew it was only the first day, so she'd have plenty of time to catch up. Finally, the lesson finished and they was glad for a break. They ran to their dorms to get her books for Herbology and then joined their friends in the common room. Lucius and Severus were stood in the corner, talking quietly, but Lucius turned to the group of first years when he heard a voice he recognised. "Children, I hope you are enjoying your first day. Thank you for looking after Draco for me." He hugged his nieces and nephew and then hugged his daughter. The four children left the room and went down to the greenhouses. After an hour and a half of repotting mandrakes, they went back up to the castle.

"We've got an hour until dinner, what do you want to do?" Daphne said as she and Harry ran down the stairs to the dungeons, arm in arm and laughing at each other. Hermione and Theo, along with Blaise and Mia, looked at each other and copied them. "Our friends are idiots. Let's rest for a while." Pansy said, grabbing Skye by the arm and pulling her down the stairs. After an hour in the common room, the first years went to the hall for dinner and to find their friends. Marcus was waiting for Skye when they arrived. "Skye, babe, I had an owl from your father! It is not good news. You may want to read this."