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Chapter 9:

Draco Malfoy prided himself on getting Snape's act down to the tee, when it came to distancing himself with the staff and students of his school. He had perfected the sneer, the drawl, and the cold stare, intimidating anyone who tried to get close.

And there was definitely more people who tried to approach him than they had with Severus Snape. He was approached especially, by the female population of teachers, who had tried to get close to him on several occasions. But Draco had never bothered with them. Some of them were alright. He had a decent conversation about the weather with them. But there were the silly ones who even with their designation didn't seem to have grown past the shallow and giggly stage that Pansy Parkinson had inhibited at Hogwarts.

He was in his class cleaning up after a grade eleven titration unit when he heard a knock at his door. He sighed inwardly when he looked up to see the Pansy Parkinson of Westvale High.

"Miss. Summers, Is there something you wanted?" he asked, trying to give an impression that he really did not care about what she actually wanted. But as with Pansy she completely ignored his appearance and took his question as an invitation to enter his classroom.

"Well I was wondering," she said, batting her eyelashes. Draco found this highly irritating and amusing at the same time. He raised his hand to interrupt her in her little speech.

"Do you have something in your eye?" he asked, trying to sound serious when he knew full well that there was nothing wrong with her eyes.

She stopped the batting immediately. " No of course not," she said. But smiled at Draco as if pleased for the care he showed with his words. He rolled his eyes inwardly. 'How stupid could a person get' he thought to himself.

"Well Anyway, there is a staff party going on tomorrow and I was wondering if you would want to go with me? I know you don't like going to them but we can sneak out if you want," she said, trying to stand closer to him in the process and putting her hand on his arm.

He jerked it away, glaring at her outright now. There was no way this woman could get subtle hints. Though, in his opinion they weren't subtle at all.

" I don't like going to parties. And even if I did, I would rather not go with a date. No offense to you but I do like my privacy," he said, in what he thought was a polite way.

In his opinion it was far better than the response of his old self. He knew he would have laughed at her on her face if it had been ten years back.

She was taken aback slightly. He could tell from her face that she wasn't used to rejection. 'Ha,' he thought to himself, ' get a taste of your own medicine.'

He had seen her reject a lot of offers from other teachers at the school who were not so gifted in her eyes. She was rude and spoilt. Miranda Summers' father was the vice president of the school and most teachers tried to stay out of her way for the most part. But to Draco it didn't really matter. They could not fire him for rejecting her. They knew his skills surpassed any of the teachers they had ever had. He was way overqualified for this position. He smirked at the irony of his situation.

He was taken out of his thoughts with a squeak from his companion in the room. " O my god when did an owl get here? O My god ...Get it away from me! It's coming this way!" she screamed ducking underneath the table.

Draco tried his best not to laugh outright at the hilarity of the situation; he opted for smirking for the moment. Besides, she really couldn't see him from her position underneath the table. The owl dropped a letter in front of him before flying away.

He quickly took the letter in his pocket before saying, " It's gone you can come out now."

" I have to tell father about this. Owls just can't enter in school buildings like that. They just can't" she kept rambling to herself. But feeling Draco's bored eyes on her she stopped.

" Well I don't know what you are playing at Mr. Malfoy, but I suggest you reconsider," she said, pretending as if the owl incident never happened. She wasn't going to take a no from a mere chemistry teacher!' she thought.

"O believe me I know exactly how I feel now if you will excuse me the door is that way and I am sure you can lead yourself out," he said, staring coldly at her. She gulped at his expression. It had a trace of inhumanness in them. She couldn't quite place it.

She walked out of the door but not before a last glance at Malfoy who was reading what looked like a letter. She was scared but she was a stubborn person. She had never taken no from her own father and it wasn't going to start now. She thought walking away.

Draco sighed after she left. Seriously what did that slut think of herself. Would she still be interested in him if she knew how he really looked? What he really was? He didn't have an ounce of doubt about her reaction with both those situations.

He took the letter out from his pocket. He lips automatically twitched upwards when he saw the handwriting. It was from Luna. ' You were supposed to stay away from her? Remember?' his mind warned him.

But he had promised her to give her tour and a Malfoy never went back on his words. He opened the piece of parchment and began to read.

"Dear Draco,

How are you? It has been a week since we had tea together and I know it might seem like I am trying to push it. But I would really like to take up on your offer to see the muggle school

I am writing to you now cause I have a week off from the hospital and thought it would be very nice if I could go see it during my time off. I usually have different shifts and will likely not be able to make it during the school day.

Hope it's not too much of an inconvenience. Do tell me if the time is inconvenient. I will completely understand. And Draco I have attached a box of tea leaf with this letter in the envelope. I have shrunk them so that it was easier to carry for mr Lolo. (That's my new owl. He was in my grounds injured so I decided to keep him).

Well eagerly waiting for your reply.

Your friend

Luna"

Draco chuckled at the tea part. Just like Luna, to be so random at the end of the letter. He looked at the owl. Did she take care of everything that needed mending? He wondered. He read the letter over again, contemplating a reply as he read it. Why did his heart sink slightly when he read " your friend Luna" . That's what she was wasn't she? His friend? He argued with his mind.

Well he was going to prove he could be a good "friend". And she was special. He couldn't say no to her. There was a strange aura in her that stirred strange emotions in him.

He took a parchment from his desk and started writing.

"Dear Luna,

I am sorry, I wasn't able to get back to you earlier. The school had midterms going on and the teachers were busy with papers. But it has finished today, so I can officially invite you to visit my school tomorrow.

I am writing down the muggle address with this letter. I will be waiting for you at the front doors.

Hope to see you soon,

Draco."

He wrote and then closing the door and making sure the room was deserted summoned his owl with his wand. He handed her the letter to send to Luna.

For some strange reason Draco Malfoy felt nervous.

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