The train came to a halt, the four of us just looked at each other for a moment.

"We're here!" Crabbe said jumping to his feet, causing the compartment to shake a little. I calmly got to my feet, shaking as usual. I looked over to find Draco nowhere in sight.

"Hey, Goyle, where did Draco go?" I said trying to sound casual.

"I dunno, why you care huh? You like em'?" My heart stopped.

"No I- I was just asking."

"Very well. I dunno find new friends." And Goyle walked away, leaving me alone.

In the distance I heard a bell ringing and a man yelling "First years over here!" I walked over finding a bunch of kids my age standing around. A little to my left I saw Draco with about ten people, two of them Crabbe and Goyle. "First years cross the lake to get to Hogwarts. Come on now get on- HEY YOU WATCH YOUR STEP- sorry bout' that-" I just realized the big man was looking at me.

"Sorry?" I said not knowing what to do.

"Get on the boat now, watch yer step. I'm Hagrid by the way, the game keeper at Hogwarts." He said helping me onto the boat. I sat on the boat with a few girls I didn't know. The boat was small and cramped, and water swooshed back and forth on the bottom below my seat.

A girl with blonde hair in a braid looked at me and said, "Hey there, whats your name?" She had a high squeaky preppy voice, I instantly disdained her.

"Selene Roufulis." I said in a rude tone. Usually I was nice to everyone but she just seemed annoying.

"I'm Cynthia Lybelle. Hey- I recognize your name, Roufulis. Your parents are those death eaters my mom raves about. Authillus and Ellanini-"

"Ellanina. Say it right." I snapped.

"Woah, sorry miss pissy pants," She cooed. "Ellanina huh? My mums a death eater too in a matter of fact."

"Cool, sorry I don't care." I snapped once again.

"Psh I'm done with you." And Cynthia turned away talking to another girl. "Hey Pansy! That girl over there is a real piece of work." She called to her friend.

I could hear them talking crap about me the whole way there, and I just didn't care. I could see Hogwarts coming closer and closer. I attempted to try and find Draco on another boat, but I just could not find him. I kept wondering why he would ditch me like that. It bothered me a lot, but I just tried to forget about it and focus on the sorting that was slowly sneaking up on me. Thinking about it made my heart race.

"We're here, we're here!" Cynthia squeaked, I rolled my eyes and slowly got out of the boat. Hogwarts was huge.

I followed everyone into the school, we all waited in front of big doors kids claimed to be called the Great Hall.

"May I have your attention please!" An old woman called out to everyone. She introduced herself as Professor McGonagall. She told us that we would enter the Great Hall for our sorting, then we would have a feast.

The big doors opened and all the first years hurried inside. People were already sitting at tables, clapping as we walked in. We all lined up in front of a stool, with a hat sitting upon it. Professor McGonagall called names and people would sit on the stool and the hat would be placed on their heads, and it would say the house they would be sorted into. Sometimes it would think for a moment, and other times it would scream the name of the house before it even touched their head.

"Draco Malfoy." Professor McGonagall pronounced. That caught my attention.

Draco proudly walked up and plopped down on the stool. The sorting hat instantly said "SLYTHERIN!" The whole Sytherin table was clapping and giving Draco hi-fives. I looked over to see a huge, proud smile stretched across Draco's face.

"Harry Potter." Professor McGonagall announced. There he was. 'He better not be in Slytherin' I thought to myself. The sorting hat took a moment, and kept muttering things, finially the hat screamed "GRYFFINDOR!"

Everyone but the Slytherin table was clapping. I was assuming most Slytherins were against him also. I started to zone out, until someone tapped me on the shoulder. "They're calling you."

"Selene Roufulis! Please come up!"

Startled, I walked up to the stool, the hat placed upon my head.

"Hmmm what do we have here? Related to Salazar Slytherin! Cunning, smart, quite a trouble maker, yet nice..." The sorting hat muttered.

"Slytherin, please please Sytherin.." I didn't even realize I said that out loud.

"Slytherin eh? Hmmm I would have to say your definitely a pure.. SLYTHERIN!" The sorting hat pronounced.

I couldn't stop smiling, I was so proud. Everyone was clapping at the Slytherin table. I looked over to find Cynthia and Pansy sitting together, booing. I was too scared to sit next to Draco after he ditched me, so I sat with a girl named Julissa Frost and a boy named Eric King. They were fairly normal and nice to me. On the other end of the table I occasionally saw Draco glance at me, which I can't say I didn't like.

"So everyone was talking about how you were sitting with Draco Malfoy on the Hogwarts Express," Julissa said chewing on her corn on the cob. "Did he like torture you?"

"How does like everyone know of Draco?" I asked. "People keep mentioning it to me."

"Everyone knows of you and Draco. Your families are close to he-who-must-not-be-named. Are you guys 'together'? Eric asked, I could tell he was worried.

"No we are not 'together'. Besides, he doesn't even like me I can promise you that." Saying that, almost ruined my dreams of ever getting with Draco.

Julissa gave me a look, "Selene, Draco hates everyone. Hes a bully."

"Oh, well whatever." I said gazing at the ceiling.

The three of us filled up on pudding and weird cakes and cookies, until it was time to go to the common rooms. The prefects led us through the school, down to the dungeons, where the Slytherin common room was. It was filled with skulls, a dingy green tint in the room. Through the windows you could see some sort of a lake. The common room was just like home to me, it was perfect.

Laying down in bed that night, I started to think about Draco. He didn't really want much to do with me. Considering we are in the same house, and the fact that we have seven years left in this school, gave me hope. I have time to prove myself. Prove myself to everyone that Draco isn't mean to everyone. I want to be his exception, the one person he won't be like that to. I will do whatever it takes, to be Draco Malfoy's one and only love.