It's been a very long time since I updated this, I am so sorry to anyone who was reading it so far, I kept postponing the writing because things kept cropping up and then College became really hectic with the work load and I had to get a part time job because my parents thought it was the right thing for me. I barely had time to get any writing done on any of my current fanfictions.
I promised I wouldn't abandon the story and leave it for dead and though it may seem like I left it for dead, I didn't. I'm here now to post an update soooooo hopefully anyone who carries on reading this will like the new post. I plan on getting some more written up for the next chapter sometime this week. So... I should have another update posted soonish.
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Okay so, here's the next chapter...
Chapter Seven
Walking through the carriages of the Hogwarts' Express, Hermione would open or lean into into compartments and alert her fellow Gryffindors or allied Hufflepuffs that they would be arriving at Hogwarts shortly. Leaning into one compartment, an assortment of frightened, youthful faces stared back at her as though she was some form of big, bad wolf who had come to eat them. Giving the timid first years a friendly and warm smile, Hermione moved her eyes over each of them. "We'll be arriving at Hogwarts shortly so you may want to be getting changed into your robes." She informed them and smiled at their hasty response before she backed out of the compartment.
Her eyes strayed to the next compartment, and she bit back a sneer at the sight of several burly Slytherins fooling around from within the compartment. Shaking her head, she managed to throw a glare at the Slytherins despite the fact that they weren't looking in her direction.
"You know I'm surprised at you Granger." A voice at her ear suddenly made Hermione all but leap out of her skin and she whirled around to come face to face with Draco who smirked at her before peering into the Slytherin compartment.
"Oh really? And why is that?" Hermione asked as she took a step back from Draco so they weren't stood so close together, almost instantly she wished she hadn't as the smirk on Draco's lips widened at the fact that she was uncomfortable around him.
Casting the Gryffindor a look that plainly read, 'duh', he then arched a brow before staring at the compartment that was making the most noise in the carriage. "Well..." He shrugged his shoulders playfully, "Normally, you would have barged in there and deducted points from Slytherin without a care." Hermione scoffed at Draco's comment, but the completely puzzled look that he gave her caused her to quieten down. "What's changed Granger?" He asked and Hermione stared at him for a moment before shaking her head.
To be honest, she didn't know why she had not barged into the compartment and told the bunch of baboons to shut up. One of the reasons, she guessed, was that she didn't much want to be bowled over and attacked by the large, bulky Slytherin boys who would no doubt take any chance they had to attack her. "Well Malfoy," She began, "I honestly don't know." She gave him a small shrug of the shoulders before casting him a smile, though she had no idea why she threw in the smile, before she turned and walked on down the carriage.
Draco stared after her slightly confused. Did Hermione Granger actually smile at him despite the fact that Weasel and Scarhead had not actually cracked some lame joke about him? Running a hand through his hair, Draco made a puzzled sound before shaking his head and turning to the Slytherin compartment and pulling open the door. "Will you keep the bloody noise down you imbeciles!" He roared above the shouts and laughter of the Slytherins who all immediately quietened down at his shouting.
The Hogwarts train pulled into Hogsmeade station and darkness had already fallen thick and black like a carpet around the village. Directing the first year students off the train, Hermione let out a small sigh of weariness and tugged her hands through her hair before pointing a first year in the right direction and glancing up the train. From where she was stood, she could see no more students aboard the train.
"Anyone left?" A familiar, drawling voice asked and Hermione couldn't help but feel the twitching of the edges of her lips as a smile threatened to break through. Forcing it down, she turned and looked at Malfoy before shaking her head.
"No, I think they're all off." She replied as she stared at him for a moment before stepping from the carriage and onto the platform amongst the other students who were heading for the carriages, or, in the case of the first years, heading off with Hagrid towards the boats which would transport them across the black lake to the castle. A smile crept to her lips at the sight of Hagrid's form towering above the frightened first years and she watched them for a moment more before heading through the throng in search of her friends.
Spotting Ron's tall and lanky form through the crowd, she began weaving in and out of the other students until she appeared beside Ron and threw her friends a warm smile. "Hey," Harry beamed at her sudden appearance, "Are you coming with us in the carriage?" He asked and Hermione gave a nod of her head.
"Yes, I don't see why not." She replied before Ron motioned at a carriage and they made their way towards it. Hermione found herself walking beside Evania and she glanced at the other girl from the corner of her eyes before peering back over her shoulder towards the other students who were making their way towards the carriages.
Hermione noticed that Evania's eyes lingered on the invisible Thestral's a little longer than any of the other students eyes did and she arched a brow before looking thoughtfully at the dark haired girl. "Can you see them?" She asked as she turned her own eyes onto where the Thestral's would be stood. Evania was quiet for a moment before she slowly nodded her head.
"Thestral's right?" She asked and Hermione returned the nod before watching as Evania stroked an invisible head with a small smile on her face. "You can only see them if you've seen death?" Evania then asked and Hermione looked at the carriage for a few seconds.
"Yes, not many Hogwarts students can see them, they all think that the carriages move by themselves." She smiled at the thought and then glanced at Evania curiously wondering what death the girl could have seen to allow her to observe the Thestral's in their true appearance.
"Eva?" Draco's voice suddenly broke the silence between the two girls and Hermione turned to find the Platinum haired boy watching his cousin with a curious frown on his face. Evania let her hand drop from the Thestral's neck before she looked at her cousin and cast him a smile. "What are you doing?" Draco asked as he glanced at Hermione before looking back at Evania who folded her arms before looking thoughtfully at the Thestral that stood before her.
Shrugging her shoulders, Evania looked at Hermione before eyeing the ground for a few seconds. "I was stroking the Thestral Draco." Evania replied with a look on her face that made it seem like the most obvious thing. Draco scowled slightly before his eyes strayed to where the Thestral stood and he moved forward with a hand held out.
Draco's hand landed on the Thestral's Dragon like head and Hermione's eyes widened a degree. So Malfoy could also see the Thestrals'? What kind of up bringing had Draco and Evania had? Thoughts flickered through her mind as she watched Draco petting the Thestral. Malfoy must have seen the amazed look on her face as he frowned at her before removing his hand from the Thestral's head. "What's wrong Granger, did you think I'd not be able to see the Thestrals like everyone else?" He asked in a slightly malicious voice which Hermione responded to by scowling at him.
"Hermione? Evania? Are you two coming or wh.. Oh, what are you doing here Malfoy?" Ron had leaned out of the carriage with a puzzled frown on his face. Most of the other carriages had begun to leave for Hogwarts and there was only Hermione's carriage and four others left. Upon seeing Draco, Ron's face instantly drew into a sneer and he glared at the platinum haired student before looking at Hermione and Evania curiously.
Draco rolled his eyes at Ron before looking over his shoulder at the other carriages before looking back at Evania, "I was going to ask you what you were doing about the carriages but it seems you've already made up your mind." He said and Evania cocked her head slightly to the side before giving it a small nod.
"Well I was just going to go with Harry and Ron," She then paused and glanced at the rest of the carriages before looking back at Draco, "Come with us, I doubt you're going to get into a carriage now." She said and heard a gasp come from behind her and glanced over her shoulder at Ron who was steadily turning a deep shade of red at the thought of Draco having to come in the carriage with them.
"Don't worry Weasel, I'd rather walk than be stuck in a carriage with you." Draco growled before shaking his head at Evania who gave him an exasperated look. Hermione watched the exchange before looking at Evania who threw her a look asking for help.
"Look, Malfoy, you may as well come in our carriage, you don't need to converse with any of us." She sighed before casting Ron a threatening look when he opened his mouth to protest. "I doubt it would look good for you if you turned up at the castle half an hour later than everyone else because you refused to go in a carriage with Gryffindors."
The last words seemed to have some effect on Draco as he glared at her before nodding his head, "Fine." He grumbled before following Evania into the carriage and sitting next to her. Harry and Ron both exchanged relatively annoyed looks before shaking their heads whilst Luna continued to engross herself in the Quibbler and ignore the issues going on around her.
Hermione ran a hand through her hair before climbing into the carriage and sitting down on Draco's left side. The Pure blood let out a heavy sigh before shaking his head and staring at the floor of the carriage.
The ride to Hogwarts was filled with tense silence as the Slytherin sat amongst the three Gryffindors. When his eyes caught sight of the Castle, he felt a huge amount of relief course through him before feeling the carriage slow and then stop. As soon as the carriage stopped, Draco was out in the fresh air and heading away from the group.
"Draco?" Evania's voice called out to him and he sighed before turning to face his cousin who had followed him.
"What?" He demanded, though seeing the slightly hurt look on Eva's face from his harsh tone he ran his hand through his hair before giving a small shake of his head. "Sorry Eva," He sighed, "I didn't mean..." He sighed again and glanced at the other students who were leaving the carriages and heading towards the main entrance of Hogwarts. Evania gave Draco a small smile before shaking her head.
"It's fine Draco," She smiled, "But I uh... I don't know where I'm meant to be going. The First Years aren't here yet." She gave him a worried look before her eyes strayed to the castle.
Recognition crossed Draco's face and he winced slightly, how could he have forgotten that Evania didn't know where to go or what to do. The first years would be arriving at Hogwarts from the Lake and they normally entered the Great Hall once everyone else was seated in their right houses. "Oh..." He frowned slightly, clearly uncertain of what Evania was meant to do. "Well, I'd have thought that you'd wait for them to arrive at the Entrance." He motioned at the Castle doors and Evania arched a brow before looking back at Draco.
"Wait for them?" She asked and he nodded his head, she then shrugged her shoulders before giving him a small frown. "All right, I'll wait here for them then." She breathed before she dropped herself down onto the stone steps leading into the entrance hall, one hand resting on the material of her skirt whilst she cradled her head in the palm of her other hand. "They better not be long." She growled at him before her eyes moved to Hermione who had made her way across to the two cousins with curiosity in her eyes.
Evania noted the way Draco scowled at Hermione and she rolled her eyes at her cousin before smiling at the other girl. "Draco said I should wait here for the first years." She said to Hermione who arched her brow before giving a small nod of her head.
"Oh, well, I guess it's probably right. Hagrid will know that he's meeting another student here with the first years so..." She smiled and nodded her head before glancing over her shoulder at her friends who were watching her intently a few feet back. "Well, I'll see you inside Eva," Hermione exchanged smiles with the raven haired girl before her eyes moved to Draco. "Guess I'll see you later too." She said grimly before turning and heading back to her friends.
"God, I hope not." Draco muttered under his breath before receiving a scowl from his cousin. "What?" He snapped as he shook his head at Evania.
"I don't understand why you have to be so nasty towards Hermione, Harry and Ron." Eva said as she watched the Gryffindor's head into Hogwarts before her eyes moved back to Draco who rolled his eyes at her.
"I only give them back what they give to me. If they were nicer to me then I might be nicer to them." Draco arched his brow at his cousin before smirking, "But I doubt that that will be happening any time soon Eva." He said before walking up two steps before pausing and glancing back down at Evania who was watching the lake with her ice blue eyes, "I'll see you soon." He said, his voice softening, "Don't worry about the sorting, it'll be over before you know it." Evania glanced at him when his tone became less obnoxious and more like what it had been when they had been at the Malfoy manor. A smile broke across her lips and she nodded her head.
"I'm not worried Draco, just a little..." She shrugged her shoulders before laughing, "Terrified." She admitted before grinning at him. "You better go, you don't want to get told off for being late in." Draco shrugged his shoulders before running a hand through his platinum blonde hair and then ascending the rest of the steps and joining the rest of the students who crowded into the Great Hall.
"DRACO!!" A familiar, high pitched voice suddenly screeched above all the other chattering of the students and Draco felt his heart drop as Pansy bounded towards him seconds before she flung her arms around his neck with a shriek. The breath was knocked out of him as he struggled to keep his footing and not make too much of a show of himself, though the last part had failed given Pansy Parkinson had pretty much gathered the attention of all the students filing into the Great Hall.
Disengaging himself from Pansy's death tight grip, Draco felt his blood boiling in his veins as he struggled not to push the girl to the floor and run for his life. "What the Hell Pansy!" He hissed at the girl as he threw her a murderous glare as some of the students snickered at the show Pansy was putting on.
The dark haired girl pouted at him before her face broke into a bright smile. "I missed you Draco, and you weren't sat with us on the train." She said as she ignored the laughing faces of the students around them. Everyone in Hogwarts knew that Pansy was infatuated with Draco to the point of it being quite frightening, but they normally saw Draco just playing into it. However, this time Draco was looking less than pleased as the girl fought to throw her arms around him again.
The platinum haired boy quickly stepped back causing Pansy to stumble slightly before she drew herself up with a surprised look on her face. Within seconds the surprise disappeared and she smiled brightly at Draco who turned his head to see a certain group of Gryffindor's that he really could have done without seeing at the moment. His steel-grey eyes caught sight of the Weasel whispering something to Scarhead before the two burst into fits of laughter at Draco's expense.
His eyes flickered to Hermione who was stood on Ron's right, her brown eyes one set amongst many others that observed the interaction between Pansy and Draco. For a moment, chocolate brown eyes locked with steel-grey eyes before Draco grabbed Pansy's arm just above the elbow before pulling her into the Great Hall with an angry curse escaping his lips as he moved through the other students who exchanged amused looks at Draco's frustration. Pansy on the other hand seemed mightily pleased that Draco wasn't going to leave her standing alone in the entrance to the Great Hall and so followed without a care in the world.
Dropping himself down on the bench at the Slytherin table, Draco scrubbed a hand through his platinum hair before his eyes caught sight of Blaise as the Slytherin student made his way into the Great Hall, a slightly puzzled expression on his face. Noting that Blaise must have caught sight of him, Draco chewed on his lower lip as his eyes wandered over the other students as they settled down at their tables. "Hey," Blaise said as he sat down on Draco's left, his eyes flickering over Pansy who was sat as close to Draco as she could possibly get with one hand snaked around the Platinum haired boy's arm.
"Hey," Draco greeted his friend dully as he gave a small nod at the Slytherin student who smothered a smirk at Draco's dire condition.
"You vanished pretty quick on the train today Draco, we didn't even have time to give a proper hello to you." Blaise said as he rested his elbows on the Slytherin table whilst keeping his eyes on Draco who seemed to be engrossed in staring at the wood. "And with the whole shouting thing... since when did you start bossing around your own House?" Blaise smirked but Draco detected the underlying suspicion and dislike in his friend's voice.
Sighing, Draco shook his head, "I wasn't feeling too good." He lied as he quickly shot a glance up at the teacher's table before his eyes moved of their own accord to the Gryffindor table and to the spot where the two Weasel's, Scarhead and Granger sat. "Plus, being stuck in the Head's carriage with Granger and McGonagall wasn't much fun neither." Blaise gave a small nod of his head before clapping a hand on Draco's back sending Malfoy forward slightly before he caught himself and prevented his head from slamming into the table. It would be just great if he ended up with a scar on his own forehead like Potter.
Soon enough all the students were seated and for a few moments they simply chatted amongst their tables before the door to the Great Hall opened and Professor McGonagall swept in with the petrified looking first years following behind her. Walking amongst a small group of four first year girls who seemed to have taken solace in her company, walked Evania, she easily towered over the first year students heads and her ice blue eyes flickered around the hall with a look of wonder on her face as all the other students stared back at her with slight confusion and curiosity on their faces. It was odd to see someone of Evania's age walking amongst the first years and the slight buzz of whispers that went up was not based around that strange thing. There were murmurs of names, well, one name, but others cropped up and Evania lowered her gaze, knowing full well what most people were thinking.
Glancing around, Evania's eyes landed on Hermione who was sat on Harry's right and opposite Ron. So... that's the Gryffindor table, Evania thought to herself as Hermione gave her a warm smile and Ron and Harry both grinned encouragingly at her gaining a rather nervous smile from her before she peered across to the other side of the room and immediately spotted Draco's platinum blonde hair as he watched her and the first years walk to the front of the Great Hall. Spotting the familiar smirk snake to his lips, Eva lowered her head to hide her own smirk of amusement before Professor McGonagall suddenly stopped causing the first years and Eva to almost collide with one another in surprise.
Watching as McGonagall ascended the stairs to where the teachers' table resided with the watchful professors examining the new students with thought, the old transfiguration teacher picked up a stool and carried it to the top of the steps before setting it down and picking up a very old, very worn, stained wizard hat. "Now," McGonagall said as she eyed the hat for a few seconds before setting the hat back down on the stool so that the point of the hat was aimed at the enchanted ceiling. "When I call your name, I would like for you to come and sit on the stool and I will place the Sorting hat upon your head so you can be sorted into your rightful house."
From amongst the group of first years came a loud sigh of what sounded like relief and Evania couldn't help but smile when a few of the first years muttered to one another what they had been expecting the sorting to be like. McGonagall cleared her throat to gain the attention of the First Years before she unrolled a long strip of parchment.
"Susanna Aboril," Professor McGonagall called out before looking into the crowd of first years expectantly. A few of the older, seated students craned their necks so as to see the first student to be called up, but most simply sat on the bench whispering to one another or gazing expectantly at the table as they waited to be fed and watered. A small, timid looking girl with long, amber hair moved slowly through the first years at the front of the queue, her face pale and her eyes wide with fear. She advanced up the steps before turning slowly and quickly perching herself on the end of the stool.
McGonagall lowered the Sorting hat to Susanna's head and for a few seconds there was silence save for the hushed whispering of the older students at their tables. Then, the Sorting hat suddenly yelled out the name of the House which Susanna Aboril would be joining. The Ravenclaws burst into loud cheers and whoops as Susanna bolted from the stool, down the steps and to the table where a space had been made at the front to accommodate the new starters.
More and more of the First years were called to the front of the Great Hall to sit on the stool with the Sorting hat on their heads before it would shriek out their chosen house,"Liam Bamden, James Brett, Angelina Carlisle, Gregory Ceston," Evania watched as the students received their House names and would all but run to hide themselves at the table. "Monica Raper, Richard Roberts," The crowd of first years had now dwindled to a less impressive number and those who remained stood at the front of the Great Hall all exchanged slightly queasy looks.
Finally, Melissa Zoran left the stool and scampered to the Slytherin table where the older pupils wolf whistled and clapped at the young, mouse-brown haired girl who grinned before taking a seat. Evania was the only student stood at the front of the Great Hall and it was her turn to feel immensely tense and nauseous.
"Evania De'Alvion" Professor McGonagall called to the unusually quiet Great Hall. Evania glanced towards the Slytherin table where Draco was sat and he gave her a small shrug of his shoulders before his eyes flickered to the stool. Swallowing down the urge to turn and bolt from the Great Hall, Evania managed to collect all her thinking power into one order and made her jelly like legs walk up the steps before she turned to face the hall and sat down on the stool.
Unlike most of the first years, the hat didn't drop over her head to cover her eyes and she was granted the ability to see all the other students staring back at her as the Sorting hat rested on her raven black curls of hair.
"Well, well, well," She heard the hat suddenly whisper in her ear causing her to tense up in surprise at the fact that a hat was talking to her. "I never would have believed that I'd be sitting on Bellatrix Black's daughter's head." The Sorting hat mused as Evania gripped her hands tightly together in her lap. Evania's gaze flickered back to Draco who had a puzzled frown on his face, he had told her of how the hat barely grazed the top of his blonde hair before shouting out 'Slytherin', clearly he had been expecting the same reaction with Evania, and the thirty seconds that had passed were clearly unusual for him.
"You're so very different to your mother. Like many of the Slytherins it is clear which house they wish to be in but you..." The hat chuckled and Evania grimaced slightly as it did so. "You would do very well in each house, all four of them fit at least one piece of you but Slytherin," The hat sighed almost woefully, "Slytherin runs strongly within your blood." Evania nodded her head slowly, she had expected as much. Her mother had been a Slytherin as had Narcissa and Lucius and Draco was sat out at the Slytherin table. It was pretty logical that she too would be within the house of her family.
However, the Sorting hat seemed to have other ideas, "GRYFFINDOR!" It shouted out to the school. For a moment no one moved but then Harry and Ron gave a loud cheer causing the rest of the Gryffindor's to leap back to life and begin clapping furiously as Professor McGonagall removed the hat from Evania's head with a smile on her lips and her eyes bright.
Evania slowly moved to her feet, her body was trembling in shock and her eyes were wide in surprise and minor confusion. That Sorting hat had sounded so positive that Slytherin was the right house for her, but to the rest of the school it had shouted out Gryffindor. Approaching the Gryffindor table, she noticed Ron and another dark haired boy shuffling up to make room for her to sit down away from the First years and amongst the students of her own age.
Slipping into the gap between the table and the bench, Evania grinned at Hermione and Harry who were sat opposite her and both smiling warmly at her. "Welcome to Gryffindor!" Harry welcomed her as she took a deep breath to finally get her nerves under control. The worst part of the whole joining Hogwarts was now over, all she had to do now was get to not get lost in the castle on her way to lessons.
From over the heads of other students she caught her cousin's gaze and gave a small shrug of her shoulders. Draco stared at her for a moment before smirking and returning his own shrug of the shoulders, obviously he didn't care what house she was in, even if it was Slytherins enemy house.
"I just have a minor announcement to make," Professor Dumbledore's voice broke through the chattering of the students and everyone obediently turned their heads to stare at the Headteacher. "A new year at Hogwarts is just beginning and I must say that I am very pleased to see our new First year students amongst us. Welcome to Hogwarts!" He smiled brightly, his blue eyes shimmering from behind his half moon spectacles. "And to all you other students, welcome back to Hogwarts." He lifted his hands slightly as though wanting to embrace the students whilst a smile flickered across his lips.
"Now, just a few reminders before we tuck into the feast. As every student should know, and First years must take clear notice of this rule. The Forbidden Forest is out of bounds to all Students, and I must stress how terribly important it is that not one of you ever stray in there unless you wish to not come out." His gaze landed on Harry, Hermione and Ron for a few seconds and a small smile tugged at his lips, "I would also like to welcome back Remus Lupin as the Defence Against the Dark Arts Teacher," There was an outbreak of excited murmurs from every table save Slytherins at Dumbledore's words, Lupin had been the most outstanding teacher so far for most of the students at Hogwarts but he had left his position after news of his Werewolf problem reached the students, "After much discussion with Professor Slughorn and Professor Snape, we decided that it was for the best that Snape return to his previous post as Potions Master and for Mr. Lupin to be reinstated as the D.A.D.A teacher."
Harry, Hermione and Ron's eyes shot to the Teacher's table but professor Lupin was not seated amongst the teachers and Professor Snape was once again wearing an immensely sour expression on his pale face. "I can't see him," Harry frowned as he once again scanned the teacher's table before casting a puzzled expression at Ron and Evania. Hermione however, nudged him in the ribs with her elbow.
"Full moon tonight isn't it Harry?" She asked and for a moment Harry was quiet with thought before recognition moved to his face and he nodded his head.
"Oh," He breathed before his eyes moved back to Dumbledore who had been waiting for the talking to die down before continuing.
"Now, I don't want to hold you from the feast any longer." Dumbledore beamed, he then gave an illustrious wave of his arms and numerous platters of food suddenly covered the tabletops along with knives, forks, plates and spoons. "Enjoy." The Headteacher said before returning to his seat at the teacher's table.
Once the pudding dishes had been cleared away and the tables were once again clean and shining. Dumbledore moved back to his feet and smiled as his gaze moved over the rather drowsy looking students. "Now that we are all full on a sumptuous meal, I think it's time for me to make one last announcement."
Some students seemed to be highly interested in what the headteacher had to say, but most of the pupils merely rested their heads on their hands whilst trying to keep themselves awake. "As you all know, from our seventh year pupils we have one head boy and one head girl from separate houses. This years head boy and girl are Draco Malfoy from Slytherin and Hermione Granger of Gryffindor."
He gave the pupils long enough to absorb the information before smiling. "Now, away with you all. I fear that if I say any more we will have to levitate all your sleeping forms to your beds, and as much as I am certain you would all prefer that, I am afraid myself and the teachers simply are not up to the task tonight. Prefects, if you would like to lead your first years to your dormitories. Mr Malfoy and Miss Granger, if you would like to remain behind then Professor McGonagall will show you to your shared dormitory."
Hermione let out a heavy sigh as Harry and Ron both rose to their feet, Harry patting Hermione on the back in sympathy and Ron casting her an apologetic look. "If he does anything to you, you come straight to the dorm and tell us okay!" Ron said sternly and Hermione smiled at the red haired boy before nodding her head.
"Promise." She said before looking at Evania, "Don't let Ginny, Lavender or Parvati keep you up too long. Those girls can talk for England." Evania grinned and nodded her head before following Ron, Harry and Ginny from the Great Hall with the sea of students leaving Hermione sitting alone at the Gryffindor table.
Draco watched the other Slytherins trail out of the Great Hall, Crabbe and Goyle occasionally shoved a younger student out of the way so they could barge through the crowd. His steel grey eyes observed his friends for a few seconds before his eyes moved across to the Gryffindor table where Potter, the two Weasley's and Evania were just walking away from. Eyeing the group for a few seconds his gaze then moved to Hermione before he rolled his eyes and let out a bored sigh as he waited for McGonagall to take him and the Mudblood to their shared dormitory.
Eventually Professor McGonagall descended the steps, "Miss Granger, Mr Malfoy, please follow me." She said giving Hermione a faint smile and merely casting Draco an icy look as she motioned for the two Heads to follow her from the Great Hall.