"Today we will be learning about sleeping draughts and its advantages and disadvantages towards magical creatures." Professor Slughorn announced towards the class, as he flicked his wand towards the board, creating the white chalk move. "So, if you will please find your seats, I have written a list of who you will be seated next to according to your OWL scores." There was a short pause, before everyone dived towards the blackboard searching for their name.
"Can you believe this?" Ron moaned, as he sat down a few rows behind Hermione. "Great." He shouted sarcastically as Pansy Parkinson took the seat next to him.
"Where's Christie?" Harry asked, while taking his seat in the front next to Hermione. "She did say she had potions first, right?"
"Yeah but she left right after breakfast, didn't eat anything again mind." Ron said leaning forward. "Look there she is now"
She walked in and gave a quick smile towards them, while walked through the middle of the room.
"Sorry I'm late Sir, I had to get my O.W.L marks from Professor McGonagall," Christie said, pushing her way past some giggling Gryffindor's. "She said you needed them."
Slughorn took the parchment off Christie "Ah, yes, I remember now, Miss Jones, very talented, higher marks than our very own Mr Potter here." He said pointing him out. "I look forward to teaching you this coming year, now I'm sure I left you an empty seat in the front. Here we are."
Christie glanced up to find her seat next to the blonde haired boy from the train.
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The first lesson of the school year and it was with Gryffindor. Well, he better get used to it now he'll be spending most of his free time with one third of the famous golden trio. Maybe, they've recruited the new girl into their ranks, their group needed someone who wasn't bad to look at.
He took his usual seat at the back, hoping no one would take any notice, until he heard Slughorns shoved his way to the board.
"Can you believe this, Draco?" He looked down to see Pansy Parkinson, who sounded absolutely disgusted. "Being made to sit next to one of them!" She spat out, while glancing behind her. "You're lucky you are, Draco. I've already checked your, you're on your own." She paused, before an idea came to her. "I could come and sit by you, if you like. Not that I really want to or anything. So you wouldn't be alone that's all" She spoke while moving closer to him.
"I like being on my own" He said quickly, then ran to his new seat in the front; leaving Pansy stomping off.
"…I'm sure I left you an empty seat in the front. Here we are." He looked up to see a pale faced girl staring back, it was her. The new girl, but surely she wouldn't of sat next to him if she knew who he was, he thought Potter might have filled her in on the events of last year at least.
He could here everyone's whispers as she lowered herself in to the seat next to him. Then all of a sudden became very aware of what he was doing, every movement had to be planned and every word thought over.
"My nam..." He spoke but so did she. "Sorry" She said smiling. "You start."
"Okay then." He said, he couldn't help but smile back while taking a deep breath in before answering. "I'm Draco, Draco Malfoy."
"I'm Christie, I've heard a lot about you." She spoke, but she continued to smile, she didn't seem to be afraid or nervous at all, in fact she was laughing. "Most of it's not that good either."
He starred at her for a moment. "What sorts of things?"
"Nothing much." She said, opening her potions book. "What page are we on?"
He forgot all about the potions lesson. "If we're making a sleeping draught, then its page 24." He said turning to the page, but noticing that Christie had already found the page.
But before he could say anything, Slughorn was back at the front of the class. "Now that everyone's settled, will everyone gather the necessary equipment and ingredients from the store cupboard then continue onto making the sleeping draught." No one moved. "Well come on then, chop chop, we don't have all day you know."
"I haven't made one of these in ages." Christie said, before getting interrupted.
"Miss Jones?" Slughorn called. "I was wondering if I could have a word with you for a minute please. Outside." Christie nodded and then stood.
Draco stood with her. "I'll get the ingredients for you, ready for when you come back." He said, Christie smiled and then left, with Slughorn following closely behind.
He stood there for a minute just watching the door close tightly behind them. "Weird" Pansy came from nowhere and snapped him out of his daze.
"What is?" He said, focusing on Pansy.
"The way you look at her." She said staring at her feet. "You haven't smiled since before the war."
"Oh" was all he could manage to say.