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I knock on Father's door.

'Enter,' comes Father's voice. I enter the room.

'Sit,' he says pointing to the couch. I obey him.

'Now,' says Father towering in front of me, ' I have called you here to tell you that I have decided to let you go to Hogwarts.'

I don't believe my ears.

'I have owled Professor Dumbledore, and he says that you can come,' says Father, 'Term starts from the 1st of September. That's next week. As you know, Draco is starting his fifth year. You will be placed with the fourth years since you are a year younger than him.'

He pauses to catch breath. I look up at him.

'You are to get yourself sorted into Slytherin,' says Father, 'You are to do your best in school, but most of all, you are to stay away from Harry Potter. Do not make me regret my decision. Do you understand?'

I nod.

'Now, Draco will take you tomorrow to Diagon Alley,' continues Father, 'He will get you your books, quills, robes and anything else you might need.'

I nod once more.

'You may go now,' says Father. I get up to leave, positively shivering with excitement.

Once I leave the room, I go straight to Draco's room and tell him the news.

'I don't believe it!' he says frowning, 'He never even let you step out of the house before and suddenly...'

He breaks off.

'Hang on,' he says, 'I know exactly why he's sending you.'

I look at Draco.

'It's because the Dark Lord has returned,' says Draco, 'Ebbie, you remember what I told you about what happened over the summer? About Potter, and how he got transported into the graveyard and how the Dark Lord couldn't finish him?'

I nod.

'Well,' says Draco, 'From what Father told me, the Dark lord wasn't exactly happy with Father. You see, when The Dark lord vanished, none of his followers tried to find him. That's why he was angry with Father. And that's why Father's sending you to Hogwarts, because everyone knows that Hogwarts is the safest place in all of England. Father doesn't care for your happiness. He isn't sending you to make you happy. He's sending you to keep you safe.'

He falls silent. I don't understand. What does it matter why Father's sending me? It doesn't change the fact that I'll be going to Hogwarts. I'll be with Draco throughout the year. And also, I'll be with..

'Let's go to sleep,' says Draco, 'We have to go to Diagon Alley tomorrow.'

I make my way to my room, and lie down on my bed. I can't stop thinking of Hogwarts. All those things that Draco told me. I'll actually see them for myself!

The next day, I wake up early and get dressed to go to Diagon Alley with Draco. After breakfast, Draco and I floo to Diagon Alley to buy our school supplies.

'Look at this,' says Draco fishing out a handful of galleons from his pocket, 'Father gave me about fifty galleons extra to buy anything I wanted. Just because I've been made a prefect! Oh I can't wait to get Potter and his friends now that I have a Prefect's badge.'

I wonder why Draco hates Harry Potter so much. He always keeps ranting about what a git he is.

'Let's go get our books and stuff first and then I'll show you Knockturn Alley,' says Draco pulling me along towards Flourish and Blotts. After we had bought all our books and supplies, Draco takes me towards a dark alley.

'There isn't anything much to see here though,' says Draco entering a large dimly lit shop in Knockturn Alley, 'Except this place, Borgin and Burges. You get all sorts of cool things here.'

I look around. None of the things that are displayed here for sale are what I would call cool. A glass case nearby holds a withered hand on a cushion, a blood-stained pack of cards, and a staring glass eye. Evil-looking masks stare down from the walls, an assortment of human bones lie upon the counter, and rusty, spiked instruments hang from the ceiling.

'Ah Young Master Malfoy,' says a stooping old man with oily hair, 'What a pleasure to see you here in my shop this morning. And may I ask, who's this charming young lady that accompanies you?'

'My sister, Ebony,' says Draco.

'Delighted to meet your aquaintance,' says the man addressing me, 'Do you have anything in particular in your mind which you would like to purchase? Or would you like me to give you a tour of the shop?'

I look at Draco.

'Show us something that Ebony would like,' says Draco.

'Of course,' says Borgin staggering towards a a shelf on which a few dust covered boxes were piled. He took a box off the shelf and handed it to me.

I open it. The box is filled with all sorts of necklaces which have strange lockets made of human toe nails, or eyeballs.

'Ugh!' I say thrusting the box back into Borgin's hands.

After browsing through several boxes filled with similar contents, we leave the shop without buying anything.

We are walking back towards Diagon Alley when I spot Blaise in a shop at the entrance of Knockturn Alley.

'Draco,' I say suddenly.

Draco looks at me.

'That necklace,' I say.

'What necklace?' he says.

'The one with the werewolf claw, in Borgin and Burkes,' I say.

'Well, what about it?' he asks, 'Do you want to buy it?'

I nod.

'Let's go buy it then,' says Draco turning to bak into Borgin and Burkes.

'You go. i'll wait here,' I say hoping that Draco would not insist on me accompanying him back to the shop.

'Alright,' he says, 'But wait here. DOn't wander off. i'll be back in two minutes.'

I nod. Draco walks off. As soon as I see Draco disappearing into the shop, I walk towards the shop where I had seen Blaise. He spots me form the window and immediately comes outside into the alley.

'What are you doing here?' he asks, 'Are you alone?'

'With Draco,' I say.

'Where is he? I don't see him,' says Blaise looking around.

'I'm coming to Hogwarts,' I say abruptly.

'Huh?' says Blaise.

I smile.

'Really?' says Blaise his brown eyes shining. I nod.

'This is so great!' he says, 'I'm so happy!'

He grasps me by my shoulders and kisses me on the lips, sweeping me off my feet.

'You'll be in the fourth year, I suppose?' he says after he pulls away.

I nod.

'I can't wait,' he says smiling.

I look behind me. The door of Borgin and Burkes is opening.

'Go!' I say, 'Draco's coming.'

Blaise promptly disappears into a shop.

'Got it,' says Draco once he reaches me. I nod. Draco looks at me carefully.

'You look flushed,' he says.

I raise my eyebrows.

'All right then keep your secrets,' he says, 'Let's go.'

We start walking back towards Diagon Alley. I look behind me and see Blaise's face peering at me from a shop window.

He winks at me and smiles. I smile back. I never wanted to go to Hogwarts more than I wanted to now.

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