Chapter 5 – Hogwarts and Harry

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As they were shown into a side chamber, they saw a stern looking old woman and a man, of whom to Draco and Alex was a familiar face; one that Alex couldn't help but love to run to because no matter his stern exterior he always gave him a hug.

"Uncle Severus!" Alex said, as he ran forward wrapping his small petit arms around the imposing figure of one Potions Master by the name of Severus Snape.

"Hello Alex. Do you mind coming and sitting with me for tonight? After tonight you will be allowed to sit anywhere you want at the student tables or beside me at the staff table. Is that ok?" Snape asked looking at Alex with a look on his face that could only be seen when he was with Alex, and sometimes Draco.

"That will be fine Uncle Severus. I have new friends too! Their names are Fred and George Weasley and Lee Jordan. Draco said I could be friends with them even though they are in Gryffindor." As Alex chattered to his Uncle Severus, his small hand inside the larger potions-stained one, he was led to the great hall and to his seat. While they were walking and talking together they shocked the students. After all, none were expecting the cold Potions Master to walk in with a smile on his face, heaven forbid, because he rarely to never smiled at anything, let alone anyone, holding the hand of a child.

As Alex and Snape left, Draco was watching the other professor who was watching the two walk out with a look of surprise and amusement on her face. As if she could feel Draco's eyes on her she turned back to the students and began her little speech.

"My name is Professor McGonagall…" was all she said before Draco tuned her out. He had heard all this from his father many times before. Just as she was finishing Draco turned his attention back to her. "Now I will come back in a few minutes for you. Please try to straiten yourselves up before I return." With that she turned and left.

A red-head caught his eye at that moment. "Well, well another Weasley. Just how many of you are there in that rabbit warren you call a house; because I saw at least three more boys who could only be part of the Weasley clan on the train as well." Draco asked of the boy before him. Said boy in question got horribly red in the face before answering.

"I have five older brothers and a younger sister. I'm Ron, and if I had to guess you would be a Malfoy." Ron said.

"Hmm, I see you do have a brain that functions. That was questionable after I saw how red you became. Oh, and your right. I am a Malfoy. Draco Malfoy." Draco said smirking at Ron like an adult who is telling a small child something hard.

"So I was right…" It might have gone on but Professor McGonagall came back, frowning slightly.

"Line up in two straight lines please." The new students did as they were told because you could tell that this was not a teacher to disobey. As soon as they were in straight lines she opened the doors and led them into the great hall. Most of the new first years looked up at the ceiling in wonder, but Draco had seen it before so no awe showed on his face. Instead his eyes where drawn to the small figure in between the Potions Master and the Headmaster, or in other words Alex. As Draco was watching the small boy, Alex looked up and saw him. After waving at him, the Alex just kept quiet and watched them get sorted. None were surprised when Draco was sorted into Slytherin. Alex clapped loudest of all. Ron Weasley was a Gryffindor like the rest of his family.

Then the name was called that everyone had been waiting for. "Harry Potter!" The boy who came forward was exactly as Alex had imagined. He was tall with wide shoulders for an eleven-year old. His hair wasn't midnight black but more of a dark brown and his eyes, while green, were more of a forest green rather than Alex's own emerald. But what Alex didn't see was this boy walked like he owned the world. But Severus and Draco did. They glared at the boy, already hating him.

As Alex felt his Uncle Severus' hatred, he turned to the older man and said "Uncle Sev, you promised." Snape stopped glaring and looked at Alex's big eyes. As a few times before he thought he saw something on Alex's forehead but when taking a closer look it was gone.

"Yes I did." He said with a slight sigh, "And I'll try, nothing more Alex." noting that Alex was looking proud of him.

"That's all I ask. Thank you." Was the only verbal reply that Snape got from the tiny boy next to him.

Dumbledore, sitting right next to them, was confused at what they were talking about. However, as Harry Potter was placed into Gryffindor he forgot about it. Dumbledore was fond of Alex, but wasn't pleased that he lived with the Malfoy family and their dark ways. What he didn't know was since Alex had come along they had abandoned their dark ways for more of a grey area, even though they kept up the image of still being the same dark family due to expectations.

Alex was very happy. He had heard a lot about Harry Potter, most of it not positive; however he still wished to meet him. He felt that they could get along because of their similarities. But while Alex grew up to be a good child, spoiled terribly without him even realizing it, Harry had grown to be a brat, spoiled rotten. With similar looks they were almost complete opposites.

Draco was not happy. Now that he had seen Harry Potter and the attitude he carried he did not want Alex anywhere near him. Draco knew that Potter's attitude would be affected if he knew of the friendship between himself and Alex, and not wanting Alex to be hurt, was stuck between Alex getting hurt, or Alex meeting the boy by himself, something Draco also did not want.

A short time later the sorting was done and the feast began. While the muggle-borns were surprised by how the food arrived, most other new students weren't. Across the tables Draco could see already that Potter and the youngest male Weasley were already good friends from the looks of it. As dinner progressed Draco could be seen periodically looking up at the head table, checking that Alex was having fun.

Soon they were led down to the dorms and when Draco saw the beds he was very pleased. Severus had followed them, showing Alex the way. Theodore Nott tried to claim the biggest bed even though Draco's and Alex's trunks were at the foot.

"Well why do you get to have it?" Nott asked angry at them. Snape spoke up.

"It's simple; Draco and Alex will be sharing the bed. Now find your own." With that said he swept out of the room, robes billowing behind him. Quickly they were all in bed. Alex laid awake a little while after he believed Draco had fallen asleep, thinking about Harry Potter and what he would be like, soon falling asleep himself.

Draco opened his eyes after Alex went to sleep. He knew what Alex had been thinking about. "I won't let him hurt you Alex, but I also won't let you spend all your time thinking of him. You're mine." With this whispered promise and show of possessiveness Draco really fell asleep.