A/N: Wow this is doing a lot better than I thought it would. Thanks again to everyone who reviews and ones that have at least read it.
Chapter 9:
Upon exiting the train, Draco saw all the students he assumed to be first years standing by a giant man, and all the other students heading towards some carriages. He stood there for a couple minutes not really knowing which way he should go.
"Draco over here." He heard and smiled when he saw Severus standing a few feet away from him. He picked up his trunk and walked over to the man.
"What are you doing here?" He asked with a smile on his face.
"The Headmaster thought it would be better if I brought you up to the school. You'll wait out in the hall with me until you are called in to be sorted after the first years." Draco started to become nervous at thinking of sitting up in front of all these people. He felt Severus' hand on his shoulder and turned to look at him.
"It will be alright Draco, I'll walk up with you and stand by you as you are sorted."
"Thanks. I'm just worried of the reactions once my name is reveled." He hung his head down as they started walking to the castle.
"Did you not talk to anyone of the train?" The man asked with a small frown.
"Only a couple. I saw..Ha…Harry also. He…He has…"
"I know." Draco stepped quickly away from the man next to him and scowled.
"What do you mean you know? Know what?" He was upset, really upset.
"I know he is with Mr. Finnegan. I didn't tell you because I knew it would upset you."
"So…So you let..Let me find out….Find out like that?"
"I'm sorry. Who else did you meet?"
"Uh, they said their names were Blaise, Theo and Pansy?" He saw Severus smile to himself.
"A couple of my students, did they treat you alright?"
"Yes, I didn't tell them my last name. I ran away when they asked me how I knew Har…Harry." Severus scowled to himself hating the way the boy always stuttered out that name.
"Well we are here, now we just wait for you to be called in." Severus said as they stood outside the doors to the Great Hall. Draco heard the Headmasters speech after the first years sorting and listen for his name to be called.
"Now everyone we have a new student this year, starting in his sixth year here. He needs to be sorted and no matter what house he gets into I would love for you all to make him feel welcome. He has been in the muggle world his whole life and attended school there up until now. Draco Malfoy, please come up to be sorted. Draco heard people whispering and gasping as him and Severus walked down the long room and he sat on the seat. He saw everyone staring at him with shocked faces and questions in their eyes.
The hat was placed on his head and started to talk.
"Well you have been lost for a long time haven't you?" It asked
"Can people hear you?"
"No, talk in your head to me and I will be able to hear and only you can hear me in return."
"Thank you." Draco was relieved, he didn't know what the Hat would say and he would rather no one listen in.
"You are cunning like a snake and your family comes from a long line of them, but you are brave and courageous like a lion, and rather smart like a eagle. Which house should I choose for you."
"I need to be close to Severus, please." He knew asking this would push Harry away from him but he needed the safety and stability that he knew with Severus.
"So let it be then…SLYTHERIN" The hat yelled out.
The Slytherin table hooted and clapped, he saw Blaise waving him over with a big smile on his face before he looked across the other tables and landed on Harry. He didn't look happy, his fists were clenched on the table as he scowled at Draco. His heart dropped knowing the boy would probably never speak to him now and he felt tears trying to push their way out from behind his eyes. He quickly walked over and sat down next to Blaise before he started eating.
"Great to have you here, figured you would be after hearing you're a Malfoy." Blaise said.
"Does my last name really matter?" He asked the other boy.
"Your whole family has been in this house, of course it matters. What would your father say if you were put somewhere else." Blaise asked looking at him funny. Draco got pissed and stood up, not caring about eating.
"I don't care what he would say, it's not his damn life." Draco took off out of the Great Hall with everyone's eyes following him. Blaise went to stand up but felt and arm holding him down, when he looked up he saw his head of house standing there.
"Stay seated Mr. Zabini." Blaise just nodded and continued to eat. Severus followed Draco out the doors and found him sitting on the floor outside.
"What is the matter Draco?"
"I hate my last name, everyone knows it. Everyone knows Lucius. Am I going to be judged this whole time because of my family?" He asked looking up at the other man.
"I'm afraid so Draco." Draco stood slamming his fist into the wall.
"I don't want it then, I don't want this name. I hate it. Why did you have to find me. I was better off on the streets." He heard gasping coming from behind him and saw Blaise and Theo standing there staring at them.
"Sorry sir, we were just worried about him and wanted to make sure he was alright." Theo said looking Draco in the eyes.
"He is fine gentlemen, why don't you two show him down to the dungeons, get him situated before it fills up." They nodded to him before he left the three of them in the hall.
"This way Draco." Theo said before he led him down to his room. Upon entering Draco saw his belongings at the end of one of the beds in the room. He realized he would be sharing with four other boys and hated the thought. He threw him self on his bed and tried pulling the curtain closed but Blaise stopped him.
"What did you mean by living on the streets? I thought the Malfoy's were rich." Draco was confused.
"I thought everyone had heard about my story. How I went missing as a child."
"Yes but most of us assumed you were just sent away with relatives." Draco started laughing still thinking the man he was with was his uncle, since no one told him other wise.
"Yes, I was with an uncle. He was far from rich however. I hated it there and ran away, lived on the streets for a couple months before Severus found me. I never knew I had a father or what my last name was. I really do wish they left me there now." Draco knew he was crying, remembering everything that had happened to him before. He felt an arm wrap around him and pull him into a hug. The person smelt of freshly cut grass and rain. He loved the small and felt his stomach flipping a little. He looked up into who was holding him and saw Blaise smiling at him.
"It's alright Draco. You have friends in this house and we'll be right by your side. Your last name doesn't matter to us. We met you before we knew and liked you." Draco smiled and sat up, Blaise's arm still around his waist.
"Thanks. This is going to be hard for me. I'm going to bed. See you in the morning for classes." Blaise hugged him again and said goodnight before Draco fell into a deep sleep.
The next day they all headed to their first class after breakfast and Draco was happy it was potions with Severus. Him and Blaise were the first ones there and grabbed a seat in the back, Draco hated having people in back of him, never knowing what they might do. He saw Harry and his friends enter the room and pushed his chair back against the wall.
Severus hadn't entered the room yet and he saw Harry's red headed friend sneer at him.
"Oh look the long lost Malfoy is here, Are you going to run behind Severus when he gets in here?" Ron laughed at him, Draco knew he was referring to the when they were in Diagon Ally. Draco just tried to ignore him the best he could and stared at Harry for far too long.
"Hey Harry I think little Malfoy likes you, can't keep his eyes off you when ever your around."
"I would never be with someone like him, a damn Malfoy. I love Seamus anyway." The boys laughed as Draco's heart broke a little more. He placed his head down on the desk trying to will the tears away.
"Looks like the baby is crying, you just broke his little itty bit heart." Just then Severus walked in the room and Draco couldn't be more relieved.
"Twenty pointy from Gryffindor for harassing the new student Weasley, not take your seat."
"Are you alright Draco?" He heard from Blaise as he felt a hand on his back. The feeling sent a chill down his spine he hadn't had since he had last been touched by Harry.
"Ye..Yeah. Tha..thanks.. Blaise." He hated when he started stuttering but he couldn't help it. The rest of that class was uneventful along with the rest of the day, to Draco's surprise.