Chapter 5: Classes and Such
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"This place is amazing..." Sachi breathed to Fred and George as they walked down the corridor on their first day of classes. Her own words seemed to be an understatement to her seeing as this castle had everything. There were ghosts, pictures that moved, walking statues, secret passage ways, and they even had trick areas where you had to be careful or else you were stuck until someone came and helped you.
"Glad you're enjoying it Sachi." George said with a smile.
" We will say that this place never gets boring, even after being here for a few years." Fred concluded with a nod to his twin.
"Where are you two going this fine day then?"
"Well," Fred began. "First we have Defense of the dark arts, then transfiguration, then after that we have a break until lunch."
"What about you?" the other twin asked.
"I have transfiguration, then potions, and the flying lessons." Sachi said while picking up her stride. Out of the corner of her eye she saw a blonde boy following them, and she was determined to lose him. Fred and George kept up with ease. She focused on them again as their comments concluded about her classes for the day.
"Well then I guess this is where we must leave you then. Have fun today, oh and watch out for Snape. He hates mostly everyone." Fred said with a smirk before jogging away. George paused before looking at her.
" He may not hate you, seeing as your boyfriend is already favored in there." The red head said with a wink at what Sachi knew to be a waiting Malfoy.
"He's not my boyfriend..." she mumbled under her breath and heard George laugh heartily.
"Well you might want to tell him that then so he doesn't get the wrong idea." and with that the other twin left, leaving Sachi there with her stalker. She turned on her heel to see a shadow disappear behind a tapestry.
"I know you're there. Why don't you come on out then?" she prompted and sighed when Malfoy did indeed show his face. His cockiness was all over his face as if he thought he was a superior follower.
"Where are your cronies. I never see you without them?" Sachi asked while she began to walk toward her class again. He was quickly by her side.
"They were still at breakfast when I left. I wanted to get a good seat in class."
"Oh so you wanted to sit up front so you can kiss up to the teacher?" Sachi asked with a quirk of the eyebrow.
"No I wanted to sit next to my new pet." He whispered quietly in her ear, which prompted her to turn five shades of red and then push him away. "Did I embarrass you?" he asked with a smirk.
"I do wish you would stop doing that. I am not your pet." Sachi growled as she tried to calm her face down. His smirk was still there and she knew exactly what he was thinking before he said it.
"Does having all of my attention make you feel special yet uncomfortable? I'm rich, smart, and the best looking guy in our year." He stopped with her pressed up against the wall. He leaned in slowly until his mouth was right next to her earlobe. "And I'm all yours..."
Sachi wasn't sure what to do in this situation. This kid was like eleven or twelve and here he was acting like he fifteen! And yet she had to admit he was right on some parts, like how he was one of the best looking guys in her year. She knew this because like any other girl she had looked around at the first dinner and noticed these things. And no matter how much she hated to admit it, she did like seeing the other Slytherin girls glaring at her, a mere Gryffindor, because she had stolen their prince away from them. As all these thoughts went through her head she had pushed Malfoy a few feet away from her.
"Please stop that Draco.." she said his first name accidentally, but she did like the sound of it better than using his last name. His eyes lit up for a moment and she knew that her choice of name had made him happy. "We can't do this, I don't want a relationship with you..." The light in his eyes had disappeared and she quickly explained herself before he got mad. "We're to young for relationships like that, and I don't know what I want right now. But..I wouldn't mind hanging around you I guess, as long as you stop all of this," she motioned between them, "And you stop calling me pet, I guess we could maybe get along as friends..." Sachi sighed to herself, happy with her own words.
Draco looked up from the ground and right into her eyes. Her face felt normal again and she wasn't hot like she had been.
"How can I know that you mean that?" he asked which caused Sachi to blink a few times. This was like a different side of Draco. He almost seemed nice. Her eyes glanced at the window to her right and she knew one way to gain his trust completely.
"If you promise not to bring anyone else, meet me here tonight and I will show you what I truly become once a month." He looked at her and nodded before moving closely to her again. The blush was coming back.
"You will want to be more than friends someday." he purred as he pressed his forehead against hers.
There was the Malfoy she knew.
"Keep telling yourself that Draco," she said while pushing him out of her way. "Now would you like to help me find my class? That way we can sit together as you wished earlier." She offered him a little smile and he happily came up beside her.
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So far transfiguration was a pretty boring class, with the only interesting thing being that when that Harry Potter kid and Fred and George's little brother came in late the Professor had transformed from a cat back into a human. Other than that they had spent most of the time working on matchsticks. For Sachi and Draco, all that meant was poking with their wand's first the matchsticks, then each other until they had large red spots on their arms.
After that class was potions, which Draco had quickly dragged her to the dungeons for. She was supposed to meet up with Fred and George but she barely got a chance to wave at them before disappearing lower into the castle.
"Now be careful, Professor Snape has sort of a big ego and hates people that don't pay attention. You should be fine though since you're with me." Draco said with a smile. Sachi saw that Crabbe and Goyle were panting to keep up as well as a pug faced Slytherin girl who kept yelling "Draco! Draco! I want to sit next to you in this class!"
She was sadly disappointed for Sachi took the seat next to Draco with Crabbe on his other side. The glares were starting again and Sachi couldn't resist the impulse to ruffle his hair quickly. He gave her a look but she merely shrugged and then waved at the fan girls.
Quickly Professor Snape came striding into the room and Sachi was reminded of either a demon or a bat. He started to ramble on about the beauty of potions and she and Draco paid close attention. After his rant though his view zoomed in on Harry Potter, who unfortunately had been writing down every word he said.
"Well, well, Mr. Potter. Our newest celebrity." his voice said with as much sarcasm as one man could have. Draco smirked which caused Sachi to look at him.
"What's his story? Why is everyone staring at him and why is Snape calling him a celebrity?" she whispered in a low voice, though she doubted Snape would even notice her. He was busy grilling Harry for answers only a bushy haired girl seemed to eagerly know.
"Potter supposedly caused the downfall of the Dark Lord, who was supposedly one of the greatest and most feared wizards ever. And he did this when he was only a year old." Draco whispered back turning his head slightly in her direction.
"Wow. Wait who was the Dark Lord?" Sachi asked lifting her head up a little more.
"No one speaks his actual name anymore. It's forbidden out of fear." Draco mumbled once again.
"Come on Draco, don't tell me you're afraid. It's just a name." Sachi challenged him with a smirk. He returned the look.
"I'm sorry Sachi but since I'm not getting anything out of this deal... I see no reason why I should inform you." he reached out his hand and placed it on hers, to which she groaned and pulled her hand away and looked at him sternly.
"Never mind then..." she sighed before turning to see a black shape in front of her. Snape had apparently stopped humiliating Harry and now had turned on her.
"Are you two quite finished?" he asked icily. The two looked him straight at him as he turned and went to his podium.
"Sachi Higurashi from Japan... Quite a long way for you. And yet you are making friends with people who have legacies in this school. You must be very good with people." he sneered at her. Draco was mumbling for her to stay quiet and all but she had a retort ready for her teacher.
"Yes it is a very long way sir. But apparently Hogwarts is the best school for witches and wizards in the world. So that must mean you are the greatest potions teacher in the world, so I promise I will stay quiet and study hard if you will help me learn all I need to so that I am able to take the knowledge back to Japan." she smiled sweetly at him as his wide eyes returned to normal and a look like he was trying to smile crossed his features.
"Very well then, also for your comment I will give you the five house points I took away from Potter for his insolence." and with that he marked something before beginning the lesson. Draco turned to look at her with shock on his face.
"You're unbelievable you know that?" he whispered to her. Sachi merely smiled.
"I know, screw being good with people. I am fantastic!"
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