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It was Halloween. Two months had gone by since Draco received the letter from his parents. He had written at least ten more letters to them with no reply. Even though Draco was hurt at the fact that his parents had practically disowned him at his acceptance in the Gryffindor house, he was slight relieved. It was nice being accepted as he truly was, rather than what his parents wanted him to be.
Hermione remained Draco's best- and only- friend. They were joined at the hip ever since that morning Draco received the letter. Plus, Hermione and Draco were both equally abused by others around them. Draco and Hermione found themselves both crying together, unable to understand why everyone hated them as much as they did.
But tonight was Halloween, a night that should have been enjoyable for the duo, right? Wrong. Draco found himself locked in a bathroom stall with hysterical Hermione, who had been crying for hours over the fact that Ron Weasley had been poking fun at her intelligence.
"Oi, don't mind him, he's just a stupid boy. One day you'll be the Minister of Magic and he'll be serving butter beer at a fast-food restaurant. His opinion doesn't matter in the slightest bit." Draco wiped tears off the girls face, wishing she would stop crying. When she hurt, he hurt. It wasn't easy for him to see her like that.
"I just don't know what I'm doing wrong?" She sad, between muffled sobs. Just as Draco opened his mouth to assure Hermione she was perfect in every way, a loud crashing noise came from inside the bathroom. Draco and Hermione walked out of the stall to see a giant troll standing in front of them, followed by Harry and Ron.
"Is this your idea of a joke, Potter? Setting a giant man-eating troll out on us? It's not funny, can't you just leave us alone?" Draco wrapped his small arms around Hermione, trying to get away from the troll, but remaining unsuccessful.
"It wasn't me, I swear!" Harry said, holding his wand out in front of him. "I'm here to try and stop it, I promise!" Harry and Ron both pointed their wands at the troll, and it started to swing its large club around and Draco and Hermione. Draco pulled his wand out as well, and the three of them tried their best to fight off the troll. They eventually knocked it out, and it fell on the floor, generating a large thud.
"Oh my goodness." McGonagall walked in, along with Quirrell and Snape. "What is the meaning of this?" She screeched.
"It was my fault." Hermione said, her voice sound scared and quiet. "I thought I could take on the troll by myself, but I was being stupid and arrogant, Professor. Draco, Ron, and Harry here saved me." She smiled at the three of them. Draco felt a rush of gratitude towards Hermione.
"Well, in that case. 5 points from Gryffindor for Hermione, never put yourself in that sort of situation again. But, not many first years could take on a fully grown troll all by themselves. 5 points to Gryffindor for each of you." McGonagall and the other professors walked out. Draco hugged Hermione.
"Thank you guys, I uh- I couldn't have done it without you." Draco smiled at Harry and Ron, uneasily.
"Yeah, anytime mate." Harry said.
They walked back to the common room together. Maybe Hermione wouldn't be his only friend at Hogwarts. Harry and Ron weren't that bad, they were quite nice people, actually. Draco felt more at home in Gryffindor than he ever did before.