Edit: 8/12/18
~Of Silver and Gold~
Chapter 5: Classes, Quibbler, and Autographs
Her first Slytherin experience wasn't what she expected. Instead of immediately having some fun it was quite the opposite. Currently her brother was ranting about the boy who should have died and how he got away with everything. She was just lying on the couch of the living room and rolled her eyes every time he walked back and forth barefoot. Blaise and Pansy were staring at him agreeing to what he said full force.
To Angel it seemed Potter wasn't very popular. He was a bit gangly to begin with, with large glasses that didn't even fit his face right. In fact his shaggy messy black hair covered most of his face making him look meek. She didn't understand why her brother was so obsessed with bringing him down and why she cared so much.
This was all far too complicated for her to even want to think it through. Instead she stretched on the couch and stared up at the ceiling.
"How can Potty and Weasel get away with crashing that muggle mar-"
"-I think its car" Angel corrected and sighed knowing it was pointless.
"Car, whatever! They think that with idiotic Dumbles being Potty's puppet they can get away with anything. They should have been expelled. Don't you think?" he hissed.
"Absolutely Draco" Blaise said drinking pumpkin juice. " You just can't expect them to get expelled, but damn we were so close"
Pansy sighed and shrugged as she noticed Angel's calm expression.
"Well Draco we still have next year, calm down okay?" Pansy said fluttering her eyelashes.
Draco rolled his eyes and turned to his goons.
"Crabbe, Goyle, what do you think?" he ordered.
"Yeah-" Crabbe said with his mouthful.
"Absolutely" Goyle grumbled as he wiped the crumbs with his sleeve.
Draco nodded at them and turned to see Angel who was calmly hearing their conversation.
"And you?" he said "Don't you agree with me?"
Angel turned and sat up stretching. As the common room was silent she yawned and stared straight at Draco. His cheeks were red from his anger and his ears were amazingly rouged as well. Angel got up and tugged Draco towards the couch.
"Drake, you need to calm down," she said patting his hand. "So Potty and Weasel aren't gone, but you can make their lives hell this year okay? Don't let them bother you. They're definitely not worth the time."
Draco looked at her as if she was crazy.
"Honestly, you don't understand how much I despise them!"
Angel threw her hands up in the air in exasperation. She honestly hated being asked her opinion then have it dismissed.
"Honestly Draco Malfoy I don't know what you want from me" she said getting annoyed.
"I want you to agree," he said
She got up from the couch and stared down at him. Just because he was angry, it wouldn't excuse his rude attitude.
"Draco, I'm not some dimwitted follower of yours, I'm your sister. I don't lie to boost your ego I tell you what I think. Don't expect fake pity from me, that's what you have those goons for."
She huffed and stepped back.
"No offense Pansy, Blaise, but I meant the bottomless pitted goons" She ended her comment.
They shrugged not really caring. As Angel went up the stairs towards the first year's dormitory she knew Draco would be angry, but she didn't care. She didn't know Harry Potter very well nor Ron Weasley. One thing was she knew for sure: she didn't like the Weasley's she had met. She didn't care for anyone, even Potter.
Crawling onto her bed she tried to be as quiet as possible as to not wake her roommates. She actually feared sleeping, because he would be in her dreams. It scared her because she knew now who he was: Harry Potter. Draco's enemy was the person that had haunted her dreams for a year. She bit her lip and let out another sigh.
"Mew" she heard.
She lifted her head to see Coeur jumping on her bed. She smiled sadly. Nights like these she missed her mother and father. They would probably be drinking their tea, as she would read a book over the fire. She lifted her hand over her cat as Coeur curled up next to her hip. She half smiled at her cat, that's just who reminded her of home. She began to pet her absentmindedly as her thoughts roamed around.
"Coeur, this wasn't what I expected" she whispered.
"Mew" was Coeur's reply.
"Harry Potter" she mumbled. "Life loves messing with you doesn't it"
Coeur lifted her head and tilted it as if to question her. Angel rolled her eyes and Coeur mewed once more. She huffed and yawned slightly.
"Mew" Coeur once again said nudging her head against Angel's side.
"I know, I know, wake me up will you?" she asked.
Coeur nuzzled her mistress and closed her eyes. She felt bad for her mistress, it seemed that her first year would not be the best. She had heard noises against the walls, something wasn't right, but she wouldn't want to worry her mistress till she was sure of what it was. She had noticed the boy that her mistress had looked fond of, Potty was his name, or so what she had heard. She would have to investigate the boy, especially if the boy was as bad as Master Draco believed. Coeur lifted her head to stare at her partner and she couldn't help but be amused. Her mistress was so silly as she had already dozed off.
Coeur's eyes closed and she too fell into slumber. She would have to wake up her mistress in a few hours so she might as well get some shuteye herself. Unbeknownst to her, the mysterious noise that her ears had caught before were now roaming through the tunnels of Hogwarts.
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Morning…
Coeur's eyes opened as she paid attention to her surroundings. It seemed as if it was time for her mistress to be up. The other girls in the dorm seemed to be in deep sleep, but she wouldn't wait any longer. She mewled a few times but no success so she moved towards the next step. She uncurled and climbed on her mistress' back and dug her claws. Angel hissed and her eyes parted.
"Damn it Coeur be a nicer alarm" Angel mumbled.
Coeur meowed and hopped off showing her arrogance as her tail swished from side to side. Angel sat up and yawned. She slipped from her bed and Coeur stayed behind knowing she would help her mistress by getting something ready for her. She grabbed her tie between her teeth and climbed on the bed dropping the tie on the duvet.
As Angel returned already in her school uniform, she looked over to see her familiar holding her tie. She smiled and took the tie tying it magically. She walked towards the mirror and took a look at her messy wet wild hair. She frowned as the mirror looked displeased with her look. It seemed that she wasn't gifted with the spun gold that her family did. She huffed and began the long process of managing her hair. She began muttering spell after spell that her mother had taught her at a young age. She finished her hair with some gel and her hair was as flat as possible. She smirked as she now looked like the person people expected to see.
She had decided to never show her wavy hair while at Hogwarts. If people truly knew her, they would know that it was important for her to look like her family. There was not a single curl or wave in any of her family members. Her mother had explained since she was little about her having traits from her side of the family, but still, Draco never got a curl. Not only was she not blonde, but also she didn't have their eyes. She figured one thing she could do to get closer to their looks was to fix the one thing she had control over, her hair.
As her roommates woke up she felt relief, she had finished on time. No one would ever have to know about herself self-consciousness. She was a Malfoy and Malfoys never felt insecure, instead she turned to smile at her tired roommates.
"Come on girls, wouldn't want to be late today" she said and flipped her hair back.
"Oh shut up, I call dibs for the shower" Astoria grumbled and slammed the door making Angel chuckle.
Angel slipped from the room and descended the stairs. Draco looked at her and merely lifted a brow, it seemed he was still miffed about the previous night, but he had noticed her change.
"So what's with the-" Draco began.
Angel looked at him with a hard gaze.
"Why do you care?" she commented.
Draco sighed and closed his book.
"Don't become like Pans okay?" he commented.
She sat on the couch and tried to ignore him. But the comment had made her curious and she turned to face him. Her expression clearly asked for him to explain.
"I wanted a change Drake…you just…you don't get it" she said frustrated.
Draco looked at his sister. They had been really close before he went to school, but as he returned from Hogwarts it seemed things had changed. He had noticed that she had been fussing with herself but he never had the real time to ask.
"Then explain it to me, you're my sister, I actually care" Draco was getting frustrated himself.
It seemed that they did share one thing, their tempers.
"I just want to look like mum," Angel whispered.
Draco was surprised at her comment. Why would she want to look like mum? She looked unique from them, and then it clicked.
"You don't feel like you bel-"he began.
"Drake, don't push it too much" she said and nudged his shoulder. "I just wanted a hair change"
Draco nodded and wrapped his arm around her shoulder tugging her to him. Angel gave him and half smiled and as they waited their friends arrived. As soon as they arrived they were off. Walking down the Great Hall, their friends compared the siblings.
They walked in a similar fashion, their robes fluttered as they walk, their postures were straight and their steps were in sync. Their features were somewhat different; Draco had the aristocratic face of his father, but Angel, she had softer features. Draco's face was thinner, sharper and classically handsome. Angel's face was heart-shaped; her lip fuller, her nose was button-shaped and not so thin like her brother's. But their eyes were what separated the two. Draco's eyes here bright silver that could be cold and calculating; Angel's were a deep chestnut brown that showed more sensitivity than a Malfoy should carry.
"Come on, I'm starving" Blaise said tugging Pansy ahead.
Pansy grumbled but followed Blaise. They sat on their designated table and began to dig into breakfast. Everyone piled their plate and Angel smiled feeling as if maybe this was the little change she needed.
From across the tables, there was a pair of eyes staring at her. His green eyes studied her change; she no longer looked like the girl that he had seen from the train, so maybe it wasn't her. Her physical appearance made her look colder, her hair lifeless and her eyes looked darker. He didn't like it, but on the brighter side she wouldn't distract him, he was beginning to think that the memories of his first year were becoming worse than when Voldemort came through his nightmares.
"You noticed it too Harry?" Hermione asked turning to face their direction.
"Something's up" Ron said while chewing food, much to Hermione's disgust.
"Maybe" Harry replied.
"Why is her hair brown? Think it's a plot mates?" Ron asked.
Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Genetics Ron, that's why she looks like that" Hermione explained.
Harry knew she would begin to sound like a textbook in a moment. And while he usually ignored it, he gave her the benefit of the doubt and listened.
"Genetics?" Ron asked confused.
Hermione sighed.
"Basically just because parents reproduce offspring there is no hundred percent change that their children will have their hair color or their features" Hermione explained.
"And my parents?" Ron asked.
It was obvious all the children of the Weaselys were redheads.
"Ginny's hair is darker" Hermione replied proving her point.
Ron nodded.
"So maybe Malfoy's aren't always blonde?" Harry asked.
"They are mate" Ron explained "My family did go to school with them you know"
They all nodded.
"Seems that Mrs. Malfoy's family aren't all blonde that's all" Ron added as an afterthought and continued to eat.
They dropped the subject and then their eyes turned to face Ron once more.
"Hey Ron?" Harry asked.
Ron looked up from his plate.
"Yeah?" he asked.
"Where's' Ginny?" he asked.
"It's a bad impression to be late, especially when our classes are given out," Hermione pointed out.
Ron shrugged.
"Merlin knows," he said.
As he spoke this Ginny walked through the halls in a rush and sat down across from Harry and smiled at him with a flushed expression.
"What happened Gin?" Ron asked.
"Overslept" she explained "Stayed up late to write"
Hermione nodded knowing how that was while the boys rolled their eyes. Harry's view of Angel was blocked by Ginny but he thought it was for the best; he didn't want to make himself look like a fool. He already felt stupid for even being curious of that girl. He then felt a pair of eyes staring at him; he turned to see Ginny beat red. It seemed she thought he was staring at her, he smiled uncomfortably and his eyes went back to his plate.
"Harry" Ginny squeaked out.
He looked up and waited for her to say something.
"Nothing'' she rushed out and stared down at her plate eating a mouthful.
He turned to see an amused Hermione. Suddenly letters were coming from the owls and they both noticed that Ron had turned pale.
"What is it Ron?" Harry asked.
"It's' a Howler" little Neville said equally frightened.
"Open it mate" Dean told Ron.
Ron opened it carefully and winced at the noise level, it was his mother.
"RONALD BILIUS WEASLEY YOU ARE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE. NOT ONLY DO YOU TAKE THE CAR, BUT ALSO YOUR FATHER IS NOW BEING INVESTIGATED IN HIS JOB. I'M DISGUSTED BY YOUR BEHAVIOR… HELLO HARRY DEAR" then the Howler fizzled.
Across the table Angel and Draco looked at each other and let out matching smirks. They couldn't help it; they began to laugh. As their laughter rang through the halls, the silence ended and other Slytherins began to laugh as well.
The Golden Trio turned to face the Slytherin gang laughing. Harry's eyes connected with Angel's and her laughter stopped as she wiped the remainder of tears. The laughter in her eyes disappeared and she looked away from Harry much to his relief and disappointment.
"Let's go we're going to be late for class" Hermione said tugging them along.
They nodded and walked along as the Slytherins copied their movements. As they reached the DADA classroom they stood in front of it.
"Now do tell me what happens after the try outs okay?" Angel said towards Draco.
Their friends knew they needed to give them some privacy and waved towards her and entered the room.
"What do you mean what happens? I will become Seeker because I'm the best" he said with a smirk.
"Want me to go?" she asked, "I can watch from the stands"
Draco rolled his eyes but nodded, he would need some support. She squeezed his shoulder and smirked.
"See you after my Potions class" she said and waved walking off.
Draco entered the class and sat down next to Blaise.
"Trying out eh?" Blaise whispered.
"Yeah…Angel was just being bothersome as usual"
Blaise chuckled and they paid attention to the annoying Lockhart. As he began his lesson talking about Harry Potter, the boys knew they would hate the class, even more. If it was possible to for it to get worse, it did: a quiz on Lockhart. They groaned knowing this would be their first troll.
Angel wasn't having an easier time; it seemed that she would be reunited with the blonde she met on the boat. It seemed that in her short time here she already had a nickname: Loony. It was a relief to know that Angel wasn't the only one that found her odd, in fact most of her year did At the moment, she couldn't help but get frustrated at the messy work of her potion's partner. The blonde was currently adding the ingredients as if nothing was supposed to be measured.
"Would you measure please?" she hissed.
Luna turned to face her and smiled eyes clear.
"But what would be the fun of that?" she asked. "You need to have patience"
Angel glared and pushed Luna from the cauldron.
"I'll do all the work just do whatever you have to do" Angel waved her off.
"How nice of you" Luna grinned.
Angel ignored her and began to start the potion all over. She feared that her godfather wouldn't be so lenient if she didn't have anything to show. She quickly began to go through the potions directions as careful as possible. She looked that the potion was purple instead of light pink and she frowned.
"Don't frown, makes the dingplops sad" Luna said and placed some dittany to immediately make the potion light pink.
Angel smiled in relief in spite of her frustration. Seemed the girl wasn't that awful.
"You look nicer before you know" Luna said.
Angel turned to face her confused.
"What?" she asked.
"With your hair and when you smile, the dingplops like it too" she said.
"Dingplops?" Angel repeated confused.
Before Luna could answer, Professor Snape walked in front of their table and looked down at the potion. He nodded their direction.
"Five points to Slytherin" he said.
He didn't give any points to Ravenclaw but Luna wasn't bothered. As Snape dismissed them all Angel grabbed her books and walked from the table. She failed to notice Luna walking behind here.
"Wait" she heard.
She turned in the halls to face Luna. She raised her brow. The blonde looked so happy to see her again that it confused her. They were just in class but minutes ago!
"Loony, we're not in potions thus I don't have to be civil to you" Angel told her.
Luna tilted her head and frowned slightly making her feel uncomfortable. She knew it was rude to possible call her Loony to her face, but she refused to already make friends that could potentially be to odd for her.
"Here" she handed her a copy of the Quibbler. "My name is Luna and don't hide behind your name. Your Dingplops will get sick and die. You wouldn't want that. Good day" Luna said and skipped away leaving a bemused Angel.
Astoria appeared as the last person to leave the potions room and walked over to a frozen Angel. Perhaps...well Angel took it back, it seems that the Ravenclaw was perhaps more clever than she thought.
"What just happened?" she asked.
"I have no idea" Angel replied a bit curious.
They laughed slightly and Angel walked along.
"I have to go to the Quidditch pitch Astoria" Angel said.
"Let's drop these off and you can go, I want to go take a look at Professor Lockhart" Astoria giggled.
Angel made a face and shook her head both headed towards the pitch. Daphne held up Astoria and so they parted ways. Angel was rushing to get on time that is until she crashed into someone. She groaned and looked ahead to see Ginny Weasley in the same position, and her book was on the floor.
Despite herself, Angel picked up to what looked to be a diary. She smirked ready to tease the Weaselette.
"Give it!" Ginny hissed trying to take the diary from Angel's light grip.
Angel lifted her hands acting innocent and let her take it.
"Don't you know you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar?" Angel replied
"I don't want to catch anything from you" Ginny replied angrily.
Their eyes showed their hate for one another. It seemed that even generations later Malfoys and Weaselys would never get along. Their first meeting had not left their conscious and it wasn't about to change anytime soon.
"I could say the same thing from you. I hope poverty and red hair isn't contagious" Angel said dusting her cape from the invisible dirt and touched her hair fearing the thought of red. "You reek of failure"
Ginny turned pink with anger and glared walking off stomping the whole way. Angel mentally patted her shoulder and continued on her less merry way. As she reached the pitch she smiled seeing Draco already in the skies. He was amazing she admitted that. He flew with grace and she cheered as they did in fact make him Seeker.
She ran over as Draco landed and she jumped to hug him. They lost balance and fell onto the grass. She heard Draco chuckling under her and she rolled off showing her glee.
"You did it!" she cheered.
"You sound surprised" he replied calmly.
She punched his shoulder and helped him up.
"Take me up will you?" she asked.
Draco straddled the broom and she sat behind him. He jumped from the ground and they began to fly upwards. Angel smiled slightly squeezing his waist. She wasn't the best flier there ever was, but she had once learned. But ever since she was a kid she had lost her interest in flying. Perhaps Hooch would reinvigorate her interests.
"Come on, we have to leave, they are trying out Chasers" Draco said.
As they flew back down they slipped from his broom and decided to head towards the Great Hall to eat. They walked along one another sharing their horrible experience of their first day of classes. When they opened the doors of the hall, they saw something that annoyed them both for different reasons.
For Draco it was Potter getting all the attention. How could a half-blood receive so much attention? Merlin he hated him. Dennis Creevey was currently asking Potter for an autograph and taking pictures. He deserved some attention didn't he?
For Angel, it was Ginny Weasley that angered her. It seemed that she wasn't the only one infatuated with Potter for Ginny was red from just sitting across from him and looked at him adoringly. It disgusted her. 'Wait infatuated? Drat' she shook her head. Not the best time to think about all of this.
"Look people" Draco called out gaining some attention. "Harry Potter is currently signing autographs, get your scrolls ready"
Angel smirked as Harry flushed in embarrassment.
"Hey Creevey, might want to take some pictures the lovebirds" Angel followed.
They walked over to their tables they received massive glares from the Gryffindors. Angel didn't care, but she did poke her fork harder than needed in her food. It seemed that her first day wouldn't be the best day as she expected. She was just glad the day was over.