Draco saw Crabbe and Goyle who he knew from his early years as their fathers were death eaters. A Girl with bushy brown hair ran past with a wand and textbooks. "Little Miss knowall" laughed Crabbe. "Oh, i'm so smart" cackled Goyle. Draco sniggered.
He really felt a pull to that girl however. No, he mustn't let anyone get in the way of his job.
He blocked her out and continued making fun of her.
"Oi, you know Harry Potters here" Draco heard someone whisper.
Goyle heard and murmured "Convince him to our cause". Draco nodded, it wasn't a bad idea. Once the train pullec up, Draco and his gand strode moff with an air of importance.
They were so much better then thd other students and rich too!
"First years to the boats" said a giant named Hagrid to the students when they were off the train. "I read about this in Hogwarts: A history" gushed the bushy haired girl from the train. Crabbe and Goyle snickered, Draco didn't. Then he joined in reluctantly when he noticed his gang staring at him.
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The boat ride was nice and slow and Draco's friends kept making fun of the girl from before. You could hear her talking about hogwarts the whole time.
This time, Draco joined in right away without hesitation.
Once he made it to Hogwarts. He was escorted before the Great Hall by Minerva McGonagall. He ran into Harry Potter and a red headed boy. Draco looked disgusted by the redhead. "Potter, you should hang out with me as friends, you should associatd yourself with the right wizards, not blood traitors" said Draco, scowling at the redhead before inspecting his clothes. "Red hair, hand me down robes, you must definitely be z Weasley" snickered Draco. Harry glared at Draco, "I think I can choose my own friends, thanks Malfoy" replied Harry. Draco shrugged, "Fine, suit yourself" he saic before Crabbe and Goyle came over. "UH, Potter" blurted Crabbe. "That makes no sense, Crabve yoj idiot" whispered Goyle. "Oh look, Weasley" laughed Crabbe. "OH, this is Crabbe and Goyle by the way, they're from good wizarding families" laughed Draco. "I think I'll be fine,thanks guys" repeated Harry. "Suit yourself" shrugged the bullies before walking off.
"What house do you want Ron?" Asked Harry. "My whole family had been in Gryffiindor" said the redhead. "That seems like the one for me" said Harry. "It would be nice if we were in the same house" blurted Ron. Harry nodded in agreement. "Potter will be in Slytherin like us" shouted Draco. "No way" thundered Harry. "I already knos I'm in Slytherin, I also want to be" said Draco. "You don't get to choose, the sorting hat does, its in the books" informed the Bushy haired Girl who was behind Draco. "Shutup!" Snarled Draco, causinb his gang to walk off in a laughing fit. "Oh, ummm ,sorry about that" whispered Draco, feeling the pull to her. "Oh, it's quite alright" answered the girl, smiling. "What's your name?" Asked Draco. "I'm Hermione Granger and your name is?" Asked Hermione.
"Draco Malfoy" replied Draco. "Well it's very nice to meet you Draco" said Hermione.
Draco nodded. "I'll see you around then" said Hermione, walking away, smiling to herself.
"If only" murmured Draco. He let her reach him but one thing was for sure, he couldn't tell anyone. If his parents found it, he shuddered at the thought of what they might do.
"First years, you can come into the Great Hall now and line up in a single file behind the sorting hat" said McGonagall before going on about the houses and the ceremony. Draco tuned out and kept searchinb for the girl, Hermione was her name.
"Such a beautiful name" sighed Draco. "Huh?" Asked Crabbe and Goyle after reappearing.
"Oh um, just talking about Slytherin" lied Draco though Slytherin was a good name in his eyes. "Correct" laughed Goyle. "Let's go" said Draco. They went into the Great Hall and dtood at the ceiling, it was the sky. "It's a projection, I read about it in the History of Hogwarts" Hermione was saying to some other first years. Crabbe sniggered at her and Goyle did too. Draco didn't want to make fun of her. He hoped she would be in Slytherin, She was at the front and He sneaked behind her without his gang knowing.
"Why Hello again" grinned Hermione. "Hello" grinned Draco.
"What house do you think you will be in?" Asked Draco. "Hmmm, I think maybe Ravenclaw or Gryffindor" replied Hermione. "I think Slytherin for me" blurted Draco.
"It'd be great if we were in the same house" added Draco. "That would be delightful" replied Hermione. Draco nodded. It was getting closer to her turn. He hoped she'd be in Slytherin. "Miss.Granger" called Professor McGonagall. "Good luck" said Draco. Hermione smiled and skipped to the stool. The hat couldn't decide what house to pick. "Hat staller" laughed other students. Draco glared at them. Finally the hat said "Gryffindor".
Everyone cheered and Hermione skipped to the table, giving Draco the thumbs up.
Draco sighed, he really wanted her to be in Slytherin.
He wanted her but if he wasn't in Slytherin then his family would be furiius and might even disown him. "Mr.Malfoy" called Professor McGonagall. The Moment of truth.
Hermione stared at him, hoping that he would be in Gryffindor. The hat yelled "Slytherin". Draco smiled at how pleased his parents would be until he thought of Hermione. He knew his house ages ago, the hat didn't even touch his head!
Hermione sighed, she wss hoping he would be in Gryffindor. At least his family would be happy. Hermione was already chatting with the Gryffindor Prefect who was Percy Weasley, Ron's older brother. Ron and Harry were sitting near Hermione but they didn't interact. Once Slytherin had to leave, Draco flashed Hermione a sad smile.
She sighed.
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Hermione had a difficult dorm life. All the girls in her room thought of her as a complete freak and it broke her heart. She wished she could be with the boys right now.
Her roomates had fallen asleep and her thoughts drifted to Draco.
She started studying near the window to prepare for tomorrows kessons, but still thinking of Draco. She wanted to write a letter to her parents.

She wrote:

Dear Mum and Dad,
Hello, how are you?
I have delightful news!
I was sorted into Gryffindor and our prefect is a very nice guy.
I can't wait for lessons tomorrow!
I share a dorm with a few other girls.
I also have made a new friend, his name is Draco and he's so sweet but he's been sorted into Slytherin and they often compete with my house sadly so we have to act as enemies. We got sorted by a hat, i had the hat on me for awhile because it couldn't decide between Ravenclaw and Gryffindor but in the end, I became a Gryffindor. I miss you both so much and please say hi to everyone.
Love,
Hermione

She would send it tomorrow, she didn't want to be caught out of bed. She opened the window a crack and a bit of paper flew in. It was rolled up. She quickly shut the window and held her wand up and murmured "Lumos", her wand instanly hsd light on the tip. She unrolled thd paper and read it with the light on her wand.
It said:
Dear Hermione,
Hello, I just wanted to say Congrats for being sorted into Gryffindor. I hope you are okay, I'm Slytherin and I love it but I wish you were there.
My family would be furious if I wasn't a Slytherin.
Anyways, if theres a way we can send letters then please let me know.
To Reply just throw it out the window.
I hope to see you tomorrow
From,
Draco

Hermione smiled after reading the letter and wrote:

Dear Draco,
Thank you!
Congrats to you too
I'm alright and I hope you are aswell.
Hopefully, I'll see you tomorrow.
From,
Hermione

Hermione rolled up the letter, opened the window a bit and threw the note out.
She closed the windos and muttered "nox" which distinguished the light from Lumos. Hermione laid diwn in bed and smiled, she fell asleep soon enough.