Though this is your bother's second year at Hogwarts, and really should be yours, too, this is actually your first time stepping into the castle. After hearing so much about Hogwarts, you're excited to finally begin. But you're also nervous; Harry is already famous here, and though you love him, you don't want to be thought of only as Harry's twin sister.

 You're a lot more nervous than you thought you would be when you're called up to the Sorting Hat. You feel the Sorting Hat placed on your head, close your eyes, and wait.

 "GRYFFINDOR!"

 You smile as you walk towards the Gryffindor table. This is good, you think; this way, you can be with Harry and his friends, and you know you'll have someone around who likes you.

 When you sit down, you look up and down the Gryffindor table. There's no sign of Harry. You have no idea where he is. When you were boarding the Hogwarts Express, there was so much chaos that it wasn't until the rain had already left the station that you realized Harry wasn't there. His friend Ron also seems to be missing, so you spent the train ride with Harry's friend Hermione and Ron's sister Ginny. You like both of them, but you wish you knew where Harry and Ron were.

 As the feast begins, you happen to glance over at the Slytherin table, and notice a boy who seems to be looking right at you. He smirks when your eyes meet, and you quickly look away.

 "Do you who that boy is?" you ask Hermione, who's sitting next to you. "The one with the smirk who keeps looking at me?"

 Hermione looks to the Slytherin table. "Oh. That's Draco Malfoy. Not a friend in any way whatsoever. He's probably giving you the glare because he heard you're another Potter. I wouldn't even bother talking to him."

 When you look again, Draco Malfoy is talking to some other Slytherins, and isn't looking at you, which sounds like it might actually be a relief.

 When the feast is over, Hermione says to you, "Come on. I'll show you up to the dormitory. It's up in one of the towers."

 As the two of you walk to the front doors of the Great Hall, you say someone say, "So, this is the other Potter, is it? Where have you been hiding all this time?"

 Draco Malfoy is leaning against one of the doors, and he smirks at you.

 "As a matter of fact, I am Harry's sister," you say, standing up straighter. "I haven't heard many good things about you so far."

 He scoffs. "Well, you can't believe everything people tell you. You know...it's a shame you weren't in Slytherin. We could have been friends."

 "Come on, Y/N." Hermione tugs gently on your arm. "Let's get up to the dormitory."

 You follow her to the grand staircase, but do glance back at Draco once or twice as you do so. It looks like his smirk has disappeared, and he gives you a more serious look. It makes you wonder if he serious about being friends.