The Dark Lord's Daughter

Arguments and the Sorting Hat

Hermione was standing there with her wand out Draco and I moved out of the compartment with our trunks.

"Guess we won't be in there anymore," Draco said casting a locking charm on the door, "I just hope that spell lasts until we get to Hogwarts."

"Well if it doesn't I'll just curse him into next year," I said starting to drag my trunk.

"Yeah and if you do that you'll have set the record for the shortest stay at Hogwarts," Draco said.

"Shut up already and remember he did almost punch you in the face. So just let me handle him by myself," I said.

"Yeah just like you handled him at the beach," Draco said.

"Hey! Lay off! I didn't do anything to you," I said.

"And you would know that how?" Draco asked.

"I think we'll be leaving now," Leah said walking away with the rest of them following her.

"Great job, Draco," I said dragging my trunk and looking for Ashley or Blaise.

I found Ashley first, but the compartment she was in was full, so I started to look for Blaise. I found him towards the back of the train. He was sitting in there by himself looking out the window. He looked extremely bored. When I opened the door he looked up surprised and then got up to help me with my trunk.

"So why are you in here by yourself?" I asked.

"Well usually Draco, Pansy, Crabbe, and Goyle are in here with me, but I haven't seen Pansy, Crabbe, or Goyle yet, and Draco was with you so I just went into our usual compartment," Blaise said putting my trunk on the rack, "Where's Draco?"

"Don't know, don't care. We got into a fight so I left him in the hallway a ways back," I said.

"What was the argument about?"

"My ex-boyfriend."

"Why would you be arguing about your ex-boyfriend?"

"He barged into the compartment Draco and I were in and after that Draco and I got into an argument," I said leaving out a lot and sitting down.

"Oh, well how have you been?" Blaise said sitting down.

"Good and you?"

"Same, so what house are you hoping to get into?"

"Don't know I really haven't heard much about the other houses besides Slytherin. Well except that if I get into Gryffindor I will be disowned from my family," I said.

"Well when a Slytherin tells you about Hogwarts we tend to mainly talk about how great Slytherin is and when we do talk about the other houses we tend to talk shit about them," Blaise said, "but I try to mind my own business and not get caught up in fights with the Gryffindors. Unless of course they insult my family."

"Do fights between Slytherins and Gryffindors happen very often?" I asked.

"At least once a week, of course it does depend on what is going on during the months or school year."

"Oh, well that's often."

The lunch trolley was coming down the hallway.

"You want anything off the trolley?" Blaise asked.

"I don't know," I said as it was coming closer to our compartment.

"Well come on I'll buy you anything you want."

"Thanks," I said standing up.

I guess he does like me if he's offering to buy me food already. After all we have only known each other since yesterday. I got a Chocolate Frog and a bag of Bertie Botts Every Flavored Beans. I sat down closer to Blaise and started to eat the Chocolate Frog.

"So do you have any clue what house you want to be in?" Blaise asked again.

"I'll be happy as long as I don't get into Hufflepuff or Gryffindor."

"Why would you be happy in Ravenclaw?"

"Because I know that there is no way in hell that my ex-boyfriend would get into Ravenclaw."

"Is he stupid?"

"Well it seems he keeps getting more stupid every time I see him."

"Wouldn't you rather be in Slytherin though?"

"Well yeah, but if I'm in Slytherin Draco will be watching everything I do."

"Oh, do you find anything good about being in Slytherin if you are?"

Before I could answer someone opened the door to the compartment (I quickly moved away from Blaise). The person turned out to be Draco. Damn him. Why do people always have to burst in when I'm in the middle of a conversation or staring into space minding my own business? Draco came in and sat down right in between Blaise and me.

"I'm going to go change since I think we'll be there soon," I said grabbing my uniform and walking out of the compartment.

As soon as I shut the door I heard Blaise ask, "Why'd you do that?"

"Because I don't like you hitting on my cousin."

"But she isn't even your cousin," Blaise pointed out.

"Well I don't care you leave her alone."

I walked away at that point to go change. I went to the back of the train where the bathroom was. When I came back into the compartment Draco was in there and Blaise was no where to be seen.

"Where did Blaise go?" I asked.

"I don't know he just got up and left."

"Yeah okay you do know I heard you arguing with him after I left so why did you yell at him he is your best friend? Is it because he likes me? Is that why? Answer me Draco," I said.

"Why were you listening to us in the first place?"

"Well it's not my fault you started arguing right after I leave the compartment."

"How much did you hear?"

"Up to I think I don't care leave her alone. Then I left to get changed. So why did Blaise leave and where did he go?"

"I don't know."

"You know what? You can stay in here by yourself I'm going to find someone else to talk to and don't even follow me," I said walking out of the compartment.

I walked along the hallway until I found Potter, and the others. I opened the door and they stopped talking and looked at me.

"We thought you were Draco there for a minute," Granger said sounding somewhat disappointed.

"Why would you think that I am Draco?"

"Well Draco still hasn't come to criticize or bother us yet like he always does," Potter said.

"Oh well just be happy it isn't him. He's in a very pissy mood right now."

"And why would that make a difference?" R. Weasley asked.

"Well for starters that means he's going to be even more mean to you and criticize you even more," I said.

"Who you talking about?" a voice asked.

I turned around and saw Blaise standing there.

"Oh we were just talking about Draco being a bastard today."

"I'll agree with you on that," Blaise said getting strange looks from Potter and them.

"Well I'll see you guys later," I said walking out of the compartment.

"So I see Draco let you out of his sight. So I guess he trust you but not me," Blaise said following me.

"Well I don't know if he trusts or not, but I yelled at him and told him and told him not to follow me. Then I went to Potter's compartment and not that long later you come in," I said.

"Ah, well I don't know what his problem has been lately, because normally he wouldn't act like this," Blaise said.

"Well could it be that he is going out with someone?" I asked.

"No, because he's had tons of girlfriends and he has never acted like this before," Blaise said.

"Well maybe he had to change himself for the girl to like him," I said.

"No, because he isn't even going out with anyone right now, he would have told me if he was anyways."

"That's what you think," I mumbled.

"What did you say?"

"I didn't say anything."

"Yeah you did."

"Fine, fine I said do you want to date me and not tell Draco about it," I said thinking quickly.

"And why would I do something like that?'

"Because you're a Slytherin and you want to date me," I said smiling seductively at him.

"Why would you say I like you?" he asked trying to act innocent.

"Because I'm not that stupid you know. And a lot of guys have liked me and acted the same way you are so it wasn't that hard."

"Well I guess you're right," Blaise said reaching for my hand and holding it.

We started to walk down the hallway holding hands. When we reached the compartment Draco was in we let go and then walked in. Not that long after we arrived at the castle, and then we got off the train. I followed them to the coaches that were being pulled by nothing. I went first into the carriage followed by Blaise, then Draco. Blaise sat down next to me and Draco across from us watching every move Blaise made.

"Draco stop doing that it's bothering me," I said watching him.

He stopped looking at Blaise and instead looked at me, "Doing what?"

"Staring at Blaise, it's bothering me," I said looking at him sternly.

"Whatever and don't tell me what to do," Draco said watching Blaise again.

"I give up," I mumbled.

"Huh?" Blaise asked.

"Nothing."

We sat in silence the rest of the way there. I just stared out the window. When we finally arrived I got out of the carriage and followed them again. When we got into the Great Hall Draco went looking for a Professor. So we could sort me being a new student and all. When Draco came back he was accompanied by a woman in her late fifties or early sixties, her mouth was in pencil thin line, her hair was pulled back into a neat bun, and she looked like a very strict.

When she came up to where I was standing she said, 'So you are the new student. Come this way," and she started to walk away.

I turned around, looked back at Blaise and Draco and then followed the Professor. We went into a big room, that had four big tables in it, so I assumed it was the Dining Hall (I know what you're thinking don't assume things because it makes an ass out of me and you, but that what it looked like and I really didn't care at that moment).

"Hurry up before the other students get here," she said grabbing an old, battered looking hat.

She placed the hat on my head and then I heard a voice inside my head say Where to put you? You have the qualities Slytherins are known for, but you also have the smarts of a Ravenclaw. So where to put you? But you're too cunning to be in Ravenclaw even though that would be interesting to see. So I'll put you in SLYTHERIN." I took the hat off my head and walked over to where Draco and Blaise were sitting.

"Hey guys," I said sitting next to Blaise.

Blaise grabbed my hand under the table and held it. After awhile a bunch of scared looking first years walked in followed by Mike. Knowing my luck he will probably be sorted into Slytherin and it is probably the only house would take someone like him. Mike was sorted into Slytherin just as I had suspected. Great just great. Now there's going to be arguments almost everyday in the Common Room between him and me. I don't think I'll be in a very mood for the rest of the year. Thank good he's a seventh year. I would go crazy if he was in the same year as me.

"You okay Paige?" Blaise asked.

"Yeah, yeah," I said unconvincingly.

"Come on don't lie what's really wrong?" Blaise asked.

"Nothing and I am not lying to you, so don't say that I am," I said taking my hand out of his (their first argument. She has an attitude doesn't she?).

At that moment Mike sat down about two people away from us. I tensed up a bit, but didn't say anything.

"Okay now I definitely know that something is wrong what is it?" Blaise asked.

"Nothing that important," I said looking at Mike.

"Mike must have sensed me looking at him because the next moment he turned and looked me straight in the eyes. I glared at him and then I turned and tried to pay attention to what Blaise and Draco were talking about. They were talking about how they had docked so many points away from Gryffindor and the other houses last year. It looked like the Headmaster was done talking so there was nothing to do but listen to them. When I turned back around and faced the table I saw food on the plates. I grabbed some chicken and some mashed potatoes and then started to eat. When I was done eating with what I had, I went and got some pie. When everyone was done eating the food disappeared off the table. The Headmaster told the Prefects to show the first years to their Common Rooms. I followed Blaise to the Common Room since Draco was a Prefect and he had to show the first years where the Common Room was.

"So Paige why did you tense up at dinner?" Blaise asked.

"Mike sat down not that far away from us and he was watching me, that is why. So can we drop it now?"

"Yeah, so are you mad at me?"

"No I just got a little pissed off that's all," I said looking him straight in the eyes.

For the first time I noticed that his eyes were a deep blue that you could get lost in them.

"You do know if Draco catches you staring at me like that he won't let you be alone with me again," Blaise said.

"Sorry, I just... I just..."

At that moment Blaise kissed me quickly on the lips, "I had to stop your rambling and that was the only thing that came to mind at the time."

"Okay, now why don't you stop rambling so we can get to the Common Room. Why's it so cold down here anyways?" I asked.

"Don't know, probably because it's so deep under the school's grounds," Blaise said.

"So how long have you been Draco's friend?" I asked.

"Since we were about three," Blaise said.

"So you were that boy who beat up one Draco's friends because they tried to hurt me," I said.

"Yeah I am sorry if you thought I was being a bully or something," Blaise said.

'No don't be sorry. I wanted to thank you for the longest time," I said giving Blaise a kiss.

When we finally arrived in the Common Room not many people were still in the Common Room. Since it was still early I figured they weren't sleeping.

Draco walked over to Blaise and me, and then asked, "Where were you two?"

"Nowhere. I had to go to the bathroom so Blaise offered to show me where the nearest one was and waited for me to get done since I didn't know where the Common Room was. I thought it was rather sweet of him," I said looking at Blaise.

"You do know that there are bathrooms in here and if I am correct they are the closest ones down here," Draco said also looking at Blaise but for totally different reasons.

"But I had to go not long after we left dinner and Blaise said that the bathroom here were farther than the ones on the first floor from where we were at," I told Draco looking him straight in the eyes.

"Fine," Draco said looking at Blaise suspiciously.

I walked to my dormitory tired of Draco being such an ass towards Blaise.

"Where you going?" Draco asked.

"Is it any of your business where I am going?" I asked turning around and facing him.

"Never mind," Draco said.

"Good," I turned around and started to walk back towards the dormitories.

When I got to the door that had my name on it and then walked in. All my stuff was put away, my books were on a bookcase, and I went to the bookcase so I could for the book I was in the process of reading. When I found it I grabbed it off the shelf and walked into the Common Room to read the book. I found an empty chair near the fire and sat down in it. When I had been reading for awhile someone sat down in the chair next to mine. I looked up to see who it was. Blaise was sitting there watching me. I started to blush and then he started to talk to me.

"So how long do you plan on keeping this from Draco?"

"Easy I've done this before it is not that hard. As long as we don't do anything that suggest that we are going out in front of Draco or anyone who would tell him," I whispered so as not to be overheard.

"Well that might be harder than it said," Blaise said, "because I can't keep my hands off you."

"Well you are going to have to."

"Maybe I don't want to," Blaise said moving the chair over so he would be sitting closer to me.

"Blaise stop, what if Draco comes over here?"

"He left not long after you went to your dormitory and by the way he left I don't think he will be back for awhile," Blaise said moving his head closer.

"I guess your right," I said standing up.

He looked up at me with sadness in his eyes.

"Oh, I will be right back I'm putting my book away so I don't forget it out here," I said walking back to my dorm.

I put the book on the desk by the door and then turned around and walked back out. When I went back to the Common Room almost nobody was left in there. I found Blaise still sitting in the chair by the fire. He was looking into the fire with an entranced look on his face. I walked up behind his chair and looked down at him. I reached down and gently touched his shoulders.

He jumped a little and then looked up at me, "I didn't hear you come back in here. Did you sneak up on me on purpose?" he said.

"Maybe I did," I said walking around his chair on my way to mine.

Before I even made it past his chair he grabbed me and pulled me on to his lap.

"You know someone could walk in and see us," I said.

"No one will care if they do walk out," Blaise said hugging me.

"Fine but all we are going to do is kiss and nothing else," I told him.

"Alright," Blaise said kissing me.

We had been making out for about half an hour when we heard a loud THUMP coming form the entrance to the Common Room. I jump up so fast off of Blaise's lap that I almost fell over but he caught me before I hit the ground. I quickly moved over to the other chair and then turned around. We saw that it was just Pansy who had stumbled through the entrance.

"Well I'm going to go to bed before someone else comes barging into the Common Room, because next time it might be Draco," I said standing up.

Blaise stood up too and walked with me over to the dormitories and then kissed me good night. He walked to his dorm and I walked to mine. When I walked into mine I went and found some pajamas and then changed into them and went to bed. I woke up at about seven so I got up and changed into clean clothes. When I was done I went up to breakfast and found that Draco had not yet arrived at breakfast. Blaise was sitting at the table looking at me. I walked over and sat right next to him.

"So you seen Draco since yesterday afternoon?" I asked Blaise.

'Yeah I saw him in the bathrooms this morning. He looked kinda tired and he wasn't very talkative about what he had been doing last night," Blaise said.

"So when do we get our schedules?" I asked.

"We should be getting them when everyone comes to breakfast," Blaise said passing me some toast.

"Thanks," I said taking the toast and some jam.

After I had put some jam on a piece of toast and had taken a bite out of my toast Mike sat down right in front of Blaise and me.

"Hey could you get my schedule for me when you get yours? I forgot something in my room," I said standing up.

"Okay, I'll see you later then," Blaise said.

I walked out of the Great Hall when I got to the stairs I saw Potter, R. Weasley, and Leah on their where to breakfast. Where's Granger?

"Hello Potter," I said.

"Leave us alone," Potter said.

"What did I do to get you pissed at me?" I asked.

Before Potter even answered me he walked away, "Well that was rude. Why is he mad at me to begin with?" I asked R. Weasley.

"Since you are in Slytherin that could be why," R. Weasley said.

"Well that's a stupid reason to get mad at someone," I said and then continued on my way back to the Slytherin Common Room.

When I got to the Common Room and started to walk towards my room someone grabbed my arm. I turned around and saw Mike holding on to it.

"What do you want?"

"For you to forgive me, you can't blame me for cheating on you. You never wanted to do anything," Mike said.

I looked at him like he was crazy and said, "We had only been going out for about two months, and I won't forgive you or her."

"But she was your best friend at Salem after Ashley left."

"Was my best friend, after that little stunt you pulled in that broom closet with her I wouldn't forgive her and I won't forgive YOU," I said starting to yell and tugged my arm out of his grasp.

I walked to my room, grabbed my bag and left. On my way back out Mike don't bother me or try to talk to me. When I arrived back into the Great Hall I saw Draco sitting across from Blaise. I walked over to them and sat down next to Blaise.

"Did you get my schedule?" I asked Blaise.

"Yeah here," he said handing it to me, "I'm in most of your classes except Arithmancy because I don't take it, but Draco will be in your class."

"Okay, so you guys will show me where the classes are?"

"Yeah," Blaise said.

"Great! What's the class we have to go to?" I asked.

"We have Herbology first with the Ravenclaws," Draco said.

"When will we have Potions?" I asked.

"Not until the end of the day on Friday," Blaise said, "It's a double class with the Gryffindors."

"Well we better get going then," Draco said standing up.

I followed them out and to the Greenhouses. This is going to be very interesting since Draco's dumb friends will be in there and they will probably be too busy watching me to pay attention to what they are doing. When we got to the Greenhouses there were people standing around and talking to each other waiting for the teacher to come.

"So what do you think we will be learning about today in here?" I asked Blaise and Draco.

"Don't know," said Draco.

The teacher came over and showed us all to a Greenhouse with a number on the side of it.

"We will be in this Greenhouse until Christmas Break and then we will be moving to a different Greenhouse," the professor said.

During class I was busy talking to Blaise through most of it. When the bell rang to signal that class was over I asked Draco if we had any homework, which we had so I followed them to our next class which was History of Magic with the Hufflepuffs. The professor went on about some Goblin Rebellions during the late eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century.

"Who won the Goblin Rebellion of 1792?" the professor asked.

I was the first to raise my hand.

"Miss..."

"Lestrange," I said.

"Okay, Miss Lestrange who won the goblin Rebellion of 1792?"

"No one won the Goblin Rebellion of 1792," I said.

"And why is that Miss Lestrange."

"Because there was no Goblin Rebellion of 1792," I said.

"Good job, twenty points to Slytherin."

The rest of class went by extremely slowly. By the time it was over it was lunch time. Yet again Mike sat down not that far away from us.

"So Paige tell me the truth why did you dump Mike and don't lie to me," Draco said.

"I don't want to tell you."

"Well you do know I heard you arguing with Mike when you were in the Common Room. So tell me the truth," Draco said.

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