Unknown Black Heir

Riddikulus

I open the door and Theo is standing there alone and he's smiling at me.

"What class?" I ask him.

"Defence against the dark arts." Theo says. "With Professor Lupin. He's new this year."

Remus.

"Did Malfoy show you how to get there?" Nott asks.

"Yeah but I don't really remember."

"It's a good thing I came here to walk you then."

I smile at him and then look at him.

"So.. you're a Black then?" Nott asks me. I'm guessing since he's friends with Malfoy, he knows that the Blacks are related to him.

"Yeah, I'm a Black." I reply.

"So you and Malfoy are...?"

"I don't know, cousins I guess?"

"Ha! That sucks for you!" Nott jokingly says.

"Oh fuck off!" I say.

When we get to defence against the dark arts, I walk inside with Theo. I see Malfoy, Blaise and that Parkinson girl sitting together with some other guy. Then I see a bunch of people with red ties instead of green ones.

All of them are looking at me.

"Come on then love, they aren't going to do anything but stare at you."

"But why are they staring at me?"

"Because you're the new girl. You're interesting this week because you're new."

"Bold of you to assume that I won't be interesting next week."

Nott laughs as he sits down beside Blaise. I don't sit down right away because Remus walks in. I smile at him.

"Hey kid." He says to me. "How are you doing?"

"I'm doing okay." I tell him. "Why didn't you tell me I have a cousin?"

"Ah, Malfoy." Remus says, nodding. "I thought I'd let you find out on your own."

"Well.. thanks for letting me come here."

"You deserve to be here kid." Remus says. "Now.. sit down so I can start the lesson, yeah?"

"Fine, you can start the lesson." I say, sitting down between Nott and Malfoy.

I see Remus smile at another kid and I turn back to see who that was.

"Who's that guy?" I ask Nott.

"Ugh!" Malfoy groans. "That's Potter."

"Potter..? Harry?"

"Yeah, why? Do you know him?" Nott asks.

"No, just know of him."

"Please tell me you aren't dying to be best friends with him?" Nott whines.

"No, I've just heard of him."

"Everyone's heard of him.. I mean, he's the one who lived when the dark lord tried to kill him." Malfoy says.

The dark lord?

"Yeah... I guess. It's not like I knew a lot before coming here."

"Another Potter?"

"No." Malfoy says. "She's nothing like Potter."

"You're only saying that because she's-" but I stop him from finishing that conversation.