Amortentia | Draco Malfoy

1. I solemnly swear that I am up to no good

" a Potter and a Gaunt on the same year"

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you waved one last goodbye at your mother out of the window and made yourself comfortable on the seat of the compartment

you sighed

you were so worried about this whole situation

your parents didn't go to Hogwarts, they went to Drumstrang so when they moved to London and you received the letter from Hogwarts, you were beyond nervous

since you didn't have anyone to tell you experiences about their life in the castle you made yourself comfortable with the books

spending time in different libraries and buying different books, now you knew a lot about Hogwarts' history and organization

you looked out of the window, the train has started already

sweat was dripping from your hands

your fingers were shaking

thankfully for now the compartment was still empty

however, the peace was meant to be interrupted very soon

a girl with wild curls and a boy with dark hair knocked on the glassed doors before opening them

<may we? the other compartments are full>

she said and smiled softly, you nodded and moved the cage with your owl inside away from the seats

<of course, please make yourself comfortable>

they sat at the seats in front of you after placing their bags in their places above your heads

<I'm Hemione Granger and this is Neville Longbottom>

she extended her hand

<I'm Y/n Gaunt. Nice to meet you>

you shook their hands with a smile.

that's how you made your first friends. you and Hermione started to get along immediately

both of you had studied a lot before it was even necessary and had fun exchanging fun facts about Hogwarts and different important wizards and witches

deep down you knew that the girl with wild hair knew much more about your family than you did yourself but she was just being nice to not point out your family's past

later, when you reached the castle and the sorting ceremony started, you couldn't help but feel the anxiety kicking in again

you had nearly forgotten about this feeling while you were having fun meeting new people and making friends

but at soon as your conversations were cut short by a tall witch that looked extremely serious, you started feeling that again

<Harry Potter>

the witch from earlier, that you found out to be called professor McGonagall, called out, your eyes widened

you heard people saying that the famous Harry Potter was in Hogwarts this year but, to be honest, you didn't believe it completely

your eyes followed the figure of a boy that was slowly and unsurely walking up a couple of stairs and sat on the chair

McGonagall put the hat on his head and soon he was sorted into Gryffindor

<Y/n Gaunt>

she then read making you flinch

you took a deep breath and went to sit on the chair just like Harry and many others before you

your ears didn't miss the whispers that were exchanged between other students as the Hall fell silent, it wasn't hard to hear them

<Y/n Gaunt as in Merope Gaunt?>

<what is a Gaunt doing here?>

<I thought the Gaunts moved to Drumstrang>

<a Potter and a Gaunt on the same year? unbelievable>

the sorting hat hummed

<hmm a Gaunt, huh?>

the hat looked over at the four tables causing you to move your head with it

<where to put you... I think you know where almost all of your family members come from but since I didn't see the Gaunt House for a whole generation... let me see if something has changed...>

you knew all your family members were in Slytherin

well, of course not your parents since they didn't attend Hogwarts, but you were pretty sure they would have been in Slytherin too

a tensed silence embraced the room, everyone was waiting for the hat to make a decision

<... well... well... well... as I can see... nothing has changed SLYTHERIN!>

you sighed relieved and the professor took the hat off your head

everyone applauded but the Slytherin table surely was the loudest

that's how your adventure at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry started

on your first year, you grew close with Hermione, Ron and Harry. you also learned to hate most of your housemates but particularly Draco Malfoy and his gang

you started to develop a crush on the chosen one himself

on your second year, you were accused of being the one who opened the chamber of secrets as you were a descendant of Salazar Slytherin.

that's how you found out the story of your family and the reason why your grandfather moved out of the country

your crush for the boy got stronger

on your third year, you traveled back in time with your best friend and your crush to save a man and a hippogriff

now that both of you had matured up, you could say you were slowly falling for him

on your fourth year, you feared for him, but also found out that your feelings weren't reciprocated. you also went to the Yule Ball with Fred Weasley and had fun without too much thought

the fear you had for his life forced you to confess, unfortunately, there was another girl in his heart already

on your fifth year, you felt hurt and pushed the boy away even tho he tried to keep your friendship. you joined Dumbledore's Army and fought for what's right.

Serious' death made Harry realized life's too short to hold grudges and decided to work things out with you as a friend. you agreed

your sixth year was still a blank page for you to write on. who knows what would happen next?

the only thing you knew for sure was that, at this point of your school career, it was safe to say that all of your friends were in Gryffindor

the only Slytherins you could tolerate were your dorm mates... and just because you had to keep a human relationship with them.