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September 1st, 1991- we're gonna be friends.

As the Malfoy family walked through the wall to platform 9 3/4, Madalena feels all the magic flow through her veins. It was her and Draco's first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

They walked onto the platform, she had one thing in her mind. She wasn't going to be lonely anymore. She had to make friends.

Madalena was so in her own head she hadn't noticed her mother had been talking.

"-And stay together! I mean it. I can't have one of the two of you getting lost. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if you did, now would I?" Narcissa says to Draco and Madalena.

"We know, mother. We'll be fine." Madalena says as a response to her mother. Draco, on the other hand, was more focused on getting advice from their father.

Madalena hugs her mother goodbye after a few short words and does the same with her father. "Come along, Dray. There won't be any open compartments if we don't hurry." She says as she drags her brother off to the train.

"We love you!" Narcissa calls out as they walk off into the crowd, Lucius gives them a small smile.

Both Draco and Madalena say, "I love you!" in unison, But they couldn't even hear themselves over the loud chatter of the other families on the platform.

Once they were through the crowds and on the train, it was quieter. They found an empty compartment and sat down after putting their bags in the overhead.

"Do you think they'll miss us? Mum and dad?" Draco asks, Madalena thought it was a stupid question. "Of course they'll miss us" She thought. "Yeah. They will."

He went quiet for a moment. After that moment he spoke up again. "What do you think Hogwarts will be like?" Madalena didn't answer. "What about Blaise, Pansy, Maxine, and Vivian. Will they still like us? Will we all drift apart."

That struck a nerve.

"Shut your bloody mouth you little shit! None of that will be happening. Stop asking questions, arsehole."  Some bonds were unbreakable. Some weren't. Who's to tell what will happen with who.

At that moment, Madalena didn't have to worry about Draco's stupid questions. Pansy and Maxine had walked through the corridor and found them.

"Madalena!" Pansy practically yelled to her. "Pansy!" Madalena jumped up from her seat and hugged Pansy, "How was summer in Germany?" She asked. "It was amazing, I'll tell you all about it later, when Vivian's here."

Blaise was next to walk through the corridor. He sat down quietly next to Draco. After Blaise was Crabbe and Goyale. They all sat on the same side as Draco. Vivian was the last to find them.

Pansy Parkinson went to Germany, Maxine Black went to France to visit family, Vivian Jackman was in Peru, Blaise Zambini was in Zimbabwe to see family. Crabbe, Goyale, Draco, and Madalena stayed In their countries.

After a while, Madi got up to go to the bathroom. As she was walking, she bumped into a girl who looked about her age. The girl had bushy light brown hair, brown eyes, and was already in her hogwarts uniform. Little did she know this moment is about to change her life.

"I'm so sorry-" Says the girl. "No- I'm sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going." Madalena says before looking the girl up and down.

"Malfoy, Madalena Malfoy. Pureblood." She holds out a hand for the girl to shake.

"Hermione Granger, muggle-born." Hermione shakes her hand.

"Nice to meet you, mione." There was a pang in Madalenas heart as she heard the word "muggle-born". Her parents would never forgive her. What would Draco think? What would her aunt Bellatrix think? She didn't know. All she knew, is that she had to protect this girl with her life.

Hermoine giggles at the nickname. "I should get back to my seat now, I was looking for a boy named Neville's toad. No one's seen him. It was nice meeting you...Madi."

Madalena was going to say something, but Hermione was gone before she could. She felt that nickname would stick with her for the rest of her life.

The rest of the train ride was quiet. They talked a bit, slept, sat in silence. All of the above.

Before they knew it, it was the sorting ceremony.

They were waiting outside of the great hall and Draco's goes to say something to Harry Potter. All Madalena caught was "I can tell the wrong sort for myself, thanks." From Harry.

Magonagal Calls them in and the ceremony starts. Hermoine, Ron, and Harry Potter got sorted into Gryffindor along with some others. Draco, Madalena, Blaise, Crabbe, Goyale, Vivian, Maxine, and Pansy all got sorted into Slytherin.

Dinner wasn't much fun. All Madalena could think about is Hermione. She had to know her. But she was a mud-blood and a Gryffindor. She was a pure-blood Slytherin. Not a blood traitor.

She couldn't sleep that night either. Maybe it was because Maxine was singing 'Livin' la vida loca' all night, or maybe it was because Vivian and Pansy were talking all night. But it was most likely the fact that she'd bumped into Hermione, there was a connection, something more than normal friendships. 'Maybe being total opposites isn't so bad. Maybe I need an opposite. Every yin needs a yang, right?'  That's all she thought about the whole night.

Something was changing. She couldn't tell what it was. Would it be for the better, or for the worse?