Vetitum Amicis

Chapter two

Narcissa's PoV

Dad and I had just arrived in Diagon Alley when an owl appeared. It was for dad. He opened the letter and sighed. I knew that sigh anywhere it meant that the ministry needed him. I turned to him.
"Dad it is okay I can go by myself, after all you came here by yourself your first time." I state
"No I was not on my own I was with Hagrid, but I suppose if you promise not to buy a golden cauldron I will meet you in Florean Fortesques at around 3 o'clock. Be careful." He tells me.
"Dad did you want a golden cauldron?"
I ask
"Maybe..." He says turning red," but no one not even your mother knows. So keep it quiet." He instructs. He gives me the Gringrotts Card, pulls me into a suffocating hug before apparating away.

I study my surroundings and find myself looking upon Diagon Alley with a new light. It is no longer the busy shopping district I remember but quiet and calm. I see a few wizards walking around with children to get supplies. It must be the blood superiority, pure bloods coming early to avoid muggleborns. To be honest I kind of agree with them. But not to the same extent, I think that there should be separate classes for Muggleborns and have less advanced equipment, but I do understand why they do not like them after all they may be bringing Hogwarts marks down. I skip over to Eeylops Owl Emporium to pick my owl. I notice that there is such a wide variety. Dad would probably want me to buy a snowy owl in honour of Hedwig, but I guess I do not want to be like him. I spot a dark ebony owl, with golden flecks on her feathers and big grey eyes with flecks of silver. I go over to her and she latches on to my arm, the shop keeper comes over and tells me that her name is Athena and that she has been waiting for a powerful witch to come and get her.

I collect my school books  and have a look around the shop, Hagrid told me once that Dad wanted to get a book on curses, which I think is hilarious! I spot a book on elementals, I go over to get the book but again I am interrupted,

" Excuse me, you cannot get that book, it is reserved for a powerful elemental, and only he can get the book to open" the shop assistant states clearly. Knowing that I'm an elemental I barge past and combine my powers into a tunnel off sparks I hit the book and it slowly opens. I can tell that the shop assistant is looking on at me in awe. I go over and pick the book up, I swagger over to the desk to pay but the assistant tells me to take them for free! I then leave the shop with a very smug look on my face.

I saunter over to Madame Malkins after buying my other supplies. I bought a gold cauldron, just to annoy Dad. The only things left were my robes and wand. When I entered the shop, I spotted a young boy, around my age with platinum blonde hair and grey eyes. I casually went over to talk to him

" Hey," I say

"Hey I'm Draco, Draco Malfoy Jr." he tells me

" Narcissa Nymphandora, pleasure to meet you," I extend my hand and he shakes it.

"Strange, my grandmother shares your first name," he says his eyes glimmering with mischief.

"Will you be attending Hogwarts this year? First year, I hope that I'm put into Slytherin just like my dad." he tells me smiling, no smirking.

"Cool, I am also starting, only all my family has been in Gryffindor and I mean all, but I hope I am a Slytherin, you know to break the norm"

"You would need to be at least a bit cunning to be in Slytherin, don't you think?" He asked, his smirk continuing.

"I'm more cunning than I look," I responded, returning his smirk, moving towards the till to pay.
A bell rang out announcing someone else entering the shop. A girl with brown hair, that gradually faded into pale  pink, carrying two piles of books, appeared in my vision.
"Hey Draco," she said, handing Draco one of her piles,"here's your books."
"Thanks Obvs," he said as she turned around," how long did you spends in the muggle fiction section?"
"Shut up, one time I spend three hours in a book shop," she responds muttering something in another language as she turns around to face me.
"Oh, sorry for not seeing you there," she said acknowledging me, whilst moving to a section of blazers, putting a few on her arm.
"No it's fine," I reply smiling at the girl.
"Let me introduce my self, I'm Obsidian Venus, that idiot's cousin," she said pointing her thumb at Draco.
"Narcissa Nymphadora," I replied, letting out a small chuckle,"I assume that you'll be attending Hogwarts?"
"Yes," she said walking to the till," I already know I will be in Slytherin. "
"How can you be so sure?" I asked, hearing Draco let out a short chuckle.
"My whole family has been sorted into Slytherin, well except my parents, as they went to durmstrang and beaubatons. Not to mention I fit it perfectly, ambitious, resourceful, cunning," she replied putting a smirk on, lifting a few Blazers off of the rack.
"What about you?" She asked," what house do you want to be in?"
"Well, my entire family has been in Gryffindor, but I could see myself in any of the houses really," I said picking up a blazer for myself.
"I'll be paying with card,"she smiled to the cashier, handing over a gringotts card, and taking hold of the bag of clothing,"thanks. Anyway, we need to go our parents want to meet us now so we can get our wands. You can join us if you want to?"
"Oh, sure," I said, finding that although I had only met Draco and Obsidian, I could already find myself becoming friends with them. We then all strutted over to Ollivanders, chatting excitedly about getting our wands. Dad had spoken so much about his experience in the shop, I hoped that I didn't have the same experience. Obsidian pulled me along and received a rose wood, 11 3/4",
veela hair core wand. Draco got a fir wood, 14", dragon heartstring  wand. Finally it was my turn, I ended up with a 13 1/2"  mahogany veela hair core wand. It was an underwhelming experience really. After a while we went to Fortesques but I had completely forgotten about Dad meeting me there.

"Narcissa time to go, who is this?" He asks

"Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, the second," Draco smirked.
"Obsidian Venus Lestrange," she said putting on a sickeningly sweet smile and flicking her hair.

"Narcissa, you are not allowed to talk to them ever again, and you two never come near or hurt my daughter! OK? Narcissa we are leaving. Now!He says.  As he turns to leave I mouth sorry and just as we were about apparate away I heard Obsidian whisper " Was that Harry Potter? Narcissa seemed so different."
I got in so much trouble over the whole Diagon Alley Scandal but I cannot wait to get to Hogwarts to see Draco and Obsidian again.