Handshake // potter and malfoy

Fourth Year

   I was staring at every little rain drop that hit the trains window. I just started the year and I already got myself in useless drama.

   Hermione is mad at me for being mad at Ron. But I'm only mad at Ron because he never answered my letters. I had been writing to him all summer about things that were clearly important. Yeah, I probably shouldn't be that mad about it but he made it  worse then it should have been.

   I was sitting all alone waiting to get to school. I started drifting off thinking about a lot things, Ron's argument, my classes, and Cho. Which by the way is a really pretty ravenclaw girl in my school.

   A knock on the glass door had interrupted my thoughts, it was probably a good thing though they were getting a little too deep.

   Draco Malfoy was standing there. Malfoy and I were friends for a few hours, that was until he was sorted into Slytherin and I was sorted into Gryffindor.

   I just looked at him expecting to open the door and make a rude remark like he usually does. He didn't, he just walked away leaving me in confusion.

   I heard a bunch of people making noises until I had realized I fell asleep. Everyone was getting off the train. I looked out the window once more and saw darkness. I grabbed my stuff and stared walking to the exit of the train. I still didn't anybody left on the train but I did see something quite strange. I walked over to the table where a wand lay. I picked it up and examined it. "I may be wrong but this is Draco's wand." I said to myself. I didn't know if he was still on the train and I should leave it, but then again why would he leave his wand lying around. I saw something else. A folded note on the seat. I picked it up, it said from Draco. My curiosity was killing me but I don't want to invade his privacy. I put them both in my robe pocket.

   There was one carriage left thankfully. There was five people sitting in it already. I walked up to the carriage and then I realized that it was taken by Draco, Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy, and Blaise.

   I awkwardly walked in, don't expect me to walk that far in the rain. "Potter, why are you here." Pansy said. I just shook my head and looked where the open seat was. I was next to Draco, great. Crabbe and Goyle took up so much room that I barely has space to squeeze in. I ever so slightly touched his arm and it made me jump a little. I jerked back my arm.

"Can you guys scoot over." They just scooted more into Draco but Draco didn't budge. He just sat there staring off.

   I sat down properly and the carriage took off for Hogwarts. The whole ride they made comments on me that were not very kind.

   "Potter, did you mommy tie your panties in a bunch." Pansy snickered.

   "PANSY!" Draco yelled and caught everyone's attention. "WOULD YOU STOP IT, I HAVE A HEADACHE FROM YOUR DAMN VOICE!" They all shut up from that and I was very thankful.

   I had almost forgot to give Draco his stuff. My arm rubbed against his again and I felt a strange heat, it was like a tingling feeling. I jerked me arm away once again. He looked over at me strangely. "Um, Draco I had forgotten." I said swallowing the lump in my throat. I pulled out the wand and held it out. "You left it on the train." He just looked at me and grabbed it rather roughly from my grip. He hadn't said anything. "And you also left this." I pulled the little folded note out of my pocket.

   "Potter!" He said in a whisper yell. "Please tell me you hadn't read it." He looked at me with disgust.

   "I didn't, I swear." I said I surrender.

   "Yes you did." He said quietly

   "Malfoy I swear tha-" he had cut me off

   "Alright, I guess you would have walked to Hogwarts if you had read it." He said once more as it got quiet again. I couldn't stop thinking about what may be on that note. But those thoughts faded away. I tensed up, a bit of a pain in my stomach and my head felt like it was being pushed in. I grunted a few times touching my head. Pansy kept looking at me in disgust while Crabbe and Goyle kept snickering. The pain softened only to feel a worse pain from my scar. I hit my hand against my forehead attracting everyone's attention. They just stared. It slowly went away as I sat there awkwardly. I can't wait to get off this carriage we're almost there. I kept telling my self.

Another pain was felt in my forehead, this time it wasn't my scar. Then the same pain again and again. Pansy was throwing fist sized rocks at me and one hit my in the eye. It hurt so bad I felt like crying but I couldn't cry in front of them it was just give them more reasons to taunt me. I quickly covered my eye with my hand and I saw blood drip on my wrist from my nose.

Pansy threw another except she missed and hit Draco in the shoulder. He flinched, then looked at her with pure hatred.

"PANSY WOULD YOU KNOCK IT OFF, ITS GETTING REAL OLD. STOP DOING STUPID THINGS THATS ALL YOU EVER DO." He stopped to inhale as everyone was shocked and slide back. "ITS NOT FUNNY, I WONT PUT UP WITH YOUR SHIT, I SWEAR PANSY I CAN DO THINGS THAT WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE." He stopped. He had no look of sympathy what so ever. He just shook his head.

I wasn't expecting any help from Malfoy but I guess what he said benefited me as well. I just glared at Pansy and moved my glare to my feet. I help my eye and every minute or so I wiped the blood from my nose.

     The carriage came to a stop. I waited for everyone else to get off. I slowly stood up wiping my nose on my sleeve. I couldn't see very well. I started to step off when I realized I didn't have my glasses. I started to panic a little because the carriage started leaving.

     "Here" a voice said softly. I looked up and I'm pretty sure it was Malfoy. I looked at what was being held out. My glasses. I grabbed them put them on and sure enough they were broken.

     "Thanks..." I said to Malfoy. He did owe me one. "Oculus Reparo" my glasses moved a bit to there original shape. I put them on and looked up and saw Malfoy just standing there watching me.

     "Oh... uh.." he started as he cheeks turned pink. He just blinked a few times and walked away towards the castle. I walked a bit slower to give space between us.

     I finally got to the castle and headed to the great hall. I walked in and thankfully all the first years were still being sorted because I didn't want to interrupt Dumbledores speech. I saw Ron and Hermione sitting with Seamus, Ginny, Dean, Fred and George. I sat and joined them. Hermione and Ron just looked at me. "Hey..." I said trying to start a conversation. They just kept staring so I stood up and they just looked away. I sat down next to George.

"Hey Harry how ya holdin up?" He asked.

"Pretty good" I lied. "How about you?"

"Im doing great, Percy had told me the ministry had something very exciting for Hogwarts. I've been waiting for Dumbledores speech." He indicated while putting attention back to the front as Dumbledore started. I turned my attention towards him. I kinda tuned out, you get sick of hearing the same speech ever after 3 years.

I looked around the room and everyone seemed to be very excited and jumpy about what Dumbledore was saying. I heard something about the triwizard tornament. The room erupted with excited students talking to one another.

"What's the triwizard tornament?" I asked as I turned towards George.

"You're kidding.." he said. "It's when one wizard is picked from 3 different wizarding schools and they have to complete 3 tasks that the ministry makes up."

What's so exciting about that I wondered. I just shook my head.

Dumbledore went on about it. "No wizard younger than 17 can participate for safety reasons." Dumbledore had stated as people around the room were shouting in disappointment.

Dumbledore had revealed a goblet. "Here is where you will drop a piece of parchment with your name and school so you're entered into the tournament." He paused. "I will be putting an age line around the goblet so that nobody younger than 17 can enter so don't try." I turned to the full table and began to eat.