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Things were going pretty good for Draco for the first two days after Halloween. On the third day, he received a howler from his parents.
"Is that a howler?" Hermione asked as she fearfully peered at the red envelope.
"You better open it before it explodes," Neville warned. Draco quickly tore it open. Then the horror began.
"DRACO MALFOY! YOUR DEAR FRIEND PANSY HAS TOLD ME YOU GOT SORTED INTO GRYFFINDOR! NOT SLYTHERIN! GRYFFINDOR! YOU HAVE DISGRACED OUR PRECIOUS FAMILY NAME AND WE ARE DISOWNING YOU!" the first part was spoken by Lucius Malfoy, Draco's father.
"Honey, I think that might be too far. He is our only son," Narcissa Malfoy reminded him.
"Alright, honey... WE ARE NOT-yet-DISOWNING YOU, BUT YOU SHOULD AT LEAST GET GOOD GRADES. GOOD-BYE, GRYFFINDOR SON!" the last words stung the most.
"Uh oh," Hermione muttered. "That was harsh. Not even MY parents would do that if they caught me eating taffy, and they're dentists."
"Nice to know," Draco sulked.
"Don't worry, Draco. You don't have to go back home for break. Hogwarts let's students stay home for breaks if they don't want to go home. You know that, right?" Neville said.
"Yeah," Draco responded. "It's just that my parents will be even more angry at me if I stay here."
"I feel so bad for you. Maybe you could just... go home. Deal with it and solve the problem," Hermione directed.
"Both are bad ideas, I have no idea what I'll do!"
"Let's move onto a different topic. Haven't you realized that Professor Snape treats all the Gryffindor's BUT Draco with disrespect? It's a little weird," Neville said.
"Yeah, he dissed my potion even though it was perfect. He doesn't do that to you, Draco, even though your potions are terrible!" The bushy-haired witch ranted.
"Hey!" Draco whined, offended.
"It's true," Hermione and Neville said at the exact same time. Draco pouted.
"Well, look at the time, it's time for me to go," Hermione said.
"What? You haven't even touched your pumpkin juice!" Draco whined.
"It's done now," Neville announced as he chugged down Hermione's pumpkin juice.
"Oh, by the way, you two should read Hogwarts, A History. It's very fascinating," she replied as she dashed off somewhere.
"Huh, maybe I should read it," Neville thought.
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Not A Slytherin
FanfictionAU. Set in Draco's first year. | There's been a lot of pressure on Draco ever since his parents decided he would go to Hogwarts. Slytherin, Slytherin, Slytherin. Now that Draco's 11, he is ready for Hogwarts. But what happens when his world is turne...
