Potter's Shadow (Draco Malfoy)

Chapter 9

I woke up as the room started to shake and found myself in the room Harry and I had been given last night. On arrival at the leaky cauldron, Harry was ushered away by the hunchback while I was escorted with our bags to room 11. I found my new school books piled on the dresser. Harry had turned up 10 minutes later. 

Rolling over I noticed Harry wasn't on his side of the bed. I sat up quickly to see him turning away from the window as a train rattled past. 

"Harry, I'm hungry." I sighed. 

"Morning Rosie." Harry smiled walking to me and giving me a hug. "Why don't you get dressed and we'll head down to see about getting you some breakfast." 

"Okay." I smiled clambering out of bed and to my trunk, taking out a simple red checked shirt that use to belong to Harry and paired it with a green vest, meaning I could leave the shirt unbuttoned, and a pair of jeans. "I'll be in the bathroom." 

I showered and dressed as quickly as possible. I headed to the sink brushed my teeth and then brushed my hair before deciding I looked decent enough to appear downstairs.  

I entered back into our room to see Harry stood on a book and pieces of paper scattered everywhere. "What happened?" I asked. 

Harry looked up making eye contact as he latched the book shut. "That book is the devil. "He hissed before slamming the book onto the bench by the fire. "Let's go have breakfast." He smiled leading me towards the door with his arm over my shoulder.

A mouse and a rat dashed past our door. "Was that Crookshanks and Scabbers?" I asked to Harry who merely shrugged his shoulders before pushing me to the staircase. 

"I'm warning you, Hermione! Keep that bloody beast of yours away from Scabbers or I'll turn it into a tea cozy." A familiar voice yelled. 

I looked over the railings at the top of the stairs to see Ron and Hermione arguing. "It's a cat, Ronald. What do you expect? It's in his nature." 

Harry started walking down the stairs and I stuck close behind. 

"A cat? Is that what they told you?" Ron yelled back clutching Scabbers to him while Hermione cuddled Crookshanks. "Looks more like a pig with hair if you ask me." 

"That's rich coming from the owner of that smelly old shoe brush." Hermione spat back before turning to Crookshanks. "It's all right, Crookshanks. You just ignore the mean little boy." 

Ron turned slightly towards the stairs. "Harry." He spoke. 

"Don't forget me." I smiled pushing past Harry on the last step.

"Rose." Hermione smiled. I stepped forwards to give her a hug but stopped. 

"Fred." A voice cried from my right.

"George." A voice cried from my left. 

The two idiots ran across the room to each and crashed into a hug with me squished in between. "I missed you too." I chocked out.  

"Little Potter." They cheered as George picked me up and threw me over his shoulder and started his way to the table. Fred followed behind making stupid faces causing me to laugh. "It's like entertaining a toddler." Fred joked causing me to pout. 

They placed me down at the end of the table. "So what happened this summer?" George asked sitting on my right and Fred sat on my left. 

I remained quiet as they kept jogging me and asking questions. If they wanted to compare me to a toddler then I'll act like a toddler. I hadn't used the silent treatment in so long it sort of felt refreshing.