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Chapter 5. Settling In ☾

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Harry, Draco, and Hermione walked down the corridor on their way to Potions class. As they went, Draco thought back to what had happened during this crazy first week. There had been so many things that had occurred as they began to settle in, especially as he began to think about his time in Gryffindor.

~Flashback~

The new Golden Trio was walking toward breakfast on Monday morning. As they went, they talked about what Draco could expect as a Gryffindor.

"They're very loud. It's impossible to study in the common room. I always had to go to the library if I wanted to get any studying done." Hermione whined. Harry just shrugged.

"I like it. You see lots of people. Everyone's very accepting..." Harry trailed off. At that moment, Ron Weasley ran up to Harry.

"Hiya Harry! I didn't see you earlier this morning." Ron complained. "I got up early because I didn't know when breakfast started..." Harry sighed.

"Hi, Ron. Yeah, we were just heading down to eat." Harry explained, pointing to Hermione and Draco. Ron smiled at Hermione, but wrinkled his nose at Draco.

"You mean, this junior death eater?" Ron asked, pointing at the blonde. Draco huffed.

"Excuse me? Who are you, Weasel, to decide who is and is not worthy of Harry's time? Are you his keeper?" Draco sneered.

"No, but I would think Harry would not want to associate himself with the scion of the most loyal death eater to You-Know-Who." Ron quipped back. Draco opened his mouth as if to get in a jab back when Harry cut in.

"Ron, thank you for your concern, but I can decide who the right sort is myself." Harry snidely remarked. Draco had to bite his lip to keep from laughing. Ron's smile fell.

"Haha, he got you good, Weasley." Seamus chuckled as he came up to the group. Harry held out his hand.

"Seamus, right?" Harry asked. "I'm Harry Potter."

Seamus looked questioningly at Harry's hand. "I know who you are." He replied. He almost looked like he would take Harry's hand when Blaise Zabini and Pansy Parkinson walked up behind them.

"Hey, Finnegan, you palling around with Potter? I didn't take you for a blood traitor. However, it might make sense, your father being a dumb muggle and all." Blaise snapped, his nose wrinkled in disgust.

"No, I was just about to say to him how he got lucky with You-Know-Who. I bet you if he was here today, Harry wouldn't last five seconds." Seamus sneered, his eyes betraying the fear he seemed to have. Harry was hurt. He thought Seamus was his friend. But then, looking back to fifth year, he remembered how quickly Seamus had turned on him. Maybe, this was for the best.

"Finnegan, you wouldn't last one second against him. Perhaps while You-Know-Who is finishing off you, Harry will have a chance to off him again." Draco bit, his eyes burning with righteous anger. It was then that Draco realized how much Harry had to put up with last time. All his friends seemed to turn on him within seconds. People who might seem friendly quickly would retreat at the mention of possibly being on the wrong side of things. If you did not want to be a part of the war, it was best to stay away from Harry Potter.