The End of the Beginning (Draco Malfoy x Fem Reader)

Chapter Thirty-Six: Slytherin

THE DUNGEON

FiW: So tomorrow we get our schedules?

"Yes."

FrW: What are your names again?

"I'm Delphini Lestrange and this is Nico McGonagall—Wilkins. That's the fifth time we've told you."

FrW: My bad.

DL: As I was saying, tomorrow, at breakfast, you will receive your schedules for the year.

Someone raises their hand.

DL: No, I will not tell you how to get into the kitchen.

They lower their hand.

DL: Any other questions?

AP: Yeah...uh...what's the password to the common room?

DL: You'll see when we get there.

They reach the great stone doors that lead into the common room. A portrait of Salazar Slytherin rests on one of them.

"Password?"

NMW: Darkness and Doves.

The doors scrape open, revealing the huge common room.

FiW: Wooow.

"Not as impressive as father said it would be."

Figo turns around to see Rudiger Riddle giving a disgusted look at the room.

FiW: Shut up, Riddle.

RR: How dare you speak so rudely to a Riddle.

DL: Boys, cut it out. Girls dorms to the left and boys to the right. Goodnight everyone.

Albus, Figo and Freddie walk to an empty dorm room to find all of their trunks on their beds.

AP: So...we're Slytherins.

He says as he sits on his bed.

FrW: Mum's going to be thrilled.

FiW: dad is not going to be surprised. Honestly, he should have been in Slytherin.

AP: If your dad had been in Slytherin, your mum and him would have gotten together long before they did.

FrW: I'm not so sure about that.

AP: Why not?

FrW: Well, I was talking to this ghost. I got scared at first because I thought he was my dad. Turns out, it wasn't, it was dad's twin brother. Dad had never brought him up before so I was confused. The ghost said his name was or is Fred Weasley too. He said my mum and him were really close.

FiW: Are you implying that mum liked our dad's dead twin more than dad?

FrW: Maybe at one point.

AP: Tea...

FiW: Shut up Albus.

AP: My bad.

They all laugh and Figo pulls out a bag of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes Animal Apricot candies.

AP: Yes! Those are my favourite!

ANOTHER BOYS DORM

"I'm Riddle, Rudiger Riddle."

"And I'm Malfoy, Orion Malfoy."

RR: Nice to meet you Malfoy. Looks like we have the whole dorm to ourselves.

OM: Pretty awesome.

RR: That'll be very helpful later on.

OM: Why?

RR: Sneakin' girls in.

OM: Doesn't the castle ban girls from being in the boy's dorm and vice versa?

RR: Ah, right you are but...there are ways to trick the castle.

OM: The castle couldn't possibly be that stupid.

"It's not."

They turn around and see Nico McGonagall-Wilkins in the doorway.

"Lights out boys."

OM: Alrigh--

RR: No. We're having a conversation.

"Riddle, I can give you detention."

OM: Riddle, stop. You don't want detention on the first day.

Nico snaps out the lights and leaves the room. Orion lights a candle and sits on the floor, Rudiger follows.

OM: So—Rudiger Riddle, how's life?

RR: Can we not? Don't call me Rudiger.

OM: Sorry. What should I call you then?

RR: Riddle or Rudy.

OM: Alright Rudy.

RR: Occasionally.

OM: So Riddle is more your speed?

RR: Obviously. It's a very important family name.

OM: Didn't y/n Weasley ki—

RR: Yes. Let's not talk about that woman.

OM: Ah okay.

RR: Do you just go by Orion or is it something else?

OM: Malfoy is good. I'm very proud of my last name. Orion, that's fine but sometimes my mom calls me Ryan or Ori.

RR: I'll be calling you Malfoy.

OM: Understood. I'm going to go to sleep now.

RR: Boring.

OM: Oh shut up.

Orion gets into his bed, running his hand along the wood posts. His hand stops on a small carving. The initials DM are engraved under his fingertips.

OM: Rudy look!

RR: Riddle.

OM: My brother's initials!

RR: Isn't he dead?

OM: Oh my god. Have a heart.

RR: Impossible.

THE NEXT MORNING

RR: You're joking, right?

Riddle slams down a piece of parchment onto the breakfast table.

OM: What?

RR: First day and we have double Defense Against the Dark Arts!

OM: That was my brother's best class.

RR: I don't care.

OM: Sorry.

RR: Listen Malfoy, you have to stop apologizing. It makes you look weaker than you already do.

OM: Sor—uh, what do I say instead.

RR: Nothing. You never apologize. Ever.

OM: Understood.

Orion looks over at his brother's portrait but it's empty. Breakfast ends and the two boys walk to DADA.

RR: Ugh we have this stupid class with the idiot Gryffindors.

OM: What's wrong with the Gryffindors?

RR: You've got a lot to learn Malfoy. Gryffindors are the Slytherins top enemy.

OM: Why?

RR: That's just the way it is.

OM: Alright. We hate Gryffindor house and we never apologize.

RR: Correct.

OM: Breakfast is over so should we get to class?

RR: We are allowed to be late, you know.

OM: But it's the first day...

RR: So? Nevermind, I won't argue with you today.