In the Eyes of the Houses of Hogwarts

September 5th, 2017
I looked up at the clock. It was 7:15 AM. Rose was probably plotting to kill me. I threw the black sheets from the bed and put on my black, silver, and green Slytherin robes, tied the silver and green tie, combed back my hair then slicked it with dragon grease, practiced my sneering, and thought of a few insults to shoot at Albus, and especially Rose. I took my silver satchel and filled a pouch with galleons then dropped it into the satchel. I looked at the list. It was the fifth day of Hogwarts, and I had already gotten used to everything. Let's see... what books did I need?

These Books are MANDATORY for a Successful Hogwarts Year!

Hogwarts: A History 
Professor Imabad Teecher’s: The Difference Between Animagi and Werewolves!

Redcaps and Boggarts: Stay Away!

The Standard Book of Spells

Magical Theory

The Dark Forces!: A Guide to Self-Protection

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi!

A Beginner’s Guide to Transfiguration

I stopped reading. Basically, everything dad told me I'd need. But my satchel was only so big..... I took out my thestral-and-cherry wand and did the Undetectable Extension Charm. "MULCIBER!" I yelled over to Mulciber. Mulciber grunted. "Yes, Scorpius?" I smirked. "Get me all the schoolbooks, and all, I mean all, of the magic parchment." Mulciber yawned, but said, "Sure." 

He came back about 5 minutes later, his arms loaded with parchment and books. He dropped them in front of me. I grabbed a few leather straps, and wrapped the first around three books, then buckled it.I wrapped them around every three books and dropped them all into the satchel. Then I wrappedup the  parchment, along with a silver-and-green quill. I carefully placed it in, then put it over my shoulder. "Bye, Mulciber. See you at the great hall, If you're on time for breakfast. I looked at the clock. 7:45. I looked in the mirror and added a few more pints of dragon grease, and combed my hair until no hair dared go out of place. I made sure my eyes looked cruel enough, and for the extra measure, used L. C. Edward's Evil Eye Spray. My teeth were white enough to sneer, so I took one last look, then realized I had a smudge of dirt. What a disgrace o the Malfoy family! I scrubbed it off and walked out of the Slytherin common room. 

"It's mail day! Yes!" Alyssa Zane, my friend, did a fist pump happily as an auburn owl dropped a parcel in front of her. She held out her hand to the owl, and the owl stuck out a talon. Alyssa took off one of the golden claw-coverers. She stabbed it into the parcel and ripped it open, then put the coverer back on the talon. She peeled back the paper, and there was a black box with a silver-wax Slytherin crest on the top. She took of the top of the box and looked inside. Buried beneath mounds of galleons was a pure-silver Slytherin crest with a pure-gold Slytherin snake. "Whoa!" I muttered, searching the roof for my owl. Alyssa held up the crest proudly, then placed it in the box. I looked at the Gryffindor table, where Albus seemed to have gotten a Sneakoscope. Then I saw Midnight, my owl, zooming in. He dropped the parcel and I stroked his feathers. He hooted happily then flew away. 

The parcel was large. It was shaped.... like a broom. My eyes lit up. "I THINK I GOT A BRAND-NEW BROOM!" I shouted happily. I ripped of the paper, and there was a broom. It had silver wood and perfectly white bristles. A black Phoenix was painted on the broom. Everyone in the hall stared at it. Someone from the Ravenclaw table said, "Wow. The DiamondPhoenix 6000!" I brushed my hand along the wood. On the bristles was a note. 

Son, mom and dad wanted you to try out and become seeker, like me. So we got the brand-new upgrade of the DiamondPhoenix, and best professional in the city attached some black rocket booster. On the front there's a silver serpent head, Scorpius. For Slytherin. Win the Quidditch and House Cup, Scorpius! Make Mum and Dad proud! 

Draco Malfoy, dad. Anastasia Greengrass, mum.

I read it over an over. YES! I was going to do everything they asked, starting with beating Gryffindor to the Quidditch cup. I just hope that they wouldn't hear our little Rose and me incident. I couldn't wait to try it out! I just hope that this broom is the best of the best. This year might be a bit better than I thought, even with our incident. Keep your friends close, your enemies even closer.

Scorpius Malfoy