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"Oh you may not think I'm pretty,

But don't judge on what you see,

I'll eat myself if you can find

A smarter hat than me.

You can keep your bowlers black,

Your top hats sleek and tall,

For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat

And I can cap them all.

There's nothing hidden in your head

The Sorting Hat can't see,

So try me on and I will tell you

Where you ought to be.

You might belong in Gryffindor,

Where dwell the brave at heart,

Their daring, nerve, and chivalry

Set Gryffindors apart;

You might belong in Hufflepuff,

Where they are just and loyal,

Those patient Hufflepuffs are true

And unafraid of toil;

Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,

if you've a ready mind,

Where those of wit and learning,

Will always find their kind;

Or perhaps in Slytherin

You'll make your real friends,

Those cunning folks use any means

To achieve their ends.

So put me on! Don't be afraid!

And don't get in a flap!

You're in safe hands (though I have none)

For I'm a Thinking Cap!"

Once the dusty old hat shut it's brim a few of us stood their shocked into silence before Professor McGonagall walked up with a piece of parchment in her hand, she read off the first name from the parchment "Abbott, Hannah"

A tall kinda lanky girl with blonde hair walked up to the stool as Professor McGonagall picked it up and set it on top of her head.

"Hmmm, where to put you where to put you" came a sly drawl from the sorting hat.

"HUFFLEPUFF" the hat blurted and the table on the far right burst into cheers as Hannah slipped off of the stool and made her way to the table. I watched as the first years were sorted into their houses.

The next thing I knew my name was being called "Di Angelo, Nico" shouted Professor McGonagall. I hesitantly stepped forward and sat on the stool shakily; the hat was placed on my head and it began mumbling, "hmm a hard one, cunning and unafraid to take risks, SLYTHERIN" the hat bellowed, i jumped a bit frightened but played it off by walking over to the table on the far left, that had erupted into cheers.

I continued to watch as others were called up "Grace, Jason" the blond-haired blue-eyed kid i had fell onto earlier walked over to the stool and sat down, before the hat was placed on his head fully it blurted "GRYFFINDOR" jason smiled a toothy smile and walked over to the table that was two tabled away from mine. He caught me watching him and he winked, I tried unsuccessfully to hide the heat rising in my cheeks.

"ragazzi biondi sarà la morte di me" I grumbled to myself.

"Malfoy, Draco" Professor McGonagall projected a Draco walked up to the stool chin held high. "SLYTHERIN" the hat called.

He got up and came to sit by me "Hey, Nico" he said

"Hi" I replied before i turned to watch the rest of the sorting ceremony.

Right after Draco was called; the kid i met in the train pathway, Harry Potter, was called. When the emerald-eyed kid stepped forward all of the great hall fell silent before began muttering. I could make out a few whispers of 'the Harry Potter' and the hat said "GRYFFINDOR" Harry went join his friends at the gryffindor table. More names were called off and a kid with the same hair and eyes as Jason just fluffier hair went to the stool, i was lost in thought so i hadn't caught his name. He was sorted into my house and as he walked past me i caught a whiff of honey and sugar. I wanted to get up and follow him to his seat and sniff him all day but I dismissed the weird thought.

I groaned "un altro dei Blondie Perché mi fai questo a me?"

"Was that italian?" Draco asked. I nodded as a response and tried to bring myself back to reality and out of blondie heaven.

A dark latino kid was called, I think his name was Leo Valdez, and sorted into Ravenclaw and went to sit next to Annabeth. Soon and thankfully the ceremony was over and a speech was given by the headmaster. After his speech Dumbledore clapped his hands and each table was instantly piled with food. I was too tired to eat anything so I retired to bed early, after all classes started tomorrow.
- scene break

My morning did not start how I wanted it to, Draco had woken me up and I had gotten a shower and dressed in the hideous robes we were required to wear. I was currently sitting at the slytherin table beside Draco, picking at the eggs on my plate. Draco was talking my ear off about classes and going on about the potions professor, Snape.

"dei ti bionde parlare molto" I grumbled.

"What was that I don't speak italian fluently" Draco said finishing his rant.

I cleared my throat "nothing"

"Okay" Draco replied, just then my friend Harry and his crew walked in and behind them the sweet smelling fluffy-haired slytherin.

"Stupid potter" Draco said as i eyed the delicious smelling slytherin. Draco's comment brought me back to reality.

"Do you have a problem with Harry, Draco?" i asked

"Hell yeah, the little jerk refused my friendship, 'i think i can choose the wrong sort for myself thanks' " Draco said mockingly.

"If him not being your friend bothers you so much just go talk to him and ask him to be your friend" I told Draco not really sure what to say.

"First off Malfoy's don't ask twice, second I will go and ask again but I will only ask this once" Drac said being cocky.

"what ?" I asked truly curious.

"Will you go over there with me?" Draco asked with a shy grin.

"What's this, a Malfoy being shy and asking for help" I teased

"Shut up, Di Angelo" he shot back.

"Hey" I said accusingly.

"What?"

"You used my last name" I said trying to look angry. I'm not.

"Oh, you'll get over it. You know you're the only one i call by their first name" Draco said brushing it off casually.

My eyebrows shot up "seriously?" I asked.

"Yes, now are you coming or not?" Draco asked sliding off of the slytherin turning to the gryffindor table.

"Yeah, yeah" I said mimicking Draco's movements. Once I was up we headed toward the gryffindor table Harry was sitting in between a bushy haired brunette whose name i think was Hermione, and a redhead named Ronald. The redhead turned and sneered when he saw Draco.

"Potter, may I have a word" his tone, not surprisingly, confident.

Harry opened his mouth to answer but Ron beat him to it "No Malfoy, why would harry want to talk to you, bugger off"

"Ron it's alright" harry said reassuring his friend. "Yeah, we can talk" he said fixing his gaze on Draco. Without another word Draco walked out of the great hall, harry and I trailing behind him. Draco turned elegantly once we were in an empty corridor.

"Is there a particular reason you wanted to talk Malfoy, Hey Nico" Harry said.

"Oh, I didn't realize you two knew each other" Draco said

"Oh yeah, we ran into each other on the train though I don't remember giving you my name" I said thoughtfully.

"You didn't i got it when you were being sorted" harry said

"Oh, okay well i'll let you guys get to it I will be right over there" i said pointing to the other side if the corridor.

Harry nodded and Draco sighed "Nico I thought we agreed to both be here when I talked to him" Draco said through gritted teeth trying to be discreet.

"And I will be right over here" I said keeping up the charade, I spared a glance at Harry and he was looking at us with an amused expression.

"Oh come on Draco, I won't bite" Harry said. Draco flushed and it appeared in his cheeks and neck.

" I know that Potter, I'm not scared of you" Draco said trying to sound vicious.

I moved away to the spot I had pointed at earlier and leaned against the wall.

Draco POV

"What is it you wanted to talk about Malfoy?" Potter asked his tone bitter.

"Well as i'm, sure you remember, you declined my friendship and I really think we can be good friends" I said nervously glancing at Nico, he smiled encouragingly.

"And?" Potter asked leading me on.

"And I would like to get to know you better" I finished, mentally slapping myself for sounding so stupid and cheesy.

"Ummm…. No!" Potter said before turning towards the great hall.

"Wait!" I pleaded sounding desperate grabbing his wrist. Stop this you are a Malfoy, and Malfoys don't plead. No matter how many times I told myself this I couldn't bring myself to let go of Potter's wrist I couldn't let him get away.

Potter turned around a look of bewilderment on his face he looked at his wrist that I was still holding.

"Will you at least think about it?" I asked him dropping his wrist sounding like a child.

Potter began walking towards the great hall "i'll think about it Malfoy" he yelled over his shoulder.

Relief flooded through me though I had no idea why. Perhaps because I wasn't turned down again.

Nico pulled himself of the wall and walked over to me,

"See? That wasn't so bad"

"You're telling me, I sounded like a desperate idiot, and.."

"Malfoys don't get desperate, I know" Nico said.

Draco Pov

Classes went by in a flash I was currently in the library having a study session with Nico and Pansy. As it turns out Nico's smarter than I anticipated.

"I am late for a game of wizard's chess if you will excuse me" Pansy said getting up and leaving. I watched her leave as she exited the room a certain green-eyed wizard entered. He scanned the room before his eyes landed on me and he glanced at nico.

He walked over to us "I have made up my mind Malfoy, I will play this little game of yours and see how it goes"

"Okay good" I said.

"Under one condition" the green-eyed wizard said.

"Oh!" I said raising an eyebrow.

"You tell no one of this and I will continue to play this game" he said crossing his arms over his chest.

"Very well then, meet me on the quidditch field after dinner"

"Fine" Potter said and stalked away

After a moment of silence I said "I really don't understand why he doesn't seem to trust me"
Nico scoffed but continued to work.

Harry didn't go to dinner, so he made it to the quidditch field early. Harry's nerves were running wild. He contemplated leaving leaving several times and pretending to have never shown up. He decided to stay, and before he could change his mind again Draco walked out onto the field.

"You're here early Harry, i'm glad you didn't ditch me" Draco said using Harry's first name for the first time since they met.

"Can you just get to the point why did you want me out here?" Harry asked getting impatient.

"Well as explained earlier, I want to get to know you Harry" Draco said.

"no, you want to get to know the chosen one" harry said looking hurt, He turned away.

"Harry, wait!" damn it I sound like a little kid. " I don't care about 'The Chosen One' I have heard the stories, I want to get to know Harry Potter" Draco finished softly. He internally cursed himself for sounding sentimental.

"But, why?" Harry asked.

"Will you fly with me?" Draco asked.

"I don't know Draco, it's getting late"

"Come on" Draco said "accio Nimbus 2001" Draco called him broom, mounted it, and took of into the dark.

"Wait," Harry said calling his broom and taking of after the Platinum blond haired slytherin.

They flew for hours, they were completely drained when they landed. The boys knew they were late, it was past curfew. Harry thought it was worth it, he safely speak for both of them and say it was the most fun either of them had had all eleven years of their lives. They took showers in the quidditch locker rooms in silence.

They both managed to sneak into their houses without being caught, both falling asleep with smiles. Harry was glad he had decided to go to the quidditch field maybe Draco wasn't as bad as he seemed.

-scene break

Harry and Draco both woke up after breakfast and missed their first two classes.

Harry dressed quickly and sprinted down the hall to potions when he turned down a different hall he ran into Draco who running down the hall trying to fix his tie.

"Oompff" their heads collided. Draco stood offering a hand to Harry who had a hand on his head. Harry took his hand hesitantly and Draco pulled him up.

Snape appeared on the other end of the corridor "ah Mr. Potter, Mr. Malfoy I've been looking for you two. You just missed my class and I have been informed that you two were out after hours please come with me to the headmaster's office" Snape's low snarling voice reached them as he strode past them. Harry and Draco shared horrified looks before trailing after the potions professor.

Dumbledore had been informed earlier on that the boys would be visiting so he wasted no time getting to the point.

"I have a very busy schedule boy so let's just cut to the chase. You both were out after hours and the penalty for breaking curfew is detention. for the next three days you will both report to Professor Snape's classroom and he will decide your punishment, and thirty points from both your houses" Dumbledore said.

Harry and Draco both thought it wise not to argue and bid their farewells to the adults as well as each other, and went to class.

A/N: sorry it took so long I just got back from a choir contest I had been busy enjoy!

Italian translation

ragazzi biondi sarà la morte di me : blond boys will be the death of me

un altro dei Blondie Perché mi fai questo a me : another blond why are you doing this to me

dei ti bionde parlare molto: you blonds talk a lot
: )