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"Where is Harry?" Draco's mother asked for the third time. Her chin was tilted up as she scanned the busy train platform for Harry's messy dark hair.
Even Draco's father was looking for Harry. His eyes scanned the platform and he was frowning ever so slightly.
Draco was torn. He liked Harry – sort of. He was irritating and had a smart mouth and was too familiar with Draco. But he was fun. And he had said that he wanted to be Draco's friend, not his father's. Harry had not asked his father for anything as far as Draco knew. He had asked Draco's mother for a solicitor though, although Draco still had not found out why.
But did Draco's parents really have to worry about him? They were only supposed to worry about Draco! And why were they even thinking about him on the most important day of Draco's life? Today meant that he wasn't a little boy anymore!
"I'm sure he's fine" Draco said, wishing his parents would pay proper attention to him. "He gets to Diagon Alley by himself all the time. He'll catch the train."
"But he has no one to say goodbye to him!" His mother fretted. "Everyone should have someone to say goodbye to on the Hogwarts Express Platform!"
"No one is saying goodbye to me" Draco sulked. "You're both busy looking for Potter."
Both of his parents looked at him at that.
"Darling" his mother said, her soft hand coming to rest on his shoulder. "We aren't forgetting about you. But if things were different… If anything happened to your father and I… I would like to think one of your cousins would look after you."
Draco bit his tongue and looked away. He was still jealous and now he felt guilty about that. A familiar movement caught his attention. Draco narrowed his eyes. Potter was with a couple of bigger, redheaded boys. They were helping Potter with his trunk.
"There!" Draco said. He nodded at the appropriate carriage which was a several carriages back from the one that he was going to board. "I found him. He's with those redheads."
His father's mouth tightened. "It's his first day and already Harry is falling in with the wrong sorts."
Then his parents were hugging him and kissing him and promising to write and send sweets.
"Look after Harry, Draco!" his mother admonished him.
Draco frowned. She did not seem to notice it as she kissed him on the forehead again.
"Watch out for Dumbledore" his father said. "He doesn't like our family – either the Blacks or the Malfoys."
There were more hugs and kisses and his mother's mouth trembled like she might cry but her eyes were dry. Malfoys did not cry in public.
Then Crabbe and Goyle helped him carry his things onto the train. The very last thing Draco saw as the train pulled out of the station was his mother and father.
"Good bye Draco! We'll see you at Christmas!" his mother called. Her eyes lit on something as it passed his parents. "Good bye Harry! Be sure to write!"
"Bye Mrs. Malfoy!" Draco heard Harry shout, his excitement and happiness clear in his voice.
Draco thought that he might hate Harry Potter.
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