Ch 13-Letter from Black

A/N:Tom Felton's charm made movie Draco Likable. Book Draco is a prat.

I was sitting in my dorm room when a Owl came with a letter from Malfoy addressed to me.

From Narcissa Malfoy.

Dear Mr. Rivers,

I have come to the knowledge that recently in a Care of Magical Creature class, You saved my son from an Hippogryffin attack. Others may consider it just a happen chance that may include you, but us Pureblood take things like this seriously. And i think you know what I am talking about. Or that's what i can infer from the words you said to my son. So this is my offer to you, We Malfoys always pay our debt, So if and whenver you require any help of any sort then you can write to me, clearing the favour.

Hmm, I didn't think this news will reach Narcissa. Well i could certainly though make use of her, so i went on to write my reply.

From Blake Rivers,

Dear Narcissa ne Black.

The name I wrote is not a typing mistake, Mrs. Black. I just have more respect for Black House more than I have for Mayloy considering the fact that it was you who contacted me instead of your Husband. It clearly shows the regard he holds himself and speaks volume about your character differences.To highlight the disdain i have for your husband let me iterate a recent incident to you,

{A day ago}

I was walking back to the Slytherin's Dungeon when i heard sobbing sound from a corner.Intrigued I went forward to find out what had happened.

"Who?" I said.

I saw a tear eyed Draco, holding a letter in his hand.

"Rivers, what are you doing here?" He shouted clutching the letter tightly in one hand while using his robes to quickly wipe off any traces of tears on his face.

I was shocked to see PureBlood Prince Draco in such a state.

"You okay there, MAlfoy?" I asked concerned.

"I'm fine Rivers, LEAVE ME ALONE!" HE shouted while getting ready to run.

"Stop Draco" I said and when He didn't i just casted a body binding hex on him, Draco fell face flat on the ground.

I sat down next to him and said.

"As much as i don't like you Draco and perfectly respect boundaries, I promised Professor Snape that i will look after Slytherins, which includes you too, so as much as i don't want to interfere with whatever problem you have, i have to atleast listen to it, Remember this, Snakes stick together so now you can either tell me what happpened or we are gonna spend the night here with you hexed lying on the floor." I said while lying on the ground finding a comfortable position.

"Stop this, Rivers, otherwise my dad will hear about this." Malfoy spoke while fighting the hex.

"Ohh, Draco does your Dad know about everything you do?"I said while using accio to get myself a pillow.

"Rivers, the floor is cold." Said Draco after a while of silence.

"Oh, why didn't you say that before." I pulled out one of my prototype heater rune and sttuck the patch on his forehead.

"Push magic there." I said pointing to his forehead.

"Stickers? Realy Rivers?" said Draco but apparently did what i told cause i felt color flush on his face.

"Why do i feeel warm suddenly?" asked Draco

"Well that's my creation, portable heater, stick it suppy magic and boom you warm, I mean The Dungeoon do get cold in Winters." I said.

"This is, very smart of you Rivers." Draco said.

"Well i know."

After an hour of me continuesly hexing Draco and him trying to break he, he finally said," You aren't going to let me go are you?"

"Nope, I told ya, tell me what happened otherwise tomorrow everyone will know that you spent a night with the Rivers" I said chuckling.

"Seriously Rivers?" Draco said clearly defeated by now.

"Yes."I said while adjusting my pillow.

"Okay, Remeber the Hippogriff class? where you um.. saved me, Blake." he said, while stuttering the last few words.

"yeah" i said following what he said.

"I told my father about it, and the first thing he said wasn't asking was i fine or did i get hurt or anything, he just wrote how could i let a mUd.. UMm Muggleborn save me." Draco said, hurt in his voice was evident.

"Well no need to stutter i am perfectly aware of your father's character, I think i know the word he used actually." I said.

" he said i was above this and shouldn't associate with people like you and I am weak."

"Oh poor Draco." i said with a dcomforting voice.

'I sometimes forget that they are just kid, raised in a magical world surely but still kids. They need love from parents. Their accceptance and definelty approval.'

"Listen to me, maybe you are too young to understand this, but you are not your Father, and in no way you need to emulate him anyhow, I mean he is certainly not the best example of a father is he now? Be what you want to be, be your own man. A person you can be proud of being." I told him.

"But he is my Father how can I not follow him?" asked Draco clearly torned apart.

"Why not? You are you and your father is your father, you both are different people, certainly not the same. Seriously i think we need to have a Star Wars Marathon for all of you Purebloods here. You all can really learn a lot of things from it. How can sons be different from their father."

"What's Star Wars?" Draco asked.

"Don't worry you all will know soon, here have this coke" I said while handing him a can of coke.

"Why are you holding it so weird?" I asked seeing Draco suffering with the can.

"What to do with it?" Draco asked ashamed at his inability to deal with it.

"Here let me open it for you." I opened the can with a fizz that certainly attracted Draco.

Draco took the first zip warily but then started taking gulps fo it till he finished the can.

"What was that Blake?" He asked like a child.

"Coke, you never had it before?" I asked

"No, give me more." He said.

"its late Draco go sleep, we have classes tomorrow. I am already dealing with a lot of problems of your people, cant start getting poeple addicted to Sugar."

"And Draco, SOmetime to be happy, you have got to disappoint others."Saying so i left for my room leaving a pampered kid behind whose wishes were filled.

{END SCENE, LETTER BEGINS}

So I hope you can understand my disgust for your husband who instead of letting Draco be a man of his own, wants to force upon his image on a kid who doessn't even know the difference between right or wrong. As such I would rather owe a debt to House Black than be anywhere associated with House Malfoy. No kid should ever be made to feel small, especially by his Father. I have more respect for your Brother Sirius Black who instead of being pressured by his Parents, became a wizard of his own even though the path he choose wasn't the correct one, atleast the choice he made was his and i think he can find comfort in it. If you do';t like whaat i wrote in this letter then just forget about the life debt, i think it would be easy to do so for a Malfoy.

Thanking You,

Blake Rivers.

A/N:I wanted to stress on the fact that we all usually just forget that all these characters are just kid, impressionable kids. Even single small actions can change their lifes.

Updated going to be difficult, exams are killing me.