Chapter 5: 3 Year Timeskip

Learning magic and training two areas(i.e. physical and magical), and occasionally relying on stories to earn Pansy's favor and overcome her ire. As well as occasionally traveling with his parents, Draco's days were quite substantial.

But such a day broke with a letter from an owl.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore.

(Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, First Class Order of Merlin)

Dear Mr. Draco:

We are pleased to inform you that you have been approved to attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Enclosed is a list of required books and equipment.

The semester is scheduled to begin on September 1. We will wait for your owl to bring your reply before July 31.

Deputy Headmistress

Minerva McGonagall

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

[Uniform]

First-year students need:

1. Three Sets of Plain Work Robes (Black)

2. One Plain Pointed Hat for day wear (Black)

3. One Pair of Protective Gloves (dragon hide or similar )

4. One Winter Cloak (Black, silver fastenings )

Please note: Please note that all student's clothes should carry name-tags at all time

[Books]

All students are required to prepare the following books:

· The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 by Miranda Goshawk

· A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot

· Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling

· A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch

· One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore

· Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger

· Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander

· The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble

[Other equipment]

1 Wand

1 Cauldron (pewter, standard size 2 )

1 Set of glass or crystal vials

1 Telescope

1 Set of brass scales

Students may also bring an Owl OR a Cat OR a Toad

Please pay special attention here: A new First Year student is not allowed to bring a broomstick with them.

"I think Durmstrang is more suitable for him." After seeing the letter, Lucius tried his final effort. After all, there was little restriction on dark magic research in Durmastrang, and there was no need to live with non-pure students. Lucius thought that Draco would be better educated there.

"Are you willing to let our treasured son go so far away? It is a small island, it would be inconvenient!" Narcissa still insisted on her own opinion and wanted to send Draco to Hogwarts which was closer to home. "You are also on the board of Directors there, you can take care of him there."

"You know that I and the old man don't get on." Lucius' face looked a bit ugly.

"I have still decided to go to Hogwarts." Draco still calmly said his decision.

After all, how could he be apart from his little loli for so long?

After a few years of being together they had become childhood sweethearts, Pansy now had a very deep friendship with Draco, in addition to still maintaining a little bit of her pride.

What's more, he himself might be able to do better in Hogwarts. After all, the only special thing in Durmstrang is Viktor Krum, who would participate in the Triwizard Cup. So going there didn't make much sense.

"See, our treasured son can't bear to be apart from us," Narcissa said while kissing Draco's forehead.

"That's it." Lucius helplessly shrugged and faced the mother-child's unanimous opinion. Even Lucius, the head of the family, could only compromise before them.

"Oh! Yes, I think you need to go to Diagon Alley. I can't wait to see our little Draco wearing a new wizard robe." Narcissa stated enthusiastically. "Right, you definitely need a wand, so let Ollivander pick the one that suits you best."

"I Know." When it came to wands to Draco, there was nothing to be desired for it. It must be a wand that can match the Elder Wand or be better at least. Of course, Draco won't rely on it completely since it'll cripple him if he relies on it too much and loses it in a duel. Wouldn't the duel/fight be a lost cause then?

One's own strength is fundamental. You give Voldemort and Dumbledore the most common wand, can their strength be greatly reduced? A more skilled wizard can even master the wandless use spell and make it chantless. Therefore, a wand is only an aid, like a tiger that has grown wings, but it does not allow the salted fish to turn over or do better if it is their only route for survival. When it's gone they'll be dead. Draco knew this truth very well.

"It's not too late, I think we can go there early since there will be a lot of people coming in a few days to get their equipment to join their magic schools. So I think it would be best to avoid the crowds." Lucius said to Draco.

"I think this is a good idea." Draco was actually a little bit eager. Although he had no desire for a wand, but for other places in Diagon Alley, Draco was full of curiosity, since it was the Wall Street equivalent of the Wizarding World – Gringotts? Or Weasley's Wizard Wheezes? Maybe it hasn't opened yet.

Then Lucius and Draco came to the fireplace in the living room.

"Be careful not to go to the wrong destination," Lucius reminded.

"Do not worry, Father." Draco was very clear about the consequences of a mistake, plus he was very eager to use this method of transportation only seen and been read of in the books and movies.

"Diagon Alley!" Draco and Lucius walked into the fireplace, shouted the name of their destination, and then sprinkled floo powder, a glittering powder, to get to their destination.

A green flame rose and flashed with fascinating rays of light.

Obviously, the Floo Network had begun to work.

A tearing sensation came to Draco. He felt as if he had been sucked into a huge whirlpool, which made him feel dizzy, constantly turning and turning. However, it didn't take long for Draco to feel that he was standing on solid ground again.

"I think we can go find a place to take a break." It was normal for the first use of floo powder for transportation to leave one dizzy. So Lucius decided to take Draco to go somewhere else to relax.

"I think so too." Draco gasped slightly, still trying to restore his physical condition.

"I think we can go to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour and try their new licorice root ice cream." Although Lucius usually had a gloomy face, now he looked like any ordinary father, hoping that his child can show a happy smile.

Draco had to say that no matter which World; the healing power of sweets is very strong. After eating ice cream, Draco felt much better.

"I think ice cream will bring us good luck." Lucius rarely said a joke. "Come on, Draco, go to Ollivander's wand shop and see, I think you will definitely get a satisfying wand."

The two walked for a while until a small, broken shop appeared in front of the Malfoy father and son. A wand was placed on the faded purple cushion in the window. The gold sign on the front door of the store had been peeled off. The above slogan read:Ollivander's, Makers of Fine Wands since 382 BC".

As soon as he entered the store, the Malfoy father and his son heard the sound of the overhead bell ringing. The store had nothing but a bench and an old man.

"Good afternoon." A soft voice came; obviously, the owner of the sound was naturally the owner of the shop – Garrick Ollivander, one of the three major wand manufacturers in Europe.

Ollivander's appearance is very ordinary, but the pair of silver-white eyes always made people see that he had seen the vicissitudes of life. His eyes looked like two shiny moons.

"Sure enough, no matter which aspect he is extraordinary." Draco even felt a similar atmosphere from him.

"Oh, it turned out to be Mr. Lucius. The last meeting feels like it was yesterday."

"Yes, yes, you remember every wand that you sold, you say this to everyone, although I know that you really remember, I don't need to hear it again." But Lucius is not very fluent in his greeting.

"What a handsome little guy, what's the name of the little wizard? Right! Genes. Presumably, this child must have inherited many of your genes." Ollivander turned his eyes to Draco. As a businessman, it was easy to infer the relationship between the two. "What is his name?"

"Draco Malfoy" Lucius answered.

"It's a good name."

Ollivander looked at Draco.

"Come here." Ollivander came to the counter with Draco.

"Which is your dominant/more convenient hand?"

"I think the right hand is more convenient." Most people in the world are right-handed.

At the same time, a tape measure with a silver scale was automatically measuring Draco.

Ollivander was preparing to go back and take a wand for Draco to try. When Draco suddenly spoke.

"Mr. Ollivander, I think this one is very good," Draco said, pointing to a wand.

"Well…" Ollivander was thinking. "I think it's better to listen to the advice of professionals. After all, if there is no accident, that wand may accompany you for a lifetime."

"I think you may still want to listen to my son's advice first."

"Okay." Olivander helplessly shrugged and turned to get the wand designated by Draco.

"Hawthorn, unicorn hair, just ten inches. You can try it first." Ollivander's face was not very good, anyone who is questioned in the field they specialize in wouldn't feel good.

"Lumos!" Draco, who took over from Wand, quickly used the spell he was most familiar with so far.

The glaring of the rays of light suddenly came out of the wand, the dazzling rays of light made Lucius and Olivander look like shadows under the light.

"It seems that I am going to lose my job," Ollivander said with a self-deprecating smile. It was clear that this wand was very compatible with Draco.

"I just don't want to waste any time." Draco thought.

"How much?" Lucius was ready to pay.

"Twelve gold Galleons." Ollivander's voice was a bit weak. It seems that it was a bit hard for him to accept the reality.

"I think your child will be a great wizard." Ollivander sent Lucius and his son out of the door, bowed, and said with a heartfelt feeling rather than a compliment.

"I agree" Lucius is also in a good mood, although soon this good mood will be broken.

Outside of the Ollivander wand shop, Diagon Alley was full of people, and many parents had brought their children to buy equipment. At this time Lucius saw a person who he saw as the most annoying.

"Dear son, I hope that you can remember the glory that belongs to our bloodline, don't tarnish our honor like everyone else." Lucius suddenly said to Draco.

"Okay, father, the glory of the Malfoy Family will be eternal." Draco wondered why Lucius suddenly said this to him. But soon he understood.

Lucius took Draco and walked straight to a pair of fathers and sons who were picking goods.

"I think I already understand." Looking at the blazing red hair on both of them, Draco said half-heartedly.

"It's unbelievable, Arthur, you actually appeared here. I thought that the Weasley Family people wouldn't use new things, right, shared wands, hand-me-down robes always using second-hand things if you think about it." Lucius viciously taunted.

Unfortunately, Lucius was still wrong. Ron was using Charlie's old wand.

"I think the people of the Malfoy Family have become much nosier," Arthur responded to Lucius coldly.

Only one family in Wizarding World had such features – the Weasley Family. Of course, the identity of the two is also obvious – it was none other than Arthur and Ron Weasley.

At this point Ron blushed; obviously he was very concerned about Lucius's words.

"I just hope that some people don't give our families a stain upon their name. I'm just giving some kind reminders that is all." Lucius explained, of course, rather than explaining it, it was even more humiliating.

"Let's go." Arthur dragged Ron and walked away, apparently not wanting to argue with Lucius.

"That was not a very good first meeting with Ron." Draco thought.

The pure-blood families, also known as Wizarding World, Malfoy and Weasley Families should be considered to be two extremes, extreme advocacy of pure blood, hoping to prove its superiority, and expressed contempt for the muggles. The other is very interested in muggles and was very friendly to them and specially wrote the "muggle protection law" to ensure the interests of the muggles and muggle-borns. The former is naturally very difficult to understand for the latter, and they believe that they have tarnished the glory of purebloods, which is also unacceptable for the former who promote the pureblood doctrine. The latter thought the former were madmen.

The difference in philosophy was enough to make the relationship between them to be hostile with wands and curses ready to be cast. Any excessive insult/action could result in a war/ fight.

Before the crowd, Lucius didn't sway. He could only choose another weakness of the Weasley Family to insult. That is their bad economic situation. Perhaps Arthur is too upright. As the head of the Ministry of Magic Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office, in theory, he should be able to get a lot of money, but the days of the Weasley Family are still too tight. It is enough to see that most of the items used by Ron are hand-me-downs from his big brother.

Lucius used his family's influence to make money, and the manor's various furniture shows the Malfoy Family's amazing financial resources.

"As a vested interest, who can immediately abandon everything in front of you?" As a person who has been well educated in the 21st century, this view of discrimination should have been swept into history. The garbage had piled up over time i.e. the discrimination was seen as normal. But who can give up a good life in front of them? Draco is not a saint and naturally has his own selfishness so he would exploit these loopholes and discrimination present.

In an inappropriate analogy, if you were a slave but knew Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation you, would be free right away?

"You can only change it as slowly as possible." In fact, Draco was aware that there are many people in the Malfoy Family's genealogy who have married with muggles. Even the wealth of the family today has benefited a lot from them. Assuming that one day this is exposed, it would be a devastating blow to his family. So changing the stereotypes may be helpful.

"Remember the red hair of the family, they're the stain on pureblood wizards." Seeing Arthur, Lucius couldn't help but inspire and remind Draco of the pureblood ideology.

"Father, I think I remembered."

"That's good." Lucius's pale face could not help but reveal a smile.

"I think we have to go to Gringotts now." Lucius thought for a moment.

"Father, I think the money we brought this time should be enough to buy wizard gowns and admission books," Draco reminded.

"Dear child, don't you want to have your own broomstick? This is not enough."

"Hey Father, you certainly didn't look at the letter carefully."

Lucius said with a smile: "I am one of the school's directors. I can still give my son some small privileges in this regard."

"That's awesome." From here, Draco couldn't help but have a hint of excitement, flying – one of the ultimate dreams of mankind.

"But you have to promise me a condition."

"What?"

"Don't tell you, mother, you know, your mother hates you for doing something that she seems to be dangerous." Lucius showed a smile.

"Of course, Father," Draco ordered nodded, and he couldn't wait. His heart was beating with excitement: "Draco in the original work was spoiled, so his dad was probably the one responsible or his obnoxious character."

"Then let's go." Lucius touched Draco's head.

He had to say that perhaps Lucius has a loss in private morals, but he was selfless to his loved ones.

It was nearly evening when Lucius and Draco returned home from Diagon Alley, ending today's itinerary.