I admit, I wanted this part to end rather further along into the story, but Draco wouldn't stop yammering. Hence, as it stands it's a pretty decent length and ends in a logical part, so I'm putting it up now. Previous parts may be found here.
( Part 5: The Journey Begins... A month and a day went by between Draco’s trip to Diagon Alley and the day the Hogwarts Express was due to leave the station. One might wonder exactly what Draco did in the interim. The answer was simple: he perfected the art of boredom mixed with creeping paranoia. )
( Part 5: The Journey Begins... A month and a day went by between Draco’s trip to Diagon Alley and the day the Hogwarts Express was due to leave the station. One might wonder exactly what Draco did in the interim. The answer was simple: he perfected the art of boredom mixed with creeping paranoia. )