Chapter 1
Prologue
Draco Malfoy had a secret.
It wasn’t something small either.
It was life-changing.
More-so, it was his mother’s secret.
What secrets does Narcissa Malfoy hide, do you ask?
Oh many…
But Draco’s secret?
It wasn’t one of hers.
Because Narcissa Malfoy nee Black?
She was not his mother.
From a young age, Draco was mostly alone.
Narcissa was always away in France. He would be lucky if he saw her at least once a month. His father was always busy.
And other children?
What children?
There were none.
Draco’s time was spent getting molded by tutors and in the company of House Elves. He actually spent so much time around them that he began to think of himself as a strangely deformed House Elf.
His father was most displeased at finding his son trying to clean the floors.
Lets just say that Draco never associated himself with House Elves again. And the House Elf? The one that showed him how to mop?
Well…
Lucius wanted to give him clothes, but ended up selling him to join the Hogwarts Elven community.
Good riddance…
That Elf was crazy anyway.
Draco really doesn’t want to see Dobby ever again.
But the consequences of that incident were much greater than he would have expected.
His father stopped treating him like talking furniture. He actually spent time with him! He even smiled at him!
He was so happy.
But like good things, it didn’t last.
Because one incident changed everything.
Chapter 1
When Draco first spoke to a snake, it was an ordinary day and was written off as a mundane occurrence by his young mind.
The little snake that called itself Hhhhhsss was actually very nice. And although it kept calling him Speaker for some reason, he had fun. For the first time in forever he had made a friend.
Every day since he made sure to make time to visit his scaly friend.
Hhhhhsss didn’t mind.
But for some reason, all the games they played were called the same by the little snake.
Teaching a hatchling how to hunt was a very new way to describe a game of Chase or Hide-and-Seek. But Draco loved it.
No longer was he lonely.
No longer was he alone.
He even brought the little snake into his bed to keep it warm during the winter.
But as the little snake grew into a big snake, he became more and more difficult to hide.
So it was of no surprise that one day, when Lucius came to give his son a good-night kiss a dozing Draco was woken by a high-pitched shriek.
It wasn’t a noise one would expect any male to be capable of.
But then again, Papa was always such a drama queen.