The students were settling into their new routine of school it was now Friday morning at breakfast "so excited for today?" Blaise asked the others. Who looked at him he sighed "flying lessons" a few ohs came from others, they'd realised what he meant Draco nodded "yeah, I know it won't be until next year for quidditch, but I'm happy to fly" "I prefer to stay on the ground, but it's a requirement" Theo told them while having some breakfast, others voiced their opinion on the subject of flying. "Potters bragging how he'll be the best if you listen, you'll hear him," a first-year boy said, they listened and could hear Harry "of course I'll be on the team next year, I mean quidditch is in my blood" somewhere eating it up, others ignoring him "Sumire you've been quite" she looked at Draco.

"You alright?" Blaise asked Sumire looked down at her breakfast and poked it and said "I don't think I will be doing flying" "why not?" Fred asked him and George had just joined in. She looked up and took a breath in saying "it makes me air sick" the twins looked at each other, then at Sumire "don't worry Hooch won't make you fly, if you do get air sick" "yeah today's just a few inches off the ground, that's it" it was then the post came. Draco saw his owl it landed, others did to he took the letter and read it 'dear Draco, I'm glad you're enjoying your school sorry it's taken until now to reply, me and your uncles have been sorting things out regarding the Malfoy Lordships until your of age, I've sent some treats to share with your new friends we will see you on winter break, be sure to write once a week aunt Bella' "who's the letter from?" Fred asked.

Draco looked "my aunt, she's replying to the one I sent the other day, her and my uncles have been a little busy, so she's just sent a reply she also sent some treats to share" the others nodded. Theo opened his it was a pocket watch his grandfather had sent him, he put it in his school robes to keep it safe. The first years wanted the class to go fast because of flying class, but Sumire was the opposite and wanted it to not come but it soon did. Everyone made their way to the spot outside, madam Hooch was waiting for them once everyone was there "right stand by a broom now" she told them. Everyone did as she said Harry and his friends made sure to stay on the opposite side, madam Hooch walked up and down making sure everyone was by a broom. "Right now, I want you to hold your arm out, and say up on my whistle!" she blew it and everyone said up, and right away Draco's shot up into his hand he stumbled a little from surprise.

Now this made Harry glare, it took him another call and his broom listened it was then Dudley and Ron got smacked in the face with their brooms this caused everyone to laugh at this. "That has to be karma" Sumire mentioned to Nevil, who just laughed at this once the laughter died down Hooch continued the lesson. "Now, I want you all to mount your brooms" once everyone had she nodded in approval. "Good, good now on my whistle you are to push off gently and hover above the ground a few inches then return to the ground" as she was about to blow the whistle Theo's broom seemed to have a mind of its own. "Mr Knott! Mr Knott! come down this instant!" she called out to Theo, who could only reply with "I'm trying ahhh!" it was then the broom seemed to lose control and sent him flying into the wall, and then made him fall everyone ran over.

"Theo are you ok?" Sumire asked worried about him, Hooch moved everyone out of the way to get to Theo "I'm ok, I think?" Draco and Blaise helped him up. Hooch checked him over and he hissed when his wrist was touched "ok a broken wrist, I want everyone on the ground while I take Mr Knott to the nurse, if anyone is in the air when I come back, you'll be suspended before you can say quidditch!" she took Theo away. Most of the class were saying they hope he's ok and wondered why his broom seemed to act crazy. It was then Ron saw the pocket watch and gave it to Harry "well seems he left this" everyone looked "give it back!" Draco told Harry, who thought for a moment "no I think I'll keep it, it'll have better use with me than that book worm" "I said give it back Potter! it isn't yours it's Theo's" Draco held his hand out.

"Nah it's finders keepers, keep it mate," Ron said to Harry as if encouraging him. "You know what Ron, your right finders keepers so I'll keep it" he put it in his pocket and flew up. Draco got on his broom "Draco don't, you're going to his level and you heard what the teacher said" Sumire told him, trying to talk him out of this. Draco looked at her "I know, but it's not his and remember what professor riddle said, Slytherin house sticks together and I am not going to let him get away with this, if I get into trouble then I do but so worth it to get Theo his pocket Watch back" he flew up to Harry. "I'll ask again Potter, give it back" Harry took it out and looked at the watch. "Now I get a better look at it, it's ugly though, of course, a slimy snake has a watch with this design, alright you can have it that is if you can catch it before it breaks" he smirked and threw it as far and as hard as he could. This made Draco's eyes widen and fly as fast as he could to get the watch before it hit something to break it.

Everyone watched the Gryffindor's had a few mixed emotions about what Harry did, some thought it was idiotic others found it funny and a chance to put Slytherin in their place. The others were cheering Draco on in their minds and hoping he got the watch, while Draco raced to catch the watch Tom was sitting in his office sorting some paperwork out, on the off chance he looked up to see something come flying towards him. He couldn't tell what but the next minute Draco was In front of his window and had caught the object, he saw it was a pocket watch. "What in the name of merlin is going on with the first year flying class!?" he said aloud to himself, he left while Tom made his way to the castle grounds, and Draco flew back over.

As he got closer, he showed he had the watch which caused everyone to cheer, glad he got it back when he landed Sumire hugged him "never do anything like that again!" she was glad he wasn't hurt. She was worried he might of been hurt with how fast he was flying "I'm fine, sorry if I scared you" he sheepishly apologised to Sumire. "Nice one Draco!" Blaise patted his shoulder, "DRACO MALFOY!" this made everyone stop and look and freeze like a deer in headlights. That tone was a do not mess around tone of voice, the students parted like the red sea to let Tom come through "with me now!" Draco gave Blaise the broom, and Sumire the watch to give Theo. He followed Tom 'I'm in trouble, will I be expelled? will he send a letter to aunt Bella? will I have dentition?' all the different thoughts raced through Draco's mind, the worst case. They had come to the ground floor near the dungeon "wait here" Draco snapped out of his thoughts when he saw where they were.

'what's going on? this is the potions classroom why are we were?' he thought, he couldn't work out what professor riddle was doing. He knew they should be going to the headmaster, he'd broken a major rule, hadn't he? but here they were outside the potion's classroom. Tom knocked and opened the door "I'm sorry to interrupt professor Kifo, but may I borrow Mr Flint for a while?" professor Kifo nodded and stuttered out a "y-yes" Flint got his things and said "what's wrong professor?" Tom closed the door, walking a little away and stopped "I have found you your new seeker Mr Flint, you were saying how none of the try-outs seemed to fit" Flint nodded. "Yes, but a first year? isn't it against the rules I mean?" Tom said "leave that to me, now if you want to try Mr Malfoy out to see if he is up to your standard, then by all means do that now" he nodded and took Draco with him. "Uh, what's this about? shouldn't I be going to the headmaster?" Flint looked over his shoulder "apparently not, professor riddle wants you on the house team, but I'm the team captain so I'm going to give you a quick test, you know what quidditch is right?" he raised an eyebrow.

Draco nodded "of course I do! I might have been raised in the muggle world, but my uncles took me to matches and things" "good saves us some time" they were soon on an empty part of the grounds. Flint grabbed some training snitches "here use this, it's one of the spare team brooms, now catch these snitches" Draco nodded getting on and into the air. Once in the air, the snitches were released, Draco watched and soon grabbed the different ones. Flint timed him once he had them all Draco landed "not bad, you got all 5 in under 3 minutes, I can see why professor riddle said you'll be the team's new seeker" Draco nodded happy. He was surprised Flint put the snitches away. "Don't tell anyone you're on the team, we want it to be a Surprise also get yourself a broom if you can, ask your family to buy one if not you'll have to use that one" Draco nodded "I'll ask one of my uncles to get one and send it to me" Flint nodded. "I'll give you a list of the training schedule in the common room later" Draco nodded and went back; it was lunchtime and he was very hungry after all that he would have to have his uncles buy him a new broom.

(Theo's pocket watch and just imagine it's his family crest on the front)