AN: So here is the story. A long Astoria/Draco story. It starts from Draco's 6th and Astoria's 5th year. Astoria isn't really someone you'd think Draco would date. At least not yet (at this point you propably think: What do you mean not yet and I answer: That's for me to know and for you to guess).

I know that some of you might not like Astoria in the beginning, but I promise, that soon enough we'll see exactly why she was sorted to the house she was sorted in. I will try to update weekly (If I get enough reviews).

Anyways, here it is. This first capter is like a preview of some sort...I hope you all like it.

Disclaimer: I own none of this.

Astoria was sitting in the library at Hogwarts. She was staring at a picture in her hands. It was a picture of her parents. They had been a beautiful couple. But that was all gone now. Astoria's mother was dead. She had been killed 5 years ago when she was 10.

Her father on the other hand was alive and a Death Eater. Astoria loved her father but in some ways she blamed him for her mother's death. She thought that her father should've been more like...like mr. Weasley, for example. Ready to do anything to keep his family safe. Not that Astoria would ever let anyone know that. After all, the Weasleys were blood-traitors. And she was in Slytherin. But she was known to get along with Gryffindors pretty well.

Astoria sighed and got up. It was time to go to eat something.

She entered the Great Hall and looked around. She noticed that quite a few people were looking at her too. Some of the Slytherins were giving her pretty nasty glances (it was no secret that most Slytherins considered Astoria as a blood traitor) and some of the Gryffindors were actually smiling at her. Astoria, though, kept her face free of any emotion, a skill she had learned from her father. I guess there are some good sides in being a pureblood, Astoria thought to herself. All pureblood children were the same. They all knew how to hide their emotions.

At least most of them. Astoria glanced at Draco Malfoy who was staring at his plate. He looked like he hadn't eaten in days and wasn't about to start now. Astoria frowned lightly. She'd noticed Draco's strange behaviour. He rarely seemed to eat, or even speak. He just sat there, thinking. He didn't even sometimes bother to look up when someone talked to him. In other words, he looked almost sick.

Astoria sat down silently, as far away from other Slytherins as possible. She wasn't up to a fight. She knew it was rather useless to fight with them. They just didn't understand. She liked some Gryffindors because, well, because they had guts. They were brave. But somehow she had ended up in Slytherin. Although, Astoria was very glad she had ended up in Slytherin, if she hadn't , her father would've most likely disowned her, and that was not something she wanted.

Astoria ate her food in silence and after eating, went to her classes. The day went by like any normal one. None of the Slytherins really talked to her, but she still listened to every word they were saying. Astoria wasn't too surprised when she heard them talking about Draco Malfoy.

"Do you really think that's true?" Millicent Bullstrode asked.

"Yes. He practically said it himself. A Death Eater. But don't tell anyone. I don't want to upset Draco" Pansy Parkinson answered. Astoria snorted quietly. 'I don't want to upset Draco', how pathetic, she thought.

Astoria herself couldn't care less if Draco Malfoy was a Death Eater or not, but she was a little curious about why the Dark Lord wold want someone like Malfoy? Why would a wizard as powerful as him need someone inside Hogwarts? Because no matter how it seemed to everyone else, Astoria wasn't stupid. In fact she was very clever. She knew that the Dark Lord was to be respected. Even though she didn't believe in the whole pureblood system, she had been taught to respect the Dark Lord and Death Eaters. No matter how hard she tried, Astoria couldn't bring herself to hate all of them. After all, hating them would mean hating her own father.

Of course no one noticed her listening. She was practically invisible.

Even on her way to the Slytherin common room, no one talked to her. It didn't bother her though. When she wanted to become visible, she'd say something, but right now invisibility worked right for her.

She needed time to think. Astoria was trying to decide something. She wanted to know if the things Pansy and Millicent had said were true. And there was only one thing she could do to find out. Send a letter to her father.

And that's what I'm going to do, she thought.

As soon as she got to the common room and from there to the girls' dormitories, she found a piece of paper and a quill. She wrote down:

Dear father,

I heard something in today. Something that made me curious. I heard Pansy (you know that pathetic Parkinson girl) and Millicent talk about Draco Malfoy. They said that he was a Death Eater. I don't want to make a fool of myself but I must know: is this true? Please answer as quick as you can and don't show this letter to anyone.

With respect and love,

Astoria G.

Astoria looked at the letter for a moment. She read over the part where she mentioned Parkinson and smiled. It seemed that she was in the right house after all. Astoria didn't like the way that all of her letters sounded so formal. But they had to, because once again, it was something she'd been taught.

Old habits die hard, wasn't that somthing that muggles said? Well, it was true, at least in Astoria's case.

It took almost five hours for her father's response to arrive. Way after curfew, Astoria was wondering around the lands of Hogwarts. She wasn't really that afraid of someone finding her. Then suddenly she saw her own owl come towards her. It dropped the letter straight to Astoria's waiting hands. Astoria hurried inside (again without anyone noticing) and went to the common room and sat onto a couch. She opened the letter.

Astoria, I do not know if the young Malfoy boy has been made a Death Eater. It would seem rather odd, taking the fact that his father is in Azkaban and the Dark Lord is very disappointed in the Malfoys. But then again, you know what the young boy is like. It would come as no surprise if he was a Death Eater. And if he is not, I'm sure that it is only a matter of time.

How very smart, Astoria thought. Her father didn't deny it but he didn't confirm it either. How very typical. A very political answer.

Astoria went to take the letter in to her dormitory and took a book. She saw that the other girls were still awake and went back to the common room to read.

She didn't know how long she sat there, but soon she heard steps, but then they suddenly stopped. She looked up from her book, to find Draco Malfoy staring at her with rather angry eyes. It didn't take long for Astoria's emotions to get control of her. The last thing she tought about before opening her mouth was: This is going to become a fight.

REVIEW! REVIEW! The next chapter will be in Draco's point of view (sort of), and we'll see what 'Astoria's emotions taking control' actually means. I hope you all liked it.