Title: Simplicity
Summary: "I know what it's like to think you'll never succeed." She said quietly. "You have no bloody idea," Draco snapped. "Why do you care? I'm horrible to you." It was a simple question, without a simple answer. Simplicity was no more.
Genre: Angst/Friendship, maybe more haven't decided.
Author's Note: It takes place during year six...I know it may seem over done...but I couldn't help myself, this idea has been in my head for months if not since the moment I finished reading the 6th book like two years ago.
Disclaimer: JK Rowling owns Harry Potter everything. I'm simply borrowing her characters and ideas...I own Angeline Jensen and that's pretty much it.

Another year at Hogwarts is all Angeline Jensen had to look forward to in life, she hated the summer holidays as much as she hated sitting through Professor Binns' History of Magic class. And that was saying something. Going back to Hogwarts wasn't that high on her list of priorities, Angeline wasn't known to fit in with her housemates let alone known by anyone. She'd be surprise to have her own Head of House remembered her name.

She sighed as she walked the small corridor of the train trying to find a compartment to sit in. Everywhere seemed to be filled which sucked...There seemed to be a lot more first years than they had been in previous years. She walked past Harry Potter's compartment and thought about joining him and his friends, but she was a Slytherin and that most likely wouldn't go well. Gryfindors and Slytherins were enemies, no question about it. It was just how the story went.

Making it near the front of the train she saw Draco Malfoy without his loyal servants—Friends. Not even that annoying Pansy Parkinson was there. Sighing for the second time since being on the train she slid open the compartment door and coughed quietly to get his attention. He looked at her and glared. If it was any other day she would have returned the jester, but she just wasn't in the mood.

"Everywhere else is full," She said. "Do you mind if I join you?" Angeline asked. Draco just looked at back out the window. Rolling her eyes she closed the compartment door and sat across from him.

As they sat there in silence she watched him noticing how he had changed since the end of last term. He had grown even taller, she could tell without having him stand up. He also looked a quite bit thinner than she remembered him to be, it wasn't drastic, but it was enough for her to notice.

"How was your summer?" She asked him quietly. He looked at her as though just realizing she was there for the first time. She figured Draco Malfoy wouldn't answer her and if he did it would have followed with an insult, because that's how things went when she was around him. She'd say 'Good day?' and he'd insult her...Simple as that.

"Just peachy," Draco replied. She noticed the bite in his tone.

"Yeah...Mine wasn't to my liking either." Angeline said quietly. "Excited for this year?" She questioned.

"Why are you still talking?" He snapped at her. Angeline jaw tightened as she looked away from him and to the sliding compartment door. Pansy along with Crabbe and Goyle. Could Angeline's life get any better?

"Oh, Draco there you are, I've been looking everywhere for you." She said sitting next to him. Angeline didn't miss Draco rolling his eyes and smirked slightly. So he found his little pet to be annoying as well. "What is she doing here?" Pansy questioned looking at Angeline with much hate. Angeline returned the favor by glaring back at her.

"Is a person not allowed to converse with her fellow housemate?" Angeline asked.

"Honestly didn't know you could talk, Jensen," Pansy said.

"Wouldn't think you'd understand human talk," Angeline replied. She noticed the corner of Draco's mouth twitch upward slightly.

"Why don't you just leave?" Pansy snapped pulling out her wand. Angeline looked at the offending thing and then up at Pansy, she was sure she could beat her in a duel if it ever came down to that.

"Hex me all you want, I'm not leaving," Angeline said looking away from her and to the window. Pansy did something of a growl as she sat down beside her precious Draco. Angeline continued to watch the scenery past them by as she half listened to the idiots, Crabbe and Goyle argue over something useless, at least they were sitting a little away from her. She didn't look away from the window until the compartment door opened once again.

Blaise Zabini entered the compartment and was in the process of closing the door behind him when it wouldn't close.

"What's wrong with this thing?" said Blaise angrily as he continued to try to slam the door close. Suddenly the door pushed open and Blaise who had been still clinging to the handle topped over sideways and into Goyle's lap. Angeline couldn't help but giggle at the sight at the same time this happened she was sure she felt a shift on the seat she was sitting on. She must have been imagining things as her attention went back to the group across from her. Angeline saw how Draco watched the overhead luggage rack before he looked at the argument still going on.

It didn't last long as everything was finally situated around them. Draco had laid his head on Pansy's lap and the girl was overjoyed as she stroked his blond hair off his forehead. Angeline didn't miss the look she was went by Parkinson. Like she cared about the odd Draco-Pansy relationship. Blaise looked at Angeline for a moment before giving her a curt nod in which she returned with a small smile.

Draco went on the question what the new teacher Slughorn had wanted. Angeline only listened to half of what was going on. With the mention of Death Eaters she watched Draco's face go angry but continued to watch as he forced a humorless laugh. She forgot his father was currently in Azkaban...That's something you shouldn't forget about someone.

"Well, who cares what he's interested in? What is he, when you come down to it? Just some stupid teacher." Draco yawned. "I mean, I might not even be at Hogwarts next year, what's it matter to me if some fat old had-been likes me or not?" Angeline took interest in this and actually paid attention to the conversation.

"What do you mean, you might not be at Hogwarts next year?" said Pansy indignantly, ceasing grooming Draco.

"Well you never know," said Draco with the ghost of smirk. "I might have---er---moved on to bigger and better things."

Crabbe and Goyle were gawping at Draco; apparently not knowing of any plans to move on to bigger and better things. Zabini had allowed a look of curiosity to mar his haughty features. Pansy resumed the slow stroking of Draco's hair, looking dumbfounded. Angeline stared at him as her stomach knotted slightly.

"Do you mean--- Him?" Pansy questioned. Draco simply shrugged.

"You can't possibly mean, You-Know-Who..." Angeline said frowning. Draco narrowed his eyes at her and she decided then to keep her thoughts to herself. Draco went on talking as though she hadn't spoken a word.

"Mother wants me to complete my education, but personally, I don't see it as that important these days. I mean, think about it...When the Dark Lord takes over, is he going to care how many O.W.L.s or N.E.W.T.s anyone's got? Of course he isn't.... It'll be all about the kind of service he received, the level of devotion he was shown."

"Any you think you'll be able to do something for him?" asked Zabini scathingly. "Sixteen years old and not even fully qualified yet?"

"I've just said, haven't I? Maybe he doesn't care if I'm qualified. Maybe the job he wants me to do isn't something that you need to be qualified for," said Draco quietly.

Crabbe and Goyle were both sitting with their mouths open like gargoyles. Pansy was gazing down at Draco as though she had never seen anything so awe-inspiring. Angeline stared at him too, but looked away and out the window.

"If it's true then, Malfoy...Whatever it is, it's a suicide mission." She said breaking the silence. So much for keeping her thoughts to herself. Draco sat up and his glare intensified on her. She met his gaze unfazed.

"I can see Hogwarts," said Draco his glare never actually leaving Angeline's face, but she sure as hell wasn't looking away first. "We'd better get our robes on." He said turning away from her.

Goyle stood up and grabbed his trunk, in the process Angeline was sure she heard someone gasp in pain as she looked up at the luggage rack. Draco had done the same thing.

The train had finally stopped with one final jerk and everyone was out of their seat to head out. Angeline had the fortune to being stuck behind Pansy as she held her hand out for Draco to take.

"You go on," Draco told Pansy. "I just want to check something." Angeline laughed quietly at Pansy's dejected face as she followed the girl out of the compartment leaving Draco Malfoy alone to whatever it was he needed to do.

Dinner had been quite eventful, with Harry Potter walking in with a bloodied nose to the announcement of Snape becoming the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Angeline found her odds of passing DADA fall even shorter now...She may be a Slytherin but she wasn't on Snape's short list of favorites...At least she was a bar above Potter...

Shortly thereafter Professor Dumbledore sent them all off to bed. Classes of course would start the next day and it would surely be one hell of a year, after all this was Hogwarts after all...

So here's my try of trying to work in an OC into a great story...Tell me what you think. Flames will be laughed at however. =P

Happy Holidays to everyone!

-TwilightRaver