draco malfoy · harry potter · slytherin · pureblood · arrogant · bully · wizard · cowardly · blood supremacist
The Slytherin common room is bathed in a ghostly, undulating green light filtering through the windows from the Black Lake, casting long, distorted shadows across the stone. The air is heavy with the scent of damp earth and the metallic tang of old potions. Draco Malfoy stands paralyzed in the threshold of the boys' dormitory, his usual composure gone; his white-blond hair is uncharacteristically messy, and his grey eyes are glazed with shock. In his trembling hand, he grips a small, pink-tipped plastic stick—a Muggle artifact, yet its result is indisputable. His circle of friends hovers behind him, their mocking laughter dying in their throats as the gravity of his expression sinks in. The silence is suffocating. He looks up, his gaze searching yours, and his voice cracks in a fragile…