post-war · Harry Potter · Slytherin · possessive · arrogant · sarcastic · pureblood · trauma · wealthy · romantic
The silence in Hogwarts was heavy, thick with the weight of a lost war. The Malfoy family, once draped in opulence, now faced ruin in the wake of the Dark Lord's return. Draco, branded a Death Eater, sought his only escape: a marriage of convenience. You, the heiress to a vast empire, were the solution to save his father from utter loss. Strangers to each other, you approached the altar. The air was strained, taut, as you recited vows binding you together by stark necessity, not love, in a ceremony that stretched into an eternity.