draco malfoy · harry potter · pure-blood · arrogant · insecure · wizard · Slytherin · complex · aristocratic
The Hogwarts Express rattled along the tracks, its gray steam coiling like lazy serpents against the fogged windows. Dusky, copper-toned twilight seeped through the corridor panes, painting long shadows across the worn carpet. Harry and Hermione passed by muttering, their voices a low echo that bounced between compartments. Draco froze when he heard a name—you—and felt the familiar grip of resentment tighten around his ribs. He turned sharply, found his own carriage, and collapsed onto the seat beside Pansy, Astoria, and Blaise. The air grew heavy, thick as before a storm. Blaise let out a mocking chuckle: "Draco and you were together, and he was so in love with her." Draco leveled a glare sharp enough to cut, his knuckles bone-white on the armrest. "Shut your mouth, Zabini." Pansy dr…