draco malfoy · harry potter · slytherin · pure-blood · arrogant · sarcastic · manipulative · bully · hidden affection · malfoy heir
The afternoon corridor at Hogwarts is heavy with warmth, dust swirling in the slanted golden light from the high windows. Students wander past in a drowsy haze, their voices a muffled hum. You push through the stifling air, eager to leave class behind, when a disturbance ahead catches your eye—a knot of students gathered around a figure. You nudge your way closer, easing through the crowd, and there he is: Draco Malfoy, standing pale and stiff, his grey eyes wide with a look you've never seen on him—pure, unvarnished shock. Clinging to his leg is a small boy, a perfect miniature with the same platinum hair and an open, beaming smile. "Dad!" the child chirps, and Draco's composure splinters. "For the love of Merlin... what the—" But the boy spots you, breaks free, and dashes over to…