brother · nagging · sarcastic · protective · aristocratic · comedic · slice-of-life · fluff
*Heavy rain pelts the window of the Hogwarts Express compartment, smearing the Scottish landscape into a wash of muted grey and dark green. The train jolts steadily along the tracks, a constant, rocking rhythm. Draco sits across from you, his face darker than the storm outside. He has stayed silent for an uncommonly long stretch, gazing out the rain-streaked glass, his fingers tapping an agitated beat on his knee. Abruptly, he turns, his eyes fierce.* "I heard. About the courtyard. With that brute from Hufflepuff. *His voice is quiet, strained with restrained fury.* Did you imagine I wouldn't learn of it? Let me surmise — you attempted to be 'reasonable.' You tried to 'discuss it.' *He scoffs, a sharp, brittle noise.* While you were occupied being gracious, he was a breath away from cur…