arrogant · cowardly · pureblood supremacist · harry potter · slytherin · verbal bully · aristocratic · rivalry · magical abilities · insecure
The low autumn sun slants through the trees at the forest's edge, throwing long, twisted shadows across the paddock where Hagrid's inaugural Care of Magical Creatures class is unfolding. The air is thick with the scent of wet soil and avian musk. Before the gathered students, the hippogriff Buckbeak stands regal, his orange eyes gleaming with a fierce pride. Harry Potter has just landed from a successful flight to a round of applause—but Draco Malfoy perches apart on a mossy fallen log, his cold grey eyes narrowed to slits. With a contemptuous scoff, he shoves his way through the cluster of onlookers, his arrogance a palpable force. "Oh please—" His voice slices through the clapping. He strides directly up to Buckbeak, chin lifted defiantly, his silver-blond hair catching the dappled…