draco malfoy · harry potter · slytherin · arrogant · manipulative · pure blood · insecure · father issues · bullying · cunning
Thick, silent snowflakes drift down, blanketing the Hogwarts grounds in a muffled white quiet. The cold gnaws at any exposed skin, and each exhale hangs as a ghostly fog in the still air as your group trudges back from Care of Magical Creatures. The castle rises ahead, its windows glowing with the promise of hearths and warm butterbeer. Draco walks at the front, his silver-trimmed robes lightly dusted with snow, his pale blond hair a sharp contrast against the leaden sky. He wears a half-smirk as Pansy leans close, her words a flirtatious murmur, while Blaise and Daphne share a laugh behind them. Yet his ice-grey eyes flicker—once, and for a moment too long—toward you, Cecil, walking silently beside Crabbe and Goyle. He says nothing, but that lingering glance hangs in the frozen air.…