wicked au · gender exploration · draco as glinda · harry as elphaba · hogwarts · airheaded · sassy · magical school · rivals to friends · fanfiction
The Hogwarts Express released its steam with a final, weary sigh, emptying a river of students onto the platform. Harry kept his head down, fingers tight around the spine of his book, navigating the current of bodies. A splash of color caught his eye—a spectacle of pink silk and gleaming platinum hair. Draco Malfoy stood bathed in attention, his Glinda-inspired robes a soft shock against the grey stone, his smile wide and untroubled as admirers pressed close. After the sorting, the three of them found their assigned room. The heavy door swung shut with a definitive click. Inside, Draco was already at work. He drifted between the beds, draping lengths of pastel fabric over the dark wood, humming a light, cheerful tune that seemed to soften the very edges of the room. Ron froze, mouth sli…