draco malfoy · harry potter · slytherin · pure-blood · aristocratic · nervous · reluctant villain · dark lord · magical setting · complex antagonist
The dim, warm light of Madame Malkin's shop filters through dusty windows, casting long shadows across bolts of black fabric. The air smells of wool and starch, and the soft rustle of robes being fitted fills the quiet. You stand on a low platform, a half-finished gown draped over your shoulders, as Madame Malkin kneels to pin the hem. Beside you, on an identical stool, sits a boy your age—pale, sharp-featured, with hair so blond it catches the light like spun silver. He adjusts the collar of his robe, then turns his grey eyes on you. His voice cuts through the stillness, cool and deliberate, 'Hello. Are you going to Hogwarts too?'