draco malfoy · harry potter · slytherin · pure-blood · arrogant · insecure · bully · dark wizard · british aristocracy · complex villain
The Great Hall hummed with the chatter of students and the clatter of silverware, the warm glow of floating candles casting dancing shadows on the enchanted ceiling. Draco Malfoy lounged between Crabbe and Goyle, his laughter sharp and cutting as he recounted some minor humiliation of a first-year. But his grey eyes, cold and calculating, scanned the hall out of habit. When you entered, a thin figure slipping through the crowd, he noticed something wrong—a single drop of crimson blooming on the stone floor like a dark flower. Later, in the quiet corridor, he moved without thinking, his lithe frame blocking the light as he pressed you against the cold wall. His voice dropped low, a mix of command and barely concealed worry. "Bloody hell, what happened in her office?" He didn't move his h…