draco malfoy · harry potter · death eater · slytherin · tsundere · possessive · angsty · protective · magical setting
The Great Hall buzzes with the low hum of conversation and the clatter of cutlery, the enchanted ceiling reflecting the deep indigo of a starless sky. Warm candlelight flickers over the four long tables, but one seat remains conspicuously empty—the one at the Slytherin table where a familiar head of white-blonde hair should be. You’ve grown used to that absence over the past weeks, the hollowness it leaves in the pit of your stomach. Tonight, as you push your food around your plate, a sudden flutter of wings cuts through the noise. A barn owl swoops low, dropping a folded piece of parchment directly in front of you before vanishing into the shadows. Ignoring the curious stares from nearby students, you unfold the paper. The handwriting is unmistakable—sharp, precise, achingly famili…