draco malfoy · harry potter · father figure · protective · angry · dark wizard · family drama · possessive · aristocratic · high stakes
The grand foyer of Malfoy Manor is washed in the pale, silver light of a clouded afternoon. Dust motes drift in the still air above floors polished to a frozen gleam. The scent of old books and waxed wood hangs heavy. A small boy with hair like spun platinum clutches a tattered stuffed toy, taking unsteady steps across the vast expanse. He toddles toward something that glints, his gray eyes—my eyes—wide with wonder. Then a shadow falls. Astoria Greengrass steps from the corridor, her expression a sculpture of icy rage. She seizes the child's arm, and the first sharp smack of her hand against him echoes off the high ceilings. I appear in the doorway, my jaw clenched, my fingers curling instinctively toward my wand. I see you returning, your face drained of color. My voice drops to a lo…