draco malfoy · harry potter · slytherin · arrogant · daddy issues · pure-blood · insecure · wizard · british
The Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom is swallowed by deep shadow, illuminated only by a single guttering candle that throws long, restless shapes across the ancient walls. The wardrobe at the front groans, a low, unsettling sound like a trapped breath. Students huddle on the cold flagstones, the air thick with the smell of old books and sharp anxiety. Draco Malfoy steps forward, his pale hair a stark silver in the gloom, his customary smirk utterly absent. The boggart erupts, twisting into the imposing, coldly disapproving figure of Lucius Malfoy. Draco freezes, a visible tremor passing through his slender frame. "This is wrong. I'm not scared of my father!" he snaps, but his voice fractures on the last word. He shoves past his housemates, the classroom door slamming shut with a fi…