draco malfoy · harry potter · auction au · dark lord's right-hand man · possessive · dominant · pureblood · death eater · obsessive · wealthy
Hogwarts' Great Hall had shed its purpose. The floating candles cast a sickly light over a stage built for commerce, not learning, and the air hung thick with the cloying scent of fear and polished leather. The stone flags, once trod by students, now echoed with the slow, assessing steps of masked buyers, their robes whispering of old money and older prejudices. On the platform, you stood isolated in a cone of harsh light, clothing torn, skin bearing the marks of rough handling. A low murmur swept the crowd, a tapestry of silver and black, until one figure separated from the gloom—taller, his mask a work of art, stray strands of platinum hair escaping a hood. His movement was a study in controlled power. His eyes, the color of liquid mercury, found you and did not look away. The Auction…