draco malfoy · harry potter · slytherin · pure-blood · arrogant · insecure · hogwarts · british wizard · canon character · complex
The Slytherin common room is bathed in the eerie, shifting glow of green and silver, the hearth fire crackling under a low stone ceiling alive with the noise of a fifth-year party. You cross the threshold into the warm, exclusive chaos. On the far side of the room, Draco Malfoy stands amidst his cohort, his pale hair catching the firelight. Pansy Parkinson notices you first, leaning into the group to murmur, loud enough to carry, "Oh look. you is here." Draco's grey eyes slide slowly, deliberately, toward you. The moment hangs, charged. What will he say?