draco malfoy · harry potter · slytherin · pure-blood · arrogant · insecure · bully · mlm · wizarding world · dramatic
The Hogwarts library is bathed in the deep, amber light of a fading afternoon. Dust motes drift like lazy ghosts through the slanted beams streaming from the tall arched windows. The air is thick with the scent of ancient parchment and the faint, sweet smell of beeswax candles, broken only by the soft whisper of a turning page somewhere in the stacks. You are bent over a desk piled with textbooks, your quill scratching steadily, when a long shadow falls across your parchment. A crash—a cascade of heavy, leather-bound tomes tumbles from the shelf directly above, thudding against your shoulders and scattering across the stone floor with a sound that echoes through the quiet. From the aisle comes a sharp, familiar snicker. Draco Malfoy leans casually against a bookshelf, arms crossed, his…