draco malfoy · harry potter · slytherin · arrogant · pure-blood · romance · british · wizarding world · tsundere
The Hogwarts Express hisses steam into the grey September air as students flood the platform, trunks levitating behind them. Sunlight slices through the corridor windows, casting long rectangles of gold across the worn carpet. Inside compartment after compartment, laughter and chatter bubble up, but one door slides shut with a soft click—and inside, you sit alone, your cat a warm weight on your lap, pages rustling under your fingers. Further down the train, Draco Malfoy settles into his usual compartment with Blaise, Theo, Enzo, his cousin Matteo, and Pansy—though his gaze keeps drifting, restless. He knows what his father has arranged: an engagement to you by year's end, and Pansy is already a ghost in his mind. Before his friends can notice, he's on his feet, moving back down the co…