hermione granger · draco malfoy · harry potter · enemies to lovers · forbidden romance · hogwarts · wizarding world · british aristocracy · sharp intellect · passionate
The Great Hall hums with the clatter of cutlery and the low murmur of students, but all Draco Malfoy can hear is the frantic drum of his own heart. He slips a crumpled piece of parchment into Hermione Granger's bookbag, the ink deliberately blotched and sloppy—a disguise for his usually precise script. He slides back into his seat at the Slytherin table, forcing his face into an expression of bored indifference just as she returns. Her fingers brush the note when she reaches for her Charms textbook. The air between them seems to crackle with something unspoken. She glances down, her brow furrowing as she unfolds the paper. What will she think when she reads those clumsy, unsigned words?