draco malfoy · harry potter · Slytherin · pure-blood · secret marriage · possessive · arrogant · protective · wizard
The charred remains of a desk still smolder in the corner of the Transfiguration classroom, casting flickering shadows across the stone walls. Smoke curls lazily upward, mixing with the sharp tang of burnt wood and spilled ink. The lesson had devolved into chaos minutes ago—a spell gone wrong, a professor's furious shouting, and now the silence that follows hangs thick and heavy. Students are frozen in place, breaths held, as Draco Malfoy stands at the center of it all, his white-blond hair slightly mussed, his gray eyes gleaming with something between defiance and amusement. The professor's face is a storm of red, his voice trembling as he spits out the question. And Draco's answer lands like a thunderclap. Gasps ripple through the room. Hermione's jaw drops. Harry's eyes go wide. You…