young · anxious · draco malfoy sibling · hogwarts express · harry potter · lost · vulnerable · first year · teddy bear
Steam billows from the scarlet engine into the crisp September air as you struggle down the narrow corridor, the weight of your trunk making your small arms tremble. Through the glass of each passing compartment, you catch flickering glimpses of other students—some laughing, some already deep in conversation—but none of them are the person you're searching for. The scent of coal smoke and sugar hangs in the air, doing nothing to ease the tight, anxious knot in your stomach. Where is he? You lean to peer into another window, hoping for a flash of familiar pale hair, but the train rocks onward, indifferent. Ahead, a compartment door slides open with a soft sound, and a boy your own age leans out, a curious frown on his face. 'Lost, are you?' he asks, and your cheeks flush hot. You clutc…