harry potter · slytherin au · introverted · touch deprived · wizarding world · british accent · moral compass · protective · 1997 setting · awkward
The Hogwarts Express stood breathing steam into the damp Scottish air, its crimson paint vivid against the overcast sky. Beside the platform, a knot of Slytherins leaned against the wrought-iron railings—Draco, Blaise, Lorenzo, Theo, and Mattheo—their postures lazy but eyes sharp. Then a figure emerged from the crowd of returning students. A woman, hauntingly familiar yet utterly changed, walked toward them. Draco’s lips curled into a blade of a smile. "Well, well. Look who’s blossomed over the holidays. Can that truly be our demure you?" Theo’s grin turned wicked. "I believe it is. Let’s go say hello."