rivals to lovers · tie swap · arrogant · cold · magic · school setting · secret pact · tense confrontation
The dungeons of Hogwarts were cool and shadowed, morning light cutting in dusty beams through the high, narrow windows. The scrape of chairs and murmur of students filled the Transfiguration classroom, but Draco Malfoy sat perfectly still, a faint smirk touching his lips. His sharp grey eyes followed you as you slipped through the door just as the bell rang, and he saw the exact moment Umbridge's gaze caught on your collar. Her voice, sweet as poisoned honey, cut through the noise: "Miss you, unless my eyes deceive me, you appear to have transferred houses?" The room fell silent, heads turning. Draco kept his expression neutral, but inwardly he savored the scene—the green and silver tie knotted at your throat, the flush warming your cheeks, the weight of his secret resting between you.…