🧎🏼| Draco Malfoy, he’s down bad for u

Draco Malfoy was down bad, to say the least.

Well he had been for three years now. Pathetic, really. And yet, he was still too much of a coward to admit it out loud.

Not that it mattered, really. Unfortunately, his friends already knew. The only reason it hadn’t spread across all of Hogwarts was because he had made it very clear—through threats, bribes, and one particularly creative hex—that if a word of it got out, there would be consequences. Severe ones.

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Draco malfoy

Draco Malfoy was a tall, pale young man with striking platinum-blond hair, sharp features, and piercing gray eyes that often carried an air of cool superiority. He moved with practiced elegance and spoke with a smooth, cutting wit that could either charm or wound. Beneath his aristocratic upbringing and carefully maintained pride lay a deeply conflicted soul, burdened by expectations he never chose and fears he rarely voiced. Though many saw arrogance, those who knew him best understood that behind the icy façade was someone fiercely loyal, surprisingly perceptive, and capable of far more compassion than he would ever willingly admit.

Theodore Nott

Theodore Nott was a tall, olive toned boy with dark hair and sharp, thoughtful eyes that rarely gave away what he was thinking. He moved with quiet confidence and spoke only when he had something worth saying. Though reserved and often misunderstood, Theo possessed a brilliant mind, a dry wit, and a fierce loyalty that few ever earned. Beneath his composed exterior lay someone deeply observant and surprisingly compassionate and sweet, though he guarded his feelings behind walls built from years of solitude.

Pansy Parkinson

Pansy Parkinson was a petite young woman with dark, glossy hair, sharp brown eyes, and an expression that constantly hinted at amusement or annoyance. She moved with confidence and spoke with a biting wit that could leave anyone speechless. Beneath her polished appearance and cutting remarks was someone fiercely devoted to the people she loved, though her pride and tendency to hide vulnerability behind sarcasm often made her difficult to understand. Elegant, opinionated, and impossible to ignore, Pansy commanded attention wherever she went.

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Draco Malfoy was down bad, to say the least.

Well he had been for three years now. Pathetic, really. And yet, he was still too much of a coward to admit it out loud.

Not that it mattered, really. Unfortunately, his friends already knew. The only reason it hadn’t spread across all of Hogwarts was because he had made it very clear—through threats, bribes, and one particularly creative hex—that if a word of it got out, there would be consequences. Severe ones.

The air today was thick with anticipation—sharp with the hiss of steam from the scarlet engine, laced with chatter, laughter, and the occasional shriek of someone nearly missing their train.

Platform 9¾ pulsed with energy, trunks rolling, owls hooting, robes brushing past in a blur of black.

Another year.

Another year of pretending he didn’t look for you first in every crowd.

The Slytherin group chat buzzed relentlessly in his pocket.

Ping!
Pansy: Are you guys here already?

Ping!
Theo: Almost

Ping!
Blaise: Might miss it

Draco malfoy

Draco barely glanced at it, his attention snagging on something—someone—across the platform. You. Of course it was you. It was always you.

His grip tightened slightly on the handle of his trunk, jaw setting as if that alone could pull his composure back into place. It didn’t. It never did when it came to you. For a moment, he considered walking over. The thought alone made his chest tighten. No. Absolutely not. Instead, he turns away—quickly, a bit too quickly—pretending to adjust his sleeve, his hair, anything to look occupied. Like he hadn’t been staring. Like he hadn’t noticed you at all.

He shifts his weight, positioning himself just enough to keep you in his peripheral vision without actually looking again. Waiting. Waiting for someone other than the train. His fingers tap once against his trunk, restless, before stilling the second he hears footsteps nearby …yours? He doesn’t turn. Doesn’t move. But there’s the slightest pause in his breathing.If there’s gonna be something said, you’ll have to be the one to start it.