[𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞] Draco Malfoy x Reader

PART SIX [𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐩]

The next morning I was awoken by the light shining sharply through the windows. I didn't really think light could be that blinding when it's travelling through water, but here I am. Wide awake. The two girls that I had started a friendship with last night were snoozing quietly in their beds. I just happened to be the lucky one with the light angled directly on my pillow.

I quietly slipped out of bed and pushed my feet into my warm slippers. Tiptoeing quietly to the door seemed to be the most difficult thing due to the fact that I'd walked into my trunk that I'd pushed aside at the bottom of my bed. The pain in my knee was agonising, as I hobbled over to the door and slipped out.

The hallway where the dormitories were located was completely empty. Down the corridor to the left of me, I could see a large clock on the wall. I couldn't make out the exact time but it was barely 6am. My eyes stung when I realised how early I was awake. I winced as I put weight onto my knee, making my way to the bathrooms. It was empty, and the sound of my footsteps echoed along the tiled floor until I stopped in front of a large door with a single snake on it.

The bathrooms were massive, so much bigger than our actual bedrooms too. They looked so elegant though. Dark stone covered the floors, and there was a large pillar in the centre of the room surrounded by sinks. I rushed over, and turned on the cold tap, letting it ice my fingers as I cupped them into a bowl. Splashing the water on my face intensified the stinging in my eyes but I did not care as I needed to wake up quickly. I didn't want to have any unneeded conversations with any Slytherins who were about to judge me for being a Mudblood, or Muggle-born or whatever they want to call me now.

I stared at myself in the mirror, leaning slightly to hold onto the sides of the sink letting the water drip slightly onto my pyjamas. This time yesterday I was so excited to start my new life here. To become a new me, to make new friends and begin the rest of my life as a witch but after last night I wanted nothing more than to have not gotten my Hogwarts letter. At this very moment, I would have done anything to go back a year and just say no.

The journey back to my bedroom was quick and quiet. No one was awake yet and I managed to catch the time before I entered into the room. It was now 6:30am so I had an hour to make sure that I was ready for breakfast.

"Morning, where have you been?" Pansy yawned, pulling the covers under her chin.

"Morning, I needed to wake myself up a little so went exploring to the bathrooms," I smiled pulling my robes out of my trunk.

"Get back into bed silly, breakfast doesn't start until 7:30am and even then we have until 9 to make it to our first class. I checked and all three of us have Potions with our Head of House, Professor Snape this morning," she gestured to three pieces of parchment on her side table. "Oh, they were slid underneath our door in the middle of the night, when I woke up to go to the toilet I couldn't help but have a nose," she laughed once she saw the quizzical expression on my face.

"I don't really think I'll be able to get to sleep again. Last night and the sorting keeps going through my head," I sighed.

"Hey, don't worry. I told you that you have me and Daphne now. Yes, a lot of Slytherins don't like Mudbl- I mean Muggle-borns, but we have your back okay?"

"You can call me a Mudblood, if it's easier. I kind of think it's cool. I might as well embrace it," I laughed. "I didn't exactly grow up around magic so the word has no meaning to me,"

"Okay then," she smiled, "Little Miss Mudblood, let's get some more rest before we wake up sleeping beauty over there," she giggled nodding her head in the direction of the blonde who was asleep in the strangest position.

"You can. Me? Not so much," I shook my head, laughing lightly then slipped on my robes. I couldn't wait around in my room letting my anxiety build so I decided to take my Potions book, make like Hermione and do some early studying.