Potter? || Draco Malfoy x Reader

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"That guy is absolutely mad!" Wren exclaimed as soon as we fled the room into the staircase.

I've never seen students leave a classroom as quickly as I did that day. Not even after double potions, which was torturous enough in itself.

Although, not as torturous as showcasing the Cruciatus curse in our first lesson of defence against the dark arts. Torturous in the literal sense, this time.

"They don't call him Mad-Eye Moody for nothing, I guess," I said while shaking my head. I don't think any of us have really processed what happened in there just yet. Poor Longbottom.

"At least we get to take our minds off of that horror show with the champions being picked tonight," Wren sighed, and I nodded.

"Will give us something else to occupy our minds," I agreed, quickly shaking my head to rid myself of the memory coming up. "We should just freshen up and then head to the great hall right away, get the best seats that way," I thought out loud before we went and did exactly that.

Wren was done before me, which is why she went ahead without me. "I still have to talk to Professor McGonagall, you can just catch up with me there," She said.

So, I was wandering along the halls by myself, hanging after my thoughts. I was only a few corners from my destination when a tight grip formed around my wrist, and I was pulled in a direction I wasn't planning on going.

I gasped at the motion but immediately relaxed a little when my eyes met his. "Jeez, is your master plan to kill me in the process of this?" I hissed and released my hand from his grip.

"Don't give me any ideas, that sounds like a win-win," Malfoy laughed, and I just rolled my eyes in return, gently rubbing the area on my wrist he had pulled.

His eyes fell onto my arm as well and, even though I stopped as soon as he realised, he noticed my motion anyway. "Shît, did I hurt you?" He said while taking my hand in his to give my wrist a closer look. The smile on his face faded in an instance, but I shook my head.

"No," I quickly said. "Not that you'd care anyway."

A loud sigh escaped his lips, and he snickered before nodding in the direction I planned ongoing. "Go on, then," He said. "Even though I would've rather used this time for something else, we'll end up being late otherwise."

And with that, I left, expecting him to follow my lead a few minutes after.

I arrived at the great hall, quickly scanning the crowd of students to find Wren already sitting in the Slytherin rows. Ron got there right after me.

"Hi," I greeted him with a small smile but didn't get an answer back, a frown on his face. Instead of a smile, he just walked towards Harry and the rest while shaking his head in disbelieve.

God, that boy can be so incredibly moody. How did they keep up with him?

I sighed and went to sit down next to my friend, putting on a smile. My attempt to ask if I had missed anything was interrupted by the headmaster.

"Sit down. Please," He said calmly, and everyone did. Malfoy entered the hall just as the words left Dumbledore's mouth and quickly hurried towards the table.

I diverted my attention from the blonde back onto the headmaster as he continued talking. "Now the moment you've all been waiting for; the champion selection!" In one swift motion, he dimmed lights, creating a gloomy atmosphere in the room that was now only illuminated by the Goblet of fire.

Everyone watched intensely as the blue fire turned a deep red, almost pink, and the first name was spit out. He caught the piece of parchment with his hands and read it for himself once.

"The Durmstrang Champion is," He began, looking around the room. "Viktor Krum!" The entire hall erupted in cheers, and so did I. He definitely had that thing in the bag.

"Aren't you worried about him, though? I mean, one of your best friends competing?" Wren whispered while things were beginning to calm down again. I quickly shook my head in response. "No way, I know he'll be fine. He's Viktor Krum!" I laughed. "As long as it's not Harry competing," I added sarcastically and she giggled.

"Yeah, wouldn't end up well, would it?"

We were interrupted by the fire turning pink again, and anticipation filled the room. Beauxbatons champion was Fleur Delacour and she, just as Vik did, left the hall.

"The Hogwarts champion, Cedric Diggory!" The hall broke out into cheers and applause once more. "Excellent! We now have our three champions!" Dumbledore said with excitement, raising his hands to get everyone's attention. "But in the end, only one will go down in history. Only one will hoist this chalice of champions, this vessel of victory. The Triwizard Cup!"

They unveiled a beautiful, blue shining trophy and I gasped at the sight. It was truly magnificent. "Aren't there supposed to be only three competitors?" Wren said, a hint of worry in his voice as she nudged my side.

My attention fell onto the goblet, my facial expression mirroring hers as I watched it turn pink again, spitting out one last piece of parchment. Dumbledore mumbled a name, but I couldn't understand what he said.

Wren's look of worry turned into a panicked one, as her head snapped into my direction. "What did he s-"

"Harry Potter?!"

I gulped as soon as I understood the words. It couldn't be. Harry wasn't even 17 yet. "How is that possible?!" I hissed, worry filling my voice.

"Harry Potter!" Dumbledore shouted a third time, and Harry finally got up from his seat and started to walk towards him. Instead of congratulating him, Dumbledore just handed him the name.

You could cut the tension in the hall with a knife as Harry began to walk out of it, nobody saying a word. Nobody cheering, nobody clapping.

"He's a cheat!" One boy blurted out just as my brother walked past him. "He's not even 17 yet!" Another one shouted.

This couldn't be right.

A/N: Finding a time for the live that'll fit everyone wherever they are wasn't as easy as I thought lol. I'm planning one for tomorrow (Saturday, 17.10.20) at 8PM CEST, 2PM CET, 11AM PT on my tiktok Seselina_ (I hope I converted that right lmaoo forgive me I'm not American) and hope that fits most of you somehow!!
See you tomorrow! ♡