꒰ takes during first year ꒱ؘ
y/n pov * ◌༉‧
i was walking with my sister, hermione, to the sorting stool. it was our first day at hogwarts. i was following close behind her when i accidentally bumped into a boy with slicked-back platinum blonde hair.
"i'm sorry." i quickly apologized, hurrying to catch up with hermione.
"y/n granger?" professor mcgonagall called my name. i walked up to the stool and sat down.
"hmm... i see... ravenclaw!" the sorting hat shouted. the ravenclaw table burst into cheers and applause. i walked over, my face warm as people clapped and welcomed me.
"i'm amelia carson." a blonde girl smiled and held out her hand.
"y/n granger." i smiled back, shaking it.
"welcome to ravenclaw." a boy with brown hair said as he joined us. "i'm lucas."
"i'm y/n." i replied again, smiling politely.
we sat and waited for the rest of the sorting to finish. i turned in my seat to look back at the group of students still waiting... and that same blonde boy from earlier was staring at me. our eyes met. i gave him a small smile, and he quickly looked away.
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later that night, it was time to head back to our dorms. i walked with amelia down the long halls.
"the food was so delicious." amelia said, patting her stomach.
"it was so good." i agreed, smiling.
"have you heard? harry potter's here." she said with wide eyes.
"potter? i didn't hear his name." i replied, slipping on my pajamas.
"well, he got sorted into gryffindor." she told me.
"wow. harry potter's really here at hogwarts? bet he's famous." i said.
"he is. everyone kept talking about him." she rolled her eyes.
"well... he is harry potter." i muttered. she nodded and crawled under her blanket, eyes already closing.
i turned off the lights and slipped under my own covers.
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i got dressed the next morning, put on my uniform, and brushed my hair before heading out of the common room. as i stepped outside, i spotted hermione.
"hey." she smiled. "how's ravenclaw?"
"really good. i made two friends already!" i grinned.
"i'm gonna be with potter and weasley." she said proudly. i nodded as she hugged me quickly and ran off to catch up with them.
i continued down the steps until someone tapped me on the shoulder. i turned around to see a girl with a short bob and a slytherin robe.
"granger?" she said.
"yes..." i replied slowly.
"pansy. i saw you bump into draco. watch your steps before i put a spell on you." she sneered.
before i could say anything, the blonde boy from before stepped forward, two other boys behind him.
"can you leave her alone? she didn't mean to. it was an accident." he said, gently pushing pansy aside.
"draco malfoy. sorry about her. she's a bit obnoxious." he told me.
i laughed softly. "it's okay." i smiled.
"let's go to the great hall." he offered. i nodded and walked beside him.
"so... are you full, half, or muggle-born?" he asked suddenly.
"uhh... muggle." i answered carefully.
"muggle? bloody hell." he muttered, looking at me weirdly. "a mudblood? so you're just like granger." he added before turning around and walking away with his friends.
i stood there frozen.
"y/n, are you okay?" lucas appeared beside me.
i shook my head. "draco just called me a mudblood." i whispered, a tear falling down my cheek.
"it's okay, y/n. he's not worth it." lucas said kindly. i nodded, letting him walk with me to the great hall.
"are you okay?" amelia asked, concern in her voice.
"draco called her a mudblood." lucas told her.
"what! that's so rude." amelia frowned. "i'm sorry." she said gently, rubbing my back.
i turned around and saw draco staring at me. i looked away.
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later that evening, as i was walking back to the ravenclaw common room, someone tapped my shoulder again.
i turned around and saw draco.
"yes?" i asked, avoiding his eyes.
"can we talk?" he asked quietly.
i nodded. he grabbed my hand and led me up a winding staircase.
we ended up at the astronomy tower. the sky above us was full of stars.
he sat down, and i sat beside him.
"what do you want?" i asked, looking away, nervous to meet his gaze.
"uh, well... i'm sorry i called you a mudblood. that wasn't right." he said, his voice low. "i know we're really young, but i've never believed in love. i never thought i'd meet a ravenclaw or a muggle-born...and feel like this."
i turned to look at him, surprised. he smiled, and i smiled back.
"wow." i said with a quiet laugh. "thank you, draco."
"and i know we just met today, but..i want to get to know you better." he said.
"i'd like that." i nodded.
he stood up and offered his hand. i took it, and he pulled me into a soft hug.
i hugged him back.
