Afraid of the Dark

I'm a fuck up. Those were the words Brianna thought as she looked down at the black mark etched across most of her left arm. The process of receiving the dark mark had been painless, but her arm felt like it was on fire. She leaned against the wall outside of Malfoy Manor and thought of everything that led up to this moment. Her father Sage Chambers being a former Death Eater who went missing. Her family friendship with the Malfoy's. Being sorted into Slytherin House. It made her feel like their was something damaged about her. Was she destined to be this? She stared down at her arm again and began tracing the snake slowly as thoughts formed in her mind.
" Ambitious. Cunning. Resourceful. Self-preserving. Those are the words that describe a Slytherin." Brianna started slowly and paused. Blaise, Theo, Pansy, and finally Draco turned to look at her.
" Brianna, we know the characteristics of being a Slytherin...What's the point? Is it supposed to make this easier?" Blaise said, gesturing to his dark mark.
Brianna shook her head. " No. But humans are complex beings. So much more than just a few simple characteristics. It doesn't work like that. We are more than that. More than what ANYONE thinks. It's true we come from the Hogwarts house that has produced the most dark wizards, and families who believe in having pure blood, but that doesn't define us. A part of us is all those things I listed, but we can use that to become more than what we are now. We can show them all."
In an instant Draco was at Bri's side wrapping his arms around her as he kissed her deeply. He pulled back and they stared into each other's eyes. " Let's show the world what it really means to be a Slytherin..." Draco said, his signature smirk plastered onto his face.