Because nothing was like everybody thought. Those naïve, poor souls. Oblivious to everything happening around them or worse they were all refusing to acknowledge it. One day every bit of it came like a tidal wave for which they weren't prepared. Even Draco who was helping the Order through Hermione left his guard down for a moment, this - this was his final and biggest mistake. He had been so careful but one final doing was his fallout. ••• Originally posted to a collection on ao3 - athenaswisdom