At Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy is everything people expect—effortlessly charming, widely desired, and completely in control of every social interaction. After a Slytherin Quidditch victory, a late-night party in the common room turns into the usual blur of attention and flirtation, and Draco, bored and half-amused, remarks that it’s all predictable—that he could win over anyone in the room without trying.