Cormac McLaggen is certain Y/N will choose him. Draco Malfoy is certain she won’t. What starts as an overheard boast quickly turns into a vicious rivalry, with Cormac determined to prove he can win Hogwarts’ most wanted girl and Draco becoming increasingly smug every time she chooses his company instead. Stolen scarves, Quidditch grudges, lingering touches, and deliberately provoking each other only make things worse. Draco insists he’s only entertaining himself by bruising McLaggen’s enormous ego. Until he realizes he doesn’t just enjoy watching Y/N choose him. He’s started wanting her to.