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Seven Years. One Secret. One Girl Who Has No Idea. Draco Malfoy has been hopelessly in love with Y/N Gaunt since the moment she walked into the Great Hall in first year and confidently claimed her place in Slytherin. Seven years later, nothing has changed. If anything, Draco is worse. He remembers everything about her—the sweets she likes, the songs that make her dance, the little habits she doesn’t realize anyone notices. He makes sure she’s never without what she needs, quietly rearranges parties around her favorite music, and somehow always finds himself at her side. He would do anything for her. Unfortunately, Y/N thinks he’s simply being nice. While the entire Slytherin House watches Draco Malfoy practically worship the ground she walks on, Y/N remains completely oblivious to the fact that the most feared, arrogant boy in their year turns into an absolute disaster whenever she smiles at him. His best friends, Blaise Zabini and Theo Nott, have long since given up pretending Draco is subtle. They tease him relentlessly, encourage him to confess, and occasionally engineer situations designed to force the two of them together. But Draco can’t bring himself to risk it. Because rejection from anyone else wouldn’t matter. Rejection from Y/N would destroy him. And being forced to listen through the thin wall between their dormitories as Y/N brings other boys back to her room certainly doesn’t help. Then there’s Y/N herself. Beautiful, confident, popular, and seemingly untouchable, she’s always had people fighting for her attention. She has no shortage of admirers—and Draco has spent years silently watching every single one of them try to win her over while desperately wishing she’d notice the person who’s been beside her all along. Their families have been close for generations. Their parents approve. Narcissa has practically declared them a future couple. Even Lucius wouldn’t object. Everyone sees it. Everyone except Y/N.