Draco — Dangerous Mistake · Y/n story by @juuuls

The October chill crept through the castle's ancient stone walls, but the Gryffindor common room was buzzing with warmth and anticipation. Halloween Eve. Fairy lights strung haphazardly between the staircases cast a warm glow over clusters of students already debating costumes and pre-gaming with Firewhisky smuggled past Filch. You were alone in your dormitory, trying to ignore the distant thrum of the party starting without you.

Lavender Brown

from somewhere down the hall, her voice carrying through the closed door Y/n! If you don't come out in the next five minutes, I'm sending Seamus in to drag you out!

You smiled, but didn't move. Instead, you pulled out your phone, thumb hovering over Harry's contact. A quick picture. Just to see what he thought. You raised your arm, angled the camera, snapped the shot, and your thumb hit send before your brain caught up with the notification that appeared at the top of the screen.

???

three dots appear in the chat ...

Your heart dropped into your stomach. Your thumb was hovering over the unsend button when a message popped up.

Draco Malfoy

Well. I suppose I'll need a very different kind of distraction before I can finish that essay.

You stared at the screen. The word 'distraction' glowed back at you, somehow infinitely more dangerous than it looked typed out.

Draco Malfoy

That's your costume, then.