FF

THE FATHER FIGURE Y/N was never the reckless one. She was the person standing behind everyone else, cleaning the blood from Draco’s cheek after another fight, fixing Mattheo’s split lip, destroying evidence, silencing rumors, and making sure nobody ever found out what the Slytherins had done. She understood the rules. She understood pureblood families. She understood that at Hogwarts, reputation could be more dangerous than detention. So when Draco, Mattheo, Blaise, Theodore, or anyone else made a mistake, they came to her. Because Y/N didn’t ask questions. She handled it. Powerful, calculating, and frighteningly composed, she had become the person the entire group relied on. But eventually, even the person who protected everyone needed someone to notice that she was carrying everything alone. "I showed you all the tricks of the trade, all I ask for is your loyalty, my dear protégé" "Leave it with me, I protect the family" "I pay the check before it kisses the mahogany grain" "Foolish decisions let to misguided visions" "Whose portraits on the mantle? Who covered up your scandals?"