t Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy has a reputation for brilliance—and cruelty. Y/N Hufflepuff has a reputation for kindness. They rarely speak. When they do, he makes sure she regrets it. But sunshine doesn’t disappear just because someone insists on standing in the shade. And some wars aren’t loud—they’re fought slowly, in classrooms, in corridors, in the quiet refusal to become bitter.