Hidden Place
Title: Hidden Place Prompt 15: Shadows Author: Severed Lies Word Count: 100 Rating: PG Characters: Draco Malfoy, Luna Lovegood Warnings: A bit dark A/N: Sixth year at Hogwarts
Draco waits in an alcove, desperate to enter that hidden room, wondering why that loony Ravenclaw spends an inordinate amount of time on this floor. Day after day, she dallies on her way to Merlin knows where.
Paranoia whispers to him in the shadows, convinces him that she knows what he is doing.
The first time she smiles at him, he sputters and misses the opportunity to trip her. After two months, he catches himself smiling back, then is horrified, lost in self-recrimination.
The very next day, his task nearly complete, he dreams of long blond hair strangling him.