WHO: Draco Malfoy & Luna Lovegood
WHAT: Luna being Luna?
WHERE: His office at the castle.
WHEN: Monday afternoon
RATING: PG
Draco’s role as peer counselor kept him pretty busy, but he did not mind. He enjoyed putting together tutoring plans, progress reports, and talking with the students. Besides, no one had requested much in the way of his genealogy job in a while so he was glad to have something else to keep himself distracted in the village. When he was focused on his job, he didn’t think about all the crazy things happening. However, lately, he found himself wondering if he was any good at the job. He knew he held a similar job in the other world, but he wasn’t quite at that phase in his life yet. He also didn’t have to deal with ex-classmates and estranged family members as students back in that world either.
He didn’t want to feel sorry for himself. He did quite enough of that and thought he had finally moved past most of those feelings, but then Katie confronted him about the cursed necklace, several people he cared about disappeared or aged, and, finally, Potter was back, which always proved stressful. Draco still had Fleur and his family, thankfully, but he felt the tides shifting. He felt like he was drifting backward, maybe not into explosion territory, but into…into shut down territory. Sometimes it was easier not to feel than feel so much he lashed out. He didn’t
want to hurt anyone, especially those he loved, so he was trying to just remain quietly in his corner. Constantly needing to prove himself became burdensome. He didn’t blame anyone; he made his bed. Still, he couldn’t help thinking that he only needed to go through hell once back home. Once he sorted his crap, it was sorted, and he didn’t need to explain or prove or beg forgiveness every time he ran into someone. The village, obviously, was different.
Oh, yes, progress reports were a welcome distraction. He left his door ajar to let the students know he was there in case they needed something, but he didn’t expect anyone just then so he was surprised when he heard shuffling outside. “It is alright,” he called, “Come in.”
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