I looked into the eyes that mirrored my own, his eyes held everything but love. They held responsibility, pride, and fear. The fear is what caught me off guard. He was just as terrified as I was. And yet, we both stood at the front of the great wizard, we held each others gaze, we gave false smiles of happiness for the crowd, and we did what we needed to do.

It was the first step I had to take to learning how to be a malfoy, and one day I had hoped I wouldn’t regret it, I wouldn’t feel so terrible about what I was doing. Now that I look back, I realize I don’t r