Title: Footprints in the Snow
Rating: T
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Draco/Astoria
Warnings: None
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Summary: On snowing days, Draco's life changes.
Notes:
All Those Characters Challenge: Character – Astoria Greengrass
Holiday Challenge: Prompt Used – Draco's Footprints in the snow – must be a three shot
Procrastinators United Competition III
The Year Long Story Count Competition
As Much As You Can Competition
Represent the Character II
Draco shivers as he trudges along, leaving footprints in the snow. He's alone with his thoughts. He finds a bench in the abandoned park, abandoned because no one in their right mind goes to a park when it's snowing.
His hands are frozen, but he doesn't murmur a heating charm. Despite the discomfort, he doesn't want to feel warm. If he's cold, he'll be distracted from his thoughts. Right now, that's a good thing.
Even as he shivers, when he's sure his nose might be turning blue, his mind turns to the reason for his morose mood.
Blaise and Pansy are getting married. The pair is just so unlikely. Blaise is so easy-going. He's probably one of the more compassionate Slytherins even though he's nowhere near as bad as a Gryffindor in the niceness category. Pansy, on the other hand, was always thought of as a harpy by Draco. She's very forceful and tends to whine when doesn't get her way. Not very attractive in Draco's opinion.
The two of them are so different, like night and day. Maybe that's why they work. Pansy gives Blaise the confidence to be a bit more forceful and Blaise tempers Pansy's annoying habits a bit.
They somehow managed to find each other, and Draco, who should have had prospective future wives lined up, is still alone. No one seems to want their daughter to sully their name by marrying a Malfoy.
Draco isn't sure if he'll ever get married. His parents had decided against a betrothal since there weren't any prospects, and Draco is actually allowed to marry for love, something unheard of in ancient houses.
Draco should be happy that he can marry whoever he wants. He probably could even marry a half-blood, and his parents would look the other way.
He isn't in love, though. And he isn't sure he'll ever be in love.