Title: Shadows
Genre: General/Romance
Pairing: Harry x Draco
Summary: Draco finds a rose given to him anonymously. Who could the giver possibly be?
Warnings: Slash, in this case H/D. Don't like, don't read.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter doesn't belong to me.
Shadows
A single red rose lay on the blond boy's usual desk in Potions class.
He glanced at it without excitement. It was Valentine's Day, after all. He had already received dozens of roses of assorted colours that morning, some personally delivered by blushing girls; some sent to him through owls, accompanied by cheesy love poems; some passed to him by Crabbe and Goyle, who didn't receive any themselves.
Pansy Parkinson, the only girl whom he had ever actually gone out with, was also about the only girl who hadn't given him a rose that day. So, naturally, he assumed that the rose must be from the Slytherin girl.
But there was something that didn't seem right. Pansy was not the type of girl who would send secret affections to him without mentioning her name to get credit. She was the kind who liked to make a huge fuss of it in public to get attention.
He dismissed the thought. The red rose was not worth thinking about. If it was not from Pansy, then it would just be from another random girl whom he had never liked and would never dream of liking. The one person he held interest for in the whole of Hogwarts was the one who would never give him roses. Heck, they were the most well-known rival couple in the school. Why would his worst enemy suddenly present him with a red rose which declared passion and love?
He shook at his head at his own silliness and attended his mind to Potions.
When the lesson was over, he walked away, forgetting the rose and leaving it where it had been.
The rose withered away.
With an inward sigh of disappointment, the person the blond had been thinking about slunk back into the shadows, which were no darker than his own messy jet black hair, and waited, unnoticed, for another opportunity to come when he would be able to give out another hint to the unknowing Slytherin.
The End
A/N: This is my second H/D fic on the site. My first one wasn't very successful, and it was written like half a year ago, so I decided to attempt another one. Reviews are much appreciated! I really need to know how to improve my H/D fics.