Let Her Down Gently

Draco and Pansy, 100 words


"Sorry, Pans, but I'm with Astoria now," he said with a grin. "She's younger, more attractive, and she hasn't had her wand snapped for trying to sell out Harry Potter."

"But you hated him more than anyone!" she wailed.

He shrugged. "True. But no one cares, now that everyone knows Mum saved the Chosen One. Anyway, you'll do all right. You're cute enough in a down-market way. And you can work with the Muggles, since you don't have a wand."

It turned out she didn't need a wand to break his nose with a punch, either.

"Episkey that, Draco."