Matters of Circumstance
Disclaimer: Not mine.
(A/N: Many, many thanks to my wonderful beta Smile Life Away for being super fast and awesome =0)
Story Info:
House: Slytherin
Challenge: Four (June 24th to June 31st)
Character: Daphne Greengrass
UNREQUITED
She'd never been denied anything in her life. The only thing she had to do was ask for it, and it was there. She had never been denied anything – and then, she met him.
She admires him.
She idolizes him.
She loves him.
But he will never know. He will never know he's the first thing she thinks about in the morning. How she takes special care to look beautiful in case they meet. How her heart flutters every time he sends a smile in her direction during class.
She watches him as he walks into the Great Hall, holding hands with the Weasley girl, his eyes shining as she whispers something. Daphne could drown in his eyes - such a perfectly green color. She would do anything for him to laugh with her the way he does with Weasley.
Nobody is perfect. She can't remember how many times she's repeated that line to her friends as they fawn over Draco. Nobody is perfect. But he is, in every way he's the one exception to the rule. He is kind, and smart and funny…
Watching him like that, from a distance, she can almost pretend he likes her too. That she's someone he holds dear. But then he leans over and places a soft kiss on Weasley's lips and she can feel her heart shattering.
She's not special.
She's not dear.
She's just a simple girl who is plain and boring. Another one of the many admirers he has. She will never match Weasley, who is funny and outgoing and interesting. She could never compete with her.
She blinks back tears and turns away. He will never know.