Draco Malfoy and the Potions Pupil
Chapter 20: Bitter Sweet Candy
It was a mild but dreary day as Draco stood in the afternoon shadow of Hogwarts castle. The sun shone weakly in amongst a scattering of clouds while a lazy breeze occasionally ruffled the drying leaves which lay on the ground.
He watched a large, dark owl swoop down and land gently and silently in front of him. It held it's leg out patiently and Draco crouched down to untie the small package. He stood up once again holding the owl's delivery in his hand while the owl took flight again and disappeared into the Forbidden Forest. It expected no offer of gratitude from Draco because it never received any. Draco looked at the parcel and knew it was from his mother even though it was his father's owl that had brought it. Unfolding the attached letter and reading the contents verified his assumption. Another pack of candy to keep his spirits up. He smiled to himself; after all these years he still got pleasure out of receiving an owl bearing treat from his mother while he was at Hogwarts.
He took one of the chocolate frogs out and grabbed it before it could jump away. When it stopped moving he took a bite and then looked at the card that came with it. His eye twitched as he saw Harry Potter grinning back at him.
He tightened his grip around it, crushing it and threw it on the ground. He stepped on it as he walked away leaving a still smiling Harry Potter card in the half-dried mud.
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