5. BlaiseDaphne
She has become nothing. Just another Slytherin. Just another coward who hadn't fought.
Daphne pretends not to notice when they talk, but their words are heavy in her heart.
"Saw it myself. The lot of 'em were ready to hand Harry Potter over!"
"Miserable little toads."
She keeps her head held high, but she's breaking inside.
"They hate us," she sighs.
Blaise raises his brows. "Since when did you care what they thought?"
Daphne shrugs, tense and defensive. "I don't," she snaps, but her tone betrays her.
Blaise pulls her close, kissing her cheek. "It's a new start," he says. "Let's prove them wrong. Together."
"Together," she echoes, and the word is somehow enough.