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by Anonymous โข ~4,300 words
Why Doth My Heart
Searching through the Room of Requirement for Rowena Ravenclaw's lost diadem, Harry is confronted by...
Lucius Malfoy always wanted a son. Instead, Dracaena was born. This is the story of how redemption is forged through a series of small, quiet inner shifts across seven years at Hogwarts.
"Redemption was not an explosion of light. It was the choice not to hex Potter when his back was turned in the potions corridor. It was the letter she didn't send to Wiltshire. It was the moment she looked into his tired green eyes and realized she wanted to be someone worthy of their warmth."
Melancholy anime watercolor, female Draco Malfoy sitting alone on Hogwarts stone window ledge watching rain fall outside