pairing- draco x fem, gryfifndor, muggleborn reader
warnings//content: mentions of bullying? kinda ooc draco, angst w feel good ending, mentions of crying, shitty paragraphing, use of she/her pronouns for reader,
also this is written in third person pov bc it was originally meant to be a dramione imagine but i decided to change it to y/n x draco at the end lol
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draco malfoy and y/n y/l/n. the two of them were complete polar opposites of each other. y/n, a studious muggleborn, born to a middle class family. although blessed with an extraordinary brain, she never once showed off her achievements, and preferred to blend in rather than stand out.
draco malfoy. a bold, brash slytherin. he was born to a rich, pure blood family, and never once let his peers forget it. cruel and unrelenting, he never giving up a chance to pick on the first years or any of the weasley kids
the prospect of draco and y/n becoming friends was enough to make anyone scoff. the two of them had a rather strained relationship. draco had been conditioned to dislike people of lower blood statuses since he was a mere child, people like y/n. draco would often taunt y/n, calling her ruthless insults. to draco, y/n was nothing more than gun he had stepped on—insignificant, useless, and annoying. he saw her as a lesser being, purely due to the fact that he was a pure blood, and she was not.
although y/n would never show it, draco’s words affected her deeply. the stress, and the constant need to be perfect ate away at her slowly. and draco’s cruel taunts did not help at all. with the constant need to exceed everyone’s expectations, to be better than everyone else, and draco’s cruel insults, she was losing herself more and more everyday. but no one ever noticed. everyone around her only saw her as y/n y/l/n, the brainy, tough, gryffindor
still, she pushed on. when draco called her mudblood, or when he—yet again, insulted her friends, she would fire off some witty remark, while trying to not let the dam collapse, and let all her tears rush out. y/n was good at a lot of things, and putting in a brave face was one of them.
that day had not been a good day for y/n. firstly, her dorm mates had forgotten to wake up her, causing her to be late for muggle studies. then, during transfiguration, she had accidentally turned her goblet into a brown rat, rather than the feather it was supposed to be. the rat scuttled around the classroom as the class laughed at the scene in front of them. admittedly, it was rather amusing—watching one of the top students in the year running around the classroom, desperately trying to catch a mere rat. however, y/n did not feel the same. as she ran around the room, droplets of sweat dripping onto her gryffindor robes, and narrowly avoiding collapsing into students, all she wanted to do was dig a deep hole, burrow in it, and die.
the cherry on top had been potions class. she had taken her seat at her table, waiting for the results of the latest class test to be passed out. when the thick stack of parchment plopped on her desk, she quickly turned it over, eager to see what she had gotten. she had studied days and nights , skipped countless parties, went without sleep just to study for this test. thus, she was truly shocked to see a big, fat ‘poor’ on the first page. it took a few seconds for the shock to register. how could she have gotten a ‘poor’ ? she had never gotten a poor before. “abysmal, truly abysmal,” snape scoffed as he stalked off. before she even knew it, big salty teardrops were rolling down her cheeks, and seeping into her parchment. no, she couldn’t cry. she was not going to cry in front of all of her classmates.
that night, she walked to the astronomy tower, desperate for a sage space where she could cry openly without anyone seeing. she just could not take it anymore. the pressure of having to be perfect all the time, the unreasonably high standards that had been placed on her, and most of all, draco’s unending insults. furthermore, she didn’t have anyone to confide in. harry was off on another silly adventure, and as for ron, merlin knows what he was doing. he would disappear at random hours of the day, and when he came back, he would ignore everyone’s questions, especially y/n’s. y/n had never felt more alone
stumbling onto the cold, hard ground, she let her tears flow freely, fat tear droplets seeping into the fabric of her robes. wringing her fingers together violently, she tried to get rid of all the thoughts in her head, wishing so hard that she didn’t have to go through this
about 10 minutes in, she could feel a tall figure towering over her. getting up quickly, she tried desperately to wipe away the tears, evidence that she had been crying. she turned around, already concocting a lie in her head to justify her crying, only to be met with the ice-blue eyes of the one person she did not want to see. draco malfoy.
trying to put on a brave face, y/n scoffed. “what do you want, draco?” ignoring the tone of annoyance in her voice, draco asked rather bluntly,” have you been crying?” y/n was about to snap at him once more, when she noticed something in draco’s features, something that she had never seen before. concern? no. that was impossible. draco was incapable of feeling concern, or even the slightest bit of empathy for any other living being. “hey, answer me,” draco said softly. there was something different about him. without his posse, his voice carried a different tone. it was softer, and more genuine. and those same piercing blue eyes did not carry the same cruelty they usually did, but rather, looked soft, and most importantly, showed genuine concern. “well, i was crying, if you really must know. but why do you care? i’m just another filthy mudblood, aren’t i?” y/n lashed out sarcastically. taking a deep breath, draco tucked his hands into his pocket, thinking of something to say —anything, really, to make the situation better. “listen,” he started, “ i know our relationship is rather strained, and i’d like to apologise for that. it isn’t fair of me to judge you for being a mud— sorry, muggleborn,” he winced slightly at his slip up, before carrying on. “my father, my family, everyone around me conditioned me to hate muggleborns from a young age, and i’ve only just realised how wrong that is.” stopping to gauge y/n’s reaction, he was relieved to see that she didn’t look angry. rather, she looked like she wanted him to continue. “i’m sorry for everything i’ve done to hurt you, and i don’t really care if you accept my apology, but are you okay?” he asked yet again.
taking a deep breath, y/n started. “well, i think it’s rather brave of you to apologise. i accept your apology. and i’m fine, it’s just stress, you know ?” she shrugged. “are you sure?” draco pushed, desperate for her to talk more. “well, honestly, it just all gets too stressful at times. everyone expects me to be perfect all the time, and it’s just so overwhelming. i don’t want to let my family, or myself down, and your taunting wasn’t making things any better too.” y/n admitted, feeling a huge weight lift off her shoulders as she did. it felt good to finally have someone to talk to.
taking a few seconds to digest all the information, draco started,” i’m sorry for all the taunts. really. and believe it or not, i can understand what you’re going through. the feeling of having to be perfect all the time.” “really?” y/n asked, incredulously. “yea. you’re not alone in this.” draco assured, and y/n smiled. letting a puff of air escape his mouth, he took a seat on the stone floor, right next to hermione.
after a few minutes of comfortable silence, draco asked,”hey, you feeling better now?” his tone was soft, gentle smile lingering on his lips. “yea. thanks, taking to you really helped.” y/n replied, offering a small smile. clearing his throat, draco tried to avert eye contact with y/n and reached out his hand tentatively. “friends?” he asked, rather sheepishly. y/n smiled and reached out her hand too. shaking draco’s hand firmly, she grinned. “friends,” she affirmed
a//n : hi guys!! i’m back <3 i haven’t had the time to write in the past few months, but i finally have some time on my hands now, so i’ll probably be a lot more active from now on :) as always, likes and reblogs are all appreciated, none of your support goes unnoticed 🤍🤍i’m also going to be writing a part 2, maybe even part 3 of this, in which draco and y/n end up together so 😊😊🚎🚎🚎🥬🥬🥬
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