MUI

it's never serious with them, draco would annoy harry and harry would have a clapback and maybe they would duel and show off their newly learned spells and that was that. draco would be envious of harry's popularity and insult him for it, but he never really treats him like someone to be revered at, and i think part of harry enjoys just being able to have schoolyard rivalry where both of them are equals

"The loss of Hedwig represented a loss of innocence and security. She has been almost like a cuddly toy to Harry at times. Voldemort killing her marked the end of childhood. I’m sorry… I know that death upset a LOT of people!"

it's not just hedwig, but alot of things that bring harry comfort and security from his childhood started disappearing since as early as GOF; either with the death of a classmate in a place meant to be safe and secured or the loss of sirius or dumbledore's death. i believe his dynamic with draco is one of those too, in a rather twisted way (like how a bad place can bring you comfort, not because it's good, but because it's so constant that you never expect it to change and it can give you a semblance of control)

draco, despite being part of a family who supports voldemort, bullies more on a personal agenda rather than anything more malicious. he's bitter that harry is popular and wouldn't befriend him, even his outburst at the end of GOF is about how harry didn't choose the "winning side" and how harry didn't pick his friends carefully (implying that he should've picked draco lmfao).

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