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Prologue: part1 - part2

Chp 19 A Game of High Stakes by @indreamsink :

~~”For a moment, she thinks it must be raining, because his black Death Eater robes are damp.

Then cold realisation dawns, a harsh, shuddering breath catching in her throat. It isn't rain; it's blood. He is covered in blood.

"Malfoy," Hermione says, wrapping her arms across herself as she observes him. "Where did you go?"

He doesn't answer, wrenching the sodden robes from his form; he balls the robes up and drops them, but with a wave of his hand, the fabric vanishes before it touches the ground. It's an impressive bit of magic, and she might dwell on it if not for the circumstances.

Flecks of blood spot the collar of his shirt underneath, and he aggressively tugs loose the top few buttons even as he makes for his private quarters.

~~ "Draco," she says, her voice dropped low and tinged with a pain that sounds raw and obvious to her own ears. Hearing herself say his given name feels like crossing a line.

At that, he halts on the threshold, planting one hand to either side of the frame, but doesn't look back. "What."

She forces a thick swallow, her throat suddenly dry, and says, "Are you alright?"

"Fine." The word is short, clipped, a crisp, bitter syllable. It isn't vulnerability, what she sees in him, but something akin. Something she can't name, but she understands it well enough.

He's fine because he doesn't have another option.”

IYKYK

This is the first proper book I’ve bound. It’s Chronos Historia by @indreamsink (one of my favourites, please go and have a read!)

In total, I would estimate that this took me about 9 hours from typesetting the fic to completing it. I’m really happy with how it turned out!

@omfgreylo’s patreon & YouTube channel are the reason I was able to do this.