While almost everyone was watching the game with excitement, only one person was always staring at his hands, looking absent-minded from the beginning to now.
And that person was naturally Pansy Parkinson sitting in the Slytherin stands.
It is worth mentioning that even though she had no intention of caring about anything else during today's game, Malfoy still happened to sit in the seat behind her.
If it had been in the past, she might have noticed it before she even sat down, right
However, the family's bleakness, her brother's fall, her own fate, and of course the Muggle hangman's face when he died tragically in front of her... were all entangled together, turning into a pair of terrifying claws, holding each other tightly. Her increasingly fragile heart.
These alone were enough for her to be immersed in trembling all day long, not to mention the further catalyst from Namaka McClain last night.
Right now, she had no time to care about him.
But at this moment, a white palm gently patted her shoulder and told her a truth - some opportunities may only stay away when you try your best to chase them, but inadvertently, they will come on their own. to your side.
"Pansy, come here with me."
…
It has been a long time since the last time Maka and Snape went to Malfoy's house for a "home visit".
And it was at that time that, with Maka's help, Draco's life gradually got back on track after getting rid of the big trouble Voldemort secretly left for him before his death.
Without that strange power that came out of thin air, Draco became an ordinary Slytherin student again. Although he had reserved a grade previously, based on his academic performance, he could get a more perfect score in this year's OWLs exam.
To be honest, apart from the obvious decline in family power compared to before, everything has actually passed without a trace.
After a period of recuperation, Draco returned to Hogwarts and remained as low-key as in recent years.
After all, for him, studying hard and preparing to take over the Malfoy family in the future is more important than anything else.
Don't get into any more trouble - everyone in the Malfoy family, including his father who was still nominally serving time in Azkaban, thought so.
Of course, there is probably no way to completely change his temper. Occasionally, everyone would still see him and Ron bickering, and then mocking each other with cold words.
Today, Draco is not very interested in the Quidditch Cup match between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw.
He did like this sport in the past because it was popular enough and exciting enough. But now, he prefers to learn more in the library, common room, or simply his dormitory.
If he wants to repair all the damage suffered by the Malfoy family so far, he, the future head of the family, will definitely need to make more efforts.
But just as he was casually watching the players flying around on the field and silently thinking about a theoretical question about potions in his mind, the familiar yet unfamiliar figure in front of him suddenly attracted his attention. past.
"Is it Pansy?"
Draco took a few casual glances and quickly determined the identity of the other person from the neatly combed hairstyle.
To say that he and Pansy actually grew up together - there were many activities in the pure-blood wizard family. When he was a child, his father would often take him to attend various events such as dinners, dances, afternoon tea, etc. A formal or informal high-end gathering.
In those activities, children of his age are naturally indispensable.
Boys born in pure-blood families need to develop communication skills from an early age, while for girls, their parents want them to be exposed in front of their peers as early as possible.
In today's era, the gradual decline and decline of pure blood requires families to combine with each other. In order to maintain the purity of blood, marriage has long become an inevitable choice.
And it was during those chaotic gatherings one after another that Draco and Pansy met very frequently because the relationship between the Malfoy family and the Parkinson family had always been relatively good.
It's a pity that he never liked this girl who was as mean as her brother.
Yes, even later, Pansy Parkinson's behavior in front of him gradually became much more submissive. But he had seen her true nature a long time ago, but he didn't bother to talk to her at all.
However, the back figure he saw while sitting in the stands made Draco feel a little inexplicable.
"Hmm..." Draco frowned slightly and thought to himself in confusion, "What happened to her?"
In fact, he felt a heaviness from Pansy's back. And he has experienced that kind of majestic pressure that seems to destroy his whole body more than once in the past, right
"Could it be that... it's related to that guy named Haierbo?"
Voldemort's "gift" almost cost him his life - if not for Maka's magnanimity, not only did she not wipe out the evil self, but she also rescued him from the extremely terrifying abyss. There was no way he would ever sit on a high platform and watch a Quidditch match like this again.
And Pansy's back at this time is so similar to the period when he was oppressed by Voldemort's power and struggled painfully on the edge of good and evil!
After a moment of thinking and a moment of recollection, Draco subconsciously reached out to the shoulder that was within reach in front of him and patted it gently.
After just a brief contact, he noticed a suppressed tremor from that shoulder.
Pansy seemed very dull. A few seconds after Draco patted her, she turned back with a confused look and glanced at Draco blankly.
As for Draco, when he realized what he had done, he couldn't help but feel a little helpless about his behavior just now.
Really, what happened to Pansy Parkinson, and does it have anything to do with him? Not to mention, he was still speculating just now that the other party was most likely to have been involved in the confrontation between Maka and Haierbo.
It's best not to get involved in something like this, let alone escape unscathed after getting involved - in this regard, his unlucky father Lucius Malfoy is undoubtedly the best example.
But then, Draco still frowned and tilted his head towards the stairs of the stands.
"Pansy, come here with me!"
Miss Parkinson, who was looking at a loss, followed Draco, stood up and walked towards the stairs, but Maka, who was diagonally across the court, happened to catch a glimpse of them leaving.
No, it couldn't actually be said to be "just right". After all, he had been paying attention to Pansy's appearance from time to time since breakfast today.
When she saw Malfoy calling her to the stairs, Maka was a little surprised at first, but soon she nodded secretly as if she had figured it out.
But she saw him smiling and looking away again, continuing to look up at Hermione and Luna who were still chasing each other, but he couldn't help but mutter to himself in his heart:
"Maybe Professor Snape will be less worried this time!"
…
"Draco, you...what's wrong?"
In the wooden stairwell built with magic under the high platform, the two of them were facing each other, standing behind the Slytherin hanging cloth hanging from the stands.
Now, Pansy's expression, which had been tense from night to just now, finally showed a trace of relaxation.
She didn't notice the other person's existence before, naturally it was just because she was too stressed and had no extra energy to think about those romantic matters.
But when Malfoy came to see her in person, she couldn't help but feel a little more happy.
Looking at the heaviness on Pansy's face that had not yet faded away, Malfoy shook his head and suddenly said bluntly:
"Pansy, you like me, don't you?"
"Uh... huh?"
Miss Parkinson never expected that this would be the first thing the other person said after he came out.
But... Of course, as a girl, Pansy is not as coy as other girls. Even though she had never said it before, since Malfoy asked so straightforwardly, she nodded decisively.
"Yes," she said, "Draco, I like you—I've liked you since the very beginning!"
Malfoy heard this and didn't give any expression.
It was as if he just wanted to confirm this question. After getting the answer he wanted, he continued:
"Then, if I want to ask you something, you will definitely be willing to tell me, right?"
As he was speaking, he paused briefly and then added:
"You know, all I want to hear is 'the truth'."
"Ask me something?" Pansy nodded again hesitantly, "Just ask! I will tell you... Well, no, let me think about it again."
Only halfway through her words, she suddenly changed her words.
Perhaps it was the serious and heavy expression on Malfoy's face that made Pansy naturally think of the things that were bothering her just now.
Not to mention anything else, at least what she encountered this time, she felt that she definitely couldn't talk about it.
Yes, even though the person who was about to ask her questions at this moment was Draco Malfoy, whom she truly loved.
However, after Malfoy heard this, he frowned and said:
"Don't you want to talk about it? Hmm... Is it related to Haierbo and McClain?"
"How did you know-"
As soon as she said these words, Pansy immediately regretted it - if Malfoy was just trying to trick her, but she was not sure at all, wouldn't she be asking for it
But Malfoy followed closely and said:
"Is it difficult to guess this? Isn't it the biggest thing in the magic world right now? What's more, just looking at your state these days... "
"Is this, so obvious?"
Pansy quickly touched her cheek.