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“Parvati turned to her sister. They looked at each other, and Draco had never seen two people speak so affectionately, without uttering a single word. There was silent pleading, and there was love, so pure it was hard to watch, like staring into the sun. And then, finally, there was goodbye.”

Ouch

‘Time to dress the part!’ she screeched. Upon which she turned her wand on herself, and for a split second, Draco feared she was going to tear her own clothes off too. Thankfully, that wasn’t the case.
‘Tada!’ she announced, as she was magically wrapped in a black Victorian-style riding costume, complete with little top hat and veil.”

I’m dead

“Narcissa raised her chin and put on a condescending smile, ready to play her part as the perfect, inimitable hostess.”

*snorts*

“He was creepy, but not *a* creep.”

*snorts*

“He turned his head and saw Pansy sitting on his other side, in her red lingerie set. She leant in and kissed him in her turn. Her taste was more familiar. More earthy.
‘What’s she doing here?’ Hermione frowned.
‘I don’t know,’ he answered. ‘She’s always sort of around. Sorry.’”

*snorts* Even in his dreams, he’s tired of Pansy

“There was one person he could always turn to when he was at his wits’ end.”

Are we gonna like Narcissa or no? I need to decide

Okay so…………. We’re skipping the sex parts of this story. Because……. That’s what I decided

“venus mound”

No. No just. Abso-freaking-lutely not. That is UNACCEPTABLE

Is this going to be a Stockholm Syndrome thing?

I can’t stop reading even though it’s weird. Like driving past a car wreck.

“Then, with a glint of the old defiance in her eyes, she stepped into the tub fully clothed.”

Hell yes, Hermione