She Will Never Know

'Yes, it's quite obvious that you are fascinated - enamored - by her, more than you hate her. And it's not just that she's beautiful and talented and so kind to everyone who's not you, it's that she's forbidden.' Random DG story (TBC) over a Quidditch game.

It was hard, learning to cope with your own personal antagonist - a bully. Bullies were something your brothers - muscular, rough, boys - handled; you were almost positive that some were bullies themselves. But you - you were a female, a nurturer, a peacemaker. Bullies were something you were unfamiliar with, something that you weren't used to, but still a part of adolesences. And by sixteen, you'd thought that everyone your age had outgrown something as immature like that - bullying. But, then again, this was Malfoy you were talking about. Part II