Harry Potter: In This Life, You Can Only Be Mrs. Malfoy

[Draco Malfoy + Pansy Parkinson + both reborn + Slytherin perspective + underground operatives + making up for past regrets + building a career]

“Who says only those who stand in the light can be heroes?”

In their previous lives, the Malfoy family's glory lay in ruins.

Draco watched the girl who'd followed him around since childhood, the one everyone called “the lapdog,” die alone amid the ruins after the war while protecting him.

All he could do was endure Azkaban's icy winds and a loveless political marriage, spending the rest of his life in regret.

When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 1991.

An arm not yet sullied by the Dark Mark, a family not yet fallen, and that...

Proud short-haired girl at the corner of Diagon Alley, eyes red as she stamped hard on his foot.

Draco: “This time, I won't be the Chosen One's sidekick or the Dark Lord's lapdog. I'll be the one steering the Malfoy family, and your only partner in crime.”

Pansy: “Then I'll be the sharpest blade in your hand, and the only rose on your lapel.”

This time, they chose a road few had traveled.

If the light couldn't accept Slytherin ambition, then they'd infiltrate the darkness and become the lone heroes guarding the world from the shadows.

(Highlights: The original Gryffindors aren't bashed, the Death Eaters aren't whitewashed, the leads are clever, and the romance is full of intense push and pull. A little angsty, but incredibly sweet!)