Death forms an arching challenge,
As someone once said,
Those who have not embraced death cannot be born.
Will you be,
The dusky Ravenclaw;
Or a descendant of the Phoenix, dancing with flames?
The choice is made in an instant.
It is the will that swallows fire,
That can endure the utmost torture, a thousand blows of the rod.
Proclaim without fear:
I am innocent! I am blameless! I am innocent!
Brand my back, tattoo my face, mark my skin,
But I remain myself, still,
My clear-eyed self.
O soul!
What crime has the awakened one committed?
Arms thrown wide, burning with defiance, I seem to hear from afar,
The hurricane of time sweeping across my wings.
Hair weeps, bones groan,
I torment myself with my own blood,
Fly, young Phoenix, into your new life!
The old headmaster's sudden death, the Dark Lord's madness,
Overnight, the Malfoy family faces the tragedy of ruin and death,
And Draco Malfoy, Slytherin's platinum prince, is forced to flee for his life.
Though the world sees him as a young Death Eater, the forces of darkness hunt him down relentlessly.
That arrogant boy, always bragging about his father, has not yet had the chance to grow up, and his soul has not yet fallen.
How will he survive in such a cruel world?
Can the unexpected favor of a phoenix give him the warmth he needs most?
I wrote this fanfiction several years ago, when the original series had only reached its sixth book.
Years after J.K.R. finished HP, I revised it and am posting it here to share with everyone.
It was a short story when I first finished it, but if I feel inspired someday, maybe I'll expand it into a longer work??
Besides, this story currently has no pairing. Why does Jinjiang insist I choose a category? [flips table]
Theme:
It's indeed short enough, please come on, the author↖(^ω^)↗
It seems like there are too many details, and too many scene descriptions always feel boring.
I prefer Danmei. I am Xiaolong's master and the recipient...