Title: Discovery
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Characters: Draco, Hermione
Written for
hp100's "Swollen" challenge.
Hermione watched as Draco Malfoy toyed with the sleeve of his shirt, wondering what was causing him to look more uncomfortable than usual. His trademark sneer had turned to a grimace, and his typically impeccable robes were slightly disheveled.
"What are you looking at, Mudblood?" He’d caught her looking.
"Nothing," she replied, and turned back to her parchment. She continued to watch, shocked, through the veil of her hair. Malfoy took a glance around the room and then gingerly pulled back his sleeve to reveal his swollen forearm; the Dark Mark had been burned there, dark against his pale flesh.