Harry Potter: Miss Malfoy

"Will you be nervous?"

Narcissa held her folding fan and looked at the dressing mirror with satisfaction.

The daughter was wearing a long, bright white veil, with her long hair tied up with a diamond-decorated headband.

At the same time, he waved his magic wand and pinned crystal tassel earrings on his daughter.

Draco shook his head.

It's more like anxiety than nervousness.

In a few years, she would also have to fulfill all social etiquette and make her official debut at the débutante ball in the wizarding world.

Although such rituals have faded in the Muggle world, the wizarding world still retains this 18th-century tradition.

The elders of wealthy families attend the dance to symbolically bless their younger children who are entering society.

I pray that the society they will lead will be peaceful and prosperous in the future.

Of course, there are still some differences between modern and traditional.

It was supposed to be a rite of passage for sixteen-year-old girls to enter social situations for the first time, but it was changed to a ceremony for girls under the age of sixteen to

With the consent of her parents, a girl can appear as an "apprenant".

You can only attend, not step onto the dance floor.

For the ladies of these ancient families, the first dance at a formal social occasion is

You have to wait until the day you truly become a débutante.

-

These changes are not difficult to understand.

After the publication of the list of the Sacred Twenty-Eight at the beginning of the century, families such as the Weasleys no longer attended such events.

After the First Wizarding War, maintaining traditions became increasingly difficult.

(The Black family is almost extinct, and there is no possibility for the Black family to participate)

In fact, the social environment of the upper class in the wizarding world has been depressed for a long time.

The originally grand gathering has long since turned into a secret invitation-only salon.

Therefore, even though this was only Draco's first appearance as an apprentice,

Among the major surviving families, this has long been regarded as a symbol of the revival of the social circle.

After all, she is the daughter of the Malfoy family and the only recognized descendant of the Black family bloodline.

Naturally, Witch Weekly did not miss this opportunity.

Before the summer vacation at Hogwarts began, the special issue of the ball had already begun, lasting nearly two months.

After much difficulty, I got the consent of the three Malfoys to use the cover of the latest issue.

It was a salon photo of Draco leaning on the back of a high chair in front of the fireplace in the living room of Malfoy Manor.

Her golden hair was adorned with a dark green mesh hat with the brim hanging at an angle, allowing the hanging gauze to barely cover half of her almond-shaped eyes.

The elegant neck is wrapped in a silver-black lace ribbon and is set with two pure and clear deep black round diamonds.

Faintly visible on the diamond buckle is the relief of the family crests of the Malfoy and Black families.

Under the embroidery, there is her delicate collarbone and a silver-gray off-shoulder fishtail evening dress.

The cut is streamlined and elegant, without any unnecessary decoration.

The elbow-length silver-white velvet gloves are decorated with light black and green carved patterns.

Echoing the dress, hat and necklace.

Unlike the fate of most evening gowns, this dress was not the star of the show.

She was only used to set off Draco's immature face which gradually transformed into a beautiful one.

Just a tall stature and a refined temperament.

This is the annual focus carefully arranged by the editor-in-chief of Witch Weekly.

When Draco posed for the photo, he held the hawthorn wand between his index and middle fingers like a long pipe.

I wanted to show Draco before he made his debut in a social setting.

Sneaking into the dance, in a slightly lazy manner, trying to seduce the forbidden lover.

The entire magazine contains all kinds of makeup, hairstyles, dresses and accessories.

Readers can change Draco on the cover into their favorite outfit with a tap of the magic wand.

It is said that on the day the issue was published, there was already a long queue before Flourish and Blotts Bookstore opened.

-

But it also made Draco upset.

Since this concerns the reputation of the Malfoy family, her performance cannot disappoint people's expectations.

In particular, his father was dismissed from the Hogwarts Board of Directors for attacking a school professor.

Although the father was surprisingly not frustrated, he was even in high spirits because he could spend more time with mother and daughter.

(The fact that he almost died in the Chamber of Secrets and what Dumbledore said in the office seemed to have a significant impact on his father)

But she still regarded this first apprenticeship as an important task to share her father Malfoy's responsibilities as the head of the family.

This kind of pressure made her, who still had three years to go before she could step onto the dance floor,

On the first night back home during summer vacation, I asked my mother for help to improve the social dance that I had learned since childhood.

Holidays are a time for wealthy young men and women to practice their social skills, but this year Draco's summer vacation is more than that.

To the surprise of Lucius and Narcissa, she spent more time pestering Snape, who occasionally visited her.

After fighting the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, Draco realized that

A second-year's magic is not enough to harm an overly powerful enemy, nor can it truly protect itself.

This reason seemed to convince Snape successfully, but he was only willing to teach himself protective spells.

It happened during a walk around the estate one afternoon when both parents were not at home.

"If you can successfully cast and allow the spell to take shape, it will bring you powerful protection."

“But because of that, not everyone can do it.”

"Not even you, Severus?"

In doubt, he tried to cast a spell, but only a blurry silver mist appeared at the tip of the wand.

This showed the difficulty of magic, but it also made Draco want to try it even more.

The ban on minors casting spells outside of school does not allow for identification of who the actual spellcaster is.

This allowed Draco, like other children from magical families, to practice secretly within the scope of his parents' permission.

The Patronus Charm was extremely difficult, but fortunately, the basic principles were similar to the spell Severus taught him last year.

You still have to focus your mind, but for this spell, you also have to recall specific memories.

I thought life would be a bit lonely without Dobby, but I found that my schedule this summer vacation was full.