~Equilibrium ~

The summary in on the notes at the beginning because it didn't fit,please read it!<3

As they enter their sixth year at Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy has spent the summer mastering dark magic under his father’s watchful eye, preparing for a future steeped in shadows. But when Marcus Flint, a sinister member of Draco's friend group, becomes disturbingly obsessed with Hermione Granger, things take a dark turn. On the Hogwarts Express, Marcus curses Hermione with Punico—a newly created Unforgivable Curse designed by Draco’s father to extract painful truths.Despite their mutual hatred, Draco is wracked with guilt knowing that someone is suffering because of his father's creation. Driven by an unshakeable sense of responsibility and a growing unease with his future, he secretly aids Hermione, though his efforts are often fleeting and conflicted. Their paths continue to cross in unexpected ways, each encounter deepening Draco's inner turmoil as he fights the pull between his family's expectations and his own conscience.When they are both named Head Boy and Head Girl, forced to share a dormitory, the tension between them escalates. The more Draco tries to help, the more he despises himself for it—and the closer they both come to unraveling a connection that neither of them anticipated.But with dark forces looming and a future of death and destruction on the horizon, how long can Draco straddle the line between guilt and duty before he’s forced to choose sides?