Draco Malfoy, now a sixth-year at Hogwarts, feels the weight of his dark mark, a constant reminder of the choices he's made. Though he's more withdrawn and haunted by his decisions, he finds comfort in his one true friend, Liz, a kind-hearted ghost who died at seventeen. As he walks through the castle's corridors on the first day back, her presence by his side is a small solace in a world that feels increasingly dark and isolating.