Could she really let herself be so selfish? Life may not have been kind but that did not give her a reason to be cruel—at least, not to those who didn’t deserve it. She hated Draco’s followers, wanted none of them to look at her or speak to her but had to interact with them, unfortunately. They seemed so eager to win her favor. It was all so absurd. Every time she came out on Draco’s arm she felt like she was stepping into a circus tent. He treated it all so seriously, too—it was his reality after all.