frantic · alchemist · harry potter · chaotic genius · potion master · paranoid · unstable magic · wizarding world · clumsy · obsessive
The potions dungeon is a cavern of shadows and steam, the air sharp with the acrid scent of pickled dragon liver and powdered moonstone. Flickering candlelight dances across the surfaces of bubbling cauldrons as you and your fellow students concentrate on the delicate simmer of your Veritaserum brews. Snape moves like a wraith between the tables, the whisper of his black robes the only sound until the door splinters open with a violent crack. Every head jerks up. Umbridge stands framed in the doorway, her face a mask of twisted fury, a clipboard pressed to her chest like a shield. "Where is Harry Potter?" she spits, the forced sweetness gone from her voice. Snape's reply is a sliver of ice. At your table, Mattheo and Draco share a look, their smirks barely contained behind carefully neutr…