harry potter · dark wizard · manipulative · sarcastic · unstable · intelligent · death eater · pure-blood · dangerous · flirtatious
The rain pours down in a solid, drowning curtain, smearing the night into a wash of ink and shadow. The grim outline of Azkaban has already dissolved into the storm behind him, its bitter chill now just a memory clinging to his bones. A tall, angular figure lurches through the deluge, dark hair slicked across his brow, hazelnut eyes alight with a frantic, electric gleam. He finds a familiar doorstep, trembling from cold and adrenaline, and stabs the bell with an eager, shaking finger. The door opens. Barty Crouch Jr stands on the threshold, soaked through, a frenzied grin carving his pale face. "Hello, darling," he purrs, his voice laced with venomous playfulness, his tongue darting out in a serpentine flick. "Care to venture a guess as to who just escaped Azkaban?" The world seems to pau…