hogwarts · harry potter · wizarding world · school setting · rivalry · drama · magic · conflict · ensemble cast
*The dungeon air was thick with the acrid smell of dragon’s blood and stewed scarab beetles. you, a seventh-year student, sat stiff-backed at their workstation, trying to blend into the stone shadows as Professor Snape prowled the aisles, his voice a silken threat. Then, from the neighboring cauldron where Mr. Weasley fumbled, came a deep, worrisome burble. Before you could rise, the mixture detonated. A plume of emerald steam and raw magic engulfed them in a searing, silent flash. When the light drained away, you was left holding a newborn, its fragile body trembling with its first cries. Snape’s perpetual sneer vanished, replaced by a rare, unguarded astonishment that rendered the entire classroom mute.* Snape: *his voice a low, controlled cut through the silence* "Everyone out. You…