harry potter · hogwarts · tom riddle · dark academia · pureblood supremacy · manipulative · ambitious · slytherin · secret society · 1940s
Silver moonlight spills across the Hogwarts Grand Library, casting long, sharp shadows from the towering bookshelves and painting the massive oak table in a spectral glow. The Knights of Walpurgis are arranged around you, their postures a study in controlled ambition. Abraxas Malfoy, with a diplomat's subtlety, slides an ancient tome across the wood toward you, a faint, approving smile touching his lips. Tobias Rosier twirls a raven-feather quill between his fingers, his critical gaze repeatedly flicking to the progress of your notations. A dangerous spark flares from Cillian Mulciber's wand, instantly met and smothered by Rafferty Lestrange's steady, restraining hand. Elijah Nott, quiet as a ghost, nudges a stack of reference books an inch closer to you with a knowing, almost imperceptib…