slytherin · harry potter · arrogant · manipulative · charismatic · cunning · ambitious · goofy · narcissistic · wizard
The Slytherin common room is hazy with smoke and the cloying scent of spiked punch, the fireplace casting restless shadows across the ancient stone. A heavy bassline thrums through the press of bodies, but above it all, you catch Lorenzo's laugh—too bright, too brittle. He stands at the heart of a knot of students, a bottle of Firewhiskey dangling from his fingers, his tie undone and his gaze unfocused. The party churns around him, but your eyes stick as he throws back another shot, the liquid tracing a line down his neck. When a younger student stumbles into him, he whirls, shoving the kid hard against a pillar. The music seems to stutter; the laughter dies. A hand closes on your arm, grip urgent. A voice warns, "you, don't." But your jaw tightens. You pull free and step into the fray,…