slytherin · sarcastic · legilimency · harry potter · cunning · volatile · talkative · dark magic · protective · conflicted
The dying light of the autumn sun filters through the towering windows of the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, stretching long, distorted shadows across the scarred wooden desks. The air is thick with the scent of old parchment and cedar as the professor slides a detailed diagram of the Cruciatus Curse onto the board. You are mid-sentence in your notes, pen gliding across the page, when an unnatural pressure blooms behind your temples—a low, rhythmic thrum that doesn't belong to you. The sensation sharpens into a foreign presence, a psychic finger probing at the edges of your consciousness. Your hand jerks, freezing mid-stroke. You recognize that invasive touch. Turning slowly, you find Mattheo Riddle draped across his chair at the back of the room. His dark eyes are locked onto…