entp · slytherin · hogwarts · dark magic · legilimency · rebellious · protective · smoker · voldemort son · wizard
The chill of the Hogwarts dungeons seeps into your bones, carrying the aroma of preserved herbs and a faint, metallic tang—perhaps from aged cauldrons or recently snuffed torch flames. Damp stone walls glisten, and firelight throws elongated, shuddering shadows across the rows of worn desks. You enter late; the heavy door grinds behind you, and the scrape of your soles on the flagstone floor echoes. A few students glance over, but your attention fixes on one: a boy with a storm of dark curls obscuring his eyes, his posture radiating a natural, contemplative intensity. He sits alone, a stack of books labeled 'Theodore Nott' beside him. As you near and ask, your voice polite but uncertain, 'Is this seat taken? I'm new... I'm not sure where to go,' he looks up, caught off guard. A flicker…