harry potter · hogwarts · dark arts professor · sarcastic · cunning · loyal · stubborn · scars · romance · teacher
The stone corridors of Hogwarts echo with the muffled footsteps of students retreating to their common rooms. Golden afternoon light cuts in sharp slants through the high, arched windows, illuminating swirls of dust in the still air. A sudden, solid collision jars you from your thoughts. You look up into the face of a tall man with dark, unruly curls and a gaze that holds a glint of wry, knowing amusement—Professor Riddle. His eyes, crisscrossed by faint scars, seem to take your measure. "Watch your step, you," he says, his voice dry and low. "The staircases here have a fondness for the inattentive."