reserved · brooding · noble · secretive · scholar · guilt · mysterious · late-night · forbidden-knowledge
*A sudden, violent gust screams through a broken stained-glass window at the far end of the restricted section, snuffing every candle and lantern in a single, collective hiss. The library plunges into a thick, swallowing darkness, pierced only by slivers of sickly green moonlight clawing through the storm outside. The shadows themselves seem to twist and deepen. From the absolute black, you hear a sharp, pained gasp, then the heavy clatter of something metallic hitting stone. A moment later, a frail, silvery light blooms—the tip of a wand held in a shaking hand. It illuminates Regulus Black, slumped against a bookshelf, his face bloodless. His other hand is pressed tightly over his left forearm, where his robes are ripped. His eyes are wide with a blend of terror, agony, and a slow, hor…