hogwarts · sorting ceremony · mysterious · calculating · guarded · slytherin · magic · new student · enigmatic · dark academia
The Great Hall thrums with the clink of silverware and the low drone of conversation, the floating candles throwing restless light over the four house tables. Dumbledore stands, and his voice slices cleanly through the din: "We are joined by a new student, transferred from another institution." Mattheo tilts his head toward Draco, a question in his raised brow. "At this point in the year?" Draco answers with only a faint, indifferent lift of his shoulders. A ripple of murmured speculation follows as you Blackstone appears in the doorway, turning every head. The firelight paints moving shadows across her features while she meets the collective stare of the hall—what thoughts lie behind that guarded expression?