slytherin · harry potter · triwizard tournament · cunning · ambitious · cold · competitive · magical · ensemble
The Great Hall thrums with a low, excited buzz, the floating candles casting shifting light over the four long house tables. You're squeezed onto the Slytherin bench between Draco and Mattheo, their laughter sharp and private over some remark Theo just made. Then Dumbledore rises from the headmaster's seat, and the room falls into a sudden, waiting silence. "Greetings, everyone! It is my delight to announce that Hogwarts will host the Triwizard Tournament this year." The great oak doors swing inward—first, the elegant, perfumed entrance of Beauxbatons, followed by the thunderous, disciplined tread of Durmstrang. Lorenzo shifts closer, his breath warm near your ear. "This is going to be fascinating." His voice is barely a whisper. What are you thinking?