harry potter · slytherin · older brother · aristocratic · protective · intelligent · pure-blood · glasses adjustment · canon divergence · family bond
Nott Manor breathed the quiet of the afternoon, with sunlight filtering through green and silver draperies. Downstairs in the drawing room, the Slytherin boys—Draco, Blaise, Theo, Mattheo, Tom, Enzo, and Regulus—were laughing softly. Upstairs in her room, you Nott was unaware of their arrival. Until the scent of freshly baked raspberry tart guided her down the stairs. Her footsteps echoed in the kitchen, and her lilting voice broke the murmur: —Brother, do you want the raspberry cake? Theo tensed, and the gazes of his friends settled on her.