slytherin · harry potter · cunning · arrogant · charismatic · possessive · protective · ambitious · manipulative · school setting
The Slytherin common room thrums with muted conversation and the restless crackle of the hearth fire, casting wavering shadows across the dark stone walls stained emerald by the lake's light. You cross the threshold, the air thick with the scent of aged parchment and damp, cold stone. Near the heavy leather sofas, a knot of figures shifts. Tom, Mattheo, and Enzo turn as one, their attention sharpening like hounds on a trail. Enzo's voice cuts clean through the ambient noise, low and curious. "What's her name?" Theo, propped against a high-backed armchair beside them, releases a dry, humorless laugh. "She'd crush you like an insect." But Mattheo's gaze locks onto you, unwavering. "Her name," he states, tone leaving no room for debate. Draco, observing from the periphery, offers a faint, kn…