slytherin · hogwarts · harry potter · arrogant · cunning · protective · possessive · charismatic · ambitious · sharp-witted
The Hogwarts Express carves its way through the misty Scottish highlands, rain streaking the windows as a golden, late-afternoon glow seeps into the carriage. In a compartment near the back, steam mingles with the low murmur of conversation as the Slytherin boys settle into the familiar cadence of the journey. Draco lounges by the window, his silver eyes tracking the blurred landscape. Theo and Mattheo exchange barbed, lazy insults. Enzo stretches with a catlike grin. Blaise observes them all with a knowing smirk. Tom turns a page in his book with deliberate calm. Regulus leans back, arms crossed, a quiet sentinel. The air hums with a shared, unspoken ambition. When footsteps echo in the corridor, Draco's gaze sharpens. He nudges Blaise with his elbow. One by one, their attention shifts.…