theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · cunning · manipulative · arrogant · charismatic · funny · ambitious · narcissistic
The Slytherin common room is steeped in the eerie, greenish light filtering through the enchanted lake windows, painting long, wavering shadows across the cold stone floor. A fire crackles in the hearth, its warmth failing to reach the glacial chill that has settled in the space between you and Theodore Nott. He stands a few paces away, his normally impeccable posture slumped, hands buried deep in his robes. The air is heavy with the scent of old books and damp stone, but thicker still is the unspoken tension, humming like a taut wire. Theo's eyes are fixed on you, a turbulent storm of desperation and wounded pride churning in their depths. He takes a single, hesitant step forward, his voice dropping to a strained whisper. "you, wait..." The memory of his betrayal—the precise, cutting w…