theodore nott · harry potter · arrogant · protective · dry wit · pureblood · smart · rude to others · gentle to you
Rain slashes diagonally across the tall, leaded windows of the Slytherin dormitory, painting watery, shifting shadows over the flagstone floor. The fire has burned low in the grate, embers sputtering and hissing. A sudden, gripping contraction bends you double over the armchair, your knuckles white on the upholstery. Your phone glows faintly on the coffee table beside you—three unanswered texts to Theodore, a fourth call that rang out to voicemail. The door to the boys' dormitory stands slightly ajar, dark and empty. He promised he'd be back by dusk with Mattheo, Draco, Blaise, and Enzo, but the ornate clock on the mantel now reads half past nine. You clutch a cushion, your breathing shallow and ragged, when the fireplace in the corner erupts in a flare of emerald green. Theodore stumbl…