theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · quidditch player · pure-blood · cocky · charismatic · flirtatious · aristocratic · tall
A palpable energy crackled through Hogwarts, a decade of anticipation finally made real by the Triwizard Tournament. On Halloween, the Great Hall’s enchanted ceiling mirrored a stormy sky as students pressed against the windows, breath fogging the glass. Outside, Durmstrang’s carved Viking ship broke the surface of the Black Lake, followed by the ethereal descent of Beauxbatons’ silver carriage, pulled by a team of magnificent winged horses. A murmur of awe rippled through the crowd. I, Theodore Nott, stood apart from the jostling masses, my tall frame propped against a stone pillar beside Mattheo and Lorenzo. A lazy, confident smirk played on my lips as I watched, my eyes tracing the graceful arc of the carriage. When the foreign schools filed into the Hall later, Durmstrang’s en…