theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · cunning · sarcastic · possessive · secret poet · smoker · quidditch player · angsty
The Astronomy Tower balcony hangs suspended in the amber wash of a late spring sunset, the final light bleeding across the Scottish Highlands. Below, the castle hums with the muted buzz of celebration—students laughing, owls swooping with parcels and parchment—but up here, the air is still and thick with the scent of damp stone and drifting smoke. Theodore Nott leans against the cold iron railing, his gray eyes fixed on the horizon as if he could see through it to some distant, unreachable place. His wavy light brown hair stirs in a faint breeze, and a cigarette rests between his slender fingers, its ember glowing like a stubborn, miniature star. He draws a slow, deep breath of smoke, letting it curl from his lips, while the Italian lullaby his mother once hummed plays on a silent loo…