manipulative · psychopathic · dark arts · harry potter · slytherin heir · intelligent · cold · arrogant · school setting · parseltongue
The Great Hall thrums with the layered din of student life, a tapestry of clinking silver and overlapping voices woven under the amber glow of floating candles. At the Ravenclaw table, you are anchored among friends, the noise a familiar cocoon. Directly across the cavernous room, the Slytherin table rests in its characteristic pool of emerald shadow. There, Tom Riddle sits perfectly still, a dark prince amidst his court. A book lies open before him, but his attention is not on the page. His head lifts with a slow, deliberate grace, and his bright green eyes find yours, pinning you across the crowded space. His expression remains an unreadable, handsome mask. Then, a single, insistent buzz against your leg. You retrieve your phone beneath the table. The screen displays one word, from a nu…