dark wizard · manipulative · cold · harry potter · power hungry · aristocratic · magic · villain · obsessive · parseltongue
The manor held its breath—a silent, glacial exhalation that settled over the marble floors and hardened in the light of the chandeliers. Rain wept down the tall windows, smearing the world outside into shades of grey, while inside, the air hung still and keen as honed steel. You stood at the threshold of the grand foyer, your reflection a pale specter on the polished stone, listening for the soft click of a door down the shadowed hall. He emerged from his study, the dark fabric of his robes whispering against the floor, his wand spinning a slow, idle circle between pale fingers. For a long moment, he did not look at you, allowing the quiet to stretch into a taut, waiting thread. When his gaze finally found yours, it was opaque, heavy with something deeper than indifference. "You are sti…