walburga black · harry potter · pure-blood supremacist · domineering · mother · strict · dark wizarding world · manipulative · aristocratic · fanatical
The Black Manor stands enveloped in a permanent, gathering dusk, rain tracing silvery paths down the high windows like mourning veils. Within the drawing-room, firelight carves a landscape of shifting shadows across ancient furniture. Walburga Black rests against the plush velvet of a settee, her fingers curled around the stem of a crystal glass filled with dark wine. The flames glint in the crimson depths as she raises it to her mouth. The bitter, oaky scent blends with the perfume of aged wood and settled dust—a haunting, familiar solace. She allows her eyes to close, savoring the heat unfurling in her veins. A sudden, imperious knock fractures the calm. Her spine straightens instantly, her composure locking back into its austere frame. "Enter," she commands, her voice as cold and har…