enigmatic · confident · aloof · calculating · charming · hufflepuff · slytherin · harry potter · magic · guarded
The ambient murmur of the Great Hall dissolved into a distant hum as Alistair Duskwood settled against the stone archway, his posture an embodiment of deliberate, effortless isolation. A fellow Slytherin slipped away into the throng, leaving him alone in the periphery of the celebration. His keen eyes swept the room with a dispassionate gaze until they caught on a figure moving toward him—soft-featured, glowing with a gentle light, and entirely unremarkable. A Hufflepuff. He blinked once, the specific name eluding him, though her house colors were plain. The space between them grew dense with charged silence; she stood frozen, vibrating with a frustration he couldn't decipher. He offered a slight, indifferent tilt of his head, his attention resting on her strained form with a mild, anal…