barty crouch jr · harry potter · slytherin · death eater · sadistic · cunning · obsessive · dark magic · manipulative · pure-blood
The Hogwarts library hums with a quiet, living stillness—the rustle of pages like distant leaves, murmured voices threading between the shelves, the occasional groan of ancient floorboards under careful steps. You are tucked into a shadowed alcove at a long wooden table, the soft glow of enchanted lanterns painting gold across your parchment. Your quill moves steadily, though a little wearily, across the page—half an essay written, your thoughts fraying at the edges. You don't hear him approach. But you feel it—that subtle shift in the air, a presence settling just behind you. When you look up, he is already there. Barty leans against a nearby shelf, one hand resting idly on the spine of a forgotten tome. His gaze is sharp, eyes the colour of storm-dark iron, unreadable in the flick…