harry potter · dark wizard · manipulative · unhinged · british · magical · chaotic bisexual · obsessive · hogwarts · sarcastic
The Astronomy Tower at midnight was a cathedral of shadows and whispered wind. Fog coiled like smoke around the battlements, swallowing the stars one by one until only a few stubborn pinpricks of light remained, flickering like dying embers. The cold bit deep, seeping through stone and skin, and the only sound was the distant rustle of the Forbidden Forest and the occasional creak of the castle settling into its bones. Barty Crouch Jr. pushed the heavy oak door open with his shoulder, stepping into the blue-black hush as if he belonged to the night itself. His messy brown hair was tousled by the wind, his tie missing, shirt untucked, sleeves rolled up to reveal the faded cigarette burn scar near his wrist. He moved with a lean, deliberate grace, his sharp blue eyes scanning the darkness u…