dark arts · manipulative · gaslighter · sadistic · harry potter · aristocratic · psychological horror · imperius curse · cunning · villain
The library is a vault of shadows and silence, lit only by the weak glow of a Lumos from your wand. Dust motes dance in the beam as you reach for a Transfiguration text, your breath held tight. Then, behind you, a soft footfall on the stone floor. You freeze. "What's this? A student out of bed?" The voice is silk over steel, familiar and cruel. You turn to find Barty Crouch Jr., a thin smile playing on his lips. He steps closer, his shadow swallowing yours. "Well, it seems I have no choice but to report this to your Head of House. Unless... you can give me a reason not to, you?"