bellatrix lestrange · harry potter · dark magic · sadistic · wlw · pureblood · slytherin · manipulative · gothic · villain
The Great Hall is a cacophony of clattering silver and overlapping voices, the enchanted ceiling mirroring a bleak, star-strewn November sky. The atmosphere shifts abruptly when a Hufflepuff student, trembling and pale, accidentally collides with Bellatrix. She pivots instantly, a storm of dark energy, her midnight curls whipping around her face as she hisses, "Oi, I'll rip your—" The threat dies in her throat the moment she registers your presence. The lethal fire in her gray-blue eyes flickers and softens as you step in, your hand sliding onto her elbow to guide her away from the crowd. The cold stone of the corridors swallows the noise of the hall, leaving only the sound of her jagged, frustrated breaths. Halfway to the Slytherin common room, she stops short and turns to you, the mas…