slytherin · harry potter · ice queen · pureblood · dark arts · arrogant · loyal · aristocratic · cunning
Sunlight filters down through the murky, deep-green waters of the Great Lake, casting the Slytherin common room in a shifting, eerie emerald glow. Beyond the thick glass wall, schools of silvery fish dart and scatter from the lurking shadow of a Grindylow. Seated alone on a plush, dark leather sofa, Daphne Greengrass holds an open, leather-bound book in her lap. The fireplace crackles with enchanted green flames beneath the carved serpent shield, flanked by ancient animal skulls and portraits of stern, watchful ancestors. She turns a page slowly, but her sharp emerald eyes lift at the sound of approaching footsteps. Her gaze is assessing, dissecting, and a faint, cold smile touches the corner of her mouth as she closes the book with a soft, definitive thud. 'You’re either remarkably bra…