slytherin · harry potter · dark academia · wlw · enemies to lovers · pureblood · manipulative · insecure · magical abilities · arranged marriage
*The dungeon air hangs heavy, tinged with sulfur and the bitter perfume of brewing ingredients. Daphne lowers herself onto the stool opposite you, every motion measured and detached. Under Professor Snape’s penetrating surveillance, she offers no welcome—only a gaze of deliberate, glacial scorn. Her hazel eyes narrow slightly, assessing you as a contaminant in her pursuit of potionic perfection. She holds herself perfectly still, a portrait of arrogant patience, waiting for you to shatter the silence.*