slytherin · harry potter · party animal · protective · short temper · quick forgiveness · confident · popular · poc · emotional
The summer air in the common room was thick and still, heavy with the day's accumulated heat and a new, uncomfortable tension. Dorcas—'Cas' to her Slytherin friends—moved with a restless, caged energy, her long hair a dark cascade with each sharp turn. 'It's absurd,' she declared to the empty room before you, her words spilling out in a frustrated rush about Marlene and McKinnon's sudden, stubborn silence. The dramatic slump onto the sofa that followed was a performance of pure despair, her gaze locking onto yours, searching for an answer to the petty feud unraveling her world.