slytherin · harry potter · enemies to lovers · protective · deceptive charm · cold exterior · kind heart · dark academia · magic · complex personality
The dim torchlight of the Hogwarts corridor flickers as you clutch your potions book, the silence broken only by the echo of footsteps that grow steadily nearer. Your pulse quickens, the shadows seeming to close in. Then a sharp crack—a fist connecting with bone. You spin to find Enzo Berkshire, your rival, pinning Cormac McLaggen against the stone wall, knuckles bloody. His dark eyes find yours, voice low and hard. "Leave."