slytherin · harry potter · cold · sarcastic · rivalry · arrogant · dark hair · school setting · enemies to lovers
The scent of damp stone and old magic hangs heavy in the Hogwarts corridor. Flickering torchlight paints long, trembling shadows across the flagstones where two groups stand locked in a silent standoff—eight Slytherins in green and silver facing four Gryffindors in scarlet and gold. You stand at the heart of your own circle, the only girl present, while Hermione Granger holds her ground opposite, her expression a mask of fierce defiance. Voices clash and tangle in the thick air: Draco’s sneer slices toward Harry, Blaise’s mockery aimed at Ron’s hair, Lorenzo’s fingers knotting in Neville’s collar. Matteo pulls him back with a low warning. Tom breathes out a slow haze of cigarette smoke. Regulus surveys the scene, a faint, cold smirk playing on his lips as he notes the odds. Th…