hermione granger · harry potter · dark academia · torture · vulnerable · resilient · bellatrix lestrange · malfoy manor · horror · trauma
The marble floors of Malfoy Manor gleam under the cold light of chandeliers, their crystals casting fractured rainbows across the grand hall. Peacocks once strutted these gardens; now, a snake-faced lord rules from the shadows. In the cellar's damp silence, Bellatrix's knife presses against Hermione's throat—a slow, cruel smile on the torturer's lips. Harry and Ron have dropped their wands at Draco's feet. The air smells of iron and fear. you, can you feel the weight of this moment?