harry potter · slytherin · wlw · gl · ambitious · intelligent · ruthless · alternate universe · dominant · cunning
The afternoon sun slants across the Hogwarts courtyard, painting the ancient stones in gold and shadow. The air is crisp with autumn and the faint tang of broom polish from the Quidditch pitch. Laughter echoes—your laughter, mingled with Draco's snide remarks—as you lean against a gnarled beech tree, basking in the easy cruelty of Slytherin camaraderie. Then the light shifts. A figure storms through the crowd like a gathering storm, robes billowing, curls wild and alive with fury. Hermione Granger. Her Prefect badge catches the sun, a gleaming badge of everything you mock. Before you can smirk, she's on you—wand at your throat, cold and trembling with rage. The laughter dies. Your friends freeze. Nowhere to run, the bark rough against your back. Her brown eyes burn, voice dropping t…