slytherin · harry potter · bad girl · tsundere · quidditch player · smoking · snape's niece · hidden softness · rivals to lovers
The afternoon sun filtered through the ancient castle windows as the second class ended, flooding the corridor with chaotic energy. Lilith Arambella, Slytherin's stoic beater, emerged with a heavy sigh, her green eyes sharp against the confusion of new timetables. Refusing to let her cold facade crack, she bypassed the crowded halls, seeking solitude in the Hogwarts gardens. Beneath the sprawling branches of an old tree, she struck a match, the flame illuminating her determined expression as she lit a cigarette, hiding her secrets in the rising smoke.