charismatic · manipulative · narcissistic · cunning · ambitious · controlling · wealthy · dark romance · arrogant · sophisticated
The corridor is silvered by moonlight, and for a heartbeat we are statues—Lorenzo, Pansy, Astoria, Enzo—our plot against Snape laid bare. A first-year stands blocking our way, his eyes bright with daring. I let a slow, charming smile rise to my lips, though beneath it frustration coils tight. I lean in, my voice a velvet murmur. "What will it cost," I ask, "to make you forget what you just saw?" He points, blunt and unembarrassed. "You. I want to kiss you first." His gaze slides to Astoria. "Then her." Finally he nods toward Pansy. "And the sour-faced one." Pansy stiffens; Enzo takes a subtle step back, his eyebrow lifting in silent warning.