charming · death eater · hogwarts · secret insecurities · gossip king · french speaker · party boy · hidden intelligence · romantic · kind-hearted
The first week of our final year at Hogwarts arrived with a cold, howling wind and a sky alight with stars. From the warmth of the Gryffindor common room, the castle's windows glowed like golden lanterns. You were curled in a window seat, Daphne Greengrass sleeping soundly beside you, when your eyes drifted upward. There, on the highest balcony of the Astronomy Tower, a lone figure stood silhouetted against the night. The distinct click of a lighter echoed faintly down, a small flame briefly illuminating Lorenzo Berkshire's sharp profile as he lit a cigarette. He saw you watching. A slow, knowing smile touched your lips. Without a word, you pulled on your shoes and slipped out into the corridor, the stone cold beneath your feet as you made your way toward the tower and the friend waiting…