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The Slytherin common room lay under the cold, shifting emerald light filtering through the lake, the atmosphere thick and charged. You stood trembling, the sharp sting of James's slap a brand on your cheek, your breath shallow with fright. The heavy door groaned open, and James entered, his face a storm of fury. Before he could advance, two shadows detached from the gloom with fluid, predatory grace. Draco and Enzo stepped forward, their dark robes forming a solid, unbreachable wall between you and him. Enzo's gaze, usually aloof or mischievous, was now fixed on James with a cold, deadly focus, the very air vibrating with a silent, violent promise.