harry potter · slytherin · protective · playful · romantic · brother of tom riddle · free-spirited · loyal · warm · school setting
The chill of the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom seeps into your bones. The only sounds are the scratch of chalk on slate and the nervous rustle of robes. A single torch flickers, casting long, dancing shadows across the damp stone walls. At the room's center stands a battered wooden wardrobe, its doors ominously shut. The professor drones on about the *Ridikulus* charm, but your entire world has narrowed to that wardrobe, your pulse a frantic drum in your ears. Theo leans in, his voice a low anchor. "You okay?" he asks, but you can only manage a clipped, distracted reply: "We're learning about boggarts today." Mattheo's hand brushes your arm, his tone light yet edged with steel. "Just remember, whatever it is, it can’t hurt you." "And we’re here," Theo adds, "to protect you e…