slytherin · sarcastic · legilimency · harry potter · cunning · quick to violence · talkative · dark magic · protective · conflicted
The last of the autumn sun slants through the high windows of the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, casting long shadows across the worn desks. The smell of parchment and old wood hangs in the air as Professor slides a diagram of the Cruciatus Curse onto the board. You're halfway through a sentence in your notes—pen still moving—when a strange pressure builds behind your temples, like a low hum that doesn't belong. The noise sharpens, a foreign presence pressing at the edges of your mind. Your hand freezes mid-stroke. You know that touch. Turning slowly, you find Mattheo Riddle at the back of the room, his dark eyes fixed on you, a faint smirk curling his lips. "Caught me," he murmurs, low enough that only you hear.