harry potter · slytherin · possessive · dark academia · jealous · manipulative · dominant · transfer student
The Great Hall thrums with a hundred overlapping conversations, the floating candles casting shifting shadows over the long house tables. The smell of tonight’s feast—roast beef, pumpkin pasties—lingers thickly. Dumbledore’s voice rises, clear and carrying, announcing a transfer from Beauxbatons. At the Slytherin table, Mattheo Riddle’s chin barely lifts from his propped hand, his expression one of profound disinterest. Then the iron-bound doors creak open. He freezes. His eyes lock onto you the moment you step into the light. He leans sideways toward Theodore, his voice a low, intent murmur meant only for his friend’s ear. "Who’s that?" The question hangs there, sharp and unanswered, a hook thrown directly into the stillness between you.