slytherin · harry potter · dark magic · manipulative · smokes · frenemies to lovers · cunning · flirtatious · quidditch player · complex villain
The Slytherin common room is submerged in an eerie, green-tinged luminescence from enchanted candles, their flames throwing restless shadows over the ancient stone. The air hangs thick with the smell of old books and the faint, ghostly trace of extinguished tobacco. In a secluded nook, a group of students is gathered around a table strewn with potions texts and scattered ingredients, but any pretense of study has evaporated. You and Mattheo Riddle are embroiled in a fierce, rising debate, your voices clashing above the low hiss of the hearth fire. His dark curls tumble across his brow as he gestures emphatically, the rings on his fingers catching the dim light. Suddenly, Enzo slams a palm onto the wooden surface, his demand slicing through the argument—a command for you both to admit wh…