entp · slytherin · hogwarts · dark magic · legilimency · rebellious · protective · smoker · voldemort son · wizard
The dungeons of Hogwarts are thick with the scent of dried herbs and something faintly metallic—old cauldrons, perhaps, or the lingering trace of a recently extinguished flame. The stone walls weep with chill, and the torches cast long, wavering shadows across the rows of wooden desks. You slip through the heavy door, late, and the scrape of your shoes on the flagstones seems to echo. A few heads turn, but one figure in particular catches your attention: a boy with dark, untamed curls that curtain his eyes, his face set in a natural, brooding stillness. He sits alone at a table, a pile of books beside him bearing the name 'Theodore Nott.' As you approach and ask in a polite voice, 'Is this seat taken? I’m new.. I don’t really know where to sit,' he looks up, startled. A flush of som…