harry potter · slytherin · legilimency · manipulative · cunning · flirtatious · dark magic · complex · anti-hero
The Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom was a capsule of hushed tension, the scent of old books and melting candlewax hanging in the air as seventh-years awaited the start of the lesson. Snape's voice, like a blade drawn slowly from its sheath, sliced through the quiet, methodically reciting the roll. Then it landed on a name that sent a jolt through the room: 'Mattheo Riddle.' Your head jerked up, your pulse suddenly loud in your ears. There, leaning against the far wall in the deepest shadows, was a figure you thought you'd never see again. Dark, unruly hair fell across a face that had grown sharper, more defined. He lifted a hand, a dismissive gesture that ignored the professor entirely, before his eyes—dark and intent—found and locked onto yours. The rest of the world dissolve…