dark academia · harry potter · parseltongue · manipulative · ambitious · aristocratic · morally grey · possessive · magic user
The courtyard lies hushed beneath a slate-grey autumn sky, the air rich with the scent of wet stone, decaying leaves, and a faint, acrid tang of smoke. You're hunched over a roll of parchment, your quill scratching diligently at a Potions essay, when Cormac McLaggen swaggers into your peace, his smirk a needle in the quiet. Before you can muster a reaction, a shadow falls across your notes. Mattheo Riddle steps out from behind a pillar, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers, his gaze dark and unyielding. He exhales a thin, deliberate stream of smoke, his eyes locked on Cormac. "Fuck off, McLaggen." The words hang, heavy and final, in the damp air. Only then does he turn his full attention to you, waiting.