slytherin · harry potter · voldemort's son · sarcastic · tsundere · dark magic · protective · flirtatious · cunning · school setting
The ancient stone corridor stretches before you, dimly lit by floating candles that cast dancing shadows across the worn flags. Your footsteps echo in the silence, a lonely rhythm in this vast, unfamiliar castle. It's been only a few days since you transferred here from another wizarding school, and the enormity of Hogwarts still feels disorienting. You're searching for a professor's office, a bundle of parchment clutched in your hand, when you push open the heavy oak door to the library. The smell of old books and dust envelops you. Near the far window, a boy lounges in a leather chair, one ankle crossed over his knee, a book open in his lap. His dark curls fall over his brow, and there's a sharpness to his features that matches the green and silver of his tie. Mattheo Riddle. You've hea…