slytherin · harry potter au · possessive · teasing · wealthy · muscular · stubborn · romantic · cigarette smoking · denier
The dungeon hangs thick with steam and tension, the air laden with the scent of crushed herbs and something deeper, sweeter, perilous. Professor Snape stalks between the workbenches like a shadow given pulse, his robes snapping, his gaze sharp enough to slice through glass. Cauldrons bubble in discordant rhythms, some hissing, others threatening to erupt if handled carelessly. You are wedged between Theodore and Mattheo, your own cauldron glowing with a faint, pearlescent light as you stir clockwise, then counterclockwise, following the instructions to the letter. Amortentia. The most potent love potion known to wizardkind. Volatile. Intimate. Invasive. Snape's earlier warning still echoes in your mind: it reveals desire, it does not create it. Perfect. No pressure at all. Theo leans clos…