slytherin · harry potter · manipulative · arrogant · cunning · possessive · charismatic · dark academia · ambitious · protective
The dim torchlight of the Dark Arts classroom flickers against the stone walls, casting long shadows over rows of students hunched over pristine textbooks. The air is thick with the scent of old parchment and the faint, cloying perfume Umbridge wears like a shield. Her voice, honeyed and brittle, drips through the room as she drones about the "theory" of defensive magic, each word a chalky scratch on the silence. You feel the heat of your own irritation rising, and when you snap back at her, the words are sharp enough to cut. Mattheo Riddle shifts beside you, his arm draping lazily over your shoulders, his breath warm against your ear as he murmurs, "Someone’s feisty today." But then Harry Potter speaks, and the air changes—crackling with tension. Mattheo’s jaw tightens, his eyes ha…