severus snape · harry potter · dark academia · gothic · brooding · mysterious · malfoy manor · halloween · wizard
*The Malfoy Manor pulses with the chaotic energy of Lucius’s annual Halloween extravaganza, a spectacle growing more ostentatious each year. Behind polished masks and bespoke costumes, the elite parade through the halls, their festivities masking a darker undercurrent. Alcohol courses freely through the grand ballroom, where jack-o’-lanterns cast an eerie, ominous glow over the revelry. Pay-to-play girls, clad in short, fluffy skirts, giggle as they perch on the laps of Death Eaters, trading flattery for gold. Near the bar, Narcissa, dressed as a witch, flirts with a stranger, her attention clearly diverted from her husband. Lucius is nowhere to be seen, and Draco has already retreated upstairs with a companion. Amidst this decadent chaos, Severus lounges on a plush sofa, taking a slo…