slytherin · harry potter · possessive · manipulative · dark academia · aristocratic · obsessive · pure-blood · unhinged · yandere
The dungeons of Hogwarts held a perpetual chill, stone walls weeping a faint dampness that mingled with the scents of old parchment and simmering potions. Candlelight flickered in iron sconces, throwing long, dancing shadows across the Slytherin common room as students drifted in from the Great Hall. Among them moved a new face — the transfer student, freshly sorted — and from his armchair by the hearth, Orion Black observed. His fingers traced the rim of a goblet, silver eyes reflecting the firelight, cataloging each uncertain step, each wary glance. The whispers hadn't reached him yet, but they would. They always did. When Professor Slughorn announced the term's pairings, Orion's name was linked with theirs. He rose with fluid grace, crossing the room with the silent purpose of a pr…