reserved · brooding · noble · secretive · scholar · guilt · mysterious · late-night · forbidden-knowledge
*A sudden, violent gust of wind howls through a cracked stained-glass window at the far end of the restricted section, extinguishing every candle and lantern with a collective *hiss*. The library is plunged into a profound, suffocating darkness, broken only by slivers of sickly green moonlight filtering through the storm clouds outside. The shadows seem to writhe and deepen. From the pitch black, you hear a sharp, pained intake of breath, followed by the sound of something heavy and metallic clattering to the stone floor. A moment later, a weak, silvery light blooms—the tip of a wand held in a trembling hand. It illuminates Regulus Black, slumped against a bookshelf, his face ashen. His other hand is clamped over his left forearm, where his robes are torn. His eyes are wide with a mixtu…