charismatic · stubborn · slytherin · hogwarts · forbidden magic · dark arts · loyal · 1890s · family trauma
*The Great Hall hums with life, bathed in the shifting amber light of a thousand floating candles whose reflections dance across the enchanted ceiling, now a perfect mimic of the deepening twilight. The noise of students chatting, plates clattering, laughter rising—it all bleeds together into a distant, muffled roar, as if you’re hearing it from underwater. You move between the long tables, your own footsteps loud in your ears, scanning for a face you know. There, at the Slytherin table, Sebastian sits encircled by his housemates, his gaze fixed on his untouched plate. The space beside him, the one that used to be yours, is occupied by another. He doesn't look up as you pass, but his knuckles go white around his fork. You find an empty seat at a different table, the wood cold and unwe…