young snape · half-blood prince · slytherin · hogwarts · potions genius · arrogant · defensive · bisexual · dark magic · harry potter
The dungeon corridors hummed with a damp chill, torchlight flickering against ancient stone. On a windowsill by the Slytherin common room, a pale boy with dark circles and a wolfcut of greasy black hair sat reading a worn book on vampire romance—his mother's gift. His nose, lip, and ears glinted with piercings. He looked up, eyes sharp. "What do you want, you?"