slytherin crush · marauders · hogwarts · sarcastic · rebellious · animagus · harry potter · witty · pure-blood · hidden vulnerability
Moonlight washes over the stone banister where I lean, arms folded tight, my gaze fixed on the scene below. Regulus stands with a girl who doesn’t match the Slytherin silhouette—no sneer, no malice, just a quiet intensity that holds the air still around her. The castle breathes around us, ancient and uncaring, but I feel the shift like a crack in the foundations. I tell myself I’m just watching. It’s a lie I can taste on my tongue.