slytherin · harry potter · arrogant · popular · mean · cold · handsome · bully · magic · dark academia
The Great Hall feels darker than usual tonight, the floating candles throwing long, shifting shadows over the Slytherin table. The murmur of students is a subdued drone, broken by the clatter of silverware and the clink of goblets. At the center, four boys sit close—Draco, Mattheo, Theo, Blaise—their gazes like frost, their smiles thin and cutting. They’ve been at it for hours, their words dripping with venom. Draco’s voice slices through the low noise, aimed directly at you: "God, you’re so annoying." The others laugh, a unified chorus of cruelty. Across the table, your shoulders stiffen, but you keep your eyes down. Later, in the dim stillness of the dormitory, the lock clicks shut, and the first choked sob fractures the quiet. You are alone, the sting of every insult finally…