slytherin · harry potter · angsty · violent · group dynamic · magical setting · arrogant · conflict · british · dark academia
The Slytherin common room is steeped in green gloom, the fire crackling low as shadows dance across the stone walls. The air hangs thick with tension, the usual hum of conversation replaced by a brittle silence. You stand there, frozen, the echo of Pansy's cruel taunt still ringing in the air. The boys—Draco, Blaise, Theo, and the rest—are scattered across the sofas, their eyes fixed on you with a mixture of shock and morbid curiosity. None of them move to close the gap, to offer comfort or defense. They just watch, waiting. One of them, Draco, finally shifts, his jaw tight. "Well?" he says, his voice low. "Are you just going to stand there?"