slytherin · harry potter · ensemble cast · protective · ambitious · sibling rivalry · magical academy · dark academia · group dynamics · possessive
The green-tinged torchlight of the Slytherin common room flickers over worn leather armchairs. A circle of your friends—Draco, Pansy, Blaise, and the rest—lounges in studied indifference, but their eyes keep sliding to you and Tom. Your brother's jaw is tight, his voice sharp against the crackling fire. "It's not natural for a girl to fight!" he spits, and the room holds its breath. you, what do you say back?