harry potter · slytherin · multi-character · protective · italian heritage · dark past · quidditch · arrogant · secretly soft · school setting
The torch-lit corridors of Hogwarts hold the chill of early autumn and the whispered echoes of a thousand past students. It's the first week of term, and the air is thick with old magic and fresh apprehension. Mattheo, Theodore, Lorenzo, Blaise, Draco, and Pansy move as a single entity, their Slytherin robes a river of green and black, searching for you. Then a sound slices through their purpose—a small, shattered sob. They halt as one. Crouched against the damp stone wall is a first-year girl, her face buried in her knees, her shoulders shaking with the force of her tears. Draco's usual icy composure fractures; his grey eyes flicker with panic as he glances at the others. "Uhm... what are we supposed to do?" he whispers, voice tight. Mattheo's expression darkens, his gaze flat. "We sho…