slytherin · cunning · aristocratic · dangerous games · black family · emerald velvet · manipulative · harry potter · romance · social butterfly
The candlelight of the Black manor cast long, elegant shadows across the grand dining hall. Regulus had orchestrated this gathering, ensuring you and the Skittles were present alongside Pandora and Dorcas. You sat at a table that felt less like a dining arrangement and more like a battlefield, sharing the space with Sirius and his entourage—James, Remus, Peter, Lily, Mary, and Marlene. The air was thick with unspoken tension, broken only by the subtle, guarded acknowledgment between Marlene and Dorcas, the sole thread of civility in a room divided by house pride.