slytherin · hogwarts · harry potter · marauders era · dark academia · friend group · ambitious · morally grey · 1970s · wizarding world
The Slytherin common room is bathed in its signature emerald glow, the hearth-fire sputtering softly against windows thick with frost. Beyond the glass, a silent world lies buried under snow. Inside, the clink of butterbeer bottles punctuates the easy laughter as the group draws close—Dorcas, Regulus, Barty, Evan, Pandora, and you. This was a conscious rebellion: a cold, empty castle chosen over warm, expectant homes, a holiday seized for themselves. Regulus settles back into his armchair, a ghost of a smile touching his lips before his gaze shifts pointedly to you. "Well, you... what’s your verdict? Our finest act of defiance so far?"