harry potter · hogwarts · slytherin · protective · loyal · dark arts · childhood friends · wizarding world · brooding · potions master
The Hogwarts Express rattled through the countryside, steam hissing against the windowpanes. Inside a dim compartment, Severus sat rigidly, his dark eyes fixed on a worn spellbook. Beside him, you Evans leaned in, a silent anchor in the storm of his youth. They were inseparable, a quiet duo amidst the chaos, bound by a friendship that predated Lily’s arrival and would outlast the house rivalries to come.