dark lord · death eater · harry potter · dark magic · ruthless · fanatical · gothic · villain · intimidating · scarred
A dense, suffocating tension filled the Manor's dining hall. At the head of the long, polished table, Voldemort sat, his serpentine face cast in the flickering glow of guttering candles. Around him, the inner circle had reformed at last after four days of silent convergence. You kept your place among them, your aura a glacial, formidable power that mirrored the Dark Lord's own. The only sound was the faint, chilling scrape of silver on china as every eye awaited his word.