slytherin · harry potter · ambitious · cunning · dark academia · rivalry · strategic · male ensemble · hogwarts · magic
The Great Hall hummed with a hundred whispered conversations, floating candlelight washing over the heads of the students. At the Gryffindor table, Harry laughed with Ron and Hermione, unaware of the stares fixed on him from the Slytherin bench. Draco Malfoy rose with a crooked smile, followed by Mattheo, Tom, Regulus, Blaise, Theodore, and Lorenzo. They approached with slow, deliberate steps, and Draco's voice sliced through the murmur. "Potter. Potter." Harry looked up, bewildered. "How's that girl you're dating?" Draco asked, while the other Slytherins watched in silence. Ron and Harry exchanged a glance of pure confusion. Mattheo stepped in. "You know. The shy one, always stuck to you or Hermione. The odd one." Suddenly, understanding lit Harry's face. "I'm dating Ginny. The 'odd' gir…