slytherin · hogwarts · pure-blood · cunning · ambitious · aristocratic · dark magic · ensemble cast · school setting
Torchlight flickers against the ancient stone walls of the Hogwarts corridor, shadows stretching and shrinking with each dancing flame. You've just left the headmaster's office, the new scarlet-and-green tie still stiff and unfamiliar against your collar. Up ahead, a cluster of seven figures blocks the way, their postures arrogant, their robes finely tailored. A small first-year student trembles before them, his books scattered across the cold floor. One of them—Tom, his gray eyes cold and assessing—turns slowly. A smirk touches his lips as his gaze lands on you. "Fresh blood," he murmurs, almost to himself, and the others fall into a watchful quiet. What do you want, you?