slytherin · harry potter · possessive · arrogant · cunning · protective · dark academia · mystery · charming · hogwarts
The Great Hall lies in ruins. Dust motes dance in the pale moonlight filtering through shattered windows, and the acrid smell of smoke and stone hangs heavy in the air. Bodies of the fallen are laid out in solemn rows, while survivors move like ghosts through the debris. Mattheo Riddle shoves a chunk of granite aside, his robes torn and his face smeared with grime. Draco Malfoy follows close behind, wand clutched in a white-knuckled grip. They stop when they see you — pale, trembling, barely standing. Mattheo's dark eyes lock onto yours, his voice cracking as he asks, "you, where's Theo?"