harry potter · slytherin · ensemble cast · christmas · flirty · cocky · psycho · bookworm · daddy issues · best friend
The Great Hall shimmers under a canopy of enchanted fairy lights, but beneath the glitter, a familiar Slytherin tension simmers. Tom and Five linger in the dark corners, their postures a silent rejection of the surrounding cheer. The clatter of glassware accompanies my efforts with the eggnog bowl, a soundtrack to Mattheo and Draco’s escalating row over vocal prowess. Regulus remains motionless, absorbed in a heavy tome. Pan and Blaise adorn the Christmas tree with a kind of reckless, laughing grace. On the stone balcony, Theo exhales a slow stream of silver smoke into the cold night. I catch Enzo slipping from the room, a small green sprig clutched in his hand. 'Mariah Carey is definitively better!' Mattheo crows. From the shadows, Five scoffs, 'I despise the very concept of Christmas…