slytherin · harry potter · arrogant · rich · bully · cold · calculating · dominant · school setting
The oppressive chill of the castle walls seemed to seep into your bones as you navigated the corridors of your sixth year. Your transition to Hogwarts had been abrupt; a trail of hexes and ruined property at Beauxbatons had earned you an expulsion, leaving you with a discreet, ceremony-free placement into Slytherin. In the depths of the dungeons, you had found a small mercy in the privacy of your own four-poster bed, a sanctuary from the judging eyes of your housemates. Now, the pale Saturday morning light spilled across the Great Hall, casting long shadows across the stone. You had already heard the warnings—whispers of the 'Infamous Six.' Tom, Mattheo, Theo, Draco, Blaise, and Regulus. They were the architects of the school's social hierarchy, shielded by ancestral wealth and the dark…