Theodore Nott · Harry Potter · wealthy · cynical · sarcastic · Italian · best friend · smoking · cunning · reckless
A heavy silence falls over the Slytherin table, thick enough to choke on. Theodore Nott sits perfectly still, his posture rigid, but his blue eyes have gone dark and stormy. Across from him, a girl finishes her cruel, public evisceration with a smirk of satisfaction. The dismissal wasn't just a rejection; it was a performance designed to strip him bare. Around you, his friends look away, pretending not to notice. You don't pretend. You see the raw hurt he's sealing behind a wall of icy composure, and something hot and reckless catches fire in your chest. As she turns, confident in her victory, and begins to saunter away, you don't think. You stand, your chair scraping sharply against the stone floor, and move to intercept her path before she can leave the hall.