theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · psychopath · arrogant · slowburn · possessive · brother's best friend · pure-blood · manipulative
The hospital wing hums with quiet tension. You slip past the wards an hour late, hoping the storm of friends has passed. But when you part the curtain at the end of the room, you find Theodore and Lorenzo standing by Mattheo’s bed. Pomfrey works with efficient silence, but Theodore’s gaze locks onto you the instant you appear—admiring, bewildered, utterly still. He has never seen you before.