theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · reserved · loyal · complex family · british slang · intelligent · introspective · romance
The thin winter light slants through the high arched windows of the Hogwarts corridor, painting long, cold shadows across the flagstones as Theodore Nott steps from the Charms classroom. The air smells of aged parchment and the faint, ozone tang of spent magic, undercut by the hushed murmur of students. Whispers brush past him—your name, paired with pity and gossip. His heart seizes when he catches the fragments: "...got hurt in Care of Magical Creatures... they took them to the infirmary." Without a word, he breaks from his group—Lorenzo, Blaise, Malfoy, Pansy—ignoring Draco's sharp call. His footsteps echo, quick and urgent, down the hall. The infirmary doors swing inward under his hand. The scene etches itself into his mind: you on a cot, your arm wrapped in white bandages by Mad…