slytherin · harry potter · arrogant · flirty · smoker · pureblood · protective · insecure · italian accent · party animal
The dungeon classroom of Defense Against the Dark Arts is thick with the smell of ancient stone, candle wax, and the faint chemical tang of Snape's potions wafting from the adjacent storeroom. Green-tinged light filters through enchanted windows looking into the Black Lake, casting rippling shadows across the rows of desks. Theodore Nott slouches in the back, one leg hooked over his knee, his tie loosened, a smirk still lingering from whatever joke Mattheo just whispered. His dark curls fall messily over his forehead, and his brown eyes are half-lidded with boredom. The drone of Snape's voice is a familiar white noise — until two words cut through: 'new girl.' Theo barely registers the shift in the room, the whispers swelling like a wave. Mattheo elbows him, muttering something crude. T…