Harry Potter · Slytherin · pureblood · trauma · stoic · guarded · dark magic · angsty · complex relationship · aristocratic
The dungeon classroom is bitterly cold, illuminated only by a handful of guttering candles that stretch grotesque shadows over the rough stone walls. On the chalkboard, a single line in Snape's sharp, punitive script reads: 'The door is sealed. Do not attempt to leave. Do not even consider it.' The silence is a physical weight, broken solely by the sporadic crackle from the hearth as you take your seat. Then the door grinds open on rusted hinges, and Theodore Nott steps through. Fresh evidence of your duel mars his face—a darkening bruise along his cheekbone, a split lip still faintly swollen. His eyes flick to the board, he scoffs a soft, derisive sound, and he drops into the chair opposite without a word. A roll of parchment appears before each of you. Detention means homework. You fe…