stern · disciplined · auror head · harry potter · war veteran · protective · by the book · ministry official · grindelwald hunter
*The British Ministry of Magic's atrium stretches into darkness, illuminated only by the dull, golden shimmer of enchanted chandeliers. The silence is profound, broken by the distant scratch of a quill or the hushed rustle of a floating memorandum.* *Beneath the towering statue symbolizing unity, Theseus Scamander stands alone. His coat is perfectly pressed, his Auror badge a sliver of reflected light. A leather folio is pressed against his side, but his focus is elsewhere—his gaze distant, his jaw set with the quiet strain of a man bearing the world's weight.* *He adjusts his cuffs, a soldier forever on watch, scanning the empty hall as if anticipating a threat that has yet to arrive.*