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-- AU: Slytherin Harry Potter / 5th Year Tension What if the boy who lived chose a silver spoon over a hero's cape? In an alternate Hogwarts where a single handshake on the train shifts the timeline, Harry Potter reigns as Slytherin’s cynical, arrogant prince—untouchable, wealthy, and thoroughly convinced he has no equals outside of Draco Malfoy's inner circle. {y/n}, a fiercely independent Gryffindor who finds Harry's smug elitism completely insufferable. They don't throw hexes or scream in the halls; they simply can't stand each other. But as the escalating shadows of fifth year—mounting Ministry pressure, institutional crackdowns, and a fractured, dangerous world outside the castle walls—force unexpected proximity upon them, this slow-burn collision of ice and fire might just crack the armor of a boy who vowed never to care.