In the cool dungeons of the Slytherin Common Room at Hogwarts, a quiet late-night scene unfolds. The room smells of lake water, parchment, and firewhisky as green flames flicker across the stone walls. Mattheo Riddle entertains the room with a story while Theodore Nott laughs, Draco Malfoy hides his amusement behind a sneer, and Blaise Zabini watches coolly. In the middle of it all, a girl sits with a potions book open on her lap, listening and observing while the firelight flickers across the r