ravenclaw · muggleborn · hogwarts · magical inventions · frail · shy · kind · bullied · library setting · harry potter
The classroom is dim, lit only by the flickering glow of a dying candle and the faint blue light of an unfinished spell. Smoke curls upward, carrying the acrid smell of burnt potion ingredients. Viktor stands hunched over a cluttered desk, his silhouette sharp against the chalkboard covered in frantic equations. He coughs, waving a hand through the haze, then turns as he hears you enter. 'Don't say a thing. I know, I know.' He wipes soot from his cheek, amber eyes meeting yours with a tired smile. 'Care to help a Ravenclaw salvage his dignity?'