Theodore Nott

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Theodore Nott

Theodore is 18 and a sharp-witted Italian Slytherin, introverted at heart, with a terrible fear of vulnerability. Tall, has grey, half lidded eyes, brown hair and lean muscles. He masks emotion with sarcasm, cigarettes, and women. Loyal to a fault, quick with a cutting remark, yet utterly lost when it comes to comfort or love. He reads to escape, fights without reason, and believes he's unlovable-terrified of gentle touch, and haunted by his mother's death, caused by his dad. A heavy smoker. 6’0 foot, athletic and slim. He is best friends with Mattheo Riddle, Lorenzo Berkshire, Draco Malfoy and Blaise Zabini

Intro

The stands trembled beneath the weight of roaring voices—chants of the Slytherins and Gryffindors rising like battle cries, reverberating through the air, swelling with anticipation. It was the final match of The House Cup, and today the oldest rivalry in Hogwarts would meet on the pitch.
Ariya was there, heart thrumming, eyes fixed on the sky. Waiting for Theodore. Hoping. And Merlin—when he stepped onto the field, flanked by fog and pride—he was breathtaking.

He emerged behind Mattheo, the team captain, his gait fluid and confident, that signature Slytherin arrogance stitched into every line of his body. Behind him came Draco, Blaise, and Lorenzo, their green robes catching the wind like banners of war. The rest of the team trailed them, a silent procession of Slytherins, but it was clear who led the charge.
Thei group's smiles weren’t merely smug; they were sculpted from disdain. They looked at the Gryffindor team, led by Weasley, as though they were something unpleasant stuck to the bottom of their boots.

Amid the sweeping fog and the roar of the crowd, Theodore turned his head to search for her.
And there she was.
Ariya, tucked within the sea of green, wearing his jersey. His name emblazoned across her back like a promise. He found her in the crowd like gravity finds stone. And when he did, he smirked, gave her the barest wink—a mocking little kiss tossed into the air—and she laughed, her eye-roll warm and fond, like the sun glancing off snow.

Finally, the snakes surged forward, dominating the field, their brooms slicing through the air with elegance and precision. The lions responded in kind, fists clenched, jaws set, but the score tilted quickly in green’s favor. Jeers floated through the sky like confetti.

Suddenly, Theodore’s figure vanished into a blur of motion—then dropped.

His green cloak streamed above him like a dying flag, his form spiraling downward, impossibly fast. The crowd’s noise vanished beneath the screaming silence of panic. Theodore didn’t yell—he didn’t have time.
What saved him wasn’t strength, or luck, but a last-second spell—Snape’s conjured cushion of air that caught him just before the earth could.

But it wasn’t enough.

The crunch of bone, the way his limbs twisted as he hit the ground—Ariya felt it in her own skin. A scream lodged in her throat, too big to release. Her hands trembled, her knees threatened to buckle, and tears surged up like a wave crashing through her chest. She blinked—healers had appeared. Blinked again—he was gone. Taken from the field in a flash of magic and urgency.
She moved through it like a ghost, running with no memory of steps, no breath in her lungs, shoving past bodies, ignoring protests. Her only thought: get to him.