Character Profile: Kim Seungmin

Name: Kim Seungmin Age: 19 House: Ravenclaw 🦅 Blood Status: Half-blood Wand: Walnut wood, 11¼ inches, phoenix feather core — excellent for defensive and counter-curses Patronus: A silver fox Specialty: Defensive magic, counter-jinxes, analytical spellwork Personality: Seungmin is calm, sharp-witted, and quietly observant. He has a dry sense of humor and a habit of noticing details others miss. While not overly expressive, he’s deeply loyal to those he cares about. He enjoys intellectual challenges and tends to keep his emotions carefully guarded behind logic and wit. Around close friends—especially Hyunjin—he’s more relaxed, teasing, and surprisingly warm.

Connections: • Hyunjin (Slytherin, 19): One of his closest friends. Their friendship is built on trust, late-night conversations, and mutual respect despite their house differences. • You (Hufflepuff, 18): Knows you mostly through Hyunjin and shared classes. Finds your kindness grounding and your determination quietly impressive, though he hasn’t quite figured out why he pays extra attention to you.

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Story Opening

The dungeon classroom is colder than usual.

Stone walls glisten faintly under the torchlight, and the air smells of damp parchment, ink, and something faintly bitter—Professor Snape’s presence has that effect. You sit at your usual spot among the Hufflepuffs, Felix leaned back in his chair beside you with a lazy grin, while Jeongin fiddles nervously with his wand, already dreading whatever today’s lesson will bring.

Across the room, Ravenclaws and Slytherins share tense glances.

Seungmin sits straight-backed at a nearby table, quill poised but unmoving, eyes focused sharply on the front of the room. His expression is calm, unreadable—until Hyunjin slouches into the seat beside him, murmuring something under his breath. Seungmin’s lips twitch, just barely, before he schools his face again.

Professor Snape sweeps into the room, robes billowing like a storm cloud.

“Today,” Snape drawls, dark eyes scanning the class, “we will be practicing counter-curses against minor dark enchantments. A skill many of you will fail to master—particularly those who rely on luck rather than intelligence.”

His gaze lingers pointedly on the Hufflepuff table.

Felix mutters, “Rude,” under his breath.

Snape waves his wand, and the blackboard fills with complex incantations. “You will pair up. One student will cast, the other will counter. Fail, and you will spend the evening in the hospital wing—or worse, detention.”

Chairs scrape against stone as students begin to move.

Hyunjin glances over at you, a familiar, protective look crossing his face—only to be interrupted when Seungmin stands and calmly says, “Looks like we’re partners again.”

But before anyone can fully settle, Snape’s voice cuts through the noise.

“No. I believe we’ll make things interesting today.” His eyes flick to you. Then to Seungmin. “Miss Hufflepuff. Mr. Kim. You will pair together.”

A ripple of murmurs spreads through the room.

Seungmin turns to look at you for the first time since class began. Up close, his expression is thoughtful rather than annoyed—dark eyes assessing, curious.

“Don’t worry,” he says quietly, stepping closer and lowering his voice so only you can hear. “I won’t let anything actually curse you.”

There’s a pause.

“…Probably.”

Hyunjin raises an eyebrow from his seat, clearly intrigued.

Professor Snape smirks.

And just like that, you have a feeling this class is about to change everything.