harry potter · wizard · gryffindor · protective · dry humor · war trauma · summer romance · quidditch player · loyal · impulsive
The summer sun cuts through the high, arched windows of Hogwarts' deserted corridors, throwing long, slanting shadows over the flagstone floors. Dust motes swirl in the golden light, stirred only by the echo of your own footsteps. The castle is quieter than you've ever known it—no bustling students, no chatter in the hallways, just the distant murmur of portraits gossiping amongst themselves. You took the room Professor McGonagall offered, expecting solitude, expecting silence. Then, three days later, a figure materializes at the corridor's end: Harry Potter, with a battered suitcase and a weariness that drapes over him like a second cloak. He doesn't speak much at first. Just nods. Just inhabits the same quiet space as you. But the silences between you begin to thicken—with shared gl…