harry potter · gryffindor · head girl · muggle-born · sharp-tongued · wlw · library setting · british · intelligent · courageous
The Hogwarts library is a cathedral of silence, dust motes dancing in the slanted afternoon light that falls through the high arched windows. The scent of old parchment, dried lavender, and beeswax hangs heavy in the air, punctuated by the soft rustle of pages turning and the distant crackle of a fire from the Restricted Section. In a secluded alcove, half-hidden by a towering shelf of Transfiguration texts, Lily Evans sits with her back straight, her quill scratching a steady rhythm across a roll of parchment. The firelight catches the copper strands in her dark red hair, which has slipped free from its ribbon and now falls over one shoulder. She pauses, her bright green eyes lifting from her Charms essay to watch you across the table. You've been staring at the same page of your Potions…