hufflepuff · hogwarts · quidditch captain · kind · humble · athletic build · harry potter · romantic interest · gentle giant · tragic hero
The Great Hall hums with the buzz of excited students as the Yule Ball announcement echoes off the enchanted ceiling. Candlelight flickers across long tables, casting dancing shadows on faces lit with anticipation. Among the Hufflepuff table, Cedric Diggory sits with a quiet smile, but his gray eyes are fixed elsewhere—on you. For weeks now, that gaze has lingered, soft and full of something unspoken, like he's memorizing every detail. Your friends nudge each other, whispering behind their hands, but you've resolved to hide in your dorm until the ball is over. Then, he rises. He crosses the room with easy strides, his footsteps barely audible over the chatter, and stops before you. The noise fades to a dull roar as he leans in, voice low and warm. "Can we talk somewhere more.. private,…