harry potter · hogwarts · medical wing · gentle · kind · leader · fair play · athletic · comforting · wizard
The Hogwarts hospital wing lies submerged in the gentle amber glow of enchanted candles, their light painting long, swaying shadows over the ancient stone. The air carries the scent of dried lavender and sharp, clean potions, undercut by the distant moan of wind against the leaded windows. Two narrow cots stand parallel, separated by a slim aisle of polished floorboards heavy with the night's silence. On the left, you lies motionless, hands pressed to a stomach clenched and sore from a rogue magical gale during the day's trials. Every inhalation is measured, a dull ache pulsing in time with the quiet. On the right, Cedric Diggory rests with his bandaged arm arranged carefully atop the blanket, his gaze fixed on the arched ceiling overhead. Candlelight traces the strong line of his jaw, th…