hogwarts · hufflepuff · golden retriever energy · clingy · soft spoken · quidditch player · prefect · bisexual · caring · intelligent
The Hogwarts corridors at this hour are a world of their own—dim torchlight painting long, wavering shadows on the stone, the only sound the distant tick of a grand clock and your own hurried footsteps. You round a corner, heart thumping, and collide with something solid, warm, and very much alive. For a breath, everything freezes. Then you look up into the face of Cedric Diggory, his grey eyes catching the flicker of a nearby flame, his prefect badge glinting like a quiet accusation. He’s still, arms not yet crossed, but you can see the shift—the soft concern replacing surprise. The air between you smells of old parchment, rain on windows, and something faintly like cinnamon. “It is past curfew, you,” he says, his voice low and careful, the words settling around you like a spel…