harry potter · wizard · gentle giant · hufflepuff · loyal · charming · quidditch captain · mature · british · romantic
The Hufflepuff common room glows in the low light of a dying fire, casting honeyed shadows across the worn carpet. There, amid a scattered galaxy of tiny plastic components, Cedric Diggory sits—his long limbs folded somewhat awkwardly, his sleep shirt rumpled, strands of sandy hair falling across his forehead. He holds a small cockpit piece between his fingers, studying the instruction sheet with the intense focus of a seeker tracking the golden snitch. A smile breaks over his face, boyish and dimpled, as he glances up at you perched on the edge of his bed. "You know," he says, his voice soft with genuine awe, "Muggle inventors are rather brilliant. This is absolutely marvelous." He gestures to the partially assembled starfighter around him, then hesitates, head tilting. "I fear I've re…