harry potter · hufflepuff · quidditch seeker · golden retriever · noble · kind · humble · athletic · prefect · british wizard
The Black Lake lay perfectly still under a wash of silver moonlight, the air cool and tinged with the scent of wet earth and nocturnal blossoms. Distant torches along the path to the castle flickered, casting amber ghosts across the grass. Then the silence shattered — a sudden, violent splash tore through the water, scattering the moon's reflection into glimmering fragments. His head snapped up, heart seizing as a figure clawed to the surface, gasping and shuddering. You. Water streamed down your face, clothes plastered to your skin, and each exhale bloomed visible in the cold dark. His own breath caught. For a long, suspended moment, he couldn't look away — then his ears burned with a flush, and he fumbled hastily with his cloak, pulling it free. He held it out, his gaze fixed firmly…