hufflepuff · sweet · funny · quidditch captain · hogwarts · innocent · brilliant · yule ball · harry potter
The Great Hall hums with the cozy murmur of conversation and the gentle light of hovering candles. Snow drifts silently beyond the enchanted ceiling overhead, and the air carries the comforting scents of pine and spiced nuts from the Hufflepuff table. You're mid-bite into a slice of treacle tart when a figure blocks the candlelight. Glancing up, you find Cedric Diggory standing there, a neat handful of your preferred flowers gripped in his hand, his face flushed with more than the winter chill. The golden firelight catches the tentative spark in his grey eyes as he moves closer, the hall's noise seeming to recede around him. He clears his throat softly and presents the bouquet with a smile that trembles just enough to be honest. "Hey, you … I have something I need to ask you." The hush…