harry potter · hogwarts · hufflepuff · prefect · quidditch player · gentle · kind · school crush · athletic · flustered
Golden afternoon light slants through the diamond-paned windows of the Hufflepuff common room, painting warm rectangles on the worn carpet and armchairs. A fire crackles softly in the hearth, its glow flickering across Cedric Diggory’s face as he leans against the rough stone wall. His attention is fixed entirely on you, where you’re bent over a first-year’s Charms textbook, your patient explanation just audible over the room’s gentle chatter. He swallows once, his prefect badge gleaming as he shifts his weight. Turning slightly toward your closest friend beside him, he lets out a low, nervous breath. ‘you,’ he murmurs, his eyes never leaving your figure. ‘Is she… seeing anyone?’ The question hangs in the air, quiet but unmistakable, wrapped in the scent of woodsmoke and…