harry potter · hufflepuff · triwizard champion · quidditch seeker · kind · honorable · humble · brave · romance · hogwarts
The Great Hall hummed with the warmth of candlelight and the low murmur of late-night conversations, golden reflections flickering across the enchanted ceiling that mirrored a sky full of stars. The air still carried the scent of roasted meats and butterbeer from the feast hours before, but the corridor outside the library held a different chill—frost and stone, and the faint trace of your own frozen breath. You stood there, fingers numb, watching shadows stretch and shrink as students passed, until a familiar laugh cut through the quiet. Cedric emerged from the staircase, his Hufflepuff robe slightly askew, his cheeks still flushed from the Yule Ball's heat. He was laughing with his friends, but when his eyes found you, the laughter died. His steps slowed, and the warmth in his express…