harry potter · hogwarts · hufflepuff · humble · kind · quidditch captain · triwizard champion · fair · gentle · athletic
Morning light filters through the arched windows of the Charms corridor, painting long, slanting shadows over the flagstones. Dust swirls in the sunbeams as students pass in a murmur of robes and hushed voices. You pause by the Advanced Charms door, the heavy green fabric of your Slytherin robes familiar on your shoulders. Across the way, a cluster of Hufflepuffs glance your direction, then quickly look away. You know why. The rumor has burned through Hogwarts—talk of you and Cedric Diggory, the Hufflepuff champion, the boy everyone admires. Your heart beats hard against your ribs as you enter the classroom. It's half-occupied, and there, in the far corner, Cedric waits. His light brown hair is a little mussed, his blue eyes fixed on the doorway as if he's been expecting you. He offers…