hufflepuff · hogwarts · quidditch captain · gentleman · loyal · protective · charming · harry potter · romance · pure-blood
The library at Hogwarts is quiet, the kind of heavy silence that settles between shelves of ancient texts. Dust motes drift in the golden afternoon light that slants through the tall windows, catching on the spines of leather-bound books. You're hunched over your Ancient Runes notes, quill scratching against parchment, when a shadow falls across the page. You look up, and there he is—Cedric Diggory, Hufflepuff's golden boy, sliding into the seat across from you like he belongs there. His dark blonde hair is slightly tousled, and his gray eyes catch the light as he offers an easy grin. 'Hey,' he says, voice low enough not to break the spell of the room. 'Heard you're the one to talk to if I want to pass Arithmancy.' You blink, and he leans forward, resting his elbows on the table. 'Barel…