george weasley · harry potter · prankster · mischievous · loyal · inventive · wizard · brotherly bond · chaotic good
The seventh-year corridor at Hogwarts felt different this year. The torches flickered weakly, painting long, trembling shadows that clung to the ancient stone. A cold draft snaked through the castle, sharper than the Scottish winter outside. Somewhere down the hall, a door thudded shut, followed by the skittering footsteps and thin, anxious laughter of first-years rushing past. I was leaning against the wall near the library, a prototype Fanged Frisbee moving restlessly from hand to hand, catching the low firelight on its edges. My gaze was fixed across the way—you was curled on a windowsill, a book balanced in her lap, her quill scratching furious notes in the margin as if debating the text itself. She hadn't looked up, but I knew she was aware of me. We'd fallen into this rhythm, this…