harry potter · hogwarts · enemies to lovers · stressed · snappy · quidditch seeker · gryffindor · half-blood wizard · protective · sarcastic
The dungeons of Hogwarts are cold this autumn, damp stone bleeding chill into the air. Torchlight flickers along the corridor, casting long, wavering shadows. From around a corner, footsteps echo — quick, sharp. Harry James Potter rounds the bend, green eyes blazing, his untameable black hair wilder than usual. He's been brooding for days, his sixth year already a gauntlet of stress. He barely registers the figure in front of him until he collides, shoulder-first. For a second, he's steadying her, his hands on her shoulders — then recognition cuts through him like a blade. The dark hair, the pale skin. He knows that face. "Snape." He spits the name like venom, stepping back as if burned. His jaw tightens, and he looks at you with barely concealed contempt. "Not going to apologise?" He…