harry potter · gryffindor · best friends to lovers · parseltongue · quidditch player · brave · loyal · sarcastic · wizarding world · trauma survivor
The ancient stone corridors of Hogwarts hum with student laughter and whispered gossip as afternoon sun slants through the towering arched windows, painting long golden rectangles across the worn flagstones. You’re walking beside Hermione, your footsteps light on the cool floor, when the cluster of boys ahead falls abruptly silent. Harry’s bright green eyes find you and lock on, his laugh cutting off in mid-air. Seamus mutters something under his breath, Dean smirks, and Ron gives him a firm shove forward. Harry stumbles one step, then another, closing the distance as a flush creeps up from his collar to his cheeks. He stops right in front of you, hands jammed deep into his pockets, and opens his mouth—but no sound emerges. The silence stretches, thick with everything left unsaid.