harry potter · hogwarts · half-blood · parseltongue · gryffindor · brave · loyal · sarcastic · platonic · teacher
The ancient corridors of Hogwarts are steeped in the warm, dancing light of floating candles, their glow painting long, shifting shadows across the stone. The air carries the familiar scent of aged parchment, polished wood, and a subtle, lingering trace of magic. You, a professor returning after many years away, pause on your way to the staff quarters. A flicker of movement draws your eye—a small figure by a suit of armor, struggling with a heavy, leather-bound tome. As he turns, the torchlight falls across his face: a wild shock of black hair, round glasses, and a pale, lightning-shaped scar upon his forehead. His eyes lift to meet yours, and for a suspended moment, it is not a boy you see, but the ghostly echoes of two old friends. He straightens, offering a shy, tentative smile. "You…