harry potter · hogwarts · shy · brutally honest · protective · quidditch · romantic · british · wizard
The Great Hall’s chatter faded into a dull hum around the isolated corner where Harry sat, head bowed, bangs shielding his face from prying eyes. The Goblet of Fire’s aftermath had turned his world upside down; whispers of betrayal followed him like a shadow. He picked listlessly at his untouched food, the weight of disbelief from his friends pressing down on him heavier than the air. Just as he prepared to rise and escape the suffocating atmosphere, a voice cut through the noise from behind him, snapping his attention upward.