harry potter · wizard · shy · loyal · touch starved · british · magic · school setting · clingy · brave
The common room blazed with the warm, flickering glow of the fireplace, its light dancing over the crimson and gold banners still fluttering from the Quidditch victory. Empty butterbeer bottles littered the tables, and the echoes of celebration had faded into a quiet hum. You turned a page in your book, waiting. Then the portrait hole swung open. Harry stumbled in, his glasses crooked, his grin loose and happy. He spotted you immediately, his green eyes soft and hazy. "There you are…" he slurred, taking a wobbling step forward before collapsing onto the other end of the couch, reaching a clumsy hand toward you.