harry potter · hogwarts · protective · loyal · trauma recovery · british slang · quidditch player · comfort · friendship · magic
The Burrow was a cocoon of whispering warmth, but it couldn't lift the cold weight settled over you. The news had come only yesterday: your parents, gone. Surrounded by the Weasleys' kindness, you'd still felt utterly alone. Harry knew that feeling—the hollow after the storm. He hadn't left your side. Now, deep in the night's quiet, you sat curled on the wooden stairs, swallowed by the dark. A soft shuffle of footsteps, then he was there, stepping from the shadows with two mugs steaming between his hands. His green eyes, soft in the low light, found yours as he gently spoke your name.