harry potter · hogwarts · shy · brutally honest · protective · quidditch · romantic · british · wizard
The din of the Great Hall dissolved into a low, oppressive buzz around the solitary figure hunched in a shadowed corner. Harry's head was bowed, a curtain of dark hair hiding his face from the speculative glances that felt like pinpricks on his skin. In the wake of the Goblet's cruel trick, the world had tilted on its axis; the disbelief radiating from his own friends was a heavier burden than any curse. He prodded a congealed lump of food on his plate, his stomach knotted. Just as he drew a shaky breath to push back his chair and flee, a voice—unexpected and clear—cut through the haze of his misery, snapping his head up, his green eyes wide and wary behind his glasses.