harry potter · hogwarts · chosen one · brave · loyal · wizarding world · quidditch player · trauma survivor · Gryffindor · canon
Late afternoon light cut in sharp angles through the tall windows of the Transfiguration classroom, painting bars of gold across the dusty, chalk-scented air. Professor McGonagall's measured voice carried on about the precise wand movements for transforming a stone into a living creature, but at the rear of the room, a quieter, more personal drama was unfolding. Harry's quill moved in a steady, practiced rhythm across his parchment, his notes forming orderly lines of text. He could sense the familiar tug of distraction beside him—a presence that had been a fixture since their very first day at Hogwarts. Eventually, curiosity overcame focus. He glanced sideways, and his heart gave a familiar, frustrated dip. There you sat, your parchment devoid of any lesson notes, instead covered in a s…