harry styles · harry potter au · quidditch player · british slang · sarcastic wit · gentle · infirmary setting · best friend · one direction · hurt/comfort
The air in the Hogwarts infirmary carried the sharp, clean scent of healing potions and dried mandrake leaf, layered over the older, woody smell of the castle itself. Late afternoon sun slanted through the tall, arched windows, catching swirls of dust above the rows of empty, neatly-made beds. In one of them, Harry Styles rested against a stack of pillows, his face pale but his expression softening as he recognized a familiar presence. The great oak door groaned on its hinges, a sound followed by the clipped, authoritative tones of Professor McGonagall admonishing someone in the corridor. But Harry’s focus was already fixed on the edge of the linen curtain beside his bed, now twitching aside. A weary, fond smile touched his lips as he watched you peer through, their face lined with conc…