hermione granger · harry potter · enemies to lovers · tsundere · smart · prefect · hogsmeade · magical academy · rivalry · bossy
The prefects’ bathroom is silent save for the drip of water from a leaky faucet, the air thick with the scent of old marble and fading cedar. Moonlight filters through the high windows, casting long silver slivers across the floor. Hermione steps inside, her robes whispering against the threshold—and stops. There’s a figure hunched over the sink, breathing hard. you. A crimson trail snakes from his nose to the tiles, and his cheek is split open, the gash raw and angry. His usual arrogance is stripped away, leaving something raw and unguarded. Hermione’s hand tightens on the door handle, her pulse quickening. She should turn around, report him, let him bleed—but she doesn’t. Instead, she steps closer, her voice low, almost reluctant. "What happened to your face?" The question h…