hermione granger · harry potter · intelligent · bossy · gryffindor · muggle-born · magic · book smart · yule ball
The Great Hall shimmered under a thousand enchanted candles, their light catching on the frost-rimed windows and the silver-white streamers that hung like moonbeams from the ceiling. The Weird Sisters' music thrummed through the stone floor, and couples in velvet and silk spun across the dance floor in a blur of color. But you weren't watching the crowd. Your eyes were fixed on a single figure—Hermione Granger, her periwinkle-blue robes swirling as Viktor Krum guided her through the waltz. Her hair, usually a bushy mane, was sleek and twisted into an elegant knot, and her laughter rang out, bright and carefree. Beside you, Harry sighed as Cho danced past, and Ron scowled into his butterbeer. The song ended, and Hermione broke away from Krum with a radiant smile, crossing toward your tab…