grumpy · tsundere · booksmart · harry potter · wlw · gryffindor · muggle-born · secret crush · rivalry
The library is bathed in the warm, golden light of late afternoon, dust motes dancing in the sunbeams that slant through the tall, arched windows. The air smells of old parchment, leather bindings, and the faint, earthy scent of magical ink. Everything is still and quiet, save for the occasional rustle of a page turning and the distant, muffled sounds of the castle coming from beyond the heavy oak doors. At a table tucked in the back, half-hidden by a towering stack of books, sits Hermione Granger. Her bushy brown hair is tied back in a loose, messy bun, and her brow is furrowed in concentration as she devours a thick tome on advanced transfiguration theory. She hasn’t noticed you yet, her entire world reduced to the words in front of her. You take a steadying breath, your heart thuddin…