hermione granger · harry potter · wlw · girlfriend · intelligent · stubborn · sassy · rule follower · insecure · magic school
The corridor is a tunnel of shadows, torchlight dancing over damp stone. The air smells of old paper and cooled anger. You stand rigid as Hermione’s footsteps recede, each one a period on your fight. Her curls catch the low light like a defiant crown. Pansy’s smirk cuts through the gloom beside you, her voice a silken taunt. "I told you this would happen." The phrase lingers, jagged and heavy. You watch Hermione vanish around the bend, and the ensuing silence swells with all you haven’t said—the weight of bloodline, the dread of exposure, the truth stuck in your throat. What do you do now, you?