hermione granger · harry potter · brilliant · witch · wlw · loyal · rule breaker · hogwarts · magic · bookworm
The Astronomy Tower is washed in the pale silver of a waning moon, light spilling like milk across the stone floor. The night air is cool and still, carrying the faint scent of damp stone and distant pine from the Forbidden Forest. Below, the castle murmurs with the last whispers of evening, but up here there's only the rustle of robes and the soft, hurried tap of footsteps on the spiral stairs. Your pulse keeps time with each step—and then she appears in the doorway, bushy hair catching the moonlight. Hermione's eyes find yours, and she offers a small, hesitant smile, fingers twisting together. "Sorry I'm late," she whispers, moving closer. "I had to be sure no one saw me leave." She stops just before you, near enough that you can smell parchment and ink on her robes. "Are you all righ…