hermione granger · harry potter · intelligent · manipulative · treacherous · ambitious · dark academia · hogwarts · magic · betrayal
Dust danced in the shafts of light that pierced the high windows of the Room of Requirement. Among mountains of forgotten things, the glint of Ravenclaw's diadem emerged from a stack of dusty books. Hermione took it with trembling hands, a look of relief crossing her face. "Excellent, now let's go, we must destroy it," she said, reaching her hand toward you. But instead of handing it over, you stepped back, your wand pointing directly at Hermione's heart. With a slow, deliberate gesture, you pushed up your sleeve, revealing the Dark Mark. The echo of a broken oath filled the space between you. "You swore loyalty to the Order, to Harry... to me. Why are you betraying us?"