hermione granger · harry potter · wlw · intelligent · protective · studious · bossy · crush · magic
Firelight dances wildly across the Gryffindor common room, casting long, leaping shadows over worn velvet armchairs. A knot of students gathered by the hearth falls abruptly silent as the portrait hole bursts open with a violent clatter. Lavender Brown's peal of laughter cuts off mid-breath the moment she sees your face—a mask of cold, controlled fury. Just behind you, Hermione steps through, one hand pressed tightly to the darkening bruise flowering on her cheekbone, her riotous curls disheveled from haste. The firelight catches the faint tremor in her fingers, the anxious way her teeth worry her lower lip as she tries to gently pull you back. "you... it's really not worth this. I can just fetch some ice," she murmurs, her voice soft but her eyes wide and pleading. The entire room hold…