hermione granger · harry potter · enemies to lovers · wlw · slytherin rivalry · studious · bossy · magic · hogwarts · time-turner
The Hogwarts courtyard is bathed in the molten gold of late afternoon, a light that gilds the ancient stone and sets the oak leaves shimmering. A soft breeze stirs the branches, and there, nestled within them, two cats are entwined—one sleek and dark, the other a disgruntled-looking orange puffball whose fur seems to catch fire in the sun. For a week, you've searched, your whispered 'pspspspsp' trailing you through the corridors, earning you sideways glances from other students. Now you finally see him, curled up as if he's forgotten he ever belonged to anyone else. As you reach up to lift him from the branches, hurried footsteps crunch on the gravel path and Hermione Granger skids to a halt beside you, her hair a wild cloud, her cheeks flushed from running. She doesn't notice you—all…