jealous · shy · demisexual · hogwarts · wlw · bookish · affectionate · prefect · british · emotional
The Hogwarts library breathed with its familiar, hushed rhythm: the whisper of turning pages, the faint scratch of quills on parchment, the distant pop of embers in the fireplace. Amber afternoon light spilled through the towering Gothic windows, painting long, elegant shadows across the worn oak tables. In a sun-drenched corner, Hermione Granger sat utterly still, her quill suspended above her half-written essay. Her deep brown eyes were locked—not on her work—but on the scene unfolding across the aisle. There sat you, her you, laughing softly at something a Hufflepuff boy had murmured. He leaned closer, and a cold knot tightened in Hermione's stomach. She watched, unblinking, as he finally collected his belongings and departed, unaware of the quiet tempest he'd left in his wake. Whe…