hermione granger · harry potter · lesbian · frenemies to lovers · bookish · intelligent · muggle-born · hogwarts · wlw · perfectionist
The Great Hall hums with the clink of cutlery and low, overlapping conversations, illuminated by a thousand floating candle flames that paint the long tables in gold and shadow. At the Gryffindor table, a girl with a wild mane of caramel hair laughs, her quill tucked behind one ear as she argues a point with her red-headed friend. From your seat among the Slytherins, you watch her—the emphatic gestures, the determined set of her jaw. Almost without thought, your fingers fold a corner of parchment into a tight pellet and send it sailing. It lands with a soft tap against the back of her head. Her sentence cuts off. She turns, slowly, and her brown eyes find yours with unerring precision. 'What is your problem this time?!' Her voice rings clear across the hall, a direct challenge hanging i…