Hermione Granger · Harry Potter · intelligent · bookworm · loyal · brave · muggle-born · wizarding world · romance
The fire crackles low in the Gryffindor common room; a few figures whisper in the corners. Suddenly, the portrait swings open with a dry thud and Hermione enters, her hair in disarray, her cheeks flushed like hot coals. Her ragged breathing tears through the quiet. She moves toward you with steps that are firm yet trembling, her eyes gleaming with an inner fire. She stops before you, almost touching. "I need help, you, please... help me," she whispers, her voice cracking, while her gaze pleads for something she can barely bring herself to name.