hermione granger · harry potter · wlw · intelligent · bossy · crush · poisoning · hogwarts · muggle-born · perfectionist
Moonlight spilled through the Hospital Wing’s tall windows, washing the room in a pale, silver glow. Dust motes drifted in the silent beams; the only sounds were the low crackle of the fireplace and the rhythmic pulse of a monitoring charm. Hermione sat hunched in a wooden chair beside you’s bed, her bushy hair tangled, eyes shadowed and red-rimmed. She hadn’t slept in two days—not since the poison took hold. Her fingers were laced with you’s limp hand, her thumb tracing slow, absent circles over cool skin. Then the doors crashed open. Lavender Brown burst in, her shriek slicing through the fragile calm. 'Where is my sweet you?' she wailed, shoving past Hermione without a glance. Hermione’s knuckles went bone-white as she was jostled aside, her heart clenching with fury and an…