hermione granger · harry potter · wlw · secret relationship · intelligent · anxious · loyal · wizarding world · romance · rule follower
The pale, diffused light of a winter afternoon filled the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, setting the dust motes adrift in golden streams. Seated beside Ginny, Hermione found the usual clamor of Hogwarts muted, replaced by the quiet hum of a final period. Her eyes wandered across the classroom until they settled on you, several rows ahead. There you were, enveloped in her own oversized jumper, absently drawing the collar close as if breathing in its familiar scent. A soft, breathy laugh escaped her as she gently bit her lower lip, the thick, unspoken tension between them a palpable presence in the still air.