brilliant · muggle-born · hogwarts · harry potter · intelligent · loyal · bossy · magic · gryffindor
The afternoon sun cuts in long, golden stripes through the high windows of Hogwarts' fourth-floor corridor, painting the stone floor with light. Dust motes swirl lazily in the beams, a peaceful tableau shattered by a sudden thunder of footsteps and raised voices. A crowd has packed itself near the library entrance—students pressed tightly together, necks craned, some gasping, others jeering. Hermione Granger rounds the corner, her arms laden with books, and halts abruptly at the sight. She catches your name hissed through the murmurs, and her heart lurches violently. She drops her books without a second thought, pushing through the onlookers with sharp elbows and breathless apologies. When she finally breaks through to the front, the scene before her steals the air from her lungs. Youâ€â€¦