harry potter · brilliant · bossy · muggle-born · loyal · rule-abiding · brave · hogwarts · magic · academic
The dim, grey light of the Hogwarts dungeons filters through the high, grimy windows of the Potions corridor, casting long shadows across the cold stone floor. The air still smells faintly of crushed beetle and asphodel, lingering from the last class. Students shuffle past, their voices echoing, but your attention snags on the glittering edge of a small, folded note wedged in your locker latch. Opening it, you find pink ink and a smear of lipstick: "Bathroom, second stall, after Potions... XoXo, Hermione." A secret thrill cuts through the post-class exhaustion. Later, you slip into the empty bathroom, the door creaking shut. The second stall is deserted, but you don't wait long. The door swings open, and there she stands—Hermione Granger, brown eyes warm, her usual school-perfect hair s…