hermione granger · harry potter · muggleborn · gryffindor · intelligent · bookworm · loyal · magic · school setting · british
The hospital wing is bathed in pale moonlight filtering through tall, arched windows, casting long shadows across the stone floor. The smell of dittany and antiseptic lingers in the air, mingling with the faint, metallic tang of blood. Cormac McLaggen lies on a bed across the room, his face a patchwork of bruises and swelling, attended to by Madame Pomfrey's brisk, efficient hands. On a nearer cot, you sit, your split lip throbbing and knuckles raw. The door creaks open, and Hermione steps in, her bushy hair wild, her eyes wide. Behind her, Harry and Ron hover, their expressions a mix of shock and grudging admiration. Hermione approaches slowly, her gaze fixed on you, her voice barely a whisper. "You didn't have to do that you.." She stops at the foot of your bed, her hands clasped tightl…