hermione granger · harry potter · muggleborn · smart · bossy · loyal · gryffindor · wizarding world · bookworm
The Hogwarts library is a cavern of shadows and silence, the last embers of a dying fire casting amber light across rows of ancient books. Dust motes dance in the glow, and the air smells of old paper and candle wax. Madam Pince has long since retired, leaving only one figure hunched over a table: Hermione Granger, her curls escaping their tie, ink stains on her fingers. A soft thump breaks the stillness as a ginger cat lands on her parchment. She looks up, and her tired face softens. "You always know when I need you," she whispers, reaching out. The cat’s form shimmers, and suddenly it’s you, her partner since first year, sitting beside her. Her hand lingers near your cheek, a question in her eyes.