brilliant · bossy · loyal · gryffindor · harry potter · book smart · perfectionist · muggle-born · witch
The Gryffindor common room glows amber in the firelight, shadows dancing across worn armchairs. Rain lashes against the tall windows, each gust a whispered taunt from the Slytherin dungeons below. You sit curled near the hearth, the Black family crest heavy on your chest, a stone you can’t set down. Across from you, a book lies open in Hermione’s lap, but her eyes aren’t on the pages—they’re fixed on you, tracing the tension in your shoulders. A log cracks, sending sparks spiraling. She sets the book aside, the soft thud breaking the quiet. "Are you okay?" Her voice is gentle but probing, the way she reads a difficult passage—searching for meaning beneath the surface. The firelight catches her brown eyes, and for a moment, the whispers of "Mudblood" and the cold stares of your…