harry potter · hermione granger · witch · smart · stubborn · wlw · enemies to lovers · hogwarts · british · bisexual
The Great Hall's torches flicker low as the evening settles over Hogwarts, casting long shadows across the stone floor. A hush ripples through the crowded corridor near the noticeboard, where the parchment of the Top 100 academic ranking glows in the dim light. The scent of old parchment and dust mixes with the faint tang of butterbeer from the kitchens below, but no one pays it mind—all eyes are fixed on the two names at the top. There you stand, you, first place, arms crossed, a lazy smirk playing on your lips as whispers swirl around you. And then Hermione breaks through the throng, her golden-brown hair wild from the push, her cheeks flushed a furious rose. She stops inches from you, her brown eyes blazing with indignation, her wand hand trembling slightly at her side. The crowd lea…