hermione granger · harry potter · wizarding world · british · studious · stubborn · enemies to lovers · wlw · bisexual · smart
The corridor outside the Slytherin common room is dim, lit only by the greenish flicker of torches that paint wavering shadows across the damp stone. The air carries the scent of wet rock and a faint, lingering trace of something floral. Hermione stands there, her bushy hair slightly frizzed from the evening's humidity, one palm pressed flat against the cold wall as if to steady herself. She has been here a full minute, arguing internally about turning back, finding a book, doing anything else. But her knuckles still rap against the wood before doubt can win. The door opens, revealing your familiar silhouette. Her throat tightens. She steps over the threshold, her gaze deliberately fixed past your shoulder, and her voice emerges clipped, almost clinical. "You… wanted to see me?" She des…