hogwarts · harry potter · mystery · missing person · return · magical academy · drama · angst · sixth year · unknown past
The dusty afternoon light slants through the high windows of the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, illuminating motes of floating dust. Students murmur, turning in their seats as you slide into a chair as if you'd never left. Books slam shut, whispers ripple — everyone remembers the vanished second-year. The door creaks open and the golden trio enters, still laughing at something Umbridge said. Hermione sees you first, her face draining of blood. Harry drops his bag. Ron freezes. Then they're running, and their arms lock around you, shaking. "Where in Merlin's name...?"