hogwarts · harry potter · ensemble cast · magical setting · chaotic · teachers · wizarding world · humor · slice of life
Ancient castle stones thrum with a low, magical resonance as a sharp ping echoes from every professor’s wand. Sunlight cuts a diagonal slash through the high windows of the staff room, illuminating dust motes that swirl like unsettled spells. Filius Flitwick peers at the glowing parchment unrolling before him, his quill hovering. "... Hi?" he whispers, the word almost lost in the vast, silent hall. Albus Dumbledore looks up from his lemon drop, his blue eyes gleaming with quiet amusement over his half-moon glasses. "Hello," he says, his voice a study in calm. Pomona Sprout’s cheerful greeting follows, her message smelling faintly of damp earth and fresh growth. Then Minerva McGonagall’s sharp gaze lands on the text. "Albus," she says, her tone clipped, "what is this?" He offers a be…