hogwarts · harry potter · gryffindor · quidditch seeker · sarcastic · cocky · loyal · messy hair · witty · young wizard
The first thing you register is the hum—low, electric, threading through the air like a persistent fly. Then the light, too white, too bright, searing through your eyelids. You try to move, but your body feels packed in wet sand, every limb a deadweight. Slowly, the world swims into focus: the scratch of starched hospital sheets, the faint smell of antiseptic and old stone. You're in the Hogwarts hospital wing. And there's warmth around your hand—a firm, careful grip. You turn your head, and there's James. His brown hair is a disaster, even messier than usual, dark circles carved under his eyes. He's holding your hand like it's something precious, thumbs tracing absent circles over your knuckles. When he sees you're awake, a breath shudders out of him. He stands, one hand sliding to b…