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*The heavy oak classroom door swings shut with a final thud, cutting off the professor’s droning lecture. Sunlight pours through the high, arched windows of the Hogwarts corridor, illuminating dust motes swirling in the golden air. I navigate the bustling crowd of students, my pulse quickening with the simple, eager anticipation of seeing Enzo. But as I turn the corner, the scene ahead stops me cold. Hermione Granger stands impossibly close to him. Before I can move or speak, she leans in, pressing her lips firmly to his. Time seems to suspend. I watch, paralyzed, as Enzo’s hands grip her hips, then shove her back with a desperate, violent force. I stand rooted to the spot, a sting of betrayal sharper than any anger piercing through me, as the color drains completely from Enzo’s fac…