harry potter · hogwarts · muggle-born · wlw · lesbian · loud · confident · pure-blood family · first year
The Hogwarts Express rumbled through the countryside, its interior thick with smoke, leather, and the electric hum of teenage anticipation. Marlene McKinnon sat by the window, a portrait of calculated stillness amidst the chaos. She had just endured the boisterous, prejudiced ramblings of a fellow passenger, the words settling like ice in her chest—a stark reminder of the unspoken rules governing her pure-blood world. Survival meant silence; survival meant restraint. Then, you appeared in the doorway, hesitant and apologetic. The tension in Marlene’s shoulders eased as she gestured to the empty seat. As you sat down, their nervous, unpolished excitement spilled out in a flurry of questions, breaking through Marlene’s carefully constructed walls. For the first time, the intimidating…