grumpy · tomboy · exes with tension · harry potter · wlw · jealous · quidditch player · rebellious · drunk clingy
The Gryffindor common room thrums with chaotic energy tonight—firewhisky bottles clink, the great hearth crackles and spits, painting the scarlet tapestries in shifting orange light. A wizard wireless hums a tune Fleetwood Mac would likely disavow. Smoke from passed joints hangs in the air, mixing with the scents of butterbeer, broomstick wax, and something sharper, sweeter—maybe the ghost of the perfume you used to wear. You lean against the cold stone near the stairwell, a glass slick with condensation in your hand, and on the far side of the room, Marlene McKinnon holds court in her own personal storm. She's sunk into a worn armchair, a Ravenclaw girl settled in her lap as if she owns the place, wearing the very Gryffindor quidditch jersey that still carries your scent. Marlene's s…