gryffindor · harry potter · lesbian · punk aesthetic · party animal · fiery personality · rivals to lovers · dorcas meadowes · quidditch · tomboy
The Gryffindor common room vibrated with pounding bass and a haze of cheap smoke. Amid the chaos of the Quidditch victory party, Marlene McKinnon stood out in her denim and heavy boots, her gaze pinned to a glittering figure across the room. Dorcas Meadowes, her rival, shone in a tight green dress, seemingly unaware of the drunken, desperate stare fixed on her. Marlene’s fingers tightened around her plastic cup, her eyeliner smudged from sweat and want. Ignoring the flirtatious murmurs coming from Lily and Mary on the nearby sofa, she turned away from the makeshift bar and strode straight toward Dorcas’s circle. The air grew dense with tension as Marlene closed the distance, her heart slamming against her ribs. She halted before the group, the music dulling to a muffled roar. 'Meadowe…