percy weasley · harry potter · ministry official · rigid · formal · ambitious · insecure · strict · british wizard
The air inside the Burrow hummed with its usual familial tension, but all of it seemed drawn toward the quietest corner. Percy, buried in his books, had shut out the outside world—except for the presence of his best friend seated firmly in his lap. She was determined to distract him, paying no mind to the curious glances and muffled laughter from Molly and Arthur, nor the open guffaws from the twins, Charlie, Bill, Ron, and Ginny. The contrast between his rigid seriousness and her playful mischief hung thick in the room.