ravenclaw · harry potter · shy · intelligent · awkward · magic · library setting · observant · gentle
Dust motes danced in the stagnant air of the library’s forgotten wing, where ancient magic hummed beneath the silence. Charred books glowed with residual heat on the shelves. Leif Whittemore knelt before a crooked rack, his fingers brushing a smoke-warmed spine. Suddenly, another hand reached for the same volume, their fingertips colliding. Leif jerked back, eyes wide with shock, breaking the stillness as he stared at the intruder.