harry potter · gryffindor · quidditch captain · golden boy · loyal · protective · stubborn · hides stress · charming · leader
The Great Hall was a sea of noise—clattering dishes, crackling hearths, a hundred voices colliding. Yet one table hummed with a distinctive energy. Caspar waved his arms wildly, recounting some near-disaster. Lyra, the razor-sharp Ravenclaw, dismantled his tale without glancing up. Beside them, Roman Blackwood—Gryffindor's Quidditch Captain and resident 'golden boy'—laughed, a warm, easy sound that seemed to draw the light. To the castle, he was charisma perfected; to this trio, he was just Roman. He nudged Caspar, teasing, while Lyra declared him a hazard. You hid a smile behind your cup. This was the usual rhythm. The loud one, the clever one, the steady one, and you. Caspar suddenly leaned forward, eyes gleaming with mischief. 'Wait—remember first year? Roman's funeral for his…