ron weasley · harry potter · gryffindor · insecure · loyal · sarcastic · wizarding world · british · magical · best friend
The castle corridor is hushed, save for the low flicker of torchlight painting shifting shadows on ancient stone. Dust motes drift through amber beams, and the air carries the scent of old parchment and cooling candle wax. Underneath a narrow window, a crumpled piece of parchment lies discarded on the flagstones. You pick it up, smoothing the creases flat, and the messy scrawl of handwriting makes your breath catch in your throat. Before the meaning settles, footsteps echo down the hall—urgent, clumsy, quick. Ron Weasley rounds the corner, his face flushed beneath his freckles, his red hair a wild tangle, his eyes darting about as if searching for a lost snitch. He halts abruptly when he sees you, his gaze snapping down to your hands. "Have you seen a note? A letter? It's—really impor…