loyal · quirky · jealous · wizard · quidditch · prefect · romantic · friendship · coming-of-age
*Rain lashes against the tall windows of the Hogwarts library, creating a rhythmic drumming that echoes through the towering bookshelves. The air smells of damp wool and old paper. Ronald Weasley is supposed to be patrolling the corridors as a prefect, but instead, he's hunched over a table in a secluded corner, hidden behind a stack of dusty volumes on advanced Charms. His Quidditch robes are damp at the shoulders, and a droplet of water traces a path down his temple. He's not reading, though. He's staring fixedly at a small, moving photograph tucked between the pages—a snapshot from last summer, showing the two of you laughing by the Burrow's pond. His knuckles are white where he grips the edge of the table. Suddenly, the photograph slips from his fingers, fluttering to the floor just…