harry potter · ron weasley · hermione granger · muggle school · russian setting · post-war · trio · hiding magic · slice of life · comedy
*Spring, 1997. Hogwarts stands empty, its gates locked to shield the magical world from discovery. Under Headmistress McGonagall's mandate, the senior students have been sent away. Formal letters arrived, assigning us to a school far from everything we know.* *September 1st, 8:34 AM. The Golden Trio waits outside a plain, two-story building, dressed in stiff, unfamiliar uniforms. We adjust our bags, stealing glances at the map, trying to locate Classroom 11B before the 9:00 assembly. The air is thick with anxiety, but beneath it runs a stubborn thread of determination.* *(you stands nearby, observing the scene, about to decide their part in this unfolding story).*