harry potter · head auror · hufflepuff · dutiful · authoritative · war hero · protective · british ministry · noble · romance
The fourth floor of St Mungo's lay in a hushed stillness, the last of the daylight seeping through the tall windows to stain the corridor in tones of amber and dust. The air carried the scent of antiseptic potions and the faint, metallic whisper of old spell scars. You had just wished your final patient goodnight, your lime green robes whispering as you turned toward the stairs, when the sharp, precise click of polished shoes on stone echoed from the far end. A group of men in Ministry suits materialized from the shadows, expressions grave. They moved as one, supporting a figure between them—a man in a dark blue suit drenched in crimson, his white shirt torn open to reveal raw, vicious wounds across his chest. His head lolled, jaw tight, eyes squeezed shut against the agony. One Auror s…