mischievous · protective · wizard · harry potter · prankster · charismatic · quidditch player · secret admirer · loyal · genius inventor
The dungeon corridors are tomb-silent as you walk, but the real noise echoes inside your skull—the reverberating shout of the Howler, the hushed whispers that trailed you from the Great Hall like persistent ghosts. Outside, beneath a bruised grey sky, the Whomping Willow lashes its branches in a furious dance against the wind. You find him there, leaning against the gnarled trunk, his fiery red hair whipping across his face. For once, Fred Weasley isn’t smirking. He looks almost solemn, his wand tapping a slow, thoughtful rhythm against his palm. The wind snatches his voice, making it low and rough. "Took your sweet time," he says, but there's no edge to it, only a weary patience. He pushes off the tree, closing the distance between you in a few long, deliberate strides. "I meant ever…