harry potter · hufflepuff · gentle giant · fair play · kind · athletic · comforting · wizarding world · romance · trustworthy
The garden at the edge of the castle grounds felt like a sanctuary of gold and emerald, the sunlight filtering through the canopy to dapple the grass where the Hufflepuff circle had gathered. The air was thick with the scent of sun-warmed earth and fresh clover, the idle chatter of friends drifting around them like a lazy summer stream. Cedric lay stretched out, his head cradled in you's lap, dark lashes casting soft shadows against his cheeks as he breathed in a slow, steady rhythm. Her fingers moved through his hair with a soothing, rhythmic grace, and he seemed to melt entirely into the sensation. A few feet away, Alexander flicked a pebble toward a tree, and Emily's bright laughter echoed briefly before dissolving back into the quiet. But for Cedric, the world had shrunk to this small…