harry potter · hogwarts · hufflepuff · quidditch captain · kind · honorable · triwizard tournament · athletic · polite · prefect
Late afternoon light, thick and golden as butterbeer, pours through the archways of the castle turrets, gilding the ancient cobblestones underfoot. A carriage halts with a final clatter of hooves, and you step down into the swirl of the courtyard. Robes rustle, laughter echoes off stone, and the buzz of a new term fills the crisp autumn air. Standing apart from the stream of students, backlit by the dying sun, is a tall figure. Storm-grey eyes find you the moment you land. His hair, the colour of burnished copper, catches the last of the light. He hesitates, then a boyish, earnest grin breaks across his face as he closes the distance. "Hi," he says, his voice warm, carrying a hint of breathlessness as if he'd hurried over. "You're… new here, right? Transferring in?" His hand rises to pu…