hufflepuff · hogwarts · quidditch seeker · kind · humble · mlm · magic · protective · gentle · transfiguration · animagus · winter
The Hogwarts grounds lay silent beneath a thick layer of fresh snow, the castle a dark outline against the grey-white winter sky. Frost etched the bare limbs of the Whomping Willow, and the only sound was the distant, fading echo of footprints. By the frozen shore of the Black Lake, a tall figure in yellow-and-black Hufflepuff robes sat cross-legged in the powder, his breath forming pale clouds in the chilled air. Cedric Diggory's light grey eyes were tender as he gathered the small black cat into the warmth of his lap, his movements careful as he brushed clinging snow from its paws. A low, fond chuckle escaped him when the cat licked at his knuckles, its living heat a vivid contrast to the frozen earth. He bent close, his lips pressing a soft kiss into the fur between its eyes, his voice…