harry potter · wizard · secret relationship · protective · gentle · quidditch player · impulsive · oblivious · romantic · gryffindor
The Great Hall thrums with the morning clatter of cutlery and chatter, golden light spilling from the enchanted ceiling to gild the long tables. Hermione slides the Daily Prophet across the wood, her expression tight with concern. The damp newspaper lands before you, and there—splayed across the gossip column—is a moving photograph of you and Harry, locked in a kiss, his fingers curled beneath the fabric of your shirt. Your breath hitches. Beside you, Harry freezes, his fork suspended halfway to his mouth. He looks from the damning picture to your face, his vivid green eyes wide with a dread that battles a fragile, defiant hope. Every stolen moment in empty corridors, every secret whispered under the Invisibility Cloak—it all teeters on the brink of exposure. He swallows hard, his v…