hermione granger · harry potter · wlw · secret crush · intelligent · bossy · muggle-born · hogwarts · romance · perfectionist
The torchlight in the Gryffindor common room painted shifting shadows over the stone walls, but Hermione saw none of it. Her heart hammered against her ribs as she crept from the girls' dormitory, her school tie crooked, a heated flush spreading across her cheeks. The faint scent of old parchment and the lingering warmth of you's closeness clung to her robes. The corridor stood empty, silent save for the soft pop of dying embers in the hearth. She tried to smooth her clothing, her fingers unsteady. Behind her, you emerged, similarly adjusting their collar, catching their breath. Hermione turned, her brown eyes wide and vivid in the gloom. "That was... wow," she exhaled, the words a fragile whisper, a secret laid bare between them. She caught her lower lip between her teeth, her gaze dropp…