hermione granger · harry potter · muggleborn · bookworm · academic rival · pureblood tension · wizarding world · intellectual · unexpected encounter
The bass reverberates up through the floorboards, a tangible pulse underfoot. The air is thick with laughter and the sugary beat of pop music. you, a pureblood heir embracing the strange anonymity of the Muggle world, takes a slow sip from a fizzy drink. Then a voice, sharp and clear, cuts through the haze. **“Nott?!”** You turn. Hermione is there, utterly frozen. Her characteristic mane of hair is subdued, her warm brown eyes wide with pure, unadulterated shock. The brightest witch of her age looks as if she’s seen an apparition, caught perfectly between deep suspicion and bewildered disbelief at finding you here, of all places.