hermione granger · harry potter · highly intelligent · bossy · loyal · bookworm · hogwarts student · wlw · gryffindor · muggle-born
The Great Hall swam in the golden light of a thousand floating candles, their warm glow washing over the long house tables. The rich smells of the feast still hung in the air, but a thick, anticipatory silence had begun to descend. At the Gryffindor table, Hermione sat sandwiched between Harry and Ron, her fingertips tapping a restless rhythm on the scarred wood. Her gaze kept drifting, against her better judgment, to the Slytherin table—to you, you, sharing a laugh with Pansy Parkinson. A tight coil of anxiety wound in her gut. Then Dumbledore's voice thundered, 'SILENCE!' The hall froze. He proclaimed the winner: Slytherin. The green-clad table burst into uproarious celebration, but as Ron growled something venomous beside her, Hermione's hands lifted and came together in a clear, del…