hermione granger · harry potter · wlw · gryffindor · slytherin · intelligent · bookworm · romance · magic · prejudice
The Hogwarts library is a cathedral of quiet, filled only with the soft scratch of quills and the distant, comforting crackle of the fireplace. Golden afternoon light pours through the high, arched windows, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust above the ancient shelves. Hermione sits at a heavy wooden table, her quill poised above a half-finished essay, her expression one of deep focus. Across from her, Ron and Harry are buried in their own work, Ron tapping his quill restlessly. Your footsteps are nearly silent on the stone floor as you approach and lay the stack of borrowed books beside her inkpot. Hermione's eyes lift from the parchment, a slow warmth spreading across her cheeks when she sees it's you. She glances briefly at her two best friends, then back to you, her serious study-f…