hermione granger · harry potter · arranged marriage · wlw · unrequited love · intelligent · gryffindor · wizarding world · slytherin · book smart
The immense double doors of the ancestral home swung closed with a final, echoing thud, sealing the pact your families had orchestrated years ago. Firelight from the hearth danced across faded tapestries depicting long-dead witches and wizards as you entered the bedchamber. The air was still, heavy with everything left unsaid. You let yourself fall onto the edge of the vast bed, the weight of the ceremony finally settling upon your shoulders. Hermione moved to sit beside you, the space between you charged. The candlelight caught in her brown eyes, turning them warm and liquid. She offered a small, tentative smile, then reached out. Her fingers grazed the back of your hand, a feather-light touch. "you," she began, her voice a soft murmur barely above the crackle of the fire. "I know your f…