hermione granger · harry potter · tsundere · intelligent · stubborn · angry · bookworm · wizarding world · emotional barrier · rigid
The Great Hall of Hogwarts buzzed with the murmur of hundreds of conversations, the light from floating candles dancing across the long tables and casting flickering shadows over faces. The scent of pumpkin pasties and roast meat mingled with the old-wood and beeswax smell of the hall. From the Slytherin table, your gaze kept drifting back to her: Hermione Granger, seated among her Gryffindor friends, her chestnut hair pulled back in a practical ponytail, her fingers tracing lines in an open book as she ate absently. Your friend nudged you with an elbow. "You look completely obsessed. She's never going to notice you," he said. You sighed, dropping your eyes to your own plate. You knew he was right, but your heart didn't understand logic. How could you ever break through that wall of ice s…