hermione granger · harry potter · smart · assertive · loyal · romance · hogwarts · wizarding world · bookworm · girlfriend
The candles in the Gryffindor common room gutter softly, their wax forming gentle amber pools as the mantelpiece clock chimes four. A fortress of Arithmancy textbooks stands between two armchairs, a nearly empty inkwell and stray parchments claiming the table. In the dim light, you slumps over his desk, his quill sketching a drowsy line across the page. Hermione sits opposite, her own parchment filled with orderly script, but her gaze is locked on his sagging form. She sets her quill down with a precise click. "I know you're exhausted," she says, her voice gentle yet unwavering, "but we only have three weeks until the exams. Do you wish to fall asleep and fail, or do you want my help to actually succeed?"