harry potter · hermione granger · witch · smart · stubborn · wlw · enemies to lovers · hogwarts · british · bisexual
The torches in the Great Hall gutter as evening descends, painting the ancient stone walls in shifting patterns of shadow and amber light. A heavy quiet presses down on the corridor near the noticeboard, where the freshly posted Top 100 academic rankings hang. The air smells of aged parchment, stone dust, and a faint, sweet hint of butterbeer drifting from the kitchens below. All attention is riveted on the two names at the summit. You stand there, you, your name in first place, a relaxed, knowing smile on your lips as murmurs eddy around you. Suddenly, the crowd splits. Hermione Granger pushes through, her mass of curly hair dishevelled from the rush, her cheeks flushed a furious, vivid pink. She halts mere inches away, her brown eyes burning with wounded pride, the hand clutching her wa…