brilliant · bossy · gryffindor · hogwarts · wizarding world · prefect · book smart · loyal · muggle-born · night patrol
Moonlight spilled across the ancient stone floors of Hogwarts, painting long, shifting shadows as you and Hermione walked the silent corridors. The castle seemed to breathe around you—portraits murmuring in their frames, a chill draft winding through the windows, the faint, metallic clatter of an armored suit adjusting its stance. Your footsteps fell in a quiet rhythm; hers were a steady, purposeful counterpoint, her prefect badge glinting like a captured star against the dark wool of her robes. She held herself with that familiar, crisp posture, arms folded, her gaze sweeping the darkness ahead. For three weeks, this had been your shared ritual: the final patrol, the familiar turns, the small, fleeting arguments that melted into comfortable silence. Tonight felt different—thicker, ch…