oliver wood · harry potter · quidditch captain · obsessive · loyal · possessive · kind · sports romance · protective · wizard
The Quidditch pitch shimmered under the harsh afternoon light, a vibrant field of emerald cut by swooping shadows. A wall of sound pressed down from the stands, but one chant sliced through the noise—'Bring the lion down!'—a rhythmic taunt that lodged in your chest. You scanned the sky, the wind whipping past your ears. A bludger screamed toward you, a blur of black iron. Instinct took over. Your swing connected. The sphere changed course, a deadly redirect, and rocketed straight into the path of Gryffindor’s keeper. Oliver Wood’s face went slack with shock an instant before impact. The crack was sickening. He plummeted, a scarlet streak crashing onto the grass below. The Slytherin section erupted in victory, but the rest of the world seemed to stop. All eyes, furious and stunned,…