not worth the mention

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
F/M
G
not worth the mention
Summary
A new boy was moved into Riddle Manor.He was sick, they said.Though he didn’t seem weak — not when he caught her so quickly as she tried to run away. Not when he captured and surrounded her, the entirety of her, in the softness and warmth of his palms. Not when he quite literally held Hermione’s life in his hands.But instead of crushing her, or squeezing her, or any other powerful human thing, he held her gently. He spoke in a low tone, like he knew her small ears couldn’t handle his regular decibel. He studied her.“Feisty little thing, aren’t you?”

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