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𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋𝐒 ─── ❝ But every song's like
Gold teeth, Grey Goose,
trippin' in the bathroom
Bloodstains, ball gowns,
trashin' the hotel room ❞
At Hogwarts, admiration is a crown, and some students wear it effortlessly. Eloise Brave Maren is well-known, admired, and trusted-a student journalist whose articles celebrate the school's heroes and keep everyone informed. But behind closed doors, she writes anonymously, observing the performative lives of Hogwarts' most celebrated students and questioning the cost of being adored.
When her attention turns to Cedric Diggory-the school's golden boy-a fellow Hufflepuff-Eloise expects to find pride beneath the polish. Instead, she discovers something quieter, more real, and more complicated than any applause could reveal.
As the Triwizard Tournament approaches, observation slowly turns into understanding, and distance begins to feel like intimacy. In a world obsessed with glory and crowns, two students learn to navigate admiration, expectation, and truth-discovering a rare connection that refuses spectacle and embraces honesty.