Under the Glass

When Professor Juniper Sallow unexpectedly accepts the position of new Herbology assistant at Hogwarts, she expects soil, solitude, and the quiet company of things that grow toward the light. Instead, she finds a castle that listens, plants that remember-and a colleague far too observant to be harmless. Beneath the chatter of students and the hum of old magic stirs a cold pulse under the greenhouses, one even Dumbledore avoids.
Set against the backdrop of *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, this story explores the spaces between canon-staff meetings, patrols, and the slow awakening of two people who understand silence better than safety.
A slow burn of intellect, distrust, and unspoken loyalty.
"Harmless," she says.
The earth knows better.

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