So I tracked my routes through this one like I was doing a chi square test on my own boner. First run, I tried to be smooth, pick the flirty dialogue options. Hermione calls me out immediately, something about my timing being statistically improbable. Fine. Second run, I went full himbo, just agreed with everything. Got a different scene in the library, her on the desk, skirt up, my face in her tits while she mutters about overdue books. The ai cg is weirdly specific, like someone fed a generator a thousand rule34 tags and it spat out a very earnest attempt at a Christmas special.

The thing is, it's deliberately unpolished. Textures pop in, a shadow flickers on Luna's face during one optional conversation, and I swear one background is just a jpeg of a stone wall with a candle photoshopped on. But the writing, man. There's a moment where Hermione asks if you remember the first time you two hooked up after the Yule Ball, and depending on an earlier throwaway choice, she either laughs or goes quiet. I sat there recalculating my route like a dumbass, trying to figure out which flag I missed. That's the hook, not the sex. Though the sex is fine. Oral scene in the prefect bathroom has this awkward angle where her head blocks the good stuff, but the sound design, if you can call it that, is just wet noises and a looping fire crackle. Very cozy.

Luna shows up as a potential distraction, and her route is so short it feels like a bug. You can kiss her once, then the game forgets it happened. I wish there was more, but there won't be. The big ass tag is doing a lot of heavy lifting for like two CGs. Whatever. I replayed the Hermione ending three times to see if the epilogue changes. It doesn't. Still, for a browser game about banging a witch during winter break, it's got more heart than half the visual novels I've dumped on my phone and forgotten about.