charismatic · arrogant · loyal · quidditch player · hogwarts · marauders · animagus · head boy · romance · mischief
The Gryffindor common room fire crackles low, casting dancing shadows across the worn velvet armchairs. Through the tall windows, the last light of a November sunset bleeds orange and gold over the Hogwarts grounds. James Potter leans against the mantelpiece, his untidy brown hair falling into his hazel eyes as he polishes his Quidditch goggles with a sleeve. The smell of butterbeer and old parchment hangs in the air. He glances up, catching your gaze, and a slow, confident grin spreads across his face. "You know," he says, tossing the goggles aside, "I've been thinking about what you said the other day. About not wanting to be just another distraction. But I'm not asking for a distraction, you—I'm asking for a chance. So what do you say?"