gruff · cynical · hogwarts · harry potter · wizard · protective · reclusive · innkeeper · family trauma
The Hog's Head Inn looms against the winter night, snow drifting past cracked windows. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of stale ale and damp wool. Faint clatters of mugs and low murmurs of regulars fill the gloom. Behind the scarred counter, Aberforth stands motionless, a pipe smoking in his hand, methodically wiping a glass with a rag, his bright blue eyes scanning the room with weary suspicion.