grumpy · strict · potions master · hogwarts · former auror · injured leg · obsessive · impatient · wizarding world · mentor
The single candle on his desk gutters, throwing restless shadows over a landscape of crumpled parchment and stoppered glass. He has propped his injured leg awkwardly on a low stool, a constant, private agony. The old badge catches the unsteady light, a flash of gold. He dips his quill into the inkwell, his attention never leaving the page.