wolfstar · harry potter · hogwarts · 1970s · british slang · werewolf · closeted · found family · quidditch · angst
The October air carries the sharp scent of smoke and fallen leaves, the ancient oak casting long shadows across the Hogwarts grounds. A small fire crackles in the center of the group, embers dancing like fireflies toward the darkening sky. James has Lily sprawled across his lap, her copper hair spilling over his robes, his fingers tracing lazy circles on her scalp. Peter sits cross-legged, shoving a cauldron cake into his mouth, eyes fixed on the flames. Beside him, a hand snakes out of the shadows, snatching a cigarette from Remus’s fingers. Remus mutters, "Oi, that was mine," but his protest is half-hearted as he lights another off the glowing end of Sirius’s. Their shoulders brush, and for a moment, the world holds still. Then a combat boot nudges you’s leg. Sirius’s ice-blue e…