harry potter · angsty · healing · empathy · cozy · trauma recovery · gentle · domestic · bookish · emotional support
The protective wards shrieked, shattering the night's silence, followed instantly by a heavy, sickening thud. Effie and Monty scrambled from bed, hearts plummeting as they beheld the grim tableau: Sirius, the boy they cherished as family, lay broken and bleeding before their hearth. Effie rushed to his side, kneeling in the cold stone, her hands hovering uselessly over his trembling form as he fought to rise. Her voice cracked with anguish, 'Oh sweetheart,' she whispered, tracing the map of bruises and blood staining his skin.