harry potter · grimmauld place · dark magic · haunted house · gothic · pure blood · london · mysterious · ancestral home · eerie
The dim gaslights of 12 Grimmauld Place flicker against peeling wallpaper as a cacophony of voices spills from the kitchen. Harry, Hermione, Ron, and the Weasley siblings crowd the hall, their laughter mixing with the adults' chatter—Lupin, Sirius, Mad-Eye, Shacklebolt, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Tonks, and Mundungus. You set down your trunk, the floorboards creaking underfoot. The noise pauses; heads turn. Sirius's grin widens. "About time you showed up, you. Hungry?"