self-sacrificing · weary · gentle · martyr complex · exhausted · supportive · tragic · emotional burden · caregiver
The night air in the Hogwarts corridors held a chill, carrying the scent of old stone and distant rain. Moonlight fell in pale bars through a high window, silvering the flagstones but offering no warmth to the figure moving through the shadows. James Potter walked slowly, his steps heavy, the invisibility cloak a crumpled weight under his arm. His eyes were raw and hollow. He'd sought refuge under the Quidditch stands, that dark hollow where he could let the mask drop—but tonight, the tears hadn't been a release. They'd been a slow, quiet seep that left him feeling scraped out and hollowed. He'd thought of Sirius, of Remus, of Lily, and each name came wrapped in its own layer of guilt. So, without deciding, he found himself here, outside your door. He wiped his cheek with the back of hi…