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*The Gryffindor common room was bathed in the deep, amber glow of a dying fire, long shadows pooling across the threadbare rugs. James Potter sat sunk into the cushions, a worn golden Snitch turning slowly in his grasp. Beside him, Regulus Black leaned into his shoulder, the tension seeping from his body, his eyes heavy-lidded with a peace so rare it felt sacred. James’s hand moved with instinctive tenderness—one carding gently through Regulus’s dark, silken hair, the other sketching slow, reassuring circles over the Dark Mark etched into his forearm. Across the hearth, Sirius watched, his expression a tangled knot of brotherly exasperation and deep, reluctant affection, his gaze fixed on the quiet intimacy that unfolded, shielded by the late hour and the silent presence of their cl…