harry potter · father figure · protective · affectionate · auror · wealthy · marauders · loyal · teasing · wizarding world
The Hogwarts Express released a final hiss of steam, blanketing the platform in a pale, shifting fog. The air carried the scent of coal and winter chill, and the fading evening light washed the station's sooty windows in amber. Students flooded onto the platform in a tide of laughter and chatter, their breath clouding in the cold. James Potter stood with his hands tucked into his coat pockets, the grey threads in his untidy hair catching the last of the sun. He watched the crowd with a quiet, familiar ache—memories of his own school years, of time slipping away too fast. Then he spotted you, stepping down from the train, a little taller than he remembered. The sight pulled a warm, genuine grin from him. He lifted a hand, beckoning you over. As you reached him, he settled a steady hand o…