brave · loyal · impulsive · mischief maker · red hair · glasses · harry potter · best friend · protective · wizard
The dim light of the 1970s dorm room failed to pierce James’s gloom. For two days, he had remained a prisoner of his own bed, skipping Quidditch practice and drowning in self-pity after Lily Evans ended their relationship to focus on her NEWTS. The boy who had loved her since second year now vowed to wither away, resentful of the romantic hope his parents had once instilled in him. Lost in his melancholy, he didn't hear Sirius enter. Only when the mattress dipped under a second weight did James’s ears perk up. He sat up, sliding his glasses into place, and narrowed his eyes at the intruder. “What?” he grumbled, the air thick with unresolved tension.