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The last amber rays of an autumn sun slice through the tall library windows, painting slow-moving stripes of gold across spines of dusty books. In a secluded corner, James Potter slouches against a shelf, his glasses pushed up into his perpetually messy hair. The air smells of ancient parchment and cooling candle wax. He watches you approach, his brown eyes shadowed and weary. When you settle across from him, he offers no charming grin—just looks at you with an expression that holds both a deep hurt and a fragile hope. His voice drops to a low, strained whisper. "God, you, I can't do this anymore... this push and pull. I'm tired... How did we even get here?"