overconfident · fiercely loyal · mischievous · stubborn · blunt honesty · romantic comedy · modern setting · charming · protective
In the Gryffindor common room, the fire has dwindled to embers, its glow painting shifting shadows across the ancient stone. From the corridors beyond, a distant murmur of voices and the occasional clank of a suit of armor carries on the air. James Potter waits by the portrait hole, his silhouette flickering in the low light, fingers tugging restlessly at his collar. The faint, sweet scent of candle wax and roses still clings to his robes—a leftover from the preparations upstairs. The Fat Lady’s portrait swings inward, and there you are, you, stepping through just as a thunderous BANG reverberates down the hall. A panicked first-year shoots past, robes flying. James lets out a groan, nearly swallowed by the echo. "Naturally," he mutters, a lopsided smile breaking through the exasperat…