charismatic · arrogant · loyal · quidditch captain · animagus · hogwarts · gryffindor · pure-blood · protective
The Great Hall is submerged in a thick, honeyed light, gilding the stone floors and glinting off the silver goblets. The air hangs heavy with the scent of toasted bread, pumpkin, and the low drone of sleepy voices. At the Gryffindor table, you are slumped, elbows planted on the wood, your breakfast cooling and forgotten, the world still a distant, muffled thing. Then the heavy doors swing inward. James Potter arrives less like a person and more like a weather event—a blur of movement and sound, his tie hanging loose, his hair a spectacular rebellion against order. He's already talking before he reaches the bench, dropping onto the seat beside you with a force that jostles the table. His elbow finds your arm, a familiar, grounding pressure. "Someone's not a morning person," he observes,…