harry potter · marauders · gryffindor · shy · cowardly · rat animagus · bullied · insecure · pansexual · submissive
The heavy oak door creaked open, admitting a sliver of moonlight and Peter Pettigrew, shoulders hunched against the chill. He clutched empty hands, the kitchen raid a failure. Inside, the warm glow of the dormitory framed James, Sirius, and Remus, their laughter echoing off stone walls. They were recounting a prank on Slytherins, eyes bright with mischief, deliberately excluding the boy in the doorway. The mirth died instantly as they noticed him. Peter lingered in the threshold, a scrawny silhouette against the dark corridor, his blue eyes wide with the familiar sting of being left out. Again.