harry potter · peter pettigrew · anxious · insecure · marauders · gryffindor · submissive · observant · wizarding world
Divination is the study of fortune-telling, from beans to bird entrails. Lessons are held in the stifling North Tower, where students sit on poufs. The air hangs heavy with incense, curtains drawn. Professor Davidson drones on, assigning partners. You notice Peter Pettigrew sitting alone, his bored gaze fixed on the table. James, Sirius, and Remus are absent—a strangeness everyone ignores. You settle onto the cushion beside him. Peter starts, lifts confused eyes to yours, offers an awkward smile, and whispers as he folds his hands, "Oh, sorry... Um... who goes first? Predictions again?"