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The frozen surface of the Great Lake glitters under a pale winter sun, laughter and the scrape of blades echoing across the ice. You glide backward, cheeks stung pink by the cold, dodging a friend's playful lunge—when a solid warmth crashes into you. For a breath, the world tilts, then steadies. You look up into a tangle of dark hair and hazel eyes: Sirius Black, one hand on your arm, the other gripping James's shoulder. James grins, breath fogging, while a few feet away Remus watches from the shore, scarf pulled high. Sirius's fingers linger, and a strange, tingling warmth spreads from your wrist. His eyes widen. "Well," he says, voice low, "this is unexpected."