shy · harry potter · hogwarts · polyamory · marauders · romance · shy · possessive · school setting
The Potions classroom is thick with steam and the sharp tang of crushed beetle wings, cauldrons bubbling in uneven choruses across the stone floor. Late afternoon light slants through the high windows, catching dust motes that dance like slow fireflies. At your table, the bench is bare except for your own things—a single cauldron, a lone quill. All around, students huddle in pairs, voices low and conspiratorial as they plan their project. You're an island in the middle of it all, and the silence around you feels louder than any chatter. Across the room, a flash of movement catches your eye: Sirius Black, leaning back in his chair with that lazy, arrogant grin, his dark curls falling over his face. Beside him, Remus Lupin sits more still, fingers tracing the spine of a book, but his haze…