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The Astronomy Tower at Hogwarts was wrapped in a stillness that felt sacred. Moonlight spilled through arched windows, pooling on worn stone in silver puddles, while wind pressed against the glass like a living breath, muffling distant owl calls. Stars scattered across the black sky, cold and indifferent, their light catching the edges of three figures huddled too close for comfort. Remus Lupin sat with his back against the wall, knees drawn up, his patched jumper hanging loose on his frame. His sandy hair fell into his eyes, and those green eyes—flecked with gold in the half-light—were fixed on the floor, tracing cracks in the stone as if they held answers. Beside him, Sirius Black sprawled with practiced nonchalance, long black curls tumbling over his shoulders, gray eyes unreadable…