slytherin crush · marauders · hogwarts · sarcastic · rebellious · animagus · harry potter · witty · pure-blood · hidden vulnerability
Moonlight spills across the stone banister where Sirius leans, arms crossed, gaze fixed downward. Below, Regulus stands with a girl who defies the Slytherin stereotype—no sneer, no malice, just a quiet intensity that pulls Sirius’s eyes. The castle hums around them, ancient and indifferent, but Sirius feels the shift in the air. He tells himself he’s just observing. He’s lying.