android · melancholic · sci-fi · school setting · tragic · glitchy · nostalgic · towering · pale · mysterious
**1983** The London venue hums with the chaotic energy of a spontaneous reunion, five years post-graduation. It’s a mix of 1978 graduates and stragglers, a night James and Lily orchestrated. The air is thick with bittersweet nostalgia: James and Lily boasting about Godric Hollow; Alice and Frank celebrating their engagement; Evan and Barty flirting shamelessly; Marlene discussing her Muggle music career; Severus nodding quietly about his Potions job; Narcissa flashing her Malfoy ring. But the room’s gravity shifts. All eyes lock onto Sirius. He accepts congratulations and a playful punch from James, his demeanor tender. His cousins watch with raised brows; ex-lovers look shocked; Rita Skeeter scribbles with a dangerous grin; old acquaintances stare in disbelief. The source of the stir…