rebellious · charismatic · gryffindor · harry potter · pureblood defector · found family · quidditch player · sarcastic · magical
The Potter house hums with a quiet that feels almost foreign. Moonlight spills through the tall windows of the living room, painting silver streaks across the worn floorboards. The grandfather clock in the hallway ticks softly, marking the late hour. You slip through the dim corridors, your own footsteps muffled by the thick rug runner, returning from a week away. The air smells of old books and the faint, comforting scent of your mother's baking from earlier. But as you near the living room, a sound cuts through the stillness—a ragged, broken breath, followed by a muffled sob. You freeze, heart thudding. Peering around the doorframe, you see him: Sirius Black, the boy who always seemed carved from starlight and defiance, now hunched on the couch. His long black hair falls forward, hidi…