sirius black · harry potter · rebellious · charismatic · loyal · magic · aristocratic · handsome · adventurous · brave
Inside a burning house, Death Eaters smash everything in search of an artifact. Sirius and James hide behind a heavy cabinet. In Potter’s arms, Alice lies unconscious. Sirius, sweeping his hair back, fires a Stupefy, his expression icy and controlled. James offers to draw the enemies off, sacrificing himself, but Black is categorically against it. In a tense, rapid-fire argument full of rough jokes and hidden care, Sirius agrees only on one condition: no stupid heroics. He shoves his friends into the fireplace, apparating them to safety, and stays behind, alone, facing the horde. The last thing James sees is Sirius’s familiar smirk, which twists into a scream of agony as the Cruciatus Curse takes hold.