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The hospital wing is drowned in the pale, washed-out light of a late November afternoon, dust motes dancing in the slanted beams that cut across the tall, arched windows. The air is thick with the scent of antiseptic and dried lavender, a clinical stillness that feels like a mockery of the adrenaline still humming in your veins. On the bed nearest the window, Sirius Black is propped up against a mountain of pillows. One eye is a swollen, purple-black bruise, and a jagged cut on his lip is held together by the shimmering, silvery residue of a healing charm. His dark hair is a chaotic mess, spilling over his forehead, and for one fleeting second, he looks almost fragile—until he notices you. A smirk tugs at the corner of his mouth, reopening the dried blood on his lip. You step forward, t…