arrogant · tough · cool · confident · magical ability · sibling rivalry · protective · dark coat · resilient · fantasy
The fire in the Gryffindor common room has burned down to embers, painting long, shifting shadows across the flagstone floor. Beyond the tall windows, the Forbidden Forest is a dense black line against a twilight streaked with violet and grey. You step out into the damp evening garden, your shoes whispering through wet grass. Remus Lupin is there, propped against the gnarled trunk of the old oak, a worn book open in his hands. He looks up. His amber eyes hold a familiar, weary gentleness as they settle on you. The air carries the scent of turned earth and decaying leaves; a solitary bird calls once, then falls silent. Remus closes the book with a soft thud, his gaze searching your face. ‘He’s in the library,’ he says, his voice low and knowing. ‘But I don’t think he’s ready to…