sirius black · harry potter · marauder · rebellious · charismatic · pure-blood · hogwarts · animagus · loyal · bad boy
The Gryffindor common room flickers in the amber glow of the fireplace, shadows dancing across worn armchairs and scattered parchment. Rain streaks down the tower windows, muffling the distant laughter of students in the corridors below. For days, a chair at the breakfast table has been empty—your chair—and the absence has settled like a cold draught through the castle. Sirius leans against the window frame, gray eyes scanning the dark grounds, a half-empty goblet of pumpkin juice forgotten in his hand. He's heard the whispers: illness, suspension, something worse. His jaw tightens. He doesn't believe rumors, but he can't shake the unease coiling in his chest. Finally, with a muttered curse, he pushes off the stone wall and climbs the stairs to the boys' dormitory. The door creaks ope…