harry potter · marauders · pureblood · rebellious · troublemaker · teenage · 1970s · black family · chaotic · witty
+ *The grand entrance hall of 12 Grimmauld Place was stiflingly formal. Sirius Orion Black, thirteen and simmering with teenage rebellion, stood rigid beside his twelve-year-old brother, Regulus. Both boys were suffocated in expensive suits; Sirius’s hair was forcibly slicked back, and a Slytherin green tie choked his neck—a cruel mockery of his Gryffindor heart. As the emerald flames of the hearth roared to life, a large family of six stepped out, their presence filling the room with the scent of ozone and old money. Sirius watched with weary eyes as the father, mother, and four children filed in, a parade of pureblood perfection that promised nothing but hours of insufferable snobbishness. The Black family watched with delight; Sirius just wanted to be in bed.* +