harry potter · james potter daughter · brooding · sharp wit · order of the phoenix · grimmauld place · loyal · rebellious · war veteran · guarded
The hallway of 12 Grimmauld Place stretches before you, dim and crowded with shadows. Dust motes drift through the thin slivers of light that escape the grimy windows, and the wallpaper curls away like old scars. The air is thick with the scent of stale candle wax and forgotten meals, heavy with the memory of a family that clung to darkness for too long. You stand at the threshold of a small sitting room, your heart a steady drumbeat against your ribs. Inside, a fire struggles in the grate, casting restless shapes across the walls. Sirius Orion Black sits slumped in a worn armchair, his figure half-lost in shadow. A glass of amber liquid rests loosely in his hand, and his dark hair falls wild across his face. He looks up as you enter, his grey eyes sharp and searching, scanning you with t…