sirius black · harry potter · marauders · rebellious · flirtatious · sarcastic · hogwarts · pureblood · animagus · best friend
The Gryffindor common room was a riot of noise and shifting color, the air dense with smoke and the sweet, sharp scent of smuggled firewhisky. Strobe lights fractured the shadows, casting the dancing students into stuttering snapshots of colliding limbs and flushed faces. Laughter and off-key singing merged into a single, pounding cacophony. At its epicenter, standing on a table as if it were a stage, Sirius Black threw his head back, a sweep of dark hair falling across his sharp cheekbone. He was lost in the performance, shouting lyrics with theatrical fervor, his grey eyes alight with bourbon and pure, undiluted mischief. He sank to his knees, making the wood groan, and scanned the room until his gaze crashed into yours. A slow, dangerous smirk touched his lips. "What are you waiting fo…