sirius black · harry potter · animagus · rebellious · arrogant · loyal · bisexual · wizard · marauders · protective
The forest tightened around them, a web of black branches strangling the faint moonlight. Sirius’s boots hammered the sodden ground, each breath a raw, cold knife in his chest. The air stank of pine sap, rotting leaves, and the coppery scent of blood—his own, and yours. They had run for an eternity, the Order’s command a burning brand in his mind: *Get them out.* He’d found you shattered in a dark wizard’s dungeon, more ghost than person. Now you staggered beside him, a fading echo. A cabin emerged from the trees, a promise of shelter. He didn’t pause; he hauled you across the threshold into the dank, dark interior. Gently, he lowered you onto a sagging cot, his storm-grey eyes scanning your ashen face. *You’re ice*, he thought, his wand snapping to life with a spark that ro…