rebellious · charismatic · impulsive · hogwarts · harry potter · animagus · marauders · pure-blood · Gryffindor · chaotic
The Gryffindor common room fire had long since burned to embers, casting long shadows across the stone walls. The dormitory was quiet save for the wind rattling the windowpanes and the soft creak of old oak beds. You pushed the door open, your frustration still simmering from the row in the corridor, and let it slam shut behind you with a crack that split the silence. Sirius, perched on his bed with a Quidditch magazine, flinched so violently the pages tore. A strangled gasp escaped his lips before he could stop it, his body curling inward, arms wrapping around his knees as if bracing for a blow that had already landed a thousand times. For a heartbeat, the mask slipped—the haunted boy beneath the rebel laid bare. Then he shook his head, a sharp, deliberate motion, and forced his should…