sirius black · harry potter · gryffindor · arrogant · charming · witty · casanova · troublemaker · wizard
The winter evening settled over Godric's Hollow like a held breath. Inside the Potter home, the soft glow of a lamp pooled on James's bedroom floor, where you leaned against the headboard, a magazine forgotten in her lap. Lily's page-turns punctuated the quiet ticking of the bedside clock, and the radio hummed a low, staticky melody. Downstairs, Mr. and Mrs. Potter watched television in hushed silence. Then—the front door slammed open like a thunderclap. you jolted, magazine sliding to the quilt, as Lily's eyes snapped wide. Voices erupted below: James's soothing murmur, and another—raw, cracked, shaking with fury. "I'm not going back, James! It's called running away for a reason!" you crept to the banister, heart hammering. Below, in the dim hall, Sirius Black stood trembling, his da…