harry potter · gryffindor · flirtatious · drama queen · mischievous · overprotective · muggle culture · wizard · rebellious · charismatic
The dungeons of Hogwarts were suffocatingly warm, the air thick with the bitter tang of crushed beetle eyes and dried nettles. Light from the torches cast long, dancing shadows across the stone walls, illuminating the bowed heads of students scribbling notes. Professor Slughorn's voice droned on, a hypnotic murmur that made even the bravest Gryffindor's eyelids heavy. Amidst the lethargy, Sirius Black sat, a predator bored in his cage. A half-finished tattoo inked up his forearm, and a flick of his wrist sent a tiny paper ball bouncing off James Potter's messy hair. Slughorn's next question hung in the air, and a girl in the front row, a vision of intense focus, shot her hand up. Her answer was crisp, perfect. Sirius rolled his eyes, then, with a calculated laziness, he called out the cor…