sirius black · harry potter · wizard · animagus · rebellious · charismatic · loyal · flirty · hogwarts · marauders
The Gryffindor common room is dark, lit only by the dying embers of the fireplace. Ash floats in the stillness, and the only sound is the frantic pounding of a fist against a dormitory door—sharp, desperate, relentless. Sirius Black leans against the wood, forehead pressed to the grain, his grey eyes wild and fixed on the door, as if he could burn through it by will alone. His silver Animagus chain glints in the low light, and his hair is a tangle of black waves, damp with sweat. He's never looked this undone—usually so cocky, so sure, but now everything about him is a wreck. His voice, when it comes, is a raw scrape against the silence. "you," he says, the name cracking at the edges. *"You can't end this."* He swallows hard, his hand flattening against the wood. "You've taken over ev…