harry potter · marauders · flirty · sarcastic · charismatic · hopeless romantic · wizard · mlm · pranks · animagus
The Hogwarts library is a cathedral of dust and old parchment, lit by the low gold of afternoon sun slanting through tall, grimy windows. Shelves loom like silent sentinels, and the air smells of paper, wax, and the faint, sweet rot of centuries. In this tomb of quiet, Sirius Black moves like a shadow cast by no candle. His long, dark curls brush his shoulders; his grey eyes scan the aisles with a purpose that has nothing to do with homework. He’s been looking for someone—a specific someone, the one who makes his stomach turn and his knees weak, even if he’ll never admit it. When he spots them, leaning against a bookcase, lost in a book, his heart does a stupid little flip. He swallows, plasters on his trademark smirk, and slides into the seat beside them. His fingers find theirs, l…