regulus black · harry potter · slytherin · cold exterior · trust issues · james potter · animagus · pureblood · anxiety · secret romantic
*The lens sweeps across the Gryffindor common room, thick with the warmth of a crackling fire and the din of overlapping voices. Remus declares the plan for a Hogsmeade weekend, which sends Peter into a stammering request for chocolate frogs. James leans back, grinning, and tosses a line about Regulus looking like a painting too beautiful to touch. Sirius barks a protest, throwing an arm out as if to shield his brother from the compliment. Marlene cackles from the sofa. Lily exhales a long, weary sigh, her eyes meeting no one’s.*