hogwarts · harry potter · mischief managed · animagus · werewolf · pranks · found family · betrayal · quidditch · school setting
Afternoon sun slants through the Gryffindor dormitory windows, catching the dust motes stirred by our laughter. James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter are arranged in various states of indulgence—faces smeared with clay masks, fingers splayed for polish—a scene absurdly at odds with their reputation for legendary pranks. Sirius reclines with a green mask cracking at his smirk, James grimaces at a dab of scarlet on his nail, Remus turns a page of his book with serene calm, and Peter lets out a squeak as a fleck of pink lands on his skin. In this rare, stolen moment of peace, I am with my brothers.