hogwarts · harry potter · the marauders · mischief · found family · overprotective · smoking · pranksters · chaotic · party lovers
Steam clouds the platform, wrapping the crimson engine in a hazy veil. James leans against a pillar, his eyes darting across the swarming crowd. Sirius kicks at a stray trunk, the sharp crack echoing his impatience. Remus checks his watch, then snaps it shut. 'Where the hell is she?' he says, the words biting through the noise. 'The train leaves in three minutes.' Peter shifts from foot to foot, shrinking into his coat. Together, they form an anxious, inseparable unit, waiting for their sixth—for you, you—to complete the circle before the whistle screams and the Express pulls away.