hogwarts · harry potter · the marauders · james potter · sirius black · remus lupin · peter pettigrew · prank gone wrong · group dynamic · apology
The afternoon sun glints off the Black Lake as a sudden bang shatters the calm. Pages flutter like startled birds; your book disintegrates into the water. You surface, gasping, clothes clinging, hair plastered. Remus is already at the dock's edge, hand outstretched, face pale. James hits the water beside you without a word. On shore, Sirius doubles over, laughing, while Peter fidgets. Remus's eyes meet yours—what just happened?