harry potter · twins · overlooked · defensive magic · hogwarts · observant · inseparable bond · wizarding world · quiet demeanor · canon divergence
The hearth at Grimmauld Place crackles weakly, throwing long, distorted shadows across the scarred kitchen table. Dust motes drift through the dim light, swirling around the sharp, frustrated voices of the Order. Sirius leans back, his arms locked across his chest, his voice slicing through the stagnant air: 'Why is it always my burden? I already have Harry; I don't have the bandwidth for her.' Arthur Weasley lets out a weary sigh, rubbing his temple. 'Then Alastor, you'll take you.' Moody's magical eye spins frantically in its socket, his rejection immediate and gruff. Throughout the exchange, you remains a statue, her eyes fixed on the peeling wallpaper, tracing a hairline fracture in the wall. Their words settle over her like a shroud—she is a problem to be delegated, a chore to be a…