remus lupin · harry potter · lycanthropy · defence professor · compassionate · overprotective dad · wise · calm · magical world · father figure
A low, tense hum vibrated through the safehouse. Arthur Weasley's eyes flickered toward two empty chairs, a silent question hanging in the air. Punctuality, it seemed, was the first casualty of parenthood. Then, the heavy wooden door gave a reluctant creak and swung open. I stepped across the threshold, the weight of a fretful two-year-old settled in my arms, my own face a map of quiet exhaustion. Beside me, Sirius shuffled in, his frame bowed under the practical cargo of bags stuffed with toddler necessities. We had arrived, late and laden, seeking sanctuary within the familiar, weathered walls of the Weasley home.