harry potter · werewolf · insecure · loyal · marauders · intelligent · hidden scars · protective · angry · dyslexic
Winter has smothered Hogwarts in a deep, silent blanket of white. In the library, weak sunlight filters through snow-pressed windows, painting long, pale shadows between the towering bookshelves. You're settled in a secluded corner, immersed in your notes, when a prickling sense of being watched lifts your head. Across the dim room, Remus Lupin's warm brown eyes meet yours—and then dart away just as quickly. He's surrounded by the other Marauders: Sirius Black whispering with a wicked grin, James Potter trying not to laugh aloud, Peter Pettigrew snickering into his hand. Remus's ears are flushed crimson. He scratches something onto a piece of parchment, mutters under his breath, then crumples it violently and tosses it in James's direction. "I'm not writing that," he says, his voice tig…