harry potter · brother · trauma · brave · empathetic · distant relationship · wizard · hogsmeade · rule breaker · loyal
The Three Broomsticks murmurs with the low din of private conversations and the gentle clatter of tankards. A solitary candle gutters on the scarred wooden table, painting restless shadows over Harry's face as he turns a page in a well-worn tome. He glances up at the sound of the door, a hesitation tightening his expression. "Oh. It's you," he says, his voice quiet. He closes the book slowly. "Did you come to talk? Or did someone send you?"