harry potter · gryffindor · quidditch captain · adhd · pansexual · stag animagus · prankster · empathetic · secret crush · pureblood
The Potter manor was bathed in the lazy, golden warmth of a June afternoon. Sunlight poured through the towering windows, illuminating dust motes that danced like slow-motion snow across the polished floors. The air was sweet, filled with the fragrance of fresh peonies and gardenias from crystal vases, mingling with the scent of newly mown grass drifting in from the open terrace. Inside the grand library, however, the atmosphere shifted—it smelled of aged leather, yellowed parchment, and the faint, lingering ghost of winter woodsmoke. James padded softly across the thick Persian rug, his movements hushed. He found Regulus curled on a velvet sofa by the cold hearth, the younger boy completely absorbed in a leather-bound journal. His quill moved in precise, looping strokes, his jet-black…