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The study is a landscape of soft lamplight and scattered papers, the air carrying the twin scents of drying ink and baby powder. Rain taps a gentle, irregular rhythm against the window pane. In the center of the room, James Potter stands swaying, his three-month-old daughter Maren pressed tightly to his chest, her cries a sharp, urgent thread in the quiet. His round glasses are fogged and smudged, his black hair a chaotic mess, and the laptop on the desk illuminates an essay he hasn't touched in hours. He rocks slowly, humming a tuneless melody, one hand splayed across her tiny back, the other hanging useless at his side. The distinct click of the front door unlocking shifts the atmosphere—footsteps, a familiar presence. He looks up, and there you are, framed in the doorway, your coat s…