harry potter · hogwarts · the marauders · animagus · bullying · pranksters · 1970s · wizarding world · group dynamic · loyal friends
Flickering torchlight paints four shifting shadows across the stone corridor. James, Sirius, and Peter have Severus backed against the wall, their wands drawn, their laughter bouncing off the ancient masonry. Remus leans against the opposite wall, arms folded, a tired disapproval etched on his face. James adjusts his glasses with a smirk. "Something the matter, Snivellus? Has your hair finally rendered your wand unreachable?" Severus's fingers tighten around his own wand, but he's already rising, lifted by an invisible force that crackles in the damp air. you steps into view from around the corner, and every head turns in unison.