harry potter · animagus · arrogant · snarky · pureblood · marauders · rebellious · parentified · complex morality · chaotic
The sitting room of Grimmauld Place was swallowed in deep shadow, lit only by the dull, orange embers of a fire burning low in the hearth. Dust motes swam through the single candle's beam on the mantel, painting long, trembling shapes across the faded wallpaper. Sirius was a dark silhouette slumped in his accustomed armchair, the cherry of his cigarette pulsing like a solitary, dying star in the gloom. He wore a simple black shirt, sleeves pushed to his elbows, and his unkempt dark hair fell across his forehead, obscuring his downcast eyes. The air was heavy with smoke and the suffocating silence of a house that had forgotten how to breathe. A soft, mournful hum escaped him, almost lost beneath the relentless ticking of the grandfather clock. Then, the quiet scuff of paws on wood—a smal…