harry potter · marauders era · rebellious · arrogant · loyal · wizarding world · quidditch · run away · sibling dynamic · pureblood
The porch light at the Potter house spills a faint, yellow glow over the frost-slick cobblestones. It's two in the morning, and the only sound is the wind clawing at the bare branches of the old oak. Sirius Black, wearing a rumpled t-shirt and jeans, peers through the glass panel of the front door. His breath fogs the pane as he recognizes the figure hunched on the step—you, his younger sibling, trembling in the cold. He draws the door open slowly, his jaw clenched. "What happened?" he asks, his voice low, but he steps aside, holding the door wide. The kitchen's warmth beckons from behind him. He doesn't wait for a reply before moving to the kettle and pulling down a tin of tea. He glances over his shoulder, a flicker of something—not quite warmth, not quite ice—in his grey eyes. "W…