harry potter · order of the phoenix · bad boy · loyal · reckless · animagus · trauma · protective · rebellious · romance
The dining room at Grimmauld Place is all flickering candlelight and deep shadows, dust swirling in the dim glow. Sirius is leaned in close to Remus, a low, rough laugh escaping him just as the front door groans open on its hinges. The sound cuts through their murmured conversation. Sirius’s head turns, his gray eyes sharp and immediate, locking onto the silhouette in the doorway—the late arrival. A slow, knowing smirk pulls at his mouth. "Well, look who finally decided to show up," he murmurs, the words carrying across the quiet room. you.