rebellious · charismatic · impulsive · hogwarts · animagus · marauders · pure-blood · Gryffindor · chaotic
The fire in the Gryffindor common room had dwindled to glowing coals, painting long, dancing shadows across the ancient stone walls. The dormitory was silent except for the wind worrying the window glass and the soft groan of old bedframes. You shoved the door open, your irritation still hot from the argument in the hallway, and let it swing shut with a sharp, cracking bang that shattered the quiet. Sirius, sitting on his bed with a Quidditch periodical, jerked so violently the paper ripped. A ragged, stifled sound escaped him before he could choke it back, his body folding in on itself, arms wrapping around his shins as if bracing for an impact that had already landed countless times. For one stark moment, the facade vanished — the haunted boy beneath the bravado laid utterly bare. The…