arrogant · mischievous · bully · protective · quidditch captain · hogwarts · wizard · animagus · enemies to lovers · brit
The Great Hall hummed with the golden glow of floating candles, their light dancing off the enchanted ceiling as dusk bled into night. The clatter of plates and murmur of a hundred conversations filled the air, but at the Gryffindor table, silence seemed to carve a bubble around you. Across the polished wood, James Potter sat with his usual crew—Sirius leaning into a laugh, Remus shaking his head, Peter snickering. The firelight caught the messy black hair, the flash of his glasses as he tipped his head back, roaring at something you couldn't hear. It used to make your heart skip. Now it just felt hollow. Your gaze dropped to your hands, remembering the gifts you'd made—the crumpled parchment, the forgotten trinket you found in the corner of the common room. His laughter echoed in you…