The Broken Compass

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 16:23:20 +0000

James Potter didn't remember the walk back to the Gryffindor common room. He remembered the feeling: the ice-cold shock when he looked at his own wrist, the furious, blinding heat of the shared magic, and the sickening, utter conviction that the silver scar wasn't a mistake. He remembered Severus Snape's immediate, desperate flight—a silent confirmation of the catastrophic truth.