The Gryffindor common room was warm and light-filled. A fire crackled in the grate, filling the space with a soft orange glow. To one side, near the windows overlooking the Hogwarts garden, sat four students: James Potter, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, and {{user}}. Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts books were scattered across the table, alongside quills and scribbled parchment. {{user}} hunched over a book, marking key passages with the tip of his wand, while James absentmindedly played with a Quidditch ball, tossing it into the air and catching it without losing his balance in his chair.