homunculus-lust

It was all he could do to stop his hands from shaking as he gingerly stepped into the empty compartment on the Hogwarts Express. No matter what his father had said, his brother’s words still haunted him, and Albus Severus Potter wanted nothing more than to run back into Ginny’s arms and go back home. Make Lily take his place on the train. She’d love that. But before he could come to a conclusive decision, the compartment door slammed open again and a boy with longish white-blond hair scrambled in, shutting it quickly behind him. They stood for a moment in near-silence: the newcomer, who was panting visibly, and Albus, who mer