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princesse-de-ravenclaw · 11 months

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Champagne Problems (iii)

Summary: Y/N Y/L/N has everything: a wealthy family, a famous last name, and the most eligible bachelor in the wizarding community as her soon to be husband. What happens when she’s reunited with a forbidden friend from the past?

tw: nightmares

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The next day, the teens collected their lunches and met up in the forbidden forest. “Alright mates, I recon we eat our lunches and take a look around here before we head to bowtruckle island,” James announced as he stopped in the forest. “Bowtruckle island?” Y/N asked. “Yeah, the library has some of Newt Scamander’s published notes and he mentioned an island on the black lake where branches of bowtruckles live,” James explained. “Wow, you really did your research,” Y/N was nearly floored at the effort he put in to do this for her when they barely knew each other. “Well of course, we want to do this right, don’t we?” he shrugged casually and Y/N dropped it, a sense of belonging beginning to fill her mind.

The group ate their lunches and looked around the forest for a little bit but came up with no bowtruckles, but finding plenty of woodlice to collect and bring to the island, so they decided to head to the lake and summon a row boat. The four boys rowed as Lily and Y/N went over the plan. “So we find one that is less shy than the others but also not agressive, and we bribe them with the woodlice. We build a bond with them by coming back over and over again and then hopefully about halfway through the school year we can bring them back to the castle and start training,” Y/N pondered aloud. “How often do you recon you want to come back?” James asked and he continued to row. “What about every two days?” Y/N asked, worried that might be more often than the rest of them would want to meet up. “We can do every two days, maybe once the bowtruckle starts to trust us more, we can come every day just to strengthen the bond even more before we bring them inside,” Remus suggested. Y/N beamed, “That sounds perfect.”

When the teens arrived to the island they found that there were indeed, branches upon branches of bowtruckles living in the trees. “These trees must be growing wand wood,” Y/N murmured. “Bowtruckles live in wand wood trees to protect them,” she explained. “So we ought ta be careful about pissing them off?” Remus asked. “Not necessarily, they’re very calm creatures. They only attack if they feel their tree is being threatened. Most of them will cower away to watch us from afar but we need to find one that is curious enough to want to check us out and stay visible,” Y/N explained. The group split up into pairs to gently search the island for the perfect bowtruckle. James and Lily, Remus and Peter, and Sirius and Y/N each went their own direction with a pouch full of woodlice.

Each pair searched and searched, but the bowtruckles kept scurrying away to hide. Until Y/N and Sirius stopped to rest and leaned up against a tree that seemed slightly larger than the rest on the island. “You’ve been quiet, are you starting to give up?” Sirius asked quietly. “No, Y/N sighed, “I’m getting a little discouraged but I don’t want to give up. I really want to go through with this and complete Operation Bowtruckle with you guys,” She told him honestly. “Plus, just because we haven’t found anything doesn’t mean no one else has,” She shrugged with hope in her voice. “Y/N/N, I think we’ve hit a stroke of luck, look,” Sirius whispered, pointing to a tree branch slightly overhead where a single Bowtruckle was peeking its head out from the other side.

“Oh, hi there!” Y/N whispered with a grin. She opened her pouch and set five woodlice on the tree branch in front of the bowtruckle as it cowered away until her hand was a safe enough distance from the tree. The bowtruckle returned, fully revealing itself this time and happily munched down the woodlice and looked and Y/N as if expecting more. “Hi there sweet girl,” Y/N murmured. “You want some more?” she asked, reaching into the pouch to pull out more woodlice. The bowtruckle backed away, but did not completely hide itself as Y/N set down the second round of food. “How do you know she’s female?” SIrius asked quietly. “She’s only got two legs. Males have three,” Y/N answered simply, and Sirius couldn’t help but grin and the fact that she just happened to know that off the top of her head.

Sirius and Y/N continued to feed the Bowtruckle until Y/N could get her to climb into her hand to eat the woodlice. “Alright, it’s been a good hour or so, I think we should go find the rest of the group and come back in a few days?” Y/N suggested. “Yeah, that sounds like a good plan. Have you decided what to call her yet?” Sirius asked curiously. “Millicent, I think. Millie for short. How does that sound?” Y/N asked offering the Bowtruckle one more wood louse. Millicent climbed into Y/N hand to eat the last crustacean and seemed to smile contentedly. “I think she likes it,” Sirius’s grinned. Y/N waited for Millicent to return to her tree, said goodbye, and she and Sirius made their way back to the meeting point.

“Y/N we couldn’t find a single bowtruckle that would work,” Peter announced defeatedly as he and Remus returned to the meeting point. “We found a couple curious ones but they wouldn’t let us get close to them,” Lily announced and she and James appeared. “Fear not, Y/N charmed the pants off of one and had her climbing in her hand,” Sirius beamed. “I made note of the tree she lived in so we’ll come back in a couple days and continue our work. Thank you guys so much for coming and helping me with this,” Y/N grinned as she looked at the teens around her. “You’re one of us now, anything you need, we’ve got you,” James slung his arm around Y/N and lead her and the rest of the group back to the boat.

By the time the group returned to the school, it was nearly dinner time and everyone went back to their dorms to freshen up. Once in the great hall, Y/N sat at the end of her table by herself and caught Sirius’s eye from his table across the room and he shot her a wink before going back to his conversation with Remus. She pondered her new friendship with him, or rather, this new chapter in her long-standing friendship with him. Things were just as easy as when they were children, but even easier almost? She felt like she could truly be herself with Sirius, find herself with Sirius. She wondered why it was so easy to breathe around him and why all of his friends were so willing to invite her in and accept her as one of their own. Y/N was taken out of her thoughts as Cynthia, Dawn, and Ellie plopped down around her to eat dinner. “Where were you today?” Dawn asked curiously as she started grabbing food and putting it on her plate. “Oh i just went out to the Forbidden Forest to feed the animals,” Y/N fibbed. She didn’t like lying, but she wanted Operation Bowtruckle to be her secret with Sirius and his friends. “The Forbidden Forest? It’s filthy out there!” Ellie cried, pausing in her own attempt to grab food. “Oh please, it’s not so bad. Plus I like the animals,” Y/N shrugged and began getting food for herself as well. “Well I hope you plan on showering before bringing forest filth in our dorm,” Ellie scrunched up her nose and continued filling her plate. Y/N remembered that she had a role to play with these girls, so she sat up straighter and put on her best smile,” Of course.”

Y/N took her time in the showers, slowly doing her skincare routine and dawdling back to her room. She ran into Remus in the hallway outside her corridor. “I hate to have to say this but it’s almost curfew” he spoke up. “Oh, of course,” Y/N nodded and curtly as she could and sped up toward her common room. “You did a good job today with the Bowtruckle,” he called after her after checking to make sure no one else was around. “Thanks,” Y/N grinned. “We had a lot of fun out there,” Remus told her. “Yeah, I did, too. I’m looking forward to going back again,” she admitted. “This plan is going to work,” Remus assured her. Y/N offered a smile in return and then continued to her common room door and paused before giving the password. “Hey Remus?” she called softly. “Hmm?” He turned back with his eyebrows raised. “Thanks for letting me crash you group,” Y/N said sincerely. Remus grinned in response, “Thanks for crashing.” And with that, they each turned back to their respective directions and continued on with their evenings.

Weeks went by and the teenagers stuck to their plan of visiting Millicent every two days, up until the night the boys backed out and left Y/N and Lily to go alone. “Have I done something? Are they getting bored of my stupid little mission?” Y/N asked aloud, thinking she was alone. Lily, who was approaching while Y/N was pondering aloud answered, “No, love. It’s not you at all, they’re doing a project on the shrieking shack for history of magic tonight.” “We didn’t have an assignment on the shrieking shack, I have that class with Sirius,” Y/N furrowed her brows. “Oh, it’s an extra credit thing. Remus is very interested in the ghosts that live there,” Lily elaborated. “Hmm,” Y/N hummed as she hopped in the row boat, Lily following close behind. “They’ll be back in a couple of days,” Lily assured her.

“A couple of days?!” Y/N asked incredulously. “It’s a um, it’s an immersion thing Remus wanted to do. I dunno, he was just very excited about the haunted past of the place,” Lily shrugged as she rowed. Something smelled fishy to Y/N but she decided to let it go. Lily had been friends with the guys for years- she wouldn’t tell Y/N whatever is really going on if the boys wanted it to be secret. Y/N hummed again and continued to row silently with Lily for a few minutes. To herself, she wondered if the boys really had grown tired of her and if Lily was just here because she felt bad. But then she wondered what they could possibly be doing that would take them out of school for multiple days? Y/N made a note to track down all of the boys separately as soon as they got back to school and see if their answers matched up.

After a successful couple of hours with Millicent, Y/N and Lily rowed back to the school grounds and hid the rowboat before heading their separate ways. “Hey, Y/N!” Lily called from a few feet away. Y/N turned to her. “I promise, they guys are really sorry they missed Operation Bowtruckle tonight. They wanted to be here but they had to do the project now. They’ll tell you all about it when they get back,” Lily smiled. Y/N wanted to believe her so she smiled back. “Goodnight, Lily,” she said. Lily called out a “goodnight!” back and the girls continued to their separate common rooms. Why does it have to be tonight? Y/N wondered. It’s the fifth Friday of the month… It’s a full moon… There are no clouds in the sky… Y/N thought hard about what could possibly be the reason they had to be gone these specific set of days all the way back to her dorm. When she fell asleep, she dreamt of Sirius.

He was in trouble. It was dark, his breathing was labored. Beams of light from the full moon scattered around the dark place he was in. Something howled, and it was very close. Sirius took a deep breath, and then the footsteps could be heard. Getting closer and closer, the beast was snarling. Y/N couldn’t see it but she just knew it was going to get him at any second. She heard its jaws open and felt its body lunging toward Sirius and all of a sudden- a loud “Mroooow,” from Desdemona woke her up.

Y/N sighed deeply, “Good morning pretty girl,” she whispered. Desdemona meowed again. “I suppose you want breakfast?” Y/N asked, stretching and standing up to feed the cat. Y/N observed the room to find all three of her roommates already gone. She checked her watch to find that she had slept until nearly 11 o’clock. As she fed Desdemona and slowly got ready for her day, she couldn’t stop thinking about her dream. About how real it felt, how much danger Sirius was in. She needed to see him. She was going to go into Hogsmeade and go to the shrieking shack to find Sirius and make sure he was okay.

Y/N made her way to the train with a purpose and hurried into Hogsmeade the moment the train stopped. Before she even made it halfway through town, she saw Sirius inside of Honeydukes and rushed inside to him. “Sirius!” She exclaimed, gently grabbing him by the face and inspecting him for injuries, only to find him healthy and handsome as ever. “Uh, hi there, love,” he chuckled, placing his hands over hers and bringing himself to look into Y/N’s eyes. “Something I can help you with, darling?” He asked with a smile. “I just…” Y/N searched and searched for what to say that wouldn’t make her sound crazy. She sighed. “Where have you been?” She asked shyly. “We’re working on a project for history of magic at the shrieking shack for a few days,” he told her, giving her hands a squeeze.

At this, Y/N realized she was making a scene in the window of the shop and she released Sirius’s face from her hands. “How many days?” She raised an eyebrow. “However many it takes to get enough information for our report, I reckon,” Sirius shrugged. “I thought you said it was a project?” she questioned, stepping slightly closer to him. “There’s a report to go with the project,” he replied cooly. Y/N took a step back and examined him one more time, verifying that he seemed to be fine. “Alright. How’s the project going? What’s it about? Why are you at Honeydukes?” she asked, beginning to look around the store for herself.

“It’s going alright, the ghosts can be quite unfriendly at times, and it’s about the past of the shack so we’re spending time with the spirits and learning what they have to say. And I’m at Honeydukes because Remus wanted more chocolate,” Sirius bumped his shoulder against Y/N’s as he held a can of sherbet lemons out to her. She took them, along with a chocolate frog and then let Sirius lead the way. “Well that sounds very interesting, actually. I’d love to read it when you’re done,” Y/N told him. This wasn’t to catch him in a lie- she had no reason not to believe him, and she would love to hear the stories of the ghosts. “Uh, yeah, sure. I’ll give it to you have Professor Binns grades it,” he nodded as he picked out the chocolate Remus requested. The two checked out and Y/N started to follow Sirius out of the store.

“Can I come with you to help over the weekend?” Y/N offered. “Oh! Um, no I think it’s just supposed to be me and the guys on this one but thank you!” Sirius took her hand in his and gave it a gentle squeeze. “Really, thank you,” he said softly. Y/N smiled and squeezed his hand back before letting it go. “I guess I’ll see you when you get back, then,” She said, a hint of disappointment in her voice. “The moment we’re finished I’ll come straight to you. I’ll sneak into your dorm if i have to- just tell me the password to your common room-“ Sirius rambled. “That won’t be necessary,” Y/N laughed, “But I would like to see you again as soon as you get a chance that’s not in the middle of the night.” “Of course. I’ll see you soon. Have a good weekend,” Sirius gave her a beautiful and genuine smile. “You, too,” Y/N told him as they parted ways.

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princesse-de-ravenclaw · 1 year

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alright now i DO know a lot about this stuff AND i’m dating an aquarius so it’s funny how that worked out

Im an Aquarius would you date?

I actually don’t know a lot about that kind of stuff, but I have heard that Aquarius is very compatible with my sign.. why not? 🤷🏻‍♀️😜😘

#just juliet things

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princesse-de-ravenclaw · 1 year

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I wondered when the next chapter of Champagne Problems is going to be posted? No rush, I just love your writing!

I’ve started on it but I’m really not sure how long it’ll take me to finish, I’m sorry i don’t have a better answer than that 😞 but i’m so like you like it and i’ll keep working on it🫶🏻

#anon

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princesse-de-ravenclaw · 1 year

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Text Me pt.4

Word count: 2,351

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Y/N woke up at 5, allowing herself time to stretch and get ready for the hike. After washing her face, brushing her teeth, and getting dressed, she sent a group message to Sirius and Remus.

“i’m about to leave, you guys better be getting ready”

Y/N made her way to her parents room and knocked on the door before opening it a crack. “I’m headed to pick up Remus and his friend for the hike. We were thinking about going into town to show Sirius around after. Is that okay?” she asked. “I have a luncheon at noon, so I’ll need the car back before then,” Y/M/N replied. Y/F/N sat up in the bed before speaking up. “Have the car back to the house by 11 so your mother has plenty of time to get to her meeting,” he instructed. “Yes, sir,” Y/N nodded. “And be home by 11pm!” he called as Y/N made her way to close the door and exit the house.

Y/N made the short drive to Remus’s house, and sent the boys a text that she had arrived, rather than knocking on the door and waking Remus’s parents. A few moments later, Sirius and Remus appeared at the front door, Sirius with a spring in his step and Remus dragging his feet. “I can’t believe I let you lot talk me into getting up this early,” Remus groaned as he plopped into the passenger seat. “Shut up, we’re gonna have so much fun,” Y/N laughed. “Sirius, are you good to go?” She asked, glancing at him through the rear view mirror. “Let’s go see some dangerous mountain rabbits,” he grinned, earning a huff from Remus and a laugh from Y/N before she put the car in gear and started the drive to the mountain.

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Text Me pt.4

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Y/N woke up at 5, allowing herself time to stretch and get ready for the hike. After washing her face, brushing her teeth, and getting dressed, she sent a group message to Sirius and Remus.

“i’m about to leave, you guys better be getting ready”

“Alright, everyone has water, keep your phones on you in case we get separated,” Y/N began running through her pre-hike checklist. “Yes, it’s early, you have lots of energy and you’re prepared for the apocalypse. Let’s get this over with,” Remus replied. “I’m just making sure our guest is prepared. But if everyone is ready, let’s go!” Y/N nearly leaped off the ground as the three of them made their way to the hiking trail. “Sirius, do you like to hike?” Y/N asked after a few minutes of silence. “I’ve actually never been. My family prefers indoor activities. They like to host dinner parties and go to galas and things like that,” Sirius shrugged.

“Dinner parties and galas?” Y/N raised an eyebrow. “Yeah, Sirius’s family is very wealthy,” Remus told her. “But don’t get excited, they’re assholes and they disowned me so unfortunately I will not be inviting anyone to this summer’s gala because I, myself, am not invited,” Sirius laughed. “Well, fuck ‘em. They sound like assholes,” Y/N shrugged. “You have no idea,” Sirius muttered. “You’d be surprised,” she replied bitterly, more to herself than to Sirius. “So, when will we see the animals that want to eat Remus?” Sirius asked. “Most of the time, the animals don’t come up to the trail, Remus just got lucky that day. But if you’re up for it, I could take you guys to one of my favorite spots that branch off from the trail?” Y/N offered. “Hell yeah!” Sirius exclaimed, looking to Remus. “Y/N if an animal actually eats me, I’m going to come back and ruin your life,” Remus threatened. “Deal,” Y/N grinned, “Follow me, the path is hidden right up here. Just walk slowly and try not to make any noise.”

Not long after they veered off of the trail, Sirius spotted a rabbit and whispered out to Y/N. “Y/N,” he said very quietly. “Very slowly turn back and to the right,” he told her, after snapping a quick picture on his phone. Y/N did as she was told and turned to spot the little bunny looking curiously at her. “Hey, little guy,” she murmured, trying to gauge it’s attitude. She took a very slow step toward it and the rabbit looked at her apprehensively, but didn’t move to flee. “Hey, buddy. You want to try something yummy?” she asked softly, before slowly reaching to her backpack and pulling out a ziplock bag of thinly sliced red bell pepper. “Y/N/N, why do you have a bag of sliced peppers?” Sirius asked as quietly as he could. “She likes to bring treats in case something like this happens and she can try to make a friend,” Remus answered. “Bunnies love bell peppers,” Y/N told them quietly, not taking her eyes off of the bunny.

“Here you go, little friend. Want to try some?” She cooed to the bunny, slowly squatting down so she was closer to the rabbit’s eye level. The bunny stared at her as it twitched it’s nose curiously. “There ya go,” Y/N gently tossed a slice closer to the bunny and it gave a little hop over to the pepper slice before sniffing it. After a moment, the bunny scooted forward a little bit more and began gnawing on the bright red fruit. All three of the teens stayed as still and quiet as they could, and when the bunny was almost finished with its slice, Y/N held out another piece, this time keeping it in her hand to try to get the rabbit to approach her. It took a moment, but the little creature couldn’t resist the treat and it carefully hopped over to her before nervously nibbling in the pepper in her hand. After feeding him a few more slices, Y/N was able to coax the bunny into sitting in her lap and letting her pet him.

“Y/N, you’re a bloody princess. Look at him, he’s enchanted,” Sirius stated in awe at the muggle snuggling a wild bunny. “It’s not enchantment, I wholeheartedly believe you can make anything like you with the right snacks,” Y/N shrugged with a chuckle. “I gave Remus the M&M’s out of my trail mix once and now he comes back to see me every summer.” Sirius laughed out loud as Remus protested, “You know, a little more went into this friendship than just the M&M’s.” “That’s right!” Sirius barked out another laugh, “She also saved your life!” “Ah, yes, we’re all having so much fun laughing at Remus’s expense,” Remus rolled his eyes, but couldn’t hold back the smile beginning to grow on his face.

“Hey Y/N/N, do you think I could get her in my lap?” Sirius asked quietly. Y/N turned her head to look at him, “What did you just call me?” she raised an eyebrow. “Y/N/N. I’ve decided it’s your nickname,” he shrugged. Y/N couldn’t help but smile. “I think I like it,” she told him. “Now come over here very slowly and quietly. once you’re next to me and still, I’m going to give you the peppers and see if she’ll want them enough that she goes to you,” Y/N explained. Sirius followed her instructions and before he knew it, the rabbit was cautiously climbing his leg. “This is so cool someone take a picture for my instagram!” he whispered excitedly.

i’m calling her angel because that’s what she is

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_y.n_y.l.n_: oh that’s cute i like it!

remusneedsanap: i did NOT agree to this name

After the rabbit encounter, the teenagers didn’t have much time left until they needed to leave, so they headed back to where the car was parked. “I’m really bummed that we can’t take you into town today,” Y/N told Sirius, glancing in the rear view mirror to see him. “I could ask my dad about the truck?” Remus offered from the passenger seat. “Worst he can say is no,” he shrugged. “Remus I envy you. Imagine ME asking MY DAD to borrow his truck,” Y/N couldn’t help but crack up at that. “No way,” she laughed. “Is your dad really protective of his truck or summat?” Sirius asked. He’d never been brave enough to ask her about her dad before and this felt like an intimate step to him, but Y/N just chuckled and said, ”Yeah, something like that.”

Y/N dropped the boys off back at Remus’s parents cabin and returned the car to Y/N’s mother at 10:50. By 11:02, there was a honk outside of the house and Y/N peeked out her window to see Remus’s dad’s truck in the driveway. “Remus and Sirius are here, and we’re gonna go into town for the day,” Y/N poked her head into her parents room. “I’ll be home by 11!” she hollered as she made her way to the front door. “I can’t believe your dad is letting you drive this thing!” Y/N exclaimed, climbing in the passenger seat and nudging Sirius over to the middle seat. “‘S just a car,” Remus shrugged with a smile and then pushed Sirius back toward Y/N. “The driver gets personal space,” Remus warned Sirius and Y/N. “Yeah, alright scooch on over here, Sirius. We’re gonna get to know each other a little better while mister sensitive enjoys his personal space,”Y/N instructed. Sirius scooted over until his arm and leg were pressed up against Y/N’s. Y/N’s heart started beating a little bit faster in that moment.

“So are we hungry? Do we want to eat now or later?” Y/N asked as Remus pulled into the town limits. “What do you want to do, love?” Remus asked her. “Well, I could eat right now, but I think I’d rather wait until Tony’s opens at 1. Do you guys want to see a movie and then get food?” Y/N offered. Sirius expected them to go back to Y/N’s house to watch a film, but Remus parked the truck on the side of the street and he and Y/N both got out of the car, so Sirius followed. They made their way down the street to a weird looking building with a double sided sign hanging out front. Y/N went ahead up to the counter while Sirius just stood, in awe of this little town she lived in. “Alright mate, we’re about to go inside and watch a film on the biggest screen you’ve ever seen. This is very normal for muggles so play it cool,” Remus quietly instructed him. “Big film. I’m cool,” Sirius repeated, nodding just as Y/N came back.

“Okay, I was going to see what was playing and take a group consensus but then I found out they’re playing JAWS this week, and I decided for all of us that we HAVE to watch it!” Y/N announced excitedly. “Tickets on me, Remus it’s your turns for snacks,” she said, handing each of the boys their ticket to the movie. “At least you picked a decent one this time,” Remus quipped at her, half hoping she would take the bait. She did. “Decent? DECENT?? Steven Spielberg is an absolute genius. What he did with this movie, and so many other movies is-“ Y/N was ready to keep going but Sirius cut her off. “Who is Steven Spielberg? Is he meeting up with us today too?” Sirius asked, Y/N laughed out loud, and Sirius wanted to know what he could do to get her to make that sound again. He really thought she sounded like an angel. “Steven Spielberg is the director of the movie, Sirius. You’re not big into movies are you?” she asked with another laugh. Sirius could only shake his head. He was entranced by her. “We’ll make a movie buff out of you, yet. Someday, you’ll be as snobby as Remus,” she grinned, nudging Remus with her elbow. “Let’s just get inside,” Remus chuckled, rolling his eyes.

Once inside, Remus bought his own snacks and offered to buy Y/N’s and Sirius’s but Sirius insisted on paying for Y/N’s snacks because “she bought his ticket and it was only fair he return the favor.” They settled on sharing a popcorn and a soda and each getting a candy, and then made their way to the theater. Y/N sat between the boys, holding the popcorn in her lap so it was accessible to everyone. Shortly after the teens got settled in their seats, the movie started. As the movie started, everyone dug into their snacks, Y/N and Sirius’s hands innocently grazing against one another. Shy glances passed between the two, unbeknownst to Remus who was immediately engrossed in the movie. At one jump scare, Y/N instinctively grasped Sirius’s hand, and he held onto hers tightly as well. Their fingers stayed intertwined through the rest of the movie.

“Okay that movie was great!” Sirius exclaimed as he burst through the doors out of the theater to the street. “I need a picture of this place for my instagram!” he decided, snapping a picture and posting it immediately.

“you’re gonna need a bigger boat”

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_y.n_y.l.n_: ok jaws enthusiast

sirius.the.dogstar: @_y.n_y.l.n_ it’s my new favorite film!

yourfriend1: @sirius.the.dogstar as it should be king!!

“Y/N, who’s this person calling me “king” and why do I have a bunch of new followers?” Sirius asked as he put his phone away. “My friends probably saw you tag me in that post by the lake and followed you from there. That’s my friend Y/F/N from school, she’s really nice. she’ll hype up all of your posts,” Y/N laughed. “Ah yes, classic Y/F/N,” Remus mused. “Just because she thinks we’re in love doesn’t mean she’s not nice,” Y/N playfully rolled her eyes. “Oh,” Sirius raised an eyebrow. “None of my friends at school have guy friends as close as Remus and I so it’s a little difficult for them to understand our dynamic. But we no offense, I could never picture myself in love with you,” Y/N laughed, nudging Remus. “No offense taken because I feel the exact same way,” Remus grinned sarcastically before Y/N perked up. “Let’s go to Tony’s and get some pasta!” She exclaimed, grabbing both of the boys’ hands and pulling them toward the Italian restaurant.

“get in my belly!” - @_y.n_y.l.n_

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_y.n_y.l.n_: AND IT WAS DELICIOUS

remusneedsanap: would you calm down it’s noodles in sauce

_y.n_y.l.n_: @remusneedsanap get out 🤚🏻

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princesse-de-ravenclaw · 1 year

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making some changes and possibly updating!!

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(Unrequested) Modern Marauder AU. Remus warns Sirius against falling for his muggle friend, but Sirius does what he wants.

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@/sirius.the.dog star

pretty

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@_y.n_y.l.n_ 3

the cutest girl i’ve ever met 🤍

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yourfriend4: i want to know HOW you’re getting so CLOSE???

_y.n_y.l.n_: @yourfriend4 i have no idea they just come up to me!

it’s my favorite time of year

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@_y.n_y.l.n_ 2

sweet boy followed me for my hike this morning 🤍

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yourfriend1: he’s so cute!! 🫶🏻

yourfriend3: omg a bunny!! 🐰

“i’m on top of the world, hey”

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“does this make me look artsy??”

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yourfriend1: YES 😍

remusneedsanap: It doesn’t, but we love you anyway

there’s a whole world out there ready to be conquered

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yourfriend3: so inspiring🫶🏻

he told me wearing heels was a bad idea and i did it anyway… he was right #bestfriendgoals @remusneedsanap

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remusneedsanap: You’re welcome 😘

yourfriend2: i definitely think you’re lying about this 🥴

yourfriend1: @yourfriend2 right like they’re too cute together to just be friends!

_y.n_y.l.n_: @yourfriend2 @/yourfriend1 lol

she got so close to us it was crazy!! remus and i both have a new friend 🤍

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yourfriend3: i’m convinced you’re a disney princess in disguise

yourfriend4: her face im dying 🤣

favorite place to reflect

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see ya next summer!! you’re my favorite 🫶🏻

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remusneedsanap: See you soon! Miss you already!

last early morning hike before school starts back

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yourfriend4: omg see you so soon

yourfriend1: i hope we have classes together!

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@_y.n_y.l.n_

lake views

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morning hike 🌲

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made a little friend on my hike today

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yourfriend1: STOP RN THATS SO CUTE

yourfriend2: omg omg omg

yourfriend3: please keep it as a pet 🥹

dusk on the lake 🌅

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yourfriend2: beautiful!

i almost fell in

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remusneedsanap: I almost pushed you

“no paparazzi please”

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yourfriend1: i ship this so hard

yourfriend3: u guys are so cute together!!

_y.n_y.l.n_: @/yourfriend1 @yourfriend3 omg it’s not like that at ALL 💀🤣

can we please bring him home??? @remusneedsanap

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remusneedsanap: Your parents would kill us both!

summer cap out over the lake 🤍

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yourfriend2: ugh i wish i was living your life

splish splash

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@remusneedsanap 2

Back in the Mountains

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🍁

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_y.n_y.l.n_: is that a WEED???

remusneedsanap: @_y.n_y.l.n_ I’m calling the police!!

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Off to school

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I might as well live here

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Autumn reads

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@remusneedsanap

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American chocolate isn’t my favorite but it’s still pretty good. @_y.n_y.l.n_

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_y.n_y.l.n_: ok chocolate snob

@_y.n_y.l.n_ Now we match

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_y.n_y.l.n_: we love twins!!

“You’re so golden”

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_y.n_y.l.n_: harry styles lyrics, i couldn’t be more proud 😌

remusneedsanap: @_y.n_y.l.n_ I thought you’d appreciate that 😂

Stopping off in Cheshire

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Happy Christmas from boarding school

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_y.n_y.l.n_: *merry

remusneedsanap: @_y.n_y.l.n_ **Happy

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Embracing my inner @_y.n_y.l.n_ today

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_y.n_y.l.n_: parfait! *chef’s kiss*

#text me #remus lupin #remus lupin instagram #remus lupin social media au #marauders modern au #remus lupin x y/n #remus lupin x reader

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princesse-de-ravenclaw · 1 year

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Champagne Problems Masterlist

(i) -the engagement party

(ii) -back to hogwarts

#reblog #sirius black #harry potter fandom #harry potter fanfiction #marauders #sirius black fanfiction #marauders era #sirius black imagine #remus lupin #harry potter #arranged marriage au #star crossed sirius #star crossed sirius black #star crossed lovers

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remus lupin is a stoner and nothing you say can change my mind

#remus lupin #remus lupin headcanon #young!remus lupin #marauders #marauders headcanon #young! marauders

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Champagne Problems Masterlist

(i) -the engagement party

(ii) -back to hogwarts

(iii) -operation bowtruckle

#champagne problems #sirius #Sirius Black #young!sirius black #sirius x reader #sirius black x reader #young!sirius black x reader #star crossed lovers #star crossed sirius black #star crossed sirius #arranged marriage au

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princesse-de-ravenclaw · 1 year

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Champagne Problems (ii)

summary: Y/N Y/L/N has everything: a wealthy family, a famous last name, and the most eligible bachelor in the wizarding community as her soon to be husband. What happens when she’s reunited with a forbidden friend from the past?

tw: angst if you squint??

word count: 5,015

The next few weeks passed by dreadfully slowly, but eventually, September 1st rolled around and it was finally time for Y/N to go back to school. She was excited for the school year, but she had a lot on her mind. Once she boarded the train, Y/N passed compartment after compartment, waving hello to friends, but deciding to keep going until she found one that was empty. She shared a dorm with three other girls, this was going to be the last alone-time she got until Christmas. Her alone-time was short lived, however, when a knock came on the door to her cart and a familiar face showed itself through the window. Y/N smiled as Sirius opened the compartment door. “Need some company?” he he asked with a smirk. “I suppose I could handle that,” Y/N smiled and motioned for him to sit down.

“Don’t you have a group of friends to sit with?” Y/N asked as Sirius made himself comfortable. “Don’t you?” he quipped, raising and eyebrow. “I suppose. But I don’t always sit with the same group of people on every trip, either,” Y/N shrugged. “And here I thought you stopped paying attention to me in first year,” Sirius waggled his eyebrows playfully. “Trust me,” Y/N laughed, “I did. But your group has quite the reputation.” “Anyway, I dunno. I didn’t see any of them. Either I’m the first one on, or they’re farther down the line and if that’s the case, I’ll see them when we get to school,” Sirius shrugged. “How was the rest of your summer?” he asked. “Boring. Stressful. Otherwise, uneventful. How was yours?” she answered honestly. “It was pretty good, actually. I third-wheeled with Lily and James a lot, but we saw some really cool films, took a trip out to the beach, and then Mr. and Mrs. Potter went out of town so we had the whole house to ourselves, it was cool,” Sirius smiled fondly as he described the adventures he shared with his friends, and for a moment, Y/N wished she could have been there, too.

“Oi! There you are! We’ve been looking for you for-oh, hello,” James exclaimed as he and Lily barged into the compartment. “Um, hi,” Y/N smiled politely. “Y/N, right?” James asked. “Yeah. You’re James, and I’m guessing you’re Lily?” Y/N replied. “That’s us,” Lily smiled. “Pardon my boyfriend being rude, but do you mind if we sit with you?” Lily asked, nudging James who had already taken a seat. “Oh, shit, sorry,” James replied quickly. “Oh! Of course, please,” Y/N motioned to the seats and Sirius hopped up from his spot across from Y/N and moved over so he was sitting next to her. Lily took the window seat opposite Y/N and James sat next to her, slinging his arm around her shoulders. An awkward silence settled over the four teens for a few minutes. “So, Y/N, how do you know Sirius?” Lily spoke up. “Oh, we grew up together. Our parents are close,” Y/N answered. “Oh,” Lily tried to hide her confusion. “We sort of fell out during first year because of.. um... I don’t know, my parents stopped liking him,” Y/N explained. “Hey, don’t feel too bad,” Sirius nudged her, “My parents stopped liking me around first year, too,” he joked, easing the tension and getting everyone to laugh.

“Bloody hell, you guys! I’ve been looking for you all morning!” A short boy with poorly styled hair opened the door to the compartment. “Wormtail! Nice of you to join us, mate!” James exclaimed, patting the open seat next to him. “I’m sorry, did you just call him a worm?” Y/N asked incredulously. “It’s an inside joke. That’s Peter. Pete, this is Y/N,” Sirius introduced them, and Peter seemed to see Y/N for the first time. “Oh!” he exclaimed, “Hello!” “Nice to meet you,” Y/N smiled at him and then glanced out the window. Definitely no alone time on this train ride. But it could be fun. Sirius has just been telling her about all the good times he had with these people, maybe Y/N would have a good time with them as well. Just a few minutes later, the whistle blew and the train was on its way to Hogwarts.

The train rolled on, and the teens chatted amongst themselves, catching up on what they had done over the summer. Y/N remained quiet, unless to answer a question. She felt nervous, for some reason, to be around Sirius’s friends. They were nice, and even funny, but Y/N couldn’t help but feel out of place. After about an hour and a half, the compartment door opened. “These prefect meetings get more and more boring every-oh, hello, Y/N,” Remus said as he plopped down in the seat next to Sirius. “Hi, Remus,” Y/N smiles politely. “You two know each other?” Sirius asked incredulously. “Yeah, we’ve had classes together. Last year we were paired together in advanced potion making,” Remus shrugged. “Well I’ll be damned,” James laughed. “I do talk to other people outside of you lot, you know,” Remus taunted. “You’re kidding! Since when are we allowed to have other friends?” James asked dramatically, earning laughs from all of the teens. And so they joked, and laughed the whole way to the school; and while Y/N felt like she was intruding on their time together, the marauders had already begun accepting her as one of their own.

After the sorting ceremony, Y/N went straight to her dorm- the first feast of the year always left her exhausted, she suspected it was all the rich food in her belly. She planned to change into her most comfortable pajamas and curl up with Desdemona before drifting off into a much needed sleep. Y/N was almost able to go through with her plan, too, but what she hadn’t accounted for was that her roommates would also skip the festivities and come straight to the dorm as well, eager to hear all about Y/N’s engagement party. “Y/N, Y/N!” they exclaimed. “We looked for you at dinner but we couldn’t find you, you have to tell us all about the engagement party!” her roommate, Ellie, exclaimed. “Did Amelia Rosehart really design your dress?” Dawn asked. “Let us see the ring!” Cynthia squealed. “It was very nice,” Y/N started. “Amelia did design my dress, and styled my hair and makeup. I looked like a completely different person. We just answered a lot of questions about the wedding plans and had dinner, and then everyone left and Peter and I had a good talk,” she explained.

“I can’t believe you’re marrying Peter Williams, you’re living my dream,” Dawn declared as she plopped into her bed. “Isn’t he so wonderful? Is he funny? I always imagined him being funny,” she gushed. “He’s nice, yeah. And I dunno, I suppose he’s moderately funny. I’ve met funnier people,” Y/N shrugged, “But then again we didn’t talk that much.” “What about the ring? The ring!” Ellie reminded her. “Oh, right. Here you go,” Y/N held her left hand out for the girls to inspect, and Dawn nearly fell out of her bed trying to leap over to see the ring. It was massive, honestly. In the center, there was a large, oval shaped diamond. Around that, there was a small band of emeralds outlining the diamond, and then smaller circular diamonds around the gold band. Y/N felt ridiculous wearing it at school, but her parents insisted she wear it. They believed it would show everyone how well off the family was going to be.

“Was it his grandmothers?” Cynthia asked excitedly. “His great-grandmother’s, and then his grandmother’s, and then his mother’s,” Y/N told them. “Merlin’s beard, it must go back to the 1800s!” Dawn cried. “1897, yeah. His great-grandfather had it custom made for his great-grandmother, and then they passed it down the line of the oldest siblings in the family,” Y/N confirmed. “Godric, it’s nearly a hundred years old and it looks brand new!” Ellie’s exclaimed. “Every time it got passed down it was repaired, plus they expect me to have it cleaned every eight weeks,” Y/N couldn’t help but laugh a bit. “And the party, was it extravagant?” Cynthia asked. “It was.. tasteful. The whole mansion was decorated, and we had a team of chefs come in from France, the food was magnificent, by the way, and yeah.. It was good,” Y/N nodded. “Godric, Y/N, you are so lucky!” Ellie yawned as she climbed into her bed. “I suppose I am,” Y/N agreed as she picked up Desdemona and snuggled up in her blankets. Desdemona’s purrs soon lulled Y/N into a much needed sleep.

The next day, Y/N woke up before her dorm mates to have a shower before the day officially started. She liked the girls, she really did, but she was in no mood to talk more about the Williamses or the party. She returned to her dorm and got ready as quietly as possible before slipping out at heading down to the great hall for breakfast. She passed Sirius and James as she walked in, and she and Sirius exchanged smiles and small waves before she found an empty table to sit at to have a quiet breakfast. Thoughts of her future tangled with thoughts of her upcoming classes, and as Y/N looked down at her empty bowl, she realized that she had forgotten to even taste her oatmeal. She supposed it didn’t matter, it was time to head to her first lesson anyway. She grabbed an apple to snack on later, and made her way to the Transfigurations classroom.

Y/N took a seat in the middle of the classroom and let her thoughts consume her while she had a little while before the lesson started. She was ripped away from her thoughts when the chair next to her scraped across the floor. “This seat taken?” Y/N was surprised to find Sirius holding onto the chair next to hers. “Uh, it is now. Please, sit,” Y/N answered with a smile. Y/N hadn’t had a class with Sirius in a few years, she suspected because he tended to slack off whereas she was one of the top students of their year. “Well imagine that, I put in a little extra effort last year and got moved up into the class with the smart people,” Sirius laughed as he set his belongings down. “Yeah, see what happens when you actually put that brain in there to use,” Y/N teased, lightly tapping on his forehead. At the table behind them, Lily raised an eyebrow and looked to James questioningly. James just shrugged in response.

Y/N’s next class was charms, where she took a seat next to Dawn, and was saved by professor Flitwick’s speech cutting off any questions Dawn could have asked. The class itself was pretty uneventful, as Flitwick somehow got distracted and ended up telling the class about his entire summer, instead of starting an actual lesson. When the class ended, Y/N elected to wander the halls for a little bit instead of going straight to her next lesson. She had learned last year that if she was the first to arrive to class, Professor Binns would trap her in a horrendously boring story that conveniently would not end until it was time for class to start. So, she took her time, strolling into the History of Magic classroom just before the door shut signaling for class to begin. Her eyes scanned the room for a place to sit, and she was pleasantly surprised to see Sirius seated in the back of the classroom with an open seat next to him.

“Mind if I sit here?” She whispered as she set her bag down. “Course not, take a seat, friend,” Sirius smiled. “We’re friends again?” Y/N asked him with a slight tilt of her head. “Well, we sit together in two classes and I enjoy the conversations we share, so yeah I suppose we are,” Sirius shrugged. “Is that okay?” he asked. Y/N grinned, “Yeah, that’s okay.” Sirius smiled in return before turning his attention to the front of the room where Binns had started his lesson. Professor Binns was extremely passionate about his job, and Y/N knew that. She tried to listen closely and give him her full attention, more so because she didn’t want to hurt his feelings than actually caring about what he had to say, but he had the most monotonous voice she had ever heard, and the lesson was just so bloody boring. It didn’t help either that James and Sirius were using a golden snitch to pass notes back and forth, either. Finally, Y/N caved in and turned to Sirius.

“Please tell me you’re exchanging cheesy jokes, I’m so bored I’m going to lose my mind,” she whispered. “Almost. James and I are trying to find an animal that best describes Binns. James thinks he’s most like a tortoise but I think that’s too obvious,” Sirius leaned in to tell her, sliding the wrinkled parchment to her. An idea popped into Y/N’s head and with a smirk, she lifted her quill. I think he’s most like a naked mole-rat. He’s wrinkly as hell and is so engrossed in his job that he kept doing it after he died, she wrote. Sirius leaned over her should to read what she was writing and laughed out loud, quickly covering it with an obnoxiously loud cough. He folded the parchment up and stuffed it inside the snitch before sending it back over to James. When James read the parchment, he let out one loud laugh but quickly composed himself before sliding it over to Remus who’s shoulders shook as he chuckled silently. James took the paper down and scribbled another note to pass back to Sirius. She’s in. See if she wants to come to Hogsmeade with us on Saturday.

The week sped by as Y/N nervously awaited the weekend. She really liked Sirius’s friends, but her family had a long history and a bad reputation, and they all had every right to despise her for that. Y/N held completely different beliefs than even her own parents, but the legacy her family name held still filled her with guilt. She almost felt like she was holding her breath, waiting for them to realize that they didn’t actually want her around. Y/N elected to wake up early and go to the great hall as soon as Saturday breakfast began. The hall was nearly empty, as most of the students preferred to sleep in on the weekends.

She sat alone and piled her plate with fruit, but instead of eating, she just sat there, trying to calm her nerves and prepare for the day. By the time the rest of the students began showing up for breakfast, Y/N realized that she wasn’t hungry, and she decided to take her uneaten food out to the forbidden forrest. She wasn’t expected to meet Sirius and his friends in Hogsmeade until 10:30, she had plenty of time. On her way out of the great hall, Y/N passed Sirius and Remus, giving them a quick smile before ducking her head and slightly speeding up her pace. Sirius and Remus looked at one another, and Sirius opened his mouth to speak, but Remus beat him to it. “Go on. We’ll see you in Hogsmeade,” he told Sirius. Sirius grinned before turning to follow after Y/N.

When he finally caught up with her, Y/N had just found a place that she decided was deep enough into the Forbidden Forest. “You know, I’m pretty sure Hagrid comes out here to feed the creatures every night,” Sirius spoke up, “You don’t have to sacrifice your breakfast to them.” “I already had it on my plate, and I decided I wasn’t hungry. Didn’t want it to go to waste,” Y/N shrugged. “Plus, I like the animals,” she said, as a little rabbit hopped up and ate one of the berries she had tossed on the ground. Sirius chuckled at the bunny as he stepped closer to Y/N to see the little animals scurrying around the fruit. “What are you doing out here?” Y/N smiled as she turned to him. Y/N was terrified that Sirius was going to snap out of it and realize that she came from everything he hated, but at the same time his presence always made her feel so comfortable. “Wanted to come check on you. You seemed a little off leaving the great hall,” He answered honestly.

“Oh, I’m okay. Just wanted to spend a little time outdoors,” Y/N flashed him a positive smile. Sirius didn’t respond for a minute. “Did you know that your voice changes when you’re trying to be pleasant?” He finally asked her. “What do you mean?” Y/N raised an eyebrow. “Your voice gets higher and you nearly over-annunciate your words so that you sound more confident than you’re necessarily feeling,” he shrugged. “I noticed it at the engagement party, and most of the time when you talk to James, and Lily, and Peter.” “Oh.. I, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to-“ Y/N started. “Y/N you’re not obligated to tell me anything you don’t want to tell me, and you don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do, either. I just want you to know that you don’t have to put on a front for any of us. And I don’t want to you to feel like you have to, either,” he assured her. “You don’t have to be ‘The Daughter of the Y/L/N Family, you can just be Y/N with us.”

“Sirius, I’m so nervous around your friends. I’ve been playing the role of Y/N Y/L/N for so long that I don’t think I even know who ‘just Y/N’ is. And everyone else is fine with the front, but your friends are all so true to themselves, and what they believe in. I just feel like they’re bound to realize that I don’t deserve the kind of friendship they give. I don’t know how to be around people and be relaxed and just roll with the punches,” Y/N admitted. “Hey. We all know that you are nothing like your parents. And they already like you, I can guarantee they aren’t going to change their minds. Plus, I like to think that you’ve been pretty relaxed and honest with me these last few weeks,” Sirius offered.

“I’ve known you my whole life, of course I’m comfortable around you. I don’t think that counts,” Y/N counted. “Oh, it counts,” Sirius decided, earning a laugh from Y/N. “Really though, don’t get so into your head, you’re great, just being yourself,” he assured her. Y/N gnawed on the inside of a cheek for a moment before lurching to the side in order to squeeze Sirius in a quick hug. “Thanks,” she told him, avoiding his gaze. Sirius grinned and nudged her with his shoulder, “Any time.” “Oh, Merlin! We’ve got to be late going to Hogsmeade! I had only planned on being out here for a few minutes,” Y/N scrunched up her face. “That’s alright,” Sirius assured her, “I know a shortcut, come with me.”

Sirius led Y/N back to the castle, up to the third floor, to the statue of Gunhilda of Gorsemoor. “Dissendium,” he said softly, and the statue opened up to reveal a tunnel. “What in the-“ Y/N blurted, but Sirius gave her an exasperated look and she cut herself off. “What in Merlin’s beard is this?” she whispered aggressively. Sirius motioned for her to go down the stairs and she reluctantly began making her way down, Sirius following and immediately falling into step next to her. Once they were a few steps down, the statue closed back up, Y/N stopped to look back but Sirius kept walking and Y/N determined that it did what it was supposed to do and caught back up with him. “It’s a secret passageway,” Sirius told her. “There are loads of them around the castle. This one leads to Honeydukes’s cellar, where I figure everyone will be because Remus likes to stock up on chocolate on the first trip of the term,” He said. “How do you know where they are?” Y/N asked him in amazement. “We... do a lot of things that aren’t homework,” Sirius shrugged. “I’m gonna let it go for now, but I definitely want to see some of the other passageways,” Y/N told him. Sirius grinned and agreed before picking up his pace a little bit.

By the time Sirius and Y/N climbed up the stairs from the cellar into Honeydukes shop, the marauders were still browsing the selections of sweets. “Hello all, we made it!” Sirius announced as he approached James and slung his arm around him. “Wow, Sirius is late, who would have expected this to happen?” Remus commented in a monotonous tone, earning laughter from James, Lily, and Peter. “Would have been on time but I got distracted by Y/N out in the forbidden forest trying to sneak a bowtruckle into her pocket!” Sirius grinned. “You know, I’m not sure that’s exactly how it went,” Y/N quipped. “I think the most important question here is: do you actually have a bowtruckle in your pocket?” James asked her. “Unfortunately, I do not. I actually was wanting to get a few to live in my garden at home but my mother thinks they’re vermin and forbade it,” Y/N admitted.

“No problem, here’s the plan: We find a bowtruckle for you. We spend the entire year training it to play camouflage and be still when other humans come in the garden, and boom-your parents will never even notice it,” James proposed. Y/N was taken aback at his willingness to help her at the drop of a hat, but she tried not to show it. “Do you really think that will work?” she asked him. “Of course! Bowtruckles are very intelligent,” James shrugged. “Plus, your mother doesn’t pay much attention to things that she deems unnecessary,” Sirius added. “Sirius!” Lily scolded. “Oh, no, it’s okay! He’s totally right,” Y/N assured Lily with a laugh. “She’s been in my conservatory maybe three times, and all she ever does is glance around and say ‘it looks nice, dear,’” Y/N over-corrected her posture and did an exaggerated impression of her mother. “As long as it didn’t move around, she would probably just see green and think it belongs there,” Y/N added.

“Sounds doable,” Remus shrugged, “When do we want to start?” he asked. “Do you all really want to do this?” Y/N asked, looking to each of them. “It does sound fun,” Lily nodded. “Plus, I love any excuse to piss off parents,” Sirius smirked. “I think we’re all in,” Peter added. “Alright,” Y/N smiled. “Maybe we can skip lunch in the great hall tomorrow and bring our food out to the forbidden forest instead?” Y/N suggested. “It could be like a picnic and a mission all in one.” “Oh, I think lunch in the forest would be lovely!” Lily exclaimed. “Lunch tomorrow, then. Operation Bowtruckle is a-go!” James declared. Y/N grinned as the group split up to finish picking out their sweets.

“I can’t believe they just decided to up and help me like that,” Y/N told Sirius as she picked up a tin of lemon-sherbets. “I told you, they like you already. Plus, we all love a good mission,” Sirius smiled and nudged her shoulder with his. “I’m really excited, it sounds fun. Plus, I think it’ll be a nice way to stick it to my family once the school year ends,” Y/N admitted, “It’s not harmful in any way, but it’s slightly petty and I think it’ll make me feel a little better.” “I personally don’t think it’s enough to make up for them selling your freedom, but if it makes you feel better about it than it’s a start,” Sirius shrugged. Y/N froze at his words but quickly snapped herself out of it, hoping that Sirius wouldn’t notice, but he did.

“I... I didn’t mean it like that,” Sirius told her softly. “It’s okay, really-“ Y/N tried to stop him but he cut her off. “I just mean that they’re asking a lot of you, and sneaking in a two-inch leaf creature isn’t nearly on the same scale of sacrifice,” He told her. “No, you’re right. I just don’t really have any other way to rebel so I’m doing what I can,” Y/N shrugged and gave a light laugh, and Sirius could tell she didn’t want to pursue the topic any further. “Maybe we can train it to be very stealthy and sneak around your house making noises to mess with your mum?” Sirius joked, slinging an arm around Y/N’s shoulder. “What,” Y/N laughed, “You want to use a bowtruckle to gaslight my parents into thinking the manor is haunted?” Sirius joined in her laughter for a moment before shaking his head. “I was thinking more along the lines of rodents in the walls but I like where your mind is,” Sirius told her, and they both burst into laughter again. “You’re crazy, Sirius Black,” Y/N laughed as she shook her head.

The teenagers finished picking out their sweets and the group reconvened outside of Honeydukes. “Anyone fancy a trip to Zonko’s?” Remus offered. “I actually need to go to Scrivenshaft's for a new quill,” Lily replied. “Oh, I wanted to get some parchment and quills for journaling!” Y/N agreed. “The boys always lose their heads in Zonko’s anyway. Y/N, why don’t you and I go get our supplies and leave them to their toys,” Lily flashed Y/N a wink as all of the marauders began to protest. “They aren’t toys!” Peter cried. “We’re planning chaos!” Sirius protested. “Yes, I can see what you mean. They’re obviously very passionate about the pranks,” Y/N laughed, “I’d love to join you, Lily.” And with that, the group split into two.

“So you said that you and Sirius grew up together?” Lily asked as the girls made their way through Hogsmeade. “Yeah, our parents are good friends so we spent a lot of time together as children. Shortly after the start of first year my parents wrote me a letter saying that Sirius was becoming too much of a troublemaker and that I wasn’t to see him anymore,” Y/N admitted. “And that was just… it?” Lily asked. There was no judgment in her question, just complete surprise. “That was it. The society we grew up in, what Sirius did is almost unheard of. We’re trained from birth to listen to our parents and be upstanding members of the community. If our parents tell us that we aren’t to associate with someone, we never see them again. Image and status are everything to them,” Y/N told her.

“So what changed?” Lily asked, opening the door to Scrivenshaft's and holding it for Y/N to enter. “I don’t know, I ran into Sirius at my engagement party over the summer and I was a little bit miserable. Sirius was the only one who noticed, and we talked and, I don’t know, it was nice to have a genuine conversation with someone. It was like no time had passed and I realized that I missed him. That’s sort of crazy, isn’t it?” Y/N laughed nervously. “That’s not crazy at all, everyone needs friends that they can depend on, and Sirius is a good one,” Lily smiled. “But let’s back up just a tad… You’re engaged?” Lily asked incredulously. “Yes. Well, sort of. I mean… Yes. My parents promised me to the son of another family when we were children. Now we’re to be married when the school year ends,” Y/N explained. “Y/N that’s… heavy,” Lily stopped rummaging through shelves to look at Y/N. “Oh, it’s alright. Peter seems nice, and financially well off, and I’ve been prepared for this for years so it’s okay,” Y/N nodded and Lily didn’t want to press on.

“But you and Sirius seem to have reconnected without a hitch,” Lily offered. “Oh, yeah absolutely. It’s weird how we’ve only just picked up again and he already seems to know me better than my family and my other friends,” Y/N pondered. A knowing glimmer shone in Lily’s eyes and she just nodded as Y/N began looking for the parchment she needed. Lily stood pondering for a moment before catching up with Y/N. She decided it was best to not press on and changed the subject. “That’s the best parchment for personal writing, I think. Do you write?” Lily asked her. “I like to write out my feelings, mostly. Sometimes I write poetry, but that’s pretty much the same thing only in a stuck-up way,” Y/N laughed, “What about you?” “I don’t think poetry is stuck up at all, I think it’s beautiful! And I like to journal, write about my day, things to preserve memories, you know?” Lily replied. Y/N smiled, “I think that’s brilliant. I’ll have to try that-writing down my favorite memories from the day.”

“I’d love to read more poetry,” Lily pondered aloud. “Oh, I could recommend you some books! My parents had me reading poetry my whole life to improve my prose, that’s how I got into writing it,” Y/N offered. “I would love that! What else do you like to read?” Lily asked. “Old stuff, mostly,” Y/N admitted with a laugh, “Shakespeare, Dickens, Brontë, Wilde, stuff like that.” “All good, yes, but hear me out: modern sci-fi, or if that’s a little too much for you, some romance?” Lily suggested. “I’d be open to both, honestly,” Y/N nodded. “How about we do a book swap? Every Sunday we meet in the library and pick out a book for the other to read-You pick out a poetry book for me, I pick something modern and muggle for you, and then the following Saturday we can talk about the books!” Lily exclaimed. “Lily Evans, I think we’re going to be very good friends,” Y/N grinned as she tossed her arm around Lily’s shoulders and the girls made their way to the counter.

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