suffragette city// sirius x reader

Chapter 8- It's No Game

The bishop cowered under the ominous figure of Y/N's queen. Everyone held their breath as they huddled around the oak table.

'Queen to B5.' Y/N prompted smugly, watching hungrily as the bishop tumbled down and walked begrudgingly over to her side of the board.

James cursed but took one of her pawns.

'Merlin's beard, she looks like she's formulating a battle plan.' Peter whispered to Dorcas.

'That's what I'm doing, shut up Peter, I'm trying to think.'

Just as she said that the portrait swung open and Jasper, Thomas and a few others walked in.

'What's happening?' Jasper hissed loudly to Thomas.

Someone from the crowd shushed him.

The boys walked over to the crowded table, taking in the sight of James and Y/N trapped in concentration.

Y/N slowly wrapped her fingers and her pawn and went to move it to D7.

'Wait-' Thomas said quickly, 'He'll take it with his knight.'

He wrapped his fingers around Y/N's and moved the piece to a different place on the board.

James swore, 'She got help!'

'Are we doing teams now? I'll play with you, James.' Sirius, who had come down from the dormitory a little while earlier, said.

'If you're as good as you say you are, Potter, you shouldn't need teams. Thomas was simply assisting in one move.' Y/N replied sharply, tossing her hair over her shoulder, her fingers tingling at where Thomas' had been.

James grumbled something under his breath and took his turn.

Seven minutes later and the crowd was thickening.

A third year looked at her watch, 'They've been playing for 54 minutes!'

James and Y/N shushed her at the same time.

'Queen to E4,' James said, 'Check.'

Y/N furrowed her brow, 'King to F6.'

'Queen to E5.'

'Checkmate.' Y/N said, wickedly.

'What?! Oh-'

He faltered, her knight would take him if he moved to the right and her Queen would take him if he moved anywhere else.

'Rats.'

'Good game.' Y/N said, complacently.

'Good game.' James replied, somewhat bitterly, before shaking her hand.

'What was I doing before this?'

'I can't remember, it doesn't matter.' Peter jumped in quickly.

Y/N frowned but dropped it and turned to Jasper and Thomas.

'Do you play chess alot?' she asked Thomas.

'Oh, not so much anymore, I used to play a lot with my- Friends.' he looked away and Jasper's eyes flickered towards him suspiciously.

'You two ought to play again sometime, if Thomas wins he can take you out for a butterbeer.' Jasper said jokingly.

Y/N's eyes flicked up and she stared at Thomas through her thick lashes. Thomas looked back at her before clearing his throat.

'I'm sure Y/N has better things to do with her time.'

'Oh, I don't really-'

'That's right! She absolutely does hAHa!' James intervened.

'Yeah, we've actually got to go do that now.' Sirius said cheerily.

'What?'

'Potions!'

'Huh?'

'Thanks!'

'Wait-'

'Bye!'

The boys dragged Y/N outside and she turned on them, her jaw dropped in delight.

'You're tampering with the bet!' she laughed gleefully, 'You're actually scared you're going to lose, oh my god, you cowards!'

'We are not cowards. We just have better things to do with our time than your homework.' Sirius said indignantly.

'Don't objectify women, Sirius.'

'What?'

'Things isn't a very nice thing to call girls.'

James laughed and Sirius glared.

'Okay- stop.'

'That's what I say to every girl who asks me for your number.' James said.

'Oh nice, that's what I do too.' Y/N replied.

'I actually hate you both.'

'That's sweet.' Y/N smiled.

Sirius rolled his stormy eyes, 'Let's go play some Quidditch.'

'What- now? It's pitch black outside!' Y/N exclaimed, 'Wait, heh, when Sirius is playing Quidditch is he Pitch Black?'

'Okay, offer revoked.' Sirius said.

'No no no! I want to play- I'm sorryyyy.' she whined, mockingly.

'Fine, let's go.'

'Lumos.'

Their wand lit up in sync and they headed towards the pitch.

'So do you really think Thomas was going to ask me out?'

The boys groaned in protest and Y/N laughed as they stepped into the starry night.