Velvet - Marauders Era

6 - 2002

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TW: arranged marriage
Age: 15
Year: 4-5

May 1975

"Hey Natasha" James said approaching her, Lily and Marlene.
"If you want to ask out Lily or offer some kind of romantic gesture, shes not interested, go away" Natasha said, not looking up from her book.
"Well, no actually. I wanted to ask you something" He told her.
"What?" She put the book down and met his gaze. He rubbed the back of his neck nervously, Lily nudged her arm, they all knew what was coming.
"Will you erm..." He trailed off.
"Go on Prongs!" Sirius shouted out from behind a bush, James glared at him before turning back Natasha with a new found confidence.
"Will you go out with me?" He asked, Natasha smiled.
"It would be a pleasure" She giggled. Natasha got up and the two kissed. Lily was giving her the 'seriously' look.
"What?" Natasha asked innocently. Lily sighed.
"You literally said you hated him the other day and only last year punched him so hard his nose broke!" She told him.
"Well hate turns to love quite easily with me" She explained nonchalantly.
"Unbelievable" Lily said turning back to her home work.
"So you and Tom next then?" Marlene asked. Natasha scoffed.
"No chance" She said.
"We'll see" Lily said, picking up her quill.

June 1975

"Alright give it here" Natasha said, holding her hand out to James, so he could give her the bottle.
"But your St Natasha" James said laughing, she looked him dead in the eye.
"Give. It. To. Me" She  demanded.
"Fine, fine" he said, handing her the bottle of beer. She took a swig and started coughing.
"Fucking hell that tastes awful" She spluttered.
"We dont drink it for the taste" Sirius laughed, James took back the bottle.
"I know, but you could at least drink something better!" She told them.
"Like what?" Remus asked.
"I dont know" Natasha answered, taking a opaque bottle out of her jacket pocket. Everyone looked at her, brows furrowed as she took a very large sip of the unknown liquid.
"Whats that?" James asked her.
"Orange juice" She answered innocently, a smirk dancing on her lips.
"Oh yeah, give it here then" He said, she passed it to him and he took a sip.
"Its is" He confirmed. Sirius looked at her, knowing better than to believe it.
"Maybe" He said, a smirk growing on his face. "Its cranberry juice" he said stressed the two words while looking at the bottle. "Oh yes, Cranberry juice" Sirus said, drinking a bit of the liquid. "This" He said, holding up the bottle. "Is a charmed bottle that masks the liquid inside, turning it to whatever you want it to be, its so no one finds out whats actually in there" he clarified.
"So what really in there?" Peter asked.
"Vodka" Natasha said quietly.
"You cant have that much!" James said, grabbing the bottle. Natasha used her magic to lift him up against the tree and take the bottle from his hands, then she let him go and he fell to the ground with a thud. She took a joint out of her pocket and lit it, putting it in her mouth and blowing the smoke in her boyfriends face.
"Not so much the St Natasha we thought she was is she?" Sirius noted.
"No, not quite" James agreed, sitting next to her, he kissed her, the smoke traveling between their mouths.
"Damn" Remus said as James blew out the smoke, Sirius looked at her impressed.

December 1975

"I cant come home this year either, because I'm finally allowed to go the annual Gryffindor Christmas party, next year I promise" Natasha told  her younger sister.
"Ugh fine, see you in January" She said before grabbing her bags and going out of the great hall were Natasha was sat with her dorm and the Marauders. Andromeda was the only one going home for Christmas this yeas as Bellatrix was with her new boyfriend Rodolphus and Narcissa her new and first forbidden relationship. Bellatrix and Rodolphus were arranged to be married so they thought it best for them to date.
"I hate Bellatrix, but I still feel bad for her" Lily said.
"yeah arranged marriage must be the worst" Marlene replied.
"I wouldnt mind it" Mary said.
"You read too many romance novels May" Dorcas said.
"Yeah its not that much fun in real life" Sirius told her.
"Its very rare to actually get someone you will ever love" Natasha told her. "But its fine to romanticise it because you arent going to have to go through it some point. But yeah I guess it sounds fun from your point of view." she continued.
"Are you?" Remus asked.
"Am I what?" Natasha replied.
"Are you going to have an arranged marriage?" Peter clarified.
"Well mother and father are talking about it, its Pureblood tradition, the Malfoys, House of Black and more recently the Rosiers and the Crabbes have all been partaking in it." Natasha explained.
"So Sirius..." James said
"And Narcissa" Marlene squeaked. Narcissa had broken up with Lucius because he was just a bit too much to handle and she had started dating the Gryffindor half blood Marlene Mckinnon.
"I am going to try everything to let you and Narcissa be allowed" Natasha promised. "I just dont think it'll work" Marlene nodded sadly.
"I know"
"But you have right now" Natasha reminded her.
"Your right" She said getting up "I'm off to go see Narcissa" She informed the group before leaving.
"Right, well that was weird" James said.
"Its love James, its not weird" Natasha rolled her eyes at her boyfriends behaviour.
"Right, love yeah" He said, small smirk on his face as he tried not to laugh. Natasha hit his shoulder with a book.
"Ow! Who knew potions could be so painful!" He exclaimed, clutching his arm.
"Me, I've been trying to do this bloody work but you guys have not stopped talking!" Alice said, slamming the book closed and getting up from the table before stalking off.
"Jeez" James said a smile on his face.
"Oh shut up" Natasha laughed.