Harry Potter Characters x Reader oneshots

Regulus Black

Third person pov

Regulus watched her every day. In his opinion, he wasn't being creepy per say, just interested. He was interested in the way she reacted, how she took in information and what her moods were. He watched to make sure she was eating, noticing the times she was sad and screaming on the inside that he couldn't just reach out and make it all go away. He never intended to fall in love with a muggle born, but he did.

Y/N wasn't aware of this- something Regulus was happy about because he wasn't sure if she would want the attentions of the famed golden child Regulus Articulus Black. So he kept his distance and she lived blissfully unaware of how infatuated Black was with her.

Until the day they were partnered together for a history of magic project.

Regulus was sweating slightly when he walked towards her, beads dripping down his hairline. "Black? Are you okay? You seem....nervous?"
His heart stopped, oh god... did she really know? I can't do this. I literally cannot sit with her for this long without thinking how her hair smells, how her eyes shine and her smile makes my heart burst.
"Regulus? Hello? Are you in there?" Y/N looked perplexed, her head cocked slightly to one side as Regulus realised he had been staring for quite some time. "Er, yeah I'm here. All present and correct! Hehe..." He ended with a nervous laugh. She just looked at him, the frown deepening. "Okay.... let's get started, shall we?"

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Regulus was kicking himself on the inside, they had two days left to complete the project on the thirteenth troll wars, and he had done none of the work. For the last two and a half weeks, he had gathered parchment and books for Y/N when she asked for them, refilled her ink pot and got her snacks, yet the rest of the time sat there with a dopey smile on his, obsessed with the way her face looked when she was concentrating. And she had had enough.

"Okay Black," she said coming into the library and slamming the book down, " I don't know what your problem is, or what you have against me, but I would appreciate it if you could pull your finger out and help me with this last bit so we can get it done in time at get at least an 'acceptable'! All you've done is sit there and scowl at me! Bringing random foods and books that I didn't ask for! Are you trying to sabotage our project?"

Scowl? When did he scowl? All he did around her was smile? Granted, he didn't have the most charming smile, according to Sirius, but could it really be mistaken for a scowl?
Food I like?
Books she didn't ask for?
I thought most people liked biscuits and juice? Did I bring the wrong books, oh shit, now she's really gonna think I'm insane when I was only distracted by her! Oh god! What do I do? What do I do?!? Oh lord she's staring angrily at me now, maybe this inner monologue went on longer than I thought, say something you idiot!
"Yes?"
NOT THAT! ANYTHING BUT THAT! ARGH!
"Yes?" She arched her eyebrow.
"No?"
"No?" She crossed her arms
"I mean... Urm.... What was the question again?"
Her nostrils flared and her head popped forward in an incredulous pose. "Okay, I'm done. You can clean this mess up on your own. It's time you did some work on our project. Have fun partner." She stormed out the library, but waiting long enough to see Regulus bang his head on the table with a loud groan. He messed up, big time. And he was going to fix it. All he had to do was magically learn all about trolls in a day and a bit.

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"Okay class! I will be collecting your projects at the end, so please have them ready on your desks!"
Regulus got the finished project out from his bag, waving it at Y/N with a thumbs up to show her it was done, she just replied with a curt nod. She really did hate him now.

Weeks went by, the assignment finally being returned, Y/N shocked when she and regulus got awarded an O. She looked at the project itself, most of the writing in Regulus' handwriting, despite what she had done. She was grateful to him for making an effort, and wondered if she had been too harsh on him. Maybe she should go apologise.

It took ages to find him, he was lounging in all his glory by the black lake, his head resting on his arm and his other slung lazily over his eyes. She couldn't deny, he was attractive like that. "Black? Are you awake?" No noise came from him, so she assumed he wasn't. "Oh well, I'm a stubborn person so maybe this is easier. I may have been a bit harsh earlier, you're not useless, you're actually not that bad, it was nice working with you.  I actually do like fig rolls, but don't tell anyone that,  I have a reputation to uphold. Thanks for making an effort, you have nice handwriting. Okay, bye." She marched off blushing.

Regulus smiled, faking sleep definitely had its pros.