The Hogwarts Player (Sirius Black x Fem!Reader ) ( Re-Write )

Chapter 6 - The Girl Who Cried Wolf

Snap.

The sound was louder once again. I'm not an idiot so I had my wand with me. I cast lumos to see a shadow slowly moving in my direction. As the shadow got closer and closer... I saw the creature before me. It wasn't close enough to properly see- but I know the outline of a wolf when I see one. I grasped my book, stood up and ran back to the castle. Maybe not the smartest idea to run from a wolf, but considering no animals should be in that forest except the magical creatures purposely put there, I think I was well within my right to be absolutely shitting myself.

I slowed down as I entered the castle. I caught my breath on my walk to the common room. Of course, the Fat Lady made a comment about the mess of my hair as I entered. I plopped down on the couch - or well, rather on top of Marlene who was sitting listening to a Queen record. Marlene shoved me to the floor almost instantly "What's got you in such a mess, y/n/n?" she asked. "I think I just saw a wolf in the forbidden forest" I said, making sure only Marlene heard. Her expression went serious instantly "What like a werewolf?" I chuckled "No not a bloody werewolf, the full moon isn't till Monday so that's not even possible. A normal, non-magical wolf.". Marlene looked puzzled. "But there's no wolves in the school grounds." I raised an eyebrow "No shit Sherlock. I already figured that one out myself, genius." Marlene rolled her eyes "Oh ha ha, very funny. But if you saw a wolf— no, you couldn't have. It's not possible. Plus- if you told anyone, they'd compare you to that muggle fairytale that puts kids off telling lies- what's it called again..." Marlene paused, trying to remember. "The boy who cried wolf?" I said, confused. "Yeah! That! If you go on about a wolf, the whole school is going to be calling you 'The Girl Who Cried Wolf', they'll all think you've gone mad!" Marlene chuckled. I sighed, sitting beside her on the couch rather than on the floor. "The girl who cried wolf huh?" I rested my head against Marlene's shoulder. "You'd be the mad hatter of Hogwarts."

Marlene and I kept talking for the rest of the night, gossiping, giggling and just chatting. It was nice, we hadn't sat like that for a while. It felt like no time had passed at all- that was a great part about Marlene, she made time fly. Soon enough we went up to the dorm and I drifted off to sleep.

The room was dark... empty too. Nothing all around me. It felt.... strange. I glanced around and slowly, my surroundings changed from a room to the forest. As I sat on the ground, leaves below my feet, I realised I was back in my beloved reading spot. "Strange, I was just in bed-" I thought. The forest was cold and dark. The wind swirled, causing the fallen leaves from the trees to dance through the air. I watched as the leaves twirled and soared, it was comforting. But slowly, the comfort turned to a feeling of anxiety. The wind began to howl, the leaves flew high into the air, out of sight.

Snap.

That sound- that familiar sound. I knew straight away it was the wolf- or whatever it was I saw. It padded towards me, this time stopping directly in front of my face... It was a dog. Thank Merlin it was only a dog. I began to pet the dog, admiring its soft fur and calmness... but then the dog began to snarl. It glared at me and-

I woke up with a slight jolt. I looked around the dorm room, relieved to see the girls all around me. It was only a dream- but it had felt so real.. I shook my head and got up. It was around 6am so I decided to just get ready and go to the common room before breakfast. I showered, flung on my Gryffindor jumper, black jeans and red converse, ran a brush through my hair and ran down to the common room. Since it was a Sunday and it was only twenty-past-six, I managed to get to sit at the window seat. I sat there, just relaxing and gazing out at the view when I felt an arm snake across my shoulder. "Hey, y/n! How are you?" I chuckled at the boy, he never could sleep late. "I'm good, James, How are you?" James gave me a goofy grin. "I'm excellent, thank you. Tell me, has Evans said anything about me recently?" I swear that boy never has his mind off of Lily. "Sorry to disappoint, Potter, but not a chance." Lily's voice passed by as she walked from the dorms out of the common room. James sighed and slumped onto the couch. "How do I get her to see I'm serious about her? Is me pining after her since first year not enough?" I chuckled as he spoke. "James, James, James. What you need to do, is act. Actions speak louder than words. Show her you're committed to her rather than just saying it constantly. It would make the world of difference mate." I went over and ruffled his hair. "Okay... I think I know what to do. Cheers y/n" James grinned and ran out of the common room. I looked at the time and breakfast was about to start, so I headed down... I hadn't noticed Sirius listening to me and James the entire time from the boys dorm stairs.

Breakfast was normal, no one staring, nothing dramatic happening... just peace and quiet. Wait a damn minute- peace and quiet— where the hell are the marauders? I glanced around the hall — no sign of Peter, Remus, James or Sirius. Extremely suspicious I thought as I ate my toast. "They aren't here. Where the hell are they? Oh Merlin they're going to burn down the school-" Lily was rambling about the absence of the boys. Marlene and Dorcas just laughed. "Lily, if they burned down the school, that means no classes, and I'm perfectly fine with that!" Mary laughed. The whole meal was peaceful, I got to just chat with my friends for once without any interruptions from Sirius or James... but in the back of my mind I couldn't help but wonder what those boys could be up to.

I was leaving breakfast with Lily, Marlene, Dorcas and Mary when the music started. It roared through the hallways. I recognised the muggle music instantly... Come and Get Your Love. I sighed, shaking my head. Why on earth did I tell James actions speak louder than words?

A/N - Hi me again! So I've done a little page makeover. I'm not Lovelee_Gryff and my page is heavily Gryffindor based.... can you tell what house i'm in? 😂 Anyways, yeah just wanted to let you guys know. Also I'm hoping to be able to write this quite a bit- but if I do vanish, it's because busy periods with school are coming up. I'm gonna try and keep up to date with this though because I know there's people who actually enjoy the story (which is mad to me cause I started this when I was bored ages ago 😂) anyways yeah! See you in the next chapter <3