𝐒𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬

Hiding Place

When a prank almost goes wrong, you and Sirius have to avoid getting caught by a professor — gn!reader

Warnings: n/a

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You stood outside the potions classroom on watch while your friends tried to make a laughing potion after curfew.

Earlier in the day, Lucius Malfoy scoffed at the Marauders for joking around, so they had come up with a plan to 'help him have a little fun'. All because of Peter's plan, you were responsible for waiting in the halls at midnight and making sure you five were safe from trouble.

You glanced behind you, trying to gauge how far along the boys were with their potion, but you couldn't tell a thing. Sirius and Peter were preparing ingredients and watching as James and Remus stirred a boiling brew. 

"How much longer until it's done?" You asked in a booming whisper, your eyes scared to stop watching the map. 

"Is there someone coming?" Sirius called back. 

"No, not yet."

"Then don't worry your pretty little head about it."

Sirius Black, always the flirt. Though you were somewhat sucked in by his charm, it didn't stop your nerves. 

Remus piped up, clearly also annoyed with Sirius' constant demeanour, and assured you that they were working on the last few steps of the brew. 

You fidgeted with the magical map in your hands for a few more minutes, just waiting for some professor or prefect to come and punish you. Almost on cue with your thoughts, you saw a pair of footprints on the map come closer. Two more corners they could turn down and they'd be in your hallway. 

You looked back and saw the boys pouring their potion into smaller bottles. Thank Merlin they were basically done. 

"Okay, it's time to wrap it up, now." You said anxiously to the Marauders. "You only need one bottle, right?"

"Well, yeah." James told you. "But we don't want to come back here, so we have to make more and save it for later." 

"She means there's someone coming." Peter cleared up, sensing your anxiety building with each step you watched heading towards the potions classroom. 

Sirius shoved the two vials they had already made into his pockets, ensuring they had something to prank with later. 

"Come on, they're getting closer!" You whisper-shouted.

James poured out one more vial, and Remus snatched it up quickly. You watched as the footprints turned the second last corner before your hallway. Your heart was beating like a battle drum, and the boys were still pouring out the cauldron to fill one last bottle. You could see someone's shadow approaching the bend, and you were sure this was it. 

"Let's go! We're done!" You told them. James put down the last  cauldron, making a loud thud against the tabletop. The sound caused you to flinch, and definitely caught the attention of the person walking down the other hall. You saw the shadow speed up, and you almost froze in place.