amour :: marauder oneshots

𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚎 𝙼𝚌𝙺𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚘𝚗 𝚡 𝚏𝚎𝚖! 𝙿𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛! 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛

You were headed to the library, books clutched to your chest and in your own little world when you spot your brother and his friends. You smiled as you saw he was with Lily, you didn't know the girl all too well as you mostly hung about with Amos and Alex but you knew she was kind and more than held your brothers heart.

You debated whether or not to say hello, not because you wouldn't be welcome but more because of one of Lily' friends, Marlene.

Marlene was beyond gorgeous, confident, out going, complete opposite to you, the quiet, be it nerdy bookworm. She was in all of your classes, yet in almost 7 years of school along with your brother and her being besties, you had never spoken a single word to her.

Embarrassingly it wasn't due to the opportunity never presenting itself, it had in fact happened more times than you care admit. She tried to make conversation, using your brother and hers random once a year adventures as an in, yet you offered her nothing but a nervous smile in response.

Due to this, you ultimately decided you would just walk on by with a wave and not stop. Your brother would know not to drag you into conversation, he learned over the years to let you work at your own pace with people, especially extroverts like himself

"Hey little potter" you hear Sirius say with his elbow leaning softly on Remus' shoulder and you smile at him, not just due to the greeting but the height difference between the two made the whole scene adorable

You offer a wave with your smile, seeing all of them do the same, but really you were focused on the fact Marlene did it, in your eyes or maybe your imagination, a little more enthusiastically than the others. Either way you walked to the library with the biggest smile on your face, she would never know but that small act sent your heart to the stars

"She's the cutest witch alive ain't she" Sirius comments to the group as they watch your receding figure

Remus hums in agreement "That she is love" he smiles, gently removing Sirius' arm and replacing it with his own around the shorter boys shoulders

Sirius blushes ever so slightly but luckily the conversation focus' on you so the only one who would tease him for it would be Remus' later

"Why didn't she say hi?" Alice wonders out loud, her voice sweet and they all can practically feel Frank melting beside her

James' eyes light up but they shine when Lily answers for him

"Oh that's her way of saying hi back is a smile, she's just really shy" she explains with her head leaning into James' bicep

Marlene smiles at that

"Does she ever speak?" she asks nicely, her voice softer than normal as it always was when the topic revolved around yourself

"Yeah, just takes her a while to open up" James replies, subtly raising an eyebrow as he was the only one to pick up on the blonde becoming absolutely mush around you

"Took her living in a house with me before she and I actually had a conversation that she led...let me tell you the girl can talk when she gets going, it's so cute when she geeks out" Sirius notes

"She and I got close by sneaking to the kitchens during parties because they weren't really our thing" Remus adds

Sirius lets out a laugh "I remember that...and I remember us all thinking you were shagging" his tone changes a little at the end

"Jealous pup" Remus' whispers while Lily and Peter tell Marlene, Alice and Frank how they bonded with you

Sirius flushes