Harry Potter AUS

nervous // harry potter

"Relax, [Y/N]." Harry chuckled at the discomfort his girlfriend was feeling. Gently rubbing her shoulders, he wrapped his arms around her and murmured, "You've got nothing to worry about, promise."
[Y/N] was panicking, absolutely panicking. She had been dating Harry for quite a bit now and it was time for her to meet the people most important to Harry. His family. It was one thing to just meet his parents, but including Harry's mother, she was going to be meeting the Marauders. The famous masterminds behind the Marauders map that they used quite frequently despite their warning of handing it over whenever and if it was found.
She was far from being anything like them. She wasn't crafty in the least bit and most definitely didn't have a trickster personality. [Y/N] was beyond terrified that they wouldn't find her fit for their Harry and she'd admit that she felt as though Harry could easily be persuaded into breaking up with her.
"But, I'm not a Gryffindor...all of them are Gryffindors." She whispered. "I'm a Hufflepuff."
"So?" Harry rose a brow, "They'd love you just the same even if you were in Slytherin." He said matter-of-factly.
"And then there's the fact that I'm muggleborn too." [Y/N] mumble.
Harry found it a little bit amusing that [Y/N] was actually scared to meet his family. She was normally so well composed and things hardly ever frightened her. It was because of those traits, he often swore that she could easily be a Gryffindor but then he'd think of her patience and work ethic that he'd recant and know that she was the truest Hufflepuff there was.
"I think you are forgetting that my mother is a muggleborn." Harry smiled.
She was about to respond but was cut off due to the doors of the Potter household being swung open to reveal a group of adults walking through. Lily was mindlessly rolling her eyes while the three men argued over something silly. [Y/N] swallowed hard, her body stiffening as they all stopped talking to stare the couple sitting on the couch.
"Harry!" Sirius boomed, causing [Y/N] to tense even more.
Jumping up from the couch, he practically ran over to give his godfather a hug as well as Remus and his parents. For a moment, [Y/N] was forgotten as they fussed over Harry and asked how his studies were going and if Hogwarts was treating him alright. It wasn't until Harry cleared his throat and motioned towards her that they all stared intently at the [eye color]-eyed girl.
"Everyone, this is [Y/N]." He grinned, walking towards her. He urged her to stand up and dragged her over towards them.
Lily gave a warm smile, "It's so great to finally meet you! Harry has spoken so much about you." Harry's cheeks reddened as he swallowed and started to introduce his father, Remus, and Sirius personally. [Y/N] was feeling slightly better when they all started to ask her questions and seem quite personable towards her. It calmed her nerves but there was still that looming fear that they were just putting on a show until she was gone to tell Harry that she wasn't worth the time in the world.
"Is she normally this shy?" Sirius murmured as his eye flickered towards [Y/N] and Lily in the kitchen.
Shrugging, Harry watched as she giggled and shifted in her stance at something his mother had said. "Not normally. But she was extremely nervous to meet you all."
"Well, she seems like a lovely girl, Harry." Remus spoke with such sincerity.
James watched the way [Y/N] interacted with his wife, smiling and chuckled as he placed a strong hand on his son's shoulders. "I'd keep a good hold on that one, son. She reminds me so much of your mother."
"That's disturbing, Prongs." Sirius scoffed. "Tell the boy his girlfriend is basically his mother. What is wrong with you?"
"Sod off, Pads." James growled before turning back to Harry and giving him a sincere look. "What I meant by that, is, when your mother and I first started dating, I just had this feeling that there was no one else out there that would ever be able to give me that kind of feeling. It's hard to explain, but-"
Shaking his head, "-no, I understand what you mean." Looking back over towards [Y/N], he gave a dreamy smile. "Because when I look at her, there's no one else that matters."
Sirius rolled his eyes, "Enough of the of sappy stuff, boy."
Remus smacked him upside the head, scowling. "Let the boy dream of his future with [Y/N]. Perhaps if you'd have paid more attention to the sappy things, you too could perhaps have had a wife by now."
"What's your excuse, Moony?" Sirius spat.
Grinning, Remus shrugged. "I like my solitude. Call me a lone wolf if you may."
Harry chortled, "Even I thought that was in bad taste, Remus."
Sirius leaned forward, "We all did." He grinned and flickered a look towards Remus who at the moment was scowling again. "Mummy Moony is back at it again with that scowl."
Harry watched as the three of them bickered, laughing and shaking his head at their childish rebuttals and insults. Looking back over towards [Y/N], he beamed at the result of his family's census on her. They all seemed to adore her and that was all he wanted. He wanted his family to love her as much as he did because he really, truly meant what he had said. When he looked at [Y/N], the whole world stopped for a minute or two. He'd be in pure bliss whenever she smiled and laughed, it was music to his ears. And he honestly couldn't imagine anyone else taking her spot in his heart.