"But sometimes it takes heartbreak for someone to realize how good they had it..." (STORY ON HOLD) WARNING: language, mentions of abuse, violence, drug and alcohol use, depression, 18+ Marauders era fanfic starting in their 5th year from Sirius' POV. Credits to JK for the characters and setting but I don't support her otherwise. This story includes key events mentioned in the book but also some that I have added. Enjoy the ride folks cause it's gonna be a long one.

"We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are." - Sirius Black Cassiopeia Elara of the renowned house Black believed she was doomed for a life of darkness. She thought her fate was to follow in the steps of her older sisters: Bellatrix and Narcissa. But unlike her family, she clung onto the light and struggled against the darkness. And if James Potter had his way, the light would win.

The year after her brother James graduates, Teddy Potter returns to Hogwarts for her final year. With the Marauders gone, it should be a quiet, peaceful year despite the mounting tensions in the world outside of school. The problem, naturally, lies with Regulus Black, the broody boy who just might be the most effortlessly aggravating person she's ever met in her whole life. And for someone who was raised with James Potter, that's saying a LOT. ─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── "You know, it must be exhausting to be such a fucking prick all the time." "I have fantastic stamina." "Oh, fuck you-" ─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── [marauders era] [regulus black x oc] [enemies to enemies with benefits to lovers?] rated mature for sexual content

"Ok, then what are some other 'assumptions' of yours?" Regulus asked. I set my tea down and stared at him. "You think coffee tastes like dirt, you prefer your mum over your dad, you convince yourself that the reason you hate your brother is because he's irritating and not because you actually miss him, when you were little you wanted to play professional quidditch, and your dream is to live in the French countryside." "I hate France," he said. "Just assumptions," I repeated again with a small smirk. *********************************************************************************************** While the wizarding world is on the brink of its first war, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry remains a sanctuary for students. Thalia Lark, a seventh-year Slytherin, returns to school along with the majority of her classmates. Thalia, however, struggles to feel a sense of normalcy after the death of her brother, Roman. Regulus Black, newly recruited death eater, grapples with the same quest for normalcy when he finds himself swallowed by a life he didn't choose. The two gravitate towards one another and form an unlikely bond. Follow the slow-burning story of friendship, love, and war in "Assumption." I do not own any rights to the Harry Potter franchise. All characters are J.K Rowling's except for my own. Best rankings: #1 in "regulus" out of 860 (8/1/21) #1 in "siriusblack" out of 26.8k (10/11/21) #1 in "harrypotter" out of 178k (7/31/21) #1 in "lark" out of 165 (6/30/21) #2 in "regulusblack" out of 3.8k (6/30/21) #3 in "marauders" out of 17.7k (7/18/21) CURRENTLY EDITING AND REVISING

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒 sᴏᴍᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ sᴛᴀʀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀʟɪɢɴᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ sᴛᴏʀʏ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɢᴇs, ʏᴇᴛ sᴏ ʙʟɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴛᴀʀᴄʀᴏssᴇᴅ ғᴀᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ'ʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴇɴᴅ, ᴏʀ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɢᴇᴅʏ. ᴀ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀs sᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴛᴏʀʏ. 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ ʟᴇᴀʀɴs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ. 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐈.... ᴘʜɪʟᴏsᴏᴘʜᴇʀ's sᴛᴏɴᴇ- 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 ᴄʜᴀᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛs- 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 ᴘʀɪsᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴀᴢᴋᴀʙᴀɴ- 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 [𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆] [𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃- 𝟎𝟗/𝟏𝟔/𝟐𝟏]

I LOVE YOU, BUT YOU'RE NOT MINE Every Halloween, Camilla Wilson turns another year older. Another year of her life waiting for James Potter to love her. [COMPLETED]

[Book Two] Sequel to Skinny Dipping With a Mermaid. As if losing her father and friends during the Wizarding War didn't weigh heavy enough on the heart of Nixie Dover, to lose the love of her life to imprisonment in Azkaban due to false accusations completely shattered the woman. Turning to the sea for over twelve years, Nixie prepares to spend the rest of her life among the merfolk community and her mother, until she hears a rumour through the seaweed. Sirius Black has escaped Azkaban. Determined to see if the rumours are true, Nixie ventures to the land once more only to find him but to also find the world on the brink of the Second Wizarding War. Terrified of what could occur during the second fight against the Dark Lord and his followers, Nixie is hesitant to join the fight. That is until she hears of the newest secret weapon that can not only help them win the war but stop the Dark Lord once and for all. With unfinished business to attend to with an old Hogwarts "friend" Nixie prepares herself for the final fight.

With the exception of Mirabella Plunkett in the 1800s, the idea of merfolk and wizarding kind mingling together was unheard of, and otherwise, considered to be taboo. Born to a mermaid and wizard, Nixie Dover is believed to be the first of her kind, half-landish, half-seavish. The morning of her birth, things go awry when her mother is suddenly taken away and forced into exile by seavish matriarchy, leaving her to be raised by her father alone on land. For the next eleven years, Nixie is raised as a witch, however, life is far from simple. For as long as she can remember, the waters outside of her home call to her. Her father seems drawn to the waves as well, staring at them every morning as if he is waiting for someone. However, the answers start to unravel when her mother reappears and reveals herself to be a mermaid. Suddenly, the stares and whispers that Nixie has heard throughout her childhood make sense. She is a half-breed, stuck between two worlds where she feels like an outsider. To add to the chaos, Nixie receives her acceptance letter to none other than Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Determined to blend in and hopefully make some friends, Nixie attempts to hide her lineage, but she can only hide who she really is for so long. Especially when a boy by the name of Sirius Black seems so utterly determined to be part of her world. Initially, Nixie believes him to be nothing but trouble, but as time progresses, he proves to be much more than a troublemaker. Together, they must face the hardships of growing up, fighting for what they believe in, and hopefully, surviving a war. [Book 1 of Nixie Dover] [Companion book to Tightly Knit] [Cover by cendriia]

philophobia-the fear of falling in love or becoming emotionally connected to someone... ~~~ This is a story you've heard before, passed down through generations, about a young girl and a young boy who utterly despise each other. Then, somehow, they see that past the walls they've both built up, they can learn to love each other through anything. And they fall apart, one breaking the other only to actually break themselves. When all feels lost, the two reunite and live happily ever after. This story you've heard before. Only difference is, this 𝒊𝒔𝒏'𝒕 that story. ~~~ Where James Potter's younger sister unexpectedly falls for the infamous Regulus Black. -violence -strong language -sexual content