"Very good, Wesley," he breathed, the warm air fanning across the merchant captain's face. "Now I suggest you listen closely because I don't do this very often." Wesley curiosity grew, though he kept a healthy degree of skepticism as he listened to the pirate. "I'm prepared to offer you a deal." "What kind of deal?" he asked, his heart racing. "I seem to have found something that I want even more than your ship's cargo," he said with an unsettling smirk. "And I am prepared to let what remains of your crew sail free if I get it." "Name your price," Wesley said, at this point ready to agree to anything if his crew would live. Valentine reached out and tilted Wesley's head up so he could get a better view of it. His smirk seemed to grow as he let one little word slip through his lips. "You." *This is an LGBTQ+ story*

Sirius snaps, barking out irritably, "Because shes a creature that turns men into blithering fools." Her voice is even when she asks, "Speaking from personal experience, Black?" ********************************************************* Gwenyth Whitlock knew what being a Veela was like at Hogwarts, but now that she looked like one she was wholly unprepared. The only person more shocked by her appearance was Sirius Black. The Marauders had spent years trying to successfully prank the Ravenclaw girl, but when she comes back to school transformed and Sirius finally gets a reaction out of her, he finds his priorities shifting. ~In which Gwen and Sirius decide that perhaps they do have somethings in common~ #1 Remus Lupin 3/23/2021 #1 Hogwarts 3/26/2021 #1 Marauders 3/30/2021 #1 James Potter 3/30/2021 #1 Dumbledore 3/31/2021 #1 Harry Potter 4/3/2021 #1 Sirius Black 4/6/2021 {{This is my second ever story-and it's a long one!! Wattpad caps at 200 chapters...so be sure to check out and add part two of one step ahead! I promise it's worth it!}} MATURE.