"You should tell him, you know," a familiar voice softly said from behind her. "I know you love him." "Remus," she began turning around to face her friend, "You know I can't do that. He's my best friend, and h-he's in love with his perfect Lily-flower," Elsie sighed as tears began forming in her eyes. "But, Elsie... you don't see the way he looks at you, he-," his sentence was cut off by the girl with tears running down her face. "I don't see how he looks at me, but I see how he looks at her! And, t-that's enough to know that I will n-never be good enough to be with h-him," she snapped through stifled words. "But why don't you just tell him? Why don't you let yourself have a chance at happiness for once?" he asked stepping forwards, wiping her cheeks with his thumbs. "Because...loving him is a losing game. Either way, I'm the one getting hurt," Elsie whispered, falling into the arms of the boy in front of her. SLOW BURN {extended summary inside} (All characters, plots, and aspects of this story belonging to the Harry Potter Universe are credited to JK Rowling.)

❝ talk to him, strike up a conversation like i do ❞ ❝ i can't, jackie! i know nothing about quidditch ❞ ❝ well here in lies the problem, dria ❞ ━━━━ 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐒 | dria lockaby had all the booksmarts in the world, there wasn't a question she didn't know the answer to ... except how to get oliver wood to notice her PART OF THE 'LOVEFOOL' UNIVERSE OLIVER WOOD x FEM!OC PS - POA COMPLETE © -wildkats COVER BY @oscarisaacss

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.

"There you are" Thank you guys for hanging in there with me! Because wattpad caps the number of chapters a story has, I had to quick make this one. This is simply a continuation of OSA and will jump in right where we left off!!! Enjoy (:

Sequel to One Step Ahead 12 Years after the death of her friends, Gwenyth Whitlock returns to Hogwarts. [Will update/add Description after the end of One Step Ahead!]

"one serving of syrup a day keeps the werewolf away." just your not-so-average slow-burn, forbidden and star-crossed lovers love-story with several twists! ❀ ❁ ❀ ❁ claudia maple's entire existence was a mistake. with a dead mum, a father who hated her, a stepmother who wanted her dead, and two evil stepbrothers who followed her wherever she went her life was not easy. it was a burden. so she decided to live it in peace as much as she could, with books and golden syrup. the peace was however destroyed when a certain marauder wanted to know her deal, which led to four boys engaging themselves a little too much in her life. during all of this, remus lupin eventually discovers something deeper about the girl - through some stolen books. this 'something' ended up shifting his intentions from wanting to understand why she stole books - to wanting to save her life. ❀ ❁ ❀ ❁ marauders era! remus lupin x oc! (5th year - 7th year) UNEDITED LONG BUT EVENTFUL started june 29th 21' finished january 5th 22' ❀ ❁ ❀ ❁

(sequel to maple syrup) in which two cups of black coffee bring claudia and remus together again. ⋆ ˚｡⋆˚ (plot summary inside) ⋆ ˚｡⋆˚ book two of the maple duology! marauders era! (post-hogwarts, starting 1979) remus lupin x fem!oc frequent updates! started january 5th 22' finished -

"We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy." [HARRY POTTER] [MARAUDERS' ERA] [BOOK ONE IN THE LYRA BLACK SERIES] [COMPLETED]

"Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect." [PHILOSOPHER'S STONE-DEATHLY HALLOWS] [HARRY POTTER] [BOOK 2 IN THE LYRA BLACK SERIES] [COMPLETED]

When Ailee Abbott runs into Sirius and James on the train at the beginning of her 5th year, she learns some interesting new information. Sirius Black, The Sirius Black, has been pining after a mystery girl since first year. What happens when they start to become friends? Will she find out who this mystery girl is once and for all? [Sirius Black x OC] [Marauders Era] [COMPLETED]