#anyway it's the marauders' 6th year and there's something Very Important that happens this year

[birlwrites]

i really need to know if it’s carrow or mulciber who died, because, like. if it’s carrow, then i wouldn’t put it past alecto to be like, "well, you killed my brother, so yours better watch his back." either way, the situation is fucked, because while it was self-defence, it’s still murder, so regulus is going to have to weasel his way out of this one. but if there is the added issue of sirius having a target on his back because of regulus, well, that would be next-level fucked

in the interest of accurately setting expectations, i want to be super clear that tyrant isn't like...... 100% thoroughly written? there will be loose threads by the time i've wrapped it up, since it is very much a first draft and i'm focusing my efforts on writing ttdl rather than fleshing out tyrant. one of those loose threads is what the junior death eaters are going to do about regulus killing one of their own. (this is partly because of where tyrant ends - it covers through the end of fifth year and leaves things pretty open-ended)

THAT BEING SAID: the fact that there's been a murder immediately changes the stakes of the disciplinary action involved. regulus has a lot of weaseling to do............. as does every hogwarts student with a dark mark, which is a low but non-zero number

in summary everyone's in trouble afjslghskdfsjld

oh but on a tangentially related note, in ttdl, sirius IS about to get dragged into slytherin drama because of regulus, and the baby death eater responsible will find out rather quickly that this was A Bad Idea.

[thebooki3h]

Harry Potter x Draco Idea

It’s years after the war. Harry is the DADA professor at Hogwarts. both to teach students because he loves it and to help students in ways that adults could not help him. He is head of the DADA club as well as the Wizarding world 101 club for those who grew up with muggles so they can better acclimate to the wizarding world. Hermione helped him set up that last one)

the DADA club is pretty self explanatory. harry teaches defense spells and those spells rank by skill not by year. he also teaches hand to hand defense because one day you many not have magic. (he emphasizes this part for the girls. he's been to the clubs and he hates how girls can be treated) he also emphasizes prevention. he talks about how to prevent another dark lord.

some days they don’t even practice defense they just talk about what bother them. those days can be sad. but their nice. ( that reminds him he should talk to Hermione about setting up mental health clinics muggles have those and his therapist has been very helpful)

Harry and ginny broke up shortly after the war because as much as they loved each other, they just weren’t right for one another. 

Ginny becomes a famous quidditch player

Hermione becomes a Wizard lawyer. so she can put laws in place that would help prevent another dark lord from rising 

she also has plans to tackle the treatment of magical creatures. (Dobby and lupin haunt her and visit her nightmares often) but there's only so much that one can do in a year and she does not want to repeat 3 year

She pushes for laws that protect children so no one has to go through what tom riddle or harry went through

she also moves for primary school for wizarding children so they get to socialize with others and learn about the muggle world and their science. 

Hermione becomes minister of magic and incorporates muggle ideas like foster care and child protective services into the wizarding world because after she saw how Harry she could never in good conscious let other children go through that

Ron started auror training and became an auror for a few years because it is what helped him cope with Freds death. But after all of the death eaters were given trials and sentenced, he retired from the force and partnered with George to help expand the Weasleys Wizard Wheezes. 

He even opens up a partner store in the muggle world. (getting their toys and pranks to work without magic was tough but it really helped bond them together.) It’s what Fred would have wanted anyway.

and ron and Hermione are still together because the war made them closer and when they were apart 7th year it was awful, but they don't get married no matter how much Molly wants them to. they’re in their 20s and they still have time

Luna is a well respect reporter. The Quibbler is now the Wizarding worlds most trusted news source. (especially after Rita skeeter was arrested for defamation of character) (something Hermione presided over with pride)

she is also the only reporter that any of the students at Hogwarts in Harrys year will speak to. Most other student who attended the school while harry was there (especially after seeing what happened to him during 4th year) will only speak to her anyway. but it is not as hard a rule especially if they didn't really interact with harry.

Harry formally adopted Teddy when he was 6 years old. Teddy had been living with harry since he was 1 and a half because Andromeda couldn’t take care of him anymore. but he wanted Teddy to give him permission first.

Harry makes sure to tell Teddy all about his birth parents and about how much they loved him and about how much Harry love them.

the day Teddy called harry dad. harry most definitely did not cry in for an hour after teddy left for primary school

Teddy lives with harry in the castle during the school year. ( because where else would he live. all of the other professors lie in the castle. and harry may or may not be very paranoid about something happening to teddy, but that is something he talks about with his mind healer and not you so shut up)

Draco goes to school to become a potions master so he can work at St mungos and help people.

he still feels guilty about the war and about how he treated others during his Hogwarts years. he quickly learns that no one wants to be healed by him. he looks like his father more and more every year.

he hates that he has done all of those awful things. but he is making up for them! it takes the public awhile to see it but the glares aren’t as bad anymore.

but his fathers actions haunt him. and he wants to separate himself from his father as much as possible. so he does the unthinkable and dies his hair.

at first he uses spells but he finds the muggle way soothing.

he eventually gets a job at Hogwarts when he is 24 as the potions master. (bc let’s be honest Slughorn was a temporary solution at best he was NOT supposed to be at Hogwarts this long)

it is at this point where he meets teddy. Teddy roams the halls and visits classes from time to time. so long as he does not disturb any of the teachers that is

he gets excited when he sees a teacher with bright purple hair. (he thinks he found another Metamorphmagus. so he follows them to their classroom. he’s never seen them before and he wants to get to know them)

Draco is shocked to see a small child in his class, but he was warned about teddy so he kept his infamous Malfoy mask on to hide his surprise 

teddy is obviously disappointed that Draco isn’t a Metamorphmagus like him, but he asks Draco all about his hair and how he got it like that. Teddy’s hair may or may not match dracos for the next week, but he’ll deny it if you ask him.

teddy sits through all of dracos classes for that week as well. he does is school work and tries not to disrupt. (mcgonagall was very helpful in teaching teddy proper manners (so he didn’t take after his uncles George and Ron) so he knows when to be on his best behavior. )

uncles George and Ron may or may not send him Weasleys wizard wheezes every month. His uncle George also taught him how to pull off a prank and not get caught (especially by auntie Minnie)

even though auntie Minnie taught him manners sometimes he’ll get really excited and pull a Hermione and ask raise his hand to as a bunch of questions (because he is not old enough to do anything practical yet)

Draco answers all of teddy’s questions. (they are surprisingly good for an 8 year old so of course he does) he even mentions that his students could take a page out of Teddys book. (he hopes they don’t ask questions because that is not always encouraged, not because they are afraid of him)

the students had heard rumors about Draco from their parents, so they were a little afraid of him. they though that he would be like professor Snape. instead he is more like mcgonagall. he expects that his students respect that magic can be dangerous and that he is there to help. but he is also firmly kind. he never yells, only scolds. (and that is only when you do something that could have hurt someone)

harry hears a rumor that the new potions teacher is, as his 6th year students put it, H O T. he knows that it is someone from his years at Hogwarts, but he wasn’t really paying attention all that much. (he likes to get as much time with his son as possible)

speaking of his son, he hasn’t seen him in his class as normal. Teddy is usually in their rooms, in his classroom or with Minnie. (mcgonagall insists that he call her that. yes, it is very weird) teddy isn’t allowed in the greenhouses with Neville anymore after than sneezing incident.

So during one of his free periods ( that are usually reserved for helping teddy with math bc Hermione insists because “math is very important Harry!”) he takes out the marauders map and looks for his son. (completely missing Draco’s name because duh)

he finally finds him in the dungeons and he spots the new potions master teaching about sleeping draught and its properties to 3rd years. he is mesmerize by the (now midnight blue) hair. he doesn’t immediately recognize Malfoy bc the blonde hair is gone. 

he just sits next to teddy (who is attempting to take notes like the other students, but is really just drawing stick figures with potions and random ingredients written down)

once the class files out teddy goes to introduce his dad to his new favorite professor (sorry aunt Minnie). once they realize who the other one is it’s kind of awkward bc they haven’t seen each other since harry spoke for him and his mother to exonerate them and give Draco back his wand.

but they bond over teddy and how well teddy seems to do in dracos class (even though he is 8) and thus began the weekly visits and lunches. 

eventually teddy has to stop going to dracos class because they have begun brewing potions, and we don't want a repeat of what happened in the greenhouses. this really bummed teddy out so he insisted that they eat lunch together.

harry and Draco find themselves still eating lunch together, even when teddy has gone to nana molly’s house for the week to visit his cousins.

they already talked to each other in the halls once they had reconnected, but after that lunch without teddy they start having dinner in each others rooms instead

harry introduces Draco to something he calls movies and Draco talks about all of the wizarding pop culture harry never seems to understand

soon these nightly hangouts happen more than once a week. it has gotten to the point where Draco and harry have fallen asleep on Harrys couch in his living room on more than one occasion. 

most of these hangout happen in Harrys rooms bc he is still a little paranoid

then right around Christmas time Hermione asks harry to speak at a fundraiser for something or another and it is last minute because the other speaker had to cancel “ I know it’s last minute harry, but you know I wouldn’t ask if I had another choice”

Harry doesn’t want to ask Molly because she has so much to do to prep for Christmas and he doesn’t want to be a burden, so would Draco pretty please watch teddy for the night. Harry will be home really late and he is so sorry that this is last minute and of course you can’t watch him and I’m sorry I shouldn’t have asked

and Draco loves teddy so of course he’ll watch him! it will be like a sleep over won’t it teddy.

draco is shocked that harry would trust him with teddy for the night because of his past  and he is freaking out inside but its fine and he is not going to mess this up he is not going to mess this up.

and harry goes and he os not as worried as he thinks he is but he is still worried bc parenthood y’know and he really doesn’t like going to these things because he is so over being the boy who lived twice and he just wants to go home a snuggle with draco and talk about movies while teddy is showing them how he can change his eye color now

and then it hits him that he included draco in the scenario and how long has he been doing that for. and then he finds out that he really doesn’t mind that and how long has he thought about draco being in his life and should he ask draco out he most definitely should ask him out

and draco going through the same thing but with working about teddy and knowing that harry really hates going to those galas and how he did too when he was a child and how much better it would be if they had gone together him harry and teddy

harry proceeds to panic about this new revelation to Hermione because she is always so easy to talk to and she always knows what to do and Ron isn’t there because he hates those galas almost as much as harry

Hermione proceeds to tell harry to just ask him out already you already trust him with teddy and you talk about him all the time in your letters and even Ron has noticed and he avoids talking about feelings as much as he can

so harry decides he is going to ask draco out 

(draco is already invited to weasley Christmas and has a sweater already made bc mama weasley don't mess around)

the next day when harry goes to pick teddy up he doesn’t know what to say and neither does draco and then they blurt it out at the same time and start rambling (Bc that’s always cute) and then they get really quiet

and then teddy says finally bc he made a bet with his uncle George (bc uncle George always helps him with new pranks and he is so awesome and easy to talk to)  and a couple other students about when harry and draco are going to ask each other out on a date 

(and he doesn’t really know what that means but auntie Minnie says its when you want to hold hands and you love each other very much but not like brothers but like best friends but more. he tried to get her to explain but she said that was his dad’s job)

and draco and harry are both shocked bc teddy knew? and if it’s ok with teddy then why not give it a go. 

then Christmas passes with everyone getting a new sweater (draco should really re-introduce his mum and Molly because they would get on like a house on fire with how much they love their kids and his mum could use a friend)

and the school year finishes with harry and draco becoming known as the cute professors how visit each others classes with gifts and hold hands when they think no one is looking

and draco spends most of his summer at 12 Grimmauld place ( harry spent the better part of a month renovating that house so it would be more modern and safe for teddy)

he also removed a lot of the dark artifacts and placed them in a vault at gringotts so he can study them later. the ones he deemed to be containable and somewhat mild he took for his upper year classes so they would know how to deal with those artifacts

and draco is basically moved into harry’s rooms by the end of the summer and he doesn’t notice until the school year comes around again and he has to pack and he finds that his flat in muggle London (yes he moved there. Hermione recommended it after the trials and he is so grateful to her because that really helped him break down all that he had been taught by his father)

but draco waits to see if harry says anything and harry does but harry takes to long so he says something, but its not the question he was expecting. he was expecting more of a well aren’t you moved in already sort of response when all harry said was you are welcome to be here and I love that you are here I just didn’t want to push you and I know you like having your own space

and draco is confused, but harry explains that their relationship is still new and he didn’t want to push anything unnaturally so he let draco set the pace because he loves him and he figured there was no harm in draco still having his flat because if he needed time it made sense

this whole conversation led to one about communication about needs and boundaries because harry has trouble with that still from the Dursley's and from the war and draco has trouble with feelings bc of his father and this whole thing just makes them stronger

they make the move in official but draco keeps the flat because it is still nice to stay in muggle London and harry doesn’t disagree.

and they also agree that draco should keep his rooms at Hogwarts just so that the students don’t get distracted by the professors living together even if they are together and boy is it nice to say that

also that way if draco needs to work on things for his potions class they can still keep teddy safe

and teddy still calls harry dad because harry raised him but he calls draco dray like his father does and that feels just as good as dad to draco. he doesn't expect anything like that from teddy because he became a father figure to him so late in his life and dray makes him feel so loved in a way he has never felt before

and their relationship only gets stronger as the years pass and eventually they do get married (it’s the summer after teddy’s 1st year and he couldn’t be happier) 

teddy moving out of harry’s rooms and into the Hufflepuff tower was a weird transition for all of them, but it was comforting to know that he could go talk to his dads whenever he wants

and he thinks of draco as his dad at this point but calling him anything other than dray would be weird and dray feels as good as calling harry dad so why change it

that year draco moved into Harrys rooms permanently and left his other rooms for good. (the happy couple still go there sometimes since it is attached to dracos office and they get up to shenanigans there bc teddy doesn’t ever go into those rooms like he does with the ones he grew up in)

and in teddy’s first year everyone is like wow those are your dads? and he is like yea they’re cool and they were in the war but I have seen them dancing with a mop and a dustpan and they’re really not that cool you guys 

and once teddy starts making his way up through Hogwarts the war seems so far away and the students come in with the stories they’ve heard from their parents about the great Harry Potter and dastardly Draco Malfoy and then like a 2 weeks into term they’re like these dudes are total nerds and super in love with each other and its adorable

then the Weasley kids start filtering through Hogwarts and harry and draco are in their 30s. teddy wanted to go to muggle university (which he can totally get into because Hermione is a real one lemme tell you)

also you’re gonna tell me she DIDN’T teach teddy all of the muggle curriculum he would need to know to get into college bc let’s be real Hogwarts wasn’t a challenge bc he’d been there his whole life so he def graduated early and still lived there with harry and draco while Hermione got him muggle books

also in their free time harry Hermione and draco definitely figured out how to get wifi in Hogwarts ( how would they live without their rom coms) in like a weekend

and George became the new charms teacher after flitwick retired and the students love him and his satires of pranks with his brothers

and in his spare time he still comes up with jokes for the joke shop and he even lets his students submit their attempts for items for the shop for extra credit (this eventually turns into an end of year assignment for each grade and former students of George love seeing their names on the tags for the toys in the joke shop)

and Ron who has a knack for business (who knew?) expands the WWW empire and he already has shops in America and he is thinking about expanding into Asia but he still needs to look into that market

but teddy goes to college and harry and draco keep living their lives and revolutionizing Hogwarts with Minnie (draco is still stunned she insisted that he call her that) they keep integrating muggle ideas, and it is easier in Hogwarts because the children are much more open to change

and now they are in their 40s and Hogwarts has a whole new branch of the school where children between the ages 5 and 10 can come in and learn about muggles and magic and math and science and why there is a giant squid in the lake

harry and draco are now a staple in Hogwarts like Dumbledore was but so much better bc they would never let kids return to abusive homes and they’re known for being so approachable and willing to help anyone with their problems

the students start calling them the dads of Hogwarts (teddy insists he didn’t start that but he totally did with George and Ron’s help)

and the name sticks and they not so secretly love it

and the war becomes a distant memory

until students start acting really strange and harry and draco think it is just them until George and Minnie and Neville come to them with concerns and they don’t know what is happening and as much as harry loves draco he knows he needs to call Hermione and Ron (Ron still will not touch a phone and if draco can use one why can’t he, but he insists) 

he calls them because the last time he was this scared in Hogwarts they were there and he is a Grown Man but suddenly he feels like he just left the Dursley's again 

draco calls his mother and he calls pansy and Blaise because they were there when he had to deal with his father planning and plotting and wanting Voldemort to return and they know what he felt like and he is a Grown Man but he feels as if he will never get his fathers approval even though he hasn’t needed that in years (and he doesn’t want it) 

the word spread about harry calling for his best friends and draco doing the same and if they are doing that then they must be scared

(they are so very tired of being afraid and so very tired of fighting)

but the must protect their students

so Molly (even though she is not as young as when her children went to Hogwarts her grandchildren do and she’ll be damned if anything ever happens to her family) arrives too with the weasley clan as ready as ever and Seamus and dean and even Oliver Wood (who is a world renown former quidditch player and even more famous coach)

when teddy gets there for his dad and dray they are suddenly so much more worried because he is their life, but he is an adult now and he is here for them

when their former students arrive harry definitely starts to cry (draco didn’t because malfoys don’t cry in public in front of their former students even if he didn’t really believe that now it was nice to hold onto to help keep some of his composure) and their students tell them that they are here now to help, to fight and that they shouldn’t have to fight anymore but if they must 

their students say that Harry and Draco did such a good job and helped the wizarding world, helped them so much, and we know professor potter that we must be kind to others because no one deserves what tom riddle went through even if Voldemort was awful.

professor potter we know that you taught us that defense should only be used in protection and we should always be mindful and we are here to protect you

and professor Malfoy you were so kind to us and you were understanding and you encouraged our questions and you taught us to be curious and to never be satisfied with something at face value. you taught us to explore and we are here

and it feels like the war again but better because they are all on the same side and what ever this is harry doesn’t have to hide under the invisibility cloak and draco doesn't have to hide in the room of requirement and this new thing? this new thing that threatens the life they have made together their family? their friends? their students? it suddenly it seems so small because with the support they have nothing can ever beat them because Dumbledore is gone Voldemort is dead and they did their best to help those kids age be damned

There is so much more that I would love to add to this, and I could but I should get back to homework, unfortunately. I just had a thought and had to write it down. I would also like to turn it into a fic but time escapes me

If for some reason someone sees this and they want to make it into an actual full blown fic, please tag me bc I would live to read it.

I might come up with a part two, who knows

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@ Andy: 12, 19, 26, 35, 41 // @ Gin: 6, 20, 23, 32, 49 // @ James: 3, 21, 31, 33, 34

send me a # to learn an unusual hc about my muse! / accepting 

ANDROMEDA BLACKdo they prefer sleeping alone or with someone else?always with someone else. andromeda craves warmth and company; she likes to be held and to hold someone else. and she likes the overall weight of a body next to her. be it her sisters when they were younger, her many pets sneaking in the night, a friend or, naturally, a lover. 

what are their phobias? do they have any at all?I would not say she has phobias, but she has definite fears. As a child, she was scared of her magic, a result of a traumatizing event with aunt Walpurga. As an adult, she’s scared of the weight of her own emotions and how they rule her - but stubborn that she is, she still wears them on her sleeve unabashedly. 

what are they most passionate about? what could they debate about for hours?andromeda is very passionate about the self - people’s freedom to be themselves while living in harmony. despite her own anger towards the human race in general, andromeda really does believe in people and their own power to make choices. you could call her a humanist.

she’s also very passionate about defending others, though at times begrudgingly. her name does translate to the ruler of man - thinker of men. she hates lord Voldemort not only for his sickening actions and honestly, unpractical mission, but because he rids people of their own sense of self ( funny enough, she thinks very similar of those who blindly follow the Order ) and she finds this dangerous. while she does not rise with a Gryffindor chivalry, her Slytherin ambition and resourcefulness realizes if this war is lost, there is no real salvation for their kind. and at times, she will admit she helps because she can’t not help. thirdly, andromeda is very passionate about life. despite all the fury in her heart, she refuses to believe she can’t live her life on her own terms - happily. she believes in living each moment to the maximum and get absolutely and completely drunk in people, place, thoughts, touches, smells, and tastes. 

oh, and magic. she finds the history of magic ( actual history, not the class ) fascinating, she adores to collect antique objects and especially finds her niche in the magical qualities of certain spaces ( fae circles, etc ) and old magick. 

are they possessive over their things? or over other people? both?yes. both. 

where would they want to live if they could live anywhere? why?andromeda wants a very wild, spontaneous life. she wants to sleep under the stars, but she also wants a nice partisan studio. she wants to travel with nothing on her but a bag and her will, but her curiosity drives her to examine antique and rare and powerful magical objects. her ideal place to live would be a place she can always come back to - a place where she can rest and relax and walk around barefoot while preparing dinner for her loved ones before her next adventure. somewhere she can call home, that does not restrict her to their confinements.

GINEVRA WEASLEY

what do they normally dream about? nightmares or nonsense?gin dreams often of tom. sometimes it’s just flashes, others actual conversations. sometimes she is calm, even at ease - others she is running and can’t breathe. she dreams of he basilisk often. she dreams of finding a worn-out black diary and writing on it again. to her they are all nightmares. during her sixth year, her dreams turn more into realities that could happen; the war, the attacks, her father almost killed by a giant snake, herself at times, dying or killing.

what do they hate being teased about? are they teased often?gin absolutely detests any teasing about her family. not because she puts much importance on other people’s opinions, but because she knows her family so well. she knows they are fighters, warriors. to hear people mock them with things like, “why do they have so many children? with all their money issues! and all those hand-me downs clothes” makes it certain she will explode. she has never been embarrassed by her family ( minus percey and ron at times because they can be total idiots ). yet, gin is not teased often. she has asserted her position as a take-no-bullshit wicked witch, so to tease her is to tempt your own fate.  

how do they show fear? sweating, shaking, blankness, anger, etc?ginevra becomes eerily silent and still when she’s scared. after her second year, she’d often have panic attacks but she forced herself to learn fast how to control her own fears - breathe in, breath out - and get very powerful hold of herself. if she does explode, she shakes and she is angry and things might burst around her. 

do they critique others easily? do they judge from afar?gin is not judgemental, but she has biting words if needed and knows how to get under people’s skin. she’s definitely not above humiliating people if provoked. she throws angry words at ron for practically slut-shaming her, she’s tough with dean when he tries to treat her like some breakable thing, and she’s definitely not one to bite her tongue. 

do they have a creative outlet? if so, what is it?ginevra likes to make things with her hands; if anyone introduces her to clay classes, that’s where she’d be at. she likes to draw and create, mostly out of practicality ( she draws quidditch strategies, and during the carrow’s reign, she tries to re-draw and charm a map similar to the marauder’s ). she’s also rather creative and innovative in her charm work. 

JAMES POTTER

do they take baths or showers? do they prefer one over the other?depends on his timing. he tends to prefer showers ( james particularly likes the feel of drops of water falling down his face like he’s under the rain ). if he’s looking to relax, and with the right company, he’d be into baths. 

did they have any fears growing up that they’ve since conquered?I firmly believe James was afraid of many things as a child. Growing up as the only kid in his home, his imagination probably ran wild and so he created a lot of monsters in his mind - hidden in the dark, in the shadows, under his bed. When he doesn’t hear anything at all, he would be terrified his parents suddenly disappeared. But he’d force himself to face them - he’d talk himself into looking purposely into the darkness to know there were no monsters, and he’d make noise to distract himself from the silence. 

do they have good fashion sense? or do they just wear whatever?i’ll be absolutely honest, james potter had no style until sirius black forced him to. he had some sense of what you could call fashion, but he certainly started finding his style between his 5th and 6th year. 

are they too hard on themselves over the little things?not really. james is a very chill guy; despite the fire that always lives brightly in him, he’s a very self-aware individual. if something is broken, he fixes it. if he screws up, he apologizes. if he’s being a git, honestly he’s being himself but he tries not to stress too much about it. james firmly believes the little things in life are important, but not important enough to stop one from enjoying life. 

are they the jealous type? what are they most likely to be jealous of?yes. yes. yes. not in an insecure way, because james is absolutely confident in who he is, but in an overprotective and territorial kind of way. he believes some people are simply not deserving of others. he believes some people should not get to hurt others as easily. he believes certain people should not even be around others. anyway, james is opinionated and it does absolutely get to his head. 

[raspberrytummytickles]

Tell Me Who!

Title: Tell Me Who! Fandom: Harry Potter Characters: Sirius, James, Remus Summary: Ticklish!James; Sirius has a crush. He won’t ask her out so James devised a plan to “help” his friend. Unfortunately, Sirius shows how grateful he is.

Original Prompt: Aldksokwkermekwksj but what about Sirius having a massive crush on *insert whoever you want* and being too scared to ask them out, so one of the other Marauders asks said crush if they could give Sirius their number in front of Sirius to embarrass him, and it very much working, obviously, but then the crush says yeah and the Marauder is like “see I helped” but of course Sirius tickles them anyway because they deserve it, let’s be honest

A/N: I have six drafts needing to get done and this is the first one and I'm heading down the line. Enjoy! Dedicated to @mattsmithwhovian for she gave me this prompt!!!

It was sorta unusual. Maybe not for normal people, but for one Sirius Black? Crushes were not a thing. He could get any girl he wanted.

But Claudette Sumnters in Ravenclaw was different.

She laughed when he flirted, never flirting back but giving him this soft smile with dimples. She helped him with homework, not giving him the answer but explaining it in a way he understood. She didn't make Sirius feel stupid. She made him feel invincible.

It was a whole new area that Sirius honestly had no idea how to move forward from this point. He likes her a lot. Does he ask her out? What if she says no because of all the other girls he’s been with! What if she is just being nice and doesn't actually like Sirius? He had never had this problem before and went to James for advice.

“Why don't you just ask her, Padfoot?” James said, raising an eyebrow over his glasses. “You’ve done this before.”

“No one has ever made me feel like she does, before,” Padfoot whined, falling from the arm of the chair to halfway in James’ lap. The younger laughed, hand comfortingly tugging on the obviously stressed one’s hair.

“Want me to be there with you?”

“No, because I'm not asking her out!”

Since than, Sirius has been miserable. He was pouty and sulky and it made James upset to see his normally bright, hyper friend so blue. So, what does the leader of the Marauder’s do? Devises a plan to get Sirius his girl. Only he had to do it alone.

Remus didn't want to get involved and Peter was too shy around girls (or really anyone) to do much so it was up to James to fix his friend. He sent a note to Claudette to meet him and Sirius outside the Transfiguration room, their last class of the day, when class was over.

Sirius was surprised to see her waiting and fumbled over his hello. James laughed and grinned at her.

“Thanks for waiting up.”

“What?” Sirius blinked.

“No problem, it sounded important,” Claudette grinned, pushing her long black hair behind her ear, blue brown eyes dancing with amusement. 

“It is! Sirius wanted to ask you something,” James stepped back, grinning encouragingly at him.

Bastard, Sirius wanted to say but found himself tongue tied as he stared into Claudette’s expressive eyes. She waited patiently, smiling up at the 6th year. Sirius opened and closed his mouth, his cheeks turning bright red as he realized he looked like an idiot.

“This is where you ask her out,” James mock-whispered, knowing they both heard it quiet clearly. Sirius turned darker, scowling at James while Claudette giggled.

“Sure,” She said.

“Huh?” Sirius gaped, eyes filled with surprise.

“I’ll go out with you,” Claudette clarified. “We have a Hogsmeade weekend coming up. We’ll go out than, okay?”

“Y-Yeah, okay!”

“I have to go, bye James, Sirius,” She waved, leaning up and kissing Sirius on the cheek before walking away. James grinned when Padfoot met his gaze and gave him a thumbs up.

Sirius smiled all the way back to the dorms, so much that his cheeks were starting to hurt. James patted his shoulder, proudly puffing his chest out as they made it to their room, dropping their bags on their respective beds.

“You’re welcome.”

Sirius narrowed his eyes at James and easily wrapped his arms around his younger friend from behind, hands resting on James’ waist. James blinked, slightly confused because this seemed a little weird and was about to ask what was up when ten fingers dug into his sides.

“Wahah-Wahahait! Sihihirius! Whahat the hehehell?!”

“You totally embarrassed me in front of Claudette!”

“Ihihi wahahas juhust tryihihing to hehelp!“ James laughed, squirming in Sirius’ grip. His back was pressed tightly against Black’s chest and those mean fingers kept hitting all the spots on his sensitive torso. Sirius decided James needed to laugh a bit more and started poking and prodding the thin ribs his friend possessed. “NOHOHO!”

“Yeeeees!” Sirius laughed, maneuvering them to the closest bed in the dorm room which happened to be Remus’. He pulled James between his legs and quickly shoved his hands under the younger man’s shirt, tickling the soft skin. “Does this tickle, Prongs?”

“SIHIRIUS! PLEHEHEASE!” James cackled, head thrown back on his friends shoulder. His ribs were easily his worst spot. Sirius ignored him in favor of blowing a loud raspberry on the crook of James’ neck. “EHEHEHAHA!”

“Awww, that’s so adorable!“

One raspberry

Two raspberries

Three raspberries

“UHUHUNCLE UHUNCLE!” James cried. Sirius had changed tactics on his ribs and fluttered down one side all the way to his belly, poking his small innie and with the other he dug hard, massaging the bones and the skin in between. “IHIH CAHAHANT―SIRIUS STOHOHOP!”

Sirius tickled James for a couple more seconds before stopping, keeping his friend (who was more like a little brother to him than his own) on his chest. James panted heavily, cheeks flushed and glasses askew on his face, tiny giggles escaping every now and then.

“Only because she said yes,” Sirius stated. James whined, flinching when Sirius tweaked his sides playfully. “But, thanks.”

“Any-Anything for you, P-Padfoot,” James stuttered as he caught his breath. Sirius hugged James tightly before untangling them. 

“C’mon, their gonna think I murdered you.”

“Noooo... I cant move.”

“You’re such a drama queen. Don't make me tickle you down!“

“I‘m up! I’m up! Geez, your so bossy. What does Claudette see in you?”

“Oh that’s it! C’mere!”

“NO! I’M SORRY! IHIHIM SOHOHORRY!”

~Fin~

A/N: Poor James, he never learns lol. Tell me what ya think!