teenage crush
sirius x reader
Years after graduating Hogwarts, Y/n bumps into an old schoolmate who she thought she’d never see again.
a/n: i don’t know how tumblr works pls i’m so stupid, anyways enjoy
Laughter echoed through the corridor as a group of running fifth years approached Annie and I, more like bumped into us as if we were invisible.
Don't get me wrong, I was a gryffindor, I would've stood my ground anytime if it hadn't been the marauders.
Sirius Black was as always not wearing his tie, laughing hysterically at something James said, while Remus Lupin chased them down the corridor. Sirius had such a beautiful laugh and his piercing grey eyes made my stomach flutter every time I saw him.
But then again I was in second year and he was in fifth, he was my whole world, but to him I was no one.
Then third year came along and the marauders got even hotter, having almost every girl in their year and below at their feet, although at first they only had eyes for their two girl friends: Lily Evans and Marlene McKinnon.
Slowly, Sirius began to sleep around with every girl from fifth year and above, and James would have followed suit if it hadn’t been for Lily finally going out with him.
Then fourth year came along, and it was dumb of me to believe that with a little makeup and a summer tan I'd have Sirius at my feet. I’d spent all summer dreaming of going back to Hogwarts, of seeing him and finally being noticed by him.
To my misfortune the first time I saw him that September, he had his arms around Marlene McKinnon, and the stuff they were doing wasn’t stuff friends do.
I remember one time, just before Christmas break, we passed each other in the corridor I was quick to to say the first thing that came to mind, just to initiate conversation "It snowed"
"Thanks, I didn’t know" He snorted, making Remus laugh a little before they quickly rushed to the Charms classroom.
I made him laugh. That was an achievement right? I'd just caught him in a rush.
The next time I tried to initiate conversation I'd been drinking a little at the gryffindor party so I built up my courage and walked over to him; only midway, Marlene McKinnon stepped in front of him and they began an intense make out session. Of course they were dating, they were gryffindor’s golden couple, how hadn’t I known earlier?
Then NEWTS came by and I barely saw him or any seventh year at all. The day they graduated and left I was completely heartbroken, knowing I’d lost my last chance, knowing I’d never see him again.
-
I'd just turned 20 and came back to England from America, where i'd been working as a journalist for the past 4 years.
I left everything behind to come back home since I got a better offer from a woman named Rita Seeker? Skeetle? Something like that.
I hadn’t visited England since I graduated from Hogwarts. The day I got my job in New York I didn’t hesitate to grab all my belongings and leave, looking for a brand new adventure. Now that the adventure was over, I was coming back.
So when I walked inside the first bar I saw in Diagon Alley, the last thing I expected to see was my old school friend Annie, sitting very closely to my ex boyfriend Sam. They looked so different yet so similar to when I last saw them.
I stood there awkwardly considering turning around and leaving, then I remembered I had to act like a grown up now, “Well, shit” I sighed.
So taking in a deep breath I made my way to my old friends.
"Annie!" I smiled, making the girl jump from Sam’s embrace and turn around with confusion.
"Y/n?!"
"Yup" I faked a chuckle to break the tension. "How have you two been?"
"Uh..." Sam looked from me to Annie and back to me. “We’re good”
"We're… engaged" Annie smiled a little, afraid of how I might react as she showed me her ringed finger. It stung a little, but hearing the sound of her voice, the voice I hadn’t heard in years, instantly made me feel a little better.
"Well congratulations!" I smiled. "I'm so happy for you two!"
"Really?" Sam asked hopefully.
"Really" I nodded, swallowing my pride and ego. Had everyone forgotten about me that quick?
"How's America?" Annie asked, quickly changing the topic.
"It was wonderful" I smiled softly. "Hey, I'm gonna get a drink, we'll talk later, yes?"
"Of course!" Sam quickly answered still confused with the random encounter.
I turned to make my way for the bar when Annie called my name again.
"Yes?" I asked turning to face them.
"It really is great to see you" She smiled almost sadly.
"You too" I waved back and finally sat at the bar, as far from the couple’s view as I could, ordering a round of shots.
"Trouble in paradise?" The guy beside me asked and I chuckled humourlessly and gulped in a shot.
"Well my best friend and ex are engaged so yeah it's not sunny in paradise" I shrugged and drank another shot.
"So you're drinking the news down?" He asked and I raised my eyebrows, contemplating the idea before shrugging and finishing the round.
"What's your name?" He asked in a chuckle and I didn't bother looking at him.
"Y/n" I mumbled.
"I'm Sirius"
My heartbeat stopped. Sirius Black, the guy who broke my heart years ago. The seventh year who'd never spare me a glance.
When I met his grey eyes everything came back.
"Do I have something on my face?" He asked with a smirk.
"You don't remember me?" I asked almost in disbelief. How the hell did I expect him to remember me?
"Should I?"
"I guess not" I shrugged.
"Did you go to Hogwarts?" He asked and I nodded. "So we know each other?"
"Well I know you" I confessed, feeling alcohol start to make its way to my thoughts. "We never actually talked and I had the biggest crush on you"
He laughed, I had forgotten about his laugh. "What year?"
"You were three years above me"
"Well then what were you expecting? You were a child!" He exclaimed, barking out a laugh.
"And you were a jerk and a player!" I fired back, trying to hide my smile.
"Not going to deny that" He chuckled and I chuckled softly. He was nice to talk to.
"The thing is you broke my heart" I confessed and his eyebrows rose at that. "You started dating McKinnon and then you graduated and left. I bloody cried that day" I chuckled.
"Really?" He asked in a playful way. The trace of a smirk in his face.
"Yes" I sighed looking down at the wooden bar.
"Then why didn't you talk to me?"
"I gave you the weather report once" I shrugged and he laughed again loudly. “Told you it was snowing”
"Thats an interesting way of flirting" He furrowed his eyebrows, looking at me curiously.
"To me it was. You were older and hot and it was intimidating" I shrugged.
"And how's that changed?" He smirked.
"Now I'm drunk and hotter than you"
"Hotter than me?" He asked in surprise. "No one’s hotter than me"
I giggled softly and met his eyes. They made me feel calm instantly, as if we were long time friends, when actually we’d never spoken.
"I feel like i've known you all my life" He suddenly whispered, thinking out loud and I smiled as if he’d read my mind.
"That's nice" I teased. "I've known you all my life"
He threw his head back in laughter and my heart melted a little.
"I'm sorry I never paid you attention back then" He recomposed himself, taking one last sip of his whiskey
"It's not your fault" I shrugged. "It's no one’s fault, it just wasn’t meant to happen”
"And now here we are, huh?" He smirked again and I giggled and hit his arm softly.
“Well I always say timing’s a bitch” I nod in agreement, feeling a little nervous at his strong glance.
“But now timing is on our side, isn’t it?” He raised his eyebrows. “ And only if you want we can meet again"
"Oh, but how do I know Black isn’t a player anymore?" I smirked teasingly.
"Perhaps you'll have to find out"
"Perhaps I want to"
"Then perhaps I want too"
I giggled and he smiled at me, grey eyes piercing into mine. Maybe this time fate really was on my side, maybe all this years had been worth the wait.
Maybe I still had a chance.