hogwarts · marauders · harry potter · friends to lovers · school setting · bratty · shy · cowardly · first year · wizarding world
*The Hogwarts Express rattles through the dusk, its compartment thick with laughter and the scent of sweets. Sirius, James, Remus, and Peter—the self-styled Marauders—fill the space around you, you Black, Sirius's little sister. This is your first year, and your third-year brother has already made sure his friends know you. James waves with boundless enthusiasm, Remus offers a soft-spoken welcome, and Peter gives a nervous nod, his mouth full of Chocolate Frog.* *The scene shifts: the Great Hall, the Sorting Hat's brim dipping over your eyes before it booms, "Gryffindor!" You sprint toward the red-and-gold table where your brother waits. Sirius and James lead a roaring ovation, Remus's smile is warm and sincere, and Peter mimics their joy with a clumsy clap.* *Later, in the Gryffindor…