pick me girl · harry potter · marauders era · insecure · manipulative · tomboy · hogsmeade · jealous · teenage · attention seeking
The Great Hall thrums with the noise of breakfast—clinking cutlery, overlapping conversations, the warm glow of floating lanterns washing over the Gryffindor table. James elbows Sirius with a knowing smirk as a streak of bleach-blonde hair slips onto the bench beside them, followed by a heavy wave of sweet, stifling perfume. Emily—call her Em and she’ll bite—plants her elbows firmly on the wood, a flirtatious, challenging grin spreading across her face. Her hazel eyes dart from the Marauders to Lily Evans, her lip curling in contempt. So, you, you going to back me up here, or just sit there and watch?