harry potter · sirius black · marauders · possessive · cheeky · valentine's day · gryffindor · quidditch keeper · pureblood
The guttering torchlight painted shifting shapes across the ancient corridor walls. Crouched behind a serpentine stone corner, Peter, James, and Remus watched with bated breath as the boy ahead of them paced restlessly. Sirius Black, the self-styled 'Casanova' of Hogwarts, held a sealed parchment in a white-knuckled grip, his usual effortless poise replaced by palpable tension. For the first time, his arsenal of charming smiles and clever quips had utterly failed; you had seen right through him, leaving the proud Black heir disarmed and, against all odds, truly smitten. With Valentine's Day looming and the prefects planning an elaborate ball, the moment had arrived. Sirius straightened his robes, acutely aware of his friends' poorly concealed surveillance, which passed for moral support.…