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What they call home pt. 4|7 [Sirius x Reader] - Request/Challenge

Title: What they call home pt. 4|7 - Underlying feelings

Pairing: Post Azkaban!Sirius Black x Female!Lestrange!Reader

Word count: 1.5k

Published: 12 November, 2020

Author: Heloise Daphne Brightmore

Notes: This was written for ​@wand3ringr0s3's writing challenge on tumblr and also for a request I have received here on Wattpad by celina_yaxley . It was supposed to be a one shot, but it turned into a series somehow. I have been getting carried away these days.

Disclaimer: I have dug myself very deep into the Black and Lestrange family just to make sure that there were no incest in the story. I went back 300 years, until 1700 and I can confirm Blacks have not been related to the Lestranges, except Bellatrix Lestrange (nee Black) marrying Rodolphus Lestrange around 1968-70, pre-Wizarding War I. 

Weeks passed by and Sirius and you started to warm up to each other. You still liked to rile each other up, but it has become more comical than annoying and you slowly started enjoy his company more and more.

As the order meeting of the day finished, you sat down with some of the members for a team building dinner to quote Albus. You have considered leaving and spending the rest of the night in your room, the suspicious gazes giving you a chill, but as soon as you headed out of the dining room, Sirius got hold of your wrist and stopped you.

"Stay." He spoke, the room quieting down around you. You looked at the man as a small, inviting smile spread across his face, your heart taking on a faster pace, your wrist heating up where he held onto you.

"I don't think it's a good idea." You breathed as you finally ripped your eyes away from the man and looked around the room. Albus was more than happy with your presence, whilst Molly gave you an apologetic, but approving look, her husband Arthur offering you a sweet smile. Nymphadora seemed a bit sceptical, but you could see she wasn't against you joining them whilst Remus didn't seem to mind as he has gotten used to your presence. However, Mundungus Fletcher, Kingsley Shacklebolt and Sturgis Podmore looked as though they wished you to disappear even from planet earth.

"Come, dear join us." Molly quipped in as she placed another batch of cutlery and plates on the table right beside Sirius' spot and from across her. You looked up at Sirius one more time in anticipation of an unspoken confirmation. He nodded and placed a hand behind your back, leading you forward, right beside the head of the table.

You tried to ignore how his proximity affected you, how his long fingers spread across your back caused tiny goosebumps to appear on your arms and neck, how his silent whisper of "It's going to be fine" reassured you more than you wished it had.

You took a seat beside him and as everyone started eating an uncomfortable silence fell on the group of people, the only noise audible came from the cutleries and loud chewing.

However, the silence didn't last long. People slowly fell into a conversation with each other. You overheard them mentioning something about an upcoming mission, but you couldn't pay attention as Molly has averted your attention from the subject.

"My dear, how have you been feeling in this lovely house?" Molly said in a mocking tone from Sirius' other side, which earned a rather annoyed groan from him. He didn't necessarily have the best memories of the place, but it was still a home to him. You chuckled at his reaction, before you replied to Molly.

"I have been enjoying my time here to be honest." You nodded as you took a spoonful of soup from your plate.

"I'm hoping Sirius hasn't been causing you much trouble?" She asked as she sent a cheeky wink towards you.