Plot: Set during Order of the Phoenix; Muggleborns Olivia Turner and Hermione Granger have their lives changed forever when a marriage law hits that binds them to none other than the infamous Marauders. RL/OC and SB/HG
Inspiration: Someone on my blog wanted to know why most marriage law fics only have one couple effected- this one has both Marauders caught. I hope you enjoy it. Be sure to leave a review to let me know what you think of the story. I'm new to publishing on this sight (but not to fanfictions)
Olivia Turner ran hard down the dark London streets- her long brown hair flaying wildly as she made her way past several houses on her way to Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place. She hadn't been on duty for the Order of the Phoenix that warn June night, though she was a member. No; she simply had something in her pocket that every other member would be very interested to see- and she was willing to walk in and wake them up at nearly two in the morning to let them see. She ran harder the closer she got, her bright blue eyes sparkling with excitement, and dare she say- pride. Olivia had accomplished quite a feat without even being asked to attempt it. She ran into the house, ignoring the angry portraits of various members of the House of Black, including one very mouthy Walburga Black, making her way upstairs to bang on all the bedroom doors until everyone was awake. She then told them all to meet her in the sitting room for a presentation of the surprise in her pocket after Dumbledore's arrival.
Molly Weasley, matriarch of the Weasley family, was the first one into the room where Olivia was pacing. "What's all this about?" the older witch huffed out as she watched the younger girl pacing excitedly.
"All in good time." Olivia replied sweetly. She watched as other members and the Weasley children (plus Hermione) filed into the room pajama clad and in sleepy stupor. Olivia stopped pacing when Remus Lupin entered the room, mostly because she figured this would signal the arrival of Sirius Black- the one member of the house she knew would be most pleased with what she had to present. Everyone was mumbling about when Albus Dumbledore stepped in, closely followed by Minerva McGonagall- causing the room to go quiet.
"Miss Turner, I trust you have a good reason for waking everyone at this hour." Professor McGonagall said, a bit of edge to her voice. Olivia smiled widely.
"Yes, Professor. I do, but I can't show you until Sirius decides to grace us with his presence." she replied, peaking around toward the door where the former prisoner had yet to show his face.
"I doubt he'll find this worth his time." Molly Weasley said with an annoyed expression.
"I'll fetch him." Lupin offered, moving quickly from the room and returning just as quickly with Sirius- who looked rather upset to have been woken up.
"Hello!" Olivia greeted as Sirius shot her a dirty look for being the cause of his untimely awakening. "Now- I'm not good with public speeches, but I have a story to tell. I was in a muggle pub watching rugby with my sister when a man came up to us- Ugly as sin he was. Short, fat-" she stopped and shuttered. "He proceeded to try and pick my sister, Kari, up. She declined of course- and he moved on to me. It was then I caught his name." She paused and reached into her pocket. Olivia pulled out a small brown ball tied with a shoestring out of her jacket pocket and laid on the coffee table before everyone. "Can anyone make a guess who the man was?" she said proudly, looking directly over to where Remus and Sirius had propped up against the wall. Sirius stepped forward a bit- his eyes squinted.
"Is... That's a rat!" he exclaimed excitedly. "Bloody hell! You got Pettigrew!" Sirius grabbed Olivia by her cheeks and kissed her forehead before letting out a 'whoop' of excitement. Olivia stiffened against the uninvited affection, having had very little interaction with Sirius before now. Professor Dumbledore cleared his throat.
"I must say Olivia, this was very much worth the abnormal wake up call. Well done." Olivia smiled at the older man proudly. She was the youngest recruit of the Order at only nineteen, and at times felt the need to prove herself.
"I don't think he knew I was a witch, much less that I'd recognize his name." She told the group, looking at the lump on the table. The rat lay stunned, nearly dead still. His eyes darted around the room fearfully. "What do we need to do now, Professor?" Dumbledore rubbed his beard thoughtfully. Everyone else in the room was deadly quiet- simply waiting to hear what their leader would have to say.
"One of our Aurors will take him to the Ministry first thing tomorrow. Have veritaserum administered and clear Sirius' name publicly." Sirius let another 'whoop' out again as Dumbledore finished speaking. "If that was all?" Dumbledore directed the question to Olivia, who shook her head. "Very well- back to bed everyone!" Dumbledore clapped his hands together and the room cleared minus a few select people.
"What do we do with him, Professor?" Olivia asked as the crowd shrank.
"I'll be taking him for the night." He replied, picking the rat up by the scruff of the neck. "I can insure he does not escape again."
"I bloody well hope so!" Sirius shouted from the corner as Dumbledore also left. The room now only held Olivia, Sirius and Remus. She settled down into an armchair and let out a deep breath.
"You did very well, Olivia." Remus said gently as her nerves started to react to the evening. Pettigrew was a death eater, after all. And she'd held him in her jacket pocket.
"Thank you, Professor." she replied with a smile. Sirius stepped over to a cabinet and offered her a butter beer.
"Just Remus." he replied kindly. Olivia gave shy nod, telling Sirius thanks as he handed the butter beer to her.
"No, thank you." he said with a smile wider than she'd ever seen. "You just gave me my life back, I owe you one." Olivia felt a swell of pride fill in her chest.
"Just doing what any of us would have, given the opportunity." She took a sip from the beverage in her hand and stood. "I think I'll take this to bed. Goodnight." she said, leaving the two other wizards alone in the room.
"I see what you were doing recruiting that kid, Moony." Sirius said, then taking a deep pull from his own drink. Remus smiled.
"She was a brilliant student and one of the most fierce duelists I've ever seen, gave me a run for my money at seventeen when she was in class. No one in her class had the skill to try her so she had to spar with me. Bested me a couple times. She has serious talent." he replied.
"Noticed." Sirius said, finishing his beverage off. "Not bad to look at, either." he said, winking toward the werewolf.
"Haven't noticed." Remus replied dully. Sirius chuckled.
"Sure, mate. Sure you haven't." Remus stood up and exited the room at this, leaving a very happy Sirius to sit up alone and think about his new freedom.