[Harry Potter/Sirius Black] Following the River Back

In 1993, Elaine rushed down from the defense table and threw her arms around the person she had waited twelve years for.

Time, which had stood still, began to flow again. Their true twenty-second year was finally beginning.

Their first meeting was far from proper:

A dim fitting room, an accidental intrusion, and an improvised plan that had Bellatrix chasing them down.

"That was a delightful collaboration." She was quite pleased, and even walked home with a spring in her step.

She never imagined that the boy who swept aside the curtain would go on to become part of her life.

[Notes]

1. Sirius x original female lead. The timeline is long, from their school days through the postwar years.

2. The female lead is not a good person in the conventional sense. Her values are sound, but the way she handles certain matters may not be... kind. She cares more about justice in the end.

3. The romance is a slow burn, but I'll do my best to keep it sweet.

4. I'll do my best to keep the characters in character. Please be gentle if anything feels off.

5. The main story has a happy ending. I'll try to save most people, but some characters will die, so please be warned.

6. A story about two Gryffindors going from fighting side by side to protecting each other. If you like it, please add it to your collection~

Theme: I hope to save the characters from the Marauders' era who met with tragic ends.