Non-muslims: Please Don't Overcorrect For Islamophobia By Ignoring What Is Happening In Iran Right Now

non-muslims: please don't overcorrect for islamophobia by ignoring what is happening in iran right now (women being killed for not wearing or improperly wearing their hijab)

supporting the freedom to choose to wear a hijab means also supporting the freedom to choose not to

mahsa amini was arrested and killed for "improperly" wearing her hijab. there are massive protests happening and police are killing protestors. spread the word.

Snuffles - Sirius Black x Reader

AN - Sorry about the wait, life got in the way. I hope this is okay for my first story ever posted. Please be nice and leave some comments on what I can do better. Thank you for being patient!

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I've been friends with the Marauders since our first year. I found out about Remus's secret on my own, recognizing the symptoms from one of our textbooks. I confronted him about it, and he confessed.

It's been a few years since then, and we're in our 6th year. Whenever I have a bad day, you can find me in the Marauders room, guaranteed. Today has been one such day. A group of Slytherins cheated off me on an exam, and we all got zeros. Then, the same group of Slytherins followed me out of class and mocked me until I got to my next class.

I push open the door to the Marauders room. I've just walked in since they told me in 5th year that I didn't need to knock. I have tears in my eyes as I take a step in, scanning the room automatically. Almost immediately, my eyes come to rest on a dog.

I let out a gasp and a squeal.

"Ohmigod, is that a dog!?" The words all bleed into each other a little as they tumble out of my mouth.

Every head in the room snaps up at the sound of my voice. I quickly close the door.

"Y/N! What are you doing here?" James inquires haltingly.

"I've had a bad day, and I came to rant." I mutter as if it were nothing. "Where'd you get the dog?"

"Uh…" Peter obviously looks very uncomfortable.

"We found him," Remus decides.

"Yes! He was wandering the castle grounds," James inputs. "We've decided to name him Snuffles."

I smile.

"Aww, that's adorable! Can I pet him?"

They all look highly amused by my request.

"I suppose that's up to Snuffles, isn't it?" James smirks.

I approach Snuffles and offer him my hand to sniff. He nudges my hand after a few seconds, and I smile in glee, petting him immediately.

His fur has a slightly different texture to my dogs' at home. It feels more like human hair than dog fur, yet still soft. It reminds me of Sirius's hair.

"What's going on in that head of yours?" Remus questions.

"It's just… does Snuffles' fur feel weird to you? It doesn't quite match the texture of my dogs' fur back home."

"Well, maybe you've got different types of dogs," Peter offers.

"I've got seven of them. They all have very similar texture fur wise. Snuffles' fur feels more like human hair, but softer? Kinda like Sirius's hair."

"You've felt Sirius's hair?" James queries.

"Yeah. You haven't?"

"No! He never lets us touch his hair. It's his pride and joy.

I smile, still petting Snuffles.

"Speaking of, where is Sirius?" I inquire.

"Probably out shagging someone."

"Right," My voice has less of the sarcastic tone than I wanted, causing me to just sound sad.

Snuffles lets out a low growl while looking at James.

"Hey!" I reprimand softly, stopping petting him. "It's not nice to growl."

They boys all burst out laughing as Snuffles looks at me, guilt in his eyes. I frown at him, and he nudges my arm. I roll my eyes but go back to petting him.

"So," Peter speaks up, smiling cheekily, "what do you think of Sirius?"

The other boys' grins widen.

"What do you mean?" I ask, my face heating up slightly.

"What do you think of him? Is he a jerk, is he nice, is he ugly, is he cute, what?"

I pause, thinking while petting Snuffles.

"I'd have to say that he's pretty egotistical, but not in a horrible way. He's really smart, even though he doesn't necessarily want people to know. He can be a jerk at times, everyone is, but he makes up for it."

The boys are all looking at each other.

"What?" I inquire, slightly defensive.

"You fancy Padfoot!" James announces.

"What!? I do not!" I object, my hand freezing in place on Snuffles.

"You totally do!" Remus chimes.

"No. No, I don't." I stand up and walk to the door. "And not a word to Sirius, or I'll hex you so bad that you'll be in the Hospital Wing for a week."

I open the door and start to walk out when Remus sighs and calls out to me.

"Y/N, wait."

I turn back to look at him, confusion on my face.

"What are you doing?" James hisses.

"We have to tell her. It'd be cruel not to."

"Tell me what?" I ask cautiously.

"Sirius, come on," Remus mutters.

Snuffles whines, and I feel myself grow even more confused.

"Sirius," Remus urges.

I look between Remus and "Snuffles," slowly connecting the dots.

"Wait…" I murmur, drawing all eyes to me. "No…" Horror laces my voice.

Remus nods sadly and "Snuffles" jumps off the bed, smoothly transitioning into a standing Sirius.

I back up a step, my back hitting the door as Sirius reaches out to me. A fire ignites in me, and I whirl on Peter and James.

"You two!" My words are filled with so much loathing that everyone visibly flinches.

I whip out my wand and point it decisively at them, shooting out two non-verbal curses.

"You two deserve that and more. You're lucky I don't do something worse!" I yell as I turn on my heel and storm out of their dorm.

I move lightning fast through the common room, gaining the attention of many people as I run down the stairs to the boys dormitories, across the common room, and up the stairs to the girls dormitories.

"Y/N!" Lily exclaims when I burst into the dorm we share.

I point my wand at the door, and it locks firmly. I throw myself onto my bed, faceplanting into the pillows. The tears start to flow as I bury my face into my pillows. I feel Lily's weight move my bed, and she gently puts her arm on my shoulder.

"Oh, honey. What's wrong?"

I start crying harder as what just happened circles my mind. Lily gently rubs my shoulder.

"It's okay, let it all out," Lily soothes.

After a while, my sobs turn to hiccups and Lily helps me sit up. I lean on her shoulder.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"I've- I've just had a really really really bad day and- and- and-," I choke back a sob.

"It's okay. Take as long as you need. Start at the beginning when you're ready."

I nod, and, after a few moments, I start over.

"My day has been horrible. First, I got a zero on the potions exam because a group of Slytherins cheated off me. Then, those Slytherins followed me to my next class and teased and mocked me the whole way. After that, I went to the boys' room to rant, and Sirius wasn't there, at least I thought he wasn't. But it turns out he was, and so now he knows."

"Oh, honey. I'm so sorry. Is there anything I can do?"

I shake my head.

"The damage has been done. I can never face him again," I whimper.

"I'm sure it isn't that bad!" Lily protests.

"But it is! He's gonna tease me and make fun of me, and I don't know if I can handle that anymore!" A couple sobs escape me.

"I'm sure it's not as bad as you think! Maybe he feels the same way!"

"As if! Do you really think that the infamous Sirius Black could have a thing for me? That's ridiculous!"

"Not as ridiculous as you'd think," Sirius speaks up from his place in the doorway.

My head snaps up.

"How long have you been there?" I demand.

"Long enough," Sirius answers.

"Get out."

"What?" Sirius asks at the same time as Lily reprimands me.

"Y/N!" Lily chides.

"I said get out! I don't need you playing with my emotions, too."

"I'm not playing with your emotions. I'm being serious."

"Oh, yeah? Then where's your little boy band?"

"James and Peter are in the Hospital Wing because of the curse you put on them and Remus is with them."

"They deserve it. They tricked me."

"I think that the vomiting up slugs was a nice one, and they do deserve it. They shouldn't have done that to you."

"Thanks…"

"I'll leave you two alone," Lily mutters before gently getting off of my bed and sliding between Sirius and the doorframe to leave.

I watch her go silently. Sirius walks over and sits next to me on my bed.

"I apologize for my friends. They're dumb, and they thought it would be funny. They didn't expect you to fancy me or anything. They wanted you to insult me."

I nod slowly.

"Well?" I ask.

"Well what?" Sirius inquires, confused.

"Were you telling the truth earlier? Do you fancy me?"

Sirius rubs the back of his neck.

"Yeah. Yeah, I do. Is that a problem?"

"Absolutely not," I murmur, leaning my head on his shoulder.

Sirius leans his head on top of mine and wraps an arm around my shoulders. I scoot closer to him, and we sit like that for a while, peacefully.

just a reminder:

a black girl character growing her hair out long breaks more stereotypes than a black girl character having short hair

a black girl character getting to be soft and fragile breaks more stereotypes than a black girl character being strong all the time

a black girl character being protected and comforted by others breaks more stereotypes than a black girl character having no one to look out for her but herself

a black girl character being considered pretty or cute by other characters breaks more stereotypes than a black girl character being considered unattractive

not everything that is empowering for white girls is empowering for black girls

the sexism we face overlaps, but it is not the same

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