Barty and Evan.
Later that night.
“WOULD BOTH OF YOU JUST CUT IT OUT?!”
Mrs. Weasley yelled to Evan and Barty who were bickering, again.
The 2 of them have been bickering for the past 20 minutes. Everyone, including Dorcas and Pandora, was watching.
Both Evan and Barty rolled their eyes and turned away from each other.
They’re always bickering, but at the same time… flirting? It’s an odd thing to witness, really. But entertaining nevertheless.
At some point during the evening, Dorcas turns to Harry and starts speaking, she has a very chill demeanor to her.
“So Harry, none of us have properly introduced ourselves, have we? Well I’m Dorcas Meadows. The one with the dark brown hair is Barty Crouch Jr, and then the blond he’s sitting next to Evan Rosier. His twin sister is Pandora. And then of course there’s your godfather’s brother, Regulus.”
Harry took in that information and went the polite route
“Nice to meet you all.”
Mrs. Weasley gave Harry an approving look and continued what she was doing.
After that the rest of the night went pretty well. They ate dinner, and talked amongst themselves. It was a peaceful night, really.
Eventually Mrs. Weasley sent all of them to bed (Including Sirius, his brother, and his brother’s friends) and Pandora went home.
Later during the night Harry heard the floorboards. Now you would think Harry would use the common sense Lily so kindly gifted him, but he didn’t.
No, instead of staying in bed and going to sleep like any normal person, Harry got up to investigate.
“Is someone there?”
Harry said into the darkness
And suddenly the footsteps stopped.
“No?”
A male voice said.
“You sure? Because I’m pretty sure darkness doesn’t talk”
The figure sighs and lights his wand.
“You don’t know that.”
The man says it appears to be Barty Crouch.
“And you shouldn’t be wandering this house. It’s always been a strange house”
“Then why are you wandering?”
Harry relays
“Well uh. That’s different. I-“
And then Barty is interrupted by another voice coming from that stair way
“Barty, y’a coming?”
“Oh for Merlin’s sake Ev.”
Barty says as the blond man walks down the steps.
“Oh damn. You got caught mate.”
Evan obviously holding back a grin.
Barty rolled his eyes and started to explain
“Look I was just heading up to good old Evan’s room to… fuck I can’t use the studying excuse anymore”
“Wow Bart. You’re really bad at this.”
Evan said from the stairs.
“Oh shut up, I’m trying”
Barty hissed
“Come on Barty, the kid is about to be 15. I’m sure he can figure it out.”
Evan said
Harry rolled his eyes. He’s not a dumb kid, he knows what is about to take place in Evan’s room. It doesn’t need someone to spell it out for Merlin’s sake.
“I’m going to bed.
Use protection.”
Harry said before walking back into his shared room with Ron.
Evan snorted and stifled a laugh, well Barty stood really with a “oh my Merlin he just said that” impressed face.
Soon enough the house fell silent, the only sound being Ron’s snores.
Harry fell asleep.