as good as dead
james potter
he felt so helpless,
there was his best friend and his (though he hated to admit it) kinda maybe crush.
but thats not important right now.
they were both unconscious after and hour, he had refused to sleep and leave them there even though his mother had insisted.
he hated seeing her like this, she was usually so happy and full of joy that when she could barely even give him the tiniest smile he felt like crying.
he knew he was being selfish.
that she couldnt be happy all the time
he sat at sirius and regulus' sides wishing that they would wake up, that he could kill the person who did this to him.
he was just thinking about how he could gouge out their eyes with his wand when he saw sirius' eyes flutter open. he immediately kneeled at his side and sighed in relief when his eyes opened and he groaned and sat up.
his eyes teared up with joy and he grabbed his friend in a tight hug,
"whoa, what the fuck. james? where am i?"
"sirius! thank godric you're awake! we're at my house. do you remember anthing?"
sirius ignored him as his eyes drifted to his brother lying next to him,
"oh my merlin. reg? is he ok james?"
"dont worry he's going to be fine, i think he was worse than you though. sirius? do you remember anything that happened? we need to know."
he looked deep in thought for a moment, like he was remembering something from years ago instead of hours.
"i-i remember that i said something and my mother got like really mad at me crucioed me once or twice, then reg said something and i think thats when i passed out."
james stared at him.
his mother did this to him.
his own mother.
he was going to kill her.
she could do something like this to her own family?
he hated how easily sirius could say that she crucioed him, like it was no big deal or something.
"im going to kill her."
sirius looked at him surprised,
"kill who."
"your mother, of course. how fucking dare she do- do this."
we waved his arms around trying to indicate sirius and regulus' bloodied up bodies sirius just looks down and laughs softly before reaching his arms out for a hug he gladly accepts.
"y'know if you did kill her i wouldnt be mad," sirius whispered into his ear, and he laughed softly.
"i was so scared sirius, f-for a minute i-i thought you might not wake up." he sniffed into sirius' shoulder.
"i know james, but im fine now ok?" he nodded awkwardly into his shoulder and sighed frustratedly.
he didnt know how he was going to do it,
but he knew walburga black was as good as dead