Jealousy
Part 2
*Fast forward to a slytherin party*
The music blares through the slytherin common room. Bodies jumping and moving, booze being thrown around. This was Barty’s kind of environment, he liked the thrill, the chance of ruining his fathers image if he was caught. He may have thrown back a few too many drinks, but hell, who cares if he has a raging headache in the morning, “he’s just borrowing some happiness from tomorrow” as Evan would say.
Nothing had happened since Evan kissed him, if anything Evan had begun avoiding Barty. Maybe he was trying to get back at Barty for the start of the year but Barty thought he was above that. As Barty makes his way across the room to get himself another drink, Severus Snape approaches him. ‘Without your gang, crouch, that’s unlike you’. He was referring to reggie and Evan, Barty knew he was, and if Barty was being honest Snape was right, it was rare that you would see Barty without either Evan or regulus. ‘And it’s rare to see you outside of the library, snape’ Barty bites back, normally he would be all for a bit of banter but right now all he wanted to do was drink. ‘Woah, I didn’t mean anything by it crouch don’t get defensive, I was actually going to ask if you would get a drink with me’. Barty thinks about his offer for a few seconds before agreeing, he was already there so why not.
Snape and Barty talk and drink for the most of the party before Snape decides he’s tired and heads back to his dorm room to ‘catch up on some sleep’ though not before advising that Barty does the same as the OWLS are coming up and he needs to make sure he is well rested to begin studying. The party dies down as the morning approaches and Barty finally decided to sleep for a few hours before he need to get up, he really wishes he didn’t agree to studying with Snape, but he thought that it would help get his mind off of Evan if he just dove straight into studying.
As Barty enters his dorm, he half hopes that Evan was waiting up for him but it doesn’t exactly come as a surprise when he finds both of his dorm mates fast asleep in their beds, he wonders how they are able to sleep through these parties, no one is exactly quiet, especially Barty.
The next morning, Barty makes his way to the library to meet severus like they had planned. When he walked in, Regulus was already sitting down at a table studying, he always was. Regulus looks up and seems surprised ‘i didn’t expect to see you in here Barty, do you need something?’. Barty could lie, he could, and say he wanted to study by himself but also he kind of hoped that if he told Reg, then Reg would tell Evan. ‘I’m here to study with Snape, have you seen him?’. Regulus’ eyebrows nearly shot off his face, which was even more satisfying for Barty because Regulus was usually very unresponsive when it came to just about everything. ‘Does Evan know your studying with snape’. Regulus replies slowly. ‘No, why would I need his approval, it’s not like he’s speaking to me right now anyway’ and with that Barty stalks off to the back of the library in search of Snape. Just as he was about to sit down at a random table, figuring that he has beaten Severus to the library, Barty hears someone calling his name from one of the aisles, it was Snape. ‘I thought you didn’t come for a second there Sev’ Barty said as he stalked up to the table that Severus was sitting at. ‘Wouldn’t miss it for the world, a private session with THE Barty Crouch jr must be my lucky day’ snape replies. Barty was taken aback for a second, so the man did have a sense of humour behind that snarky demeanour.
They studied for a few hours, occasionally stopping to get food and talk. Barty found that Severus Snape wasn’t as rude and arrogant as he had originally thought, he had a sense of humour and was willing to listen to Barty rant about miscellaneous topics. Before they knew it, it was time for dinner
For the next few weeks, it was a regular occurrence for Barty and Snape to study together, in the library, the common room and even during meals. After one late night study session, Barty returned to his dorm room to see Evan still up, sitting on his bed. Barty ignored him and moved to the bathroom to wash his face, Evan followed behind him. When they reached the bathroom, Evan grabbed Barty by his arm and slammed him against the door. ‘Ow, you’re hurting me Evan, let go’ Barty exclaimed while trying to wriggle free from Evans grip. ‘What the hell are you doing running around with Snape’ Evan seethes, his grip tightening against Barty’s arm. ‘It’s none of your fucking business who I hangout with, besides why would it matter all you have been doing is avoiding me lately’ Barty snaps back. Evan goes silent, just stares for a while before speaking, so quiet Barty almost couldn’t hear him. ‘I didn’t know what to do after we…you know’. Evan sighs and lowers his head to Barty’s shoulder ‘I’m sorry’ he says ‘I just don’t like the way Snape looks at you’. Evans hand drops from Barty’s arm to his waist, Barty’s breath hitches, he wasn’t expecting it. They just stand for a while listening to each other breathe before Barty speaks again. ‘Why do you care how he looks at me’ Evan squeezes his waist ‘i don’t like people looking at what’s mine’.