a fight and a laugh
Professor Slughorn, the slytherin head of house. A maggot of a teacher. And regulus hates him. Realistically he shouldn't but the man is just annoying, self centered and… old. He’s a SLytherin and Regulus has to admit the guys amazing at potions. Slughorn shows his awards off all over his office. The metals and picture frames so shiny its almost blinding. Regulus thinks Slughorn is too proud for his own good, that's going to be his downfall, Regulus knows it. However, the black family respects the professer and Regulus’ mother expects him to make himself know at hogwarts. To be the best of the best and getting Slughorn on Regulu’s good side is important. Especially because Horace Slughorn is known well in the Slyerthin familys and sacred 28, he knows things and thats how regulus is going to get his revenge. Revenge on all those sick fucked up people who think torture and abuse is normal. Regulus doesn't want another child to end up like him or Sirius. Its foul, how those pureblood familys treat people. Regulus isnt dumb enough to fight against them on the forefront but he can go behind all their backs, or right under their noses. Whether Regulus gets out of the fight alive or not isn't important. Aslong as Sirius is okay, is away from the sharp claws of there parents. Regulus can do that. He can, and he will. For the sake of a stupid fucked up brother. “Excuse me, professor?” Regulus knocks on Slughorns office door. Regulus hears a noise of welcome so he enters. “Good afternoon professor, i hope i wasn't disturbing anything.” Regulus says with a forced smile. The professor chuckles “ No no my boy i was just marking some potions work. The written work, not many students enjoy the writing, i get them, the hands on stuff is just so… exhilarating.” Regulus forces himself not to roll his eyes, even the mans voice is annoying. “ Oh yes I agree i much prefer making the potions. Anyway, again sorry for the interruption but could i ask you a question?” Regulus trys to say with false interest “ Oh yes anything for you young Regulus, what is it?” “ I was wondering about, well Im sorry im not quite sure how to ask but this is about The Dark Lord” Regulus puts pn his innocence act and adds confsuipn to the mix, he isnt sure how the professor will react, wether hes light or dark. Slughorns face shows pity and a knowing look, Regulus thinks this is because he assume Regulus doesn't want to be dark, or doesn't want ti be light. “Uh, well my boy, this may be something to ask your mother and father, they know more about this than I.” Regulus bats his eyelashes, feeling so so ashamed, he would never do again. “ Oh well I guess i could answer one or two” Slughorn says feeling guilty. “ I was just wondering how he came to be? I want to learn more, please pro-” Regulus is cut off by the office door being swung open, two young looking Slytherin boys rush in their eyes wide and scared. “ Boys, that was very- oh is everything alright. Dont tell me those Gryffindor messrs are up to no good again?” The boys both give a little nod, knowing who the head of house was talking about. Regulus’s interest being lost hearing about his brother and those other three. Regulus lets his professor go with a nod and walks out, leaving him to sort the fight out or messed up hex. ★★★ James is on the floor tied up, Remus is jinxing Snape and Avery while Sirius and Peter are both stuck to the ceiling. Remus is throwing hex after hex trying not to get stuck anywhere like his other friends when Lily Evans walks into the hallway. James squeeks out a awkward ‘hi’ but Lily just walks past him with a flick of her wand and starts to mediate the active fight, where Remus has started using his fists for a wand, James has to laugh because fuck if Sirius so clearly wasnt in love, James would of tried something back in third year, just look at his biceps. James thinks everyone had to of had some kind of crush on Remus. James realises Lily had free’d him so James gets up and starts helping Peter and Sirius. see’s his potions teacher professor SLughorn shuffle his way towards the group of students. Lily starts recapping what she heard from Remus about why the fight starts and both the Gryffindors and Slytherins got detention and 20 points off each student. As the four friends walk back to their common room Sirius starts complaining. “Look all im saying is that the Slytherins suck balls and we shouldn’t have gotten the detention.” Sirius mubles out, “ however we did sort of fight back” James retorts. “ IT WAS SELF DEFENCE!” The yelling from Sirius gets Remus out of his thoughts, and of course once again Remus talks Sirius down from his peak of anger. Peter and James share a knowing look. James has practically grown up with these three boys- almost men and after so long he learnt how to read them, especially Sirius. James doesn't think he’ll ever fully understand what both he and Regulus went through, for the younger brother probably still going through. When James and Sirius were younger, Sirius use to ask James to pinch him when he shared James’ bed after a nightmare, James never watched to hurt him in anyway but for Sirius that pain was like a way to prove he wasn't at home, that he was talking with his best friend in their dorm that was at the best wizarding school there is. James had caught Sirius once, he was in the dorm bathroom and the door was locked, James immediately knew this couldmnt be any good and when he finally got in Sirius was half conscious with blood driping down his leg. James vowed that day to never let that happen again. So James can proadly say he knows his friends, and that he’ll never let a single one of them get hurt. Once the four had made it to the common room they all decided to hang out with the girls to play a game of truth or dare per Marys request. James was the one put on snack duty so he gets up from his place on the couch and leaves to the kitchens. As James rounds the corner to the kitchens he bumps full speed into somebody. That somebody pulls away as quick as they bumbed into James, that somebody also looks pale with inky black hair with curls that reach his ears. Regulus black. Oh… Its REgulus black. The look on Regulus’s face is a mix between anger and disgust. “Um hi?” James whispers, “what do you want potter? First you run into me-” James chuckles “ Run into you? You ran into me! And my name is James!” James’ voice going higher and higher. “ Well excuse me for just walking around the corner. You know what? I dont have the time to be talking to a slow person like you” Regulus scoffs and James’ jaw drops. The blatant insult is something James isnt use to with most people- that is not including his dorm mates. “Wow there Reg that was kind of mean dont you think? And hey i dont know what youve got going on but if your feeling bad enough to take it out on one of the best quidditch players my age then maybe you could talk to someone, like me?” And Regulus just laughs this deep empty laugh,James doesn't know what to do and its awkward so he laughs aswell. Regulus stops laughing and says “ First off i was laughing at you. Not with you. And second, my name is R-E-G-U-L-U-S. Are you really that slow?”Regulus spells out. Regulus starts to walk off, obviously done with James- though James doesnt know what he’s done. “Wait!” James yells after the younger black brother not sure why he still wants to continue the converstaton. Regulus surprisingly stops walking but doesnt turn around “ what do you want now potter?” REgulus bites out, James didnt actually think Regulus would stop walking away. “ Uh m-maybe you want to talk to me again? Like- we could meet up or something?” James Doesn't know exactly why he said that but he thinks that maybe is has to do with wanting Sirius and Regulus to talk again, seing how much leaving his brother effected him. Regulus looks shocked by the suggestion “ What?! And why exactly would I want to even look in your direction? Im not my brother, and im definitely not your friend. Leave me alone Potter, you can’t save me like you saved my fucking brother.” Regulus says with a huff. He walks off, James not calling after him again. James trys to forget that whole conversation during the time getting the snacks to walking back to the common room to sitting with his friends but those words couldn't leave him. What did Regulus mean ‘he cant save him like his brother’ Does Regulus need help? Does Walburga and Orion hurt him now Sirius his beater shield has gone? James doesn't stop thinking about Regulus and if he needs help for a while after that conversation.