All Blood Runs Red

ii. switching seats

September 1, 1996

Theo and Analia slipped into the compartment that they had been using ever since they made their first trip to Hogwarts. They were the first ones to the train as most other kids came with their parents. Tiberius hadn't even seen the two off this morning for their 6th year of Hogwarts. Now that they could apparate, he associated with his children even less.  

"5 galleons Draco is late." Theo spoke, he had started their game of betting on their friends habits when they were young. 

Analia laughed, "5 galleons he insults me within the first ten minutes of the train ride."

Theo frowned, looking away from the window back to his sister, "I don't get it. What is his problem with you? We're all best mates, you two are the only ones who don't get along."

"I don't know, I guess we just never got along."

"Yeah, but that still doesn't explain wh-"

Theo was cut off by the compartment door slamming open and three people stumbled inside. Daphne and Blaise fell onto the seat next to Theo and Pansy threw herself across Analia's side. 

"Well, if it isn't the ever fucking gorgeous Nott twins." Pansy slurred, leaning her head onto the wall behind her and draping her feet on Analia's lap. 

"Are you seriously drunk already?" Analia asked, looking at Daphne and Blaise who also had bloodshot eyes and looked as though they hadn't slept in weeks.

"Oh no, those two were just fucking all night so they're exhausted. Bloody love, am I right?" Pansy flipped off the couple that were slipping off to sleep. 

"Why are you drunk then Pans?" Theo asked, raising an eyebrow at his brunette friend. 

"Because she very well can be, what the fuck do we have to be sober for?" a deep voice spoke from the door. Analia glanced up and made eye contact with Draco Malfoy, he looked even worse than Daphne and Blaise did. His eyes were bloodshot and he was even paler than normal. 

He waltzed into the compartment, closing the door behind him, and shoved Pansy's feet off the bench, nodding his head towards Analia, "Nott. Pansy."

Seating himself in between the two girls, he reached out and clapped Theo on the knee, "Long time no see mate, what've you been up to Theo?"

"Why am I Nott and he's Theo?" Analia spoke up, causing the blonde to glance over at her. 

"Well, I like him more. We can't very well have two Notts either, can we?" he smirked, placing his arm around both girls seated next to him. 

"Prat." Analia shrugged off his arm, turning to face the window. 

Theo laughed at the exchange, winking at Pansy when nobody else was looking, "Well, Ana and I have been dealing with our fucker of a father all summer. What about you lot?"

Pansy guffawed, "Same, the only thing they talk about any more is the bloody Dark Lor-"

"Pansy," hissed Draco, "Don't talk about it."

"Why not? It's all anyone talks about nowadays." Pansy folded her arms over her chest. 

Draco looked back at the floor, rubbing his left forearm under his robes, "Just don't."

Blaise blinked open his eyes at Draco's comment, shifting Daphne so she was laying comfortably on his shoulder, "You didn't do it. Tell me you didn't Draco."

Pansy turned white, "Draco. You wouldn't."

Theo glanced at his sister anxiously. He knew she didn't deal well with talk of You-Know-Who, their father had been bringing him up more and more around the house. They both knew Tiberius would want his children to follow in his footsteps and don the infamous Dark Mark. Theo noticed Analia shifting in her seat, still looking out the window but her stare was blank.