Cigarette Daydreams - Regulus Black X Reader

Chapter 35 - Birthday party

Y/n Potter

March 26, the day before mine and James's birthday. I was out of the hospital wing, feeling fine, any pain that wouldn't go away could be numbed with a potion I had been given while Madam Pomfrey made a huge fuss over me.

"Did you hear? Severus Snape is in St Mungo's?"

"Apparently someone nearly killed him!"

Those and others were whispers I heard as I walked from the hospital wing to my dorm that morning. Snape was in St Mungo's? Regulus.

When I walked into my dorm, the girls were all still asleep so I quietly got dressed. As the sun started to shine more through the curtains, I realized Marlene's bed was empty and in Mary's bed were two figures laying like spoons.
I got dressed into my uniform, it was a Friday and my birthday would be on Saturday. Sirus said it was fate telling us to have a party and I couldn't disagree.

I slipped out of the dorm quietly and went to find Regulus, the corridor was full of people whispering sounding like a swarm of tiny flies.

"Apparently Y/n Potter is dating Regulus Black."

"That's bollocks, they hate eachother!"

"I saw them in the courtyard one time- shit here she comes."

I didn't even know the names of some of the students whispering about my life and it was starting to get on my nerves. Reg was in the hall, some dark haired girl Diana I think her name was was making herself all cosy next to him. She was trying to hold his arm, while his hand stayed firmly in his pocket and it was like his arm was super glued to his side.

"Regulus Black we need a chat." I crossed my arms standing by where he was sat. He turned to look at me, his smile fading as he realized he was in trouble. The students nearby watched in shock, no one spoke to Reg like that. Except me.

Diana rolled her eyes and gave a very dirty look "Watch it Potter, he's a little busy right now."

"No I'm not." Reg stood up and slipped his arm around my waist as we walked out the hall and I turned around and gave Diana a smile as she stared daggers at me "Whats the matter?"

"Snape's in St Mungo's. Did you know that?" Of course he knew that, I had a suspicion he was the reason. I was just giving him a chance to be honest.

Reg shrugged "Of course I knew. Who do you think put him there?" He said carelessly, as if he was discussing the weather.

"Reg what the fuck? I told you not to do anything! Say you got caught? What then? How badly did you hurt him?" He looked down at me, his face calm as I clearly wasn't.

"He hurt you. I hurt him. No one touches you and gets away with it." He stated and put his hand on the side of my face, rubbing his thumb along my cheek.

"And who's the girl with the dark hair? She certainly seemed cosy." I wanted to be mad but he gave me that smile, the one I just couldn't say no to or be annoyed at. I wasn't sure if I wanted to kiss him or yell at him. Both.

"Diana. She won't leave me the hell alone." I could tell he was being honest when he said this, she did seem annoying.

"Reg you still hurt Snape, badly. He's a dick and all but he's a human being." I said quietly and looked down at the floor, not being able to hold eye contact any longer.

"Listen y/n, I'm not as good as you think I am. I try to be, for you. But when it really comes down to it I can be really fucking bad. He hurt you and I taught him a lesson. I don't feel guilty at all and I'd do the exact same again. I'm sorry if that upsets you princess but it's the truth." He was speaking quietly, this conversation was only for me to hear no one walking past. "And I know I'm not perfect, you know I'm no fairytale prince and I can't change that."