brother.

brother: chapter 07

November 4th 1975 - The Morning After

A pillow hit the back of Regulus' head,

"Get up, you're gonna miss breakfast," Barty said from behind him, before walking out of their dorm, leaving him alone.

He was laying face down on his still fully made bed wearing his clothes from the night before. The shower did little for his pounding headache. He pulled on his uniform with his hair still wet and attempted to search for a tie and his robes. Neither were around. He pulled on a jacket in place of his robes and opted to just go without his tie and deal with the consequences when they presented themselves.

He strode into the Great Hall with his hair still wet and bags under his eyes so severe he looked like he'd been hit. As he came closer to the Slytherin table a Hufflepuff girl speaking to Davina and Maud walked away.

"Morning,"

Maud turned to him with a horrible look on her face, "So is it true then?"

"What?" Regulus picked up a piece of toast off her plate, still standing in front of her,

"Did you screw Mary MacDonald?" Maud had tears in her eyes,

There was a long moment of silence.

"Well yeah bu-

"I can't believe you!" Maud was standing now. Regulus really wished she'd lower her voice, everyone in the Great Hall were now looking at them both,

"We aren't dating Maud," Regulus said at a much lower volume then her,

"Oh yes! Of course we aren't! You've made that extremely clear!" She was really yelling now, "You'll snog me and study with me and do all sorts of other stuff but you won't DATE me!"

"Maud I don't know what you want me to say to you!" He yelled back in an attempt to seem like he was winning the argument,

"Do me a favour, don't say anything, ever again," She shoved past him and ran out of the Great Hall, tears streaming down her face.

"You're gonna go after her right?" Davina's voice came from beside him,

"I don't have time for this," Regulus rolled his eyes and sat in the seat previously occupied by Maud, pulling out is DADA essay he meant to finish the night before,

"Regulus, you have got to be joking," Davina said, clearly annoyed,

"Fuck off Davina, shes not my girlfriend," Regulus spat, now furiously writing the concluding paragraph of his essay,

"God, you just keep getting more and more awful," Davina shook her head and got up to follow Maud.

"You are going to apologise aren't you?" Regulus looked up at Barty, who looked furious,

"What do you care Barty?" Regulus groaned,

"I don't mean Maud, I mean Davina. I don't care what's going on with you and Nott, Davina didn't deserve that," Barty's voice was set in a low growl,

"Oh don't tell me you two are actually going round now," Regulus laughed,

"Maybe if you were actually paying attention to any of your friends you would have known," This came from Everett,

"Oh you know what, fuck all of you! I have to get to class," Regulus packed up his belongings and attempted to ignore the insane amount of stares he was getting. He took a detour and went for a smoke in the bathrooms, he thought if he didn't he might explode.

"Sorry I'm late Professor," Regulus said standing in the doorway of the classroom,

"No matter, please refrain from being late again Mr Black," Professor Cawle called out  from the front of the class. Regulus assumed his normal seat next to Roman.