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03 ✧ The Slug Club and A Gryffindor Party

1977 September __________________ ׂׂૢ་༘࿐

"Hello my dearest students, ah Miss Y/N!" Professor Slughorn smiled widely. "I hadn't expected you to show up but it's always a pleasure." The first half an hour of the Slug Club meeting was mainly just drinking butter beer while waiting for people to show up. Y/N was the second one to arrive, she was seated next to Lily Evans.

Lily Evans was a seventh year, all Y/N knew about the girl was that she was the best in her year academically, she was head girl and has been a prefect since fifth year, she's dating James Potter, which for everyone was quite a shock and that she was once friends with Severus Snape. Who happens to be an acquaintance of Y/N.

"Regulus, my boy, how good of you to show up!" Slughorn excitedly exclaimed, he then ushered everyone to sit at the large rounded table, while he did this different assortments of foods had flown their way to the table.

It was awkward for a while, most people had been avoiding sitting next to Y/N, that was until Marlene McKinnon and Regulus Black sat on either side of her. Next to Marlene was Lily Evans and beside Regulus was one Severus Snape. The other members were unknown individuals (or at least for Y/N they were), one of which had very neat and beautiful cornrows; naturally Y/N was admiring the handy work for the entire duration of the Slug Club.

"Y/N, how's Mum and Dad?" Professor Slughorn asked Y/N after asking Severus Snape about how things were going at the Snape residence, which Severus gave a very bland answer which barely gave off the information he was looking for.

"Well, my father is currently in Latvia with Cantankerus Nott and Abraxas Malfoy on some business." Y/N answered, making a few people look at each other with a rather obvious stare, she knew exactly what they were thinking: 'Oh, all of those names are presumed death eaters.' "My mother is actually in France, working on the next Wizarding Fashion Week."

"How interesting!" Slughorn smiled, he seemed quite pleased with the blunt and rather honest answer from Y/N.

"Any hints for what fashion week will be like?" Marlene next to her asked, Marlene, like many other people, chose not to look her in the eyes. Like Y/N was medusa and you could get turned into stone by gazing into them.

"I'm not supposed to be saying anything but from looking at my mum's rather thick portfolios probably very preppy with a mix of Avantgarde and gowns." Y/N answered the blonde girls question without any hesitation. She didn't care for whatever her mother's rules were while she was at school, if someone asked her a question then she would answer.

"What a strange mix..." Lily murmured.

"That's what I thought, the clothes are little too much for me to stomach sometimes." Y/N smiled at Lily who didn't get to see the smile because she was once again avoiding her like the plague. As most people did.

The rest of the night was a bore, Y/N however felt as though she should have worn more comfortable clothing if she had known she would be there for around two hours. Y/N had chosen a rather comfortable plaid skirt along with a black sheer blouse that had a green sleeve-less top (the muggles would call it a tube top) and she paired that with chunky black heels.

She was told it was a formal occasion that was supposed to last at least an hour, it was formal, but she hadn't expected it to run for so long. As soon as it finished she made sure to be one of the first people to leave, bidding her adieus to Slughorn and the other members of this rather exclusive club.

"You got out of there quite quickly." Y/N commented to Regulus who happened to be leaning on the wall out the front of Slughorn's small office. He was dressed in black from head to toe, his rather fancy suit fit him quite well. It was an observation she was sure absolutely everyone had noticed.