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04 ✧ Quidditch Trials and The Astronomy Tower

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"Now, I want everyone to line up!" Alexander called in a demanding manner, everyone obliged, he then nodded at everyone individually. "Just because you got in the year before or any years prior does not mean that you have a 100% guaranteed spot on the team this year."

He said a few more sentiments until everyone began to mount their brooms. Y/N and Alexander had both bought the top of the line new Cleansweep Six which were always the most reliable and sought after brooms of even before their time. 

"Good luck, L/N." Regulus called, giving Y/N a small nod. 

"You too, Black, but I believe we make our own luck." Y/N stated before flying off in her Quidditch gear that she had put on not too long ago, her breathing was deep and collected. She had to make in again this year. It would an absolute disgrace if she didn't. 

"On three!" Alexander yelled. 

Everyone began to set up and prepare themselves for the game. 

"One!" 

Regulus was peering over at Y/N, she looked a little more pale in comparison to her usual S/C skin tone. 

"Two!" 

Of course this was rather unusual, but beyond that she seemed rather collected. He then averted his gaze to where the golden snitch would be released, he was a seeker after all. 

"Three!" 

The game began and everyone started fly around, Y/N had immediately flown towards the Quaffle as soon as it was released, she barely managed to grab it before the other team. She winded throughout the entire field, missing bludgers and other people with her superb dodging abilities. The hoops were a few too many inches away but she didn't care and immediately went to throw it through. 

"One point scored by Y/N L/N!" Alexander's helper called out, Y/N looked down as she saw Alexander scribbling on a clip board he had brought out and was keeping track of everyones progress. He gave her a small nod. 

"Not too bad, L/N, but you'll have to do better than that!" Regulus yelled as he zoomed past, he was on the tail of the snitch. 

"Yeah whatever Black, just keep chasing the gold, you fucking gold digger!" Y/N joked back, a small smile on her features as she did so. It also managed to put a small (and barely noticeable) smile on his face too. It was good that they both managed to make a friend out of each other when they had been barely able to do that in the previous years. 

As the time had flown by, pun intended, Y/N managed to score quite a fair few points, the exact number being around 20. Regulus had managed to collect the snitch, even daring to broom surf. For those of you who don't know what that entails, it basically means for someone to stand on their broom like they would while surfing. 

It was dangerous and had Y/N worried as he did so, he could have fallen and gotten brain damage. Who would Y/N make witty comments at from time to time when they walked past each other? Probably no one, then she would go back to being alone. While occasionally talking to her brother during breakfast and dinner. 

"Weren't you impressive?" Y/N smiled at Regulus who merely shrugged, during Quidditch she never really bothered with what Regulus was doing, she just knew that he was the seeker and left him alone with that. She's a chaser, what the seeker is doing is none of her business, or at least that's how she saw it. 

"As always..." Regulus trailed off, his eyes flickered over the people who tried out and didn't make it in, a small wave of pity washed over his grey eyes, only for a second. They went back to a deep endless grey of emotion that didn't have an exact word. 

"That's rather egotistical if you ask me." Y/N teased further, hovering a little while longer in the air on her broom. She then leaned back and laid on her broom, she was still cautious even if she was only a couple inches off the ground. 

"Well, no one asked you." Regulus rolled his eyes while using his foot to push down the front part of her broom, making Y/N  fall to the ground while a huff. "That's a prime example of why you shouldn't use your broom like it's a bed." 

"Oh shut up, that isn't a prime example, you're just mean." Y/N commented while poking her tongue out at the raven haired boy, he chuckled and offered her his hand. She took it after a few seconds of hesitation. 

Their hands melted together like it was supposed to be, she never had really touched a guys hand (well, a guys hand that she hadn't been related to). Yet, Regulus' much bigger and slightly veiny hand just felt right, there was just a small spark. 

"I have astronomy later on tonight so I'm pretty keen to sleep until then, you know, so I won't wake up and feel like hell tomorrow." Y/N nervously commented.

"Oh, me too, we're in the same astronomy class, you are aware of that no?" Regulus commented. "Actually now that I think about it we're in almost the same classes." He nodded. 

"Well, we both happen to be sixth year Slytherin students, you can't exactly escape me." Y/N smiled, rubbing her hands together to create a little friction, not even Quidditch helped against the cold and harsh Scottish climate. 

"I guess I don't exactly pay attention to who's actually in my class enough to realise, sorry, we should sit together more." Regulus stated. "Starting with astronomy, so, see you at dinner, I suppose." Regulus nodded at the shorter girl before setting off without her. 

Barely two weeks and he felt as though it was getting a bit boring, she was supposed to be the interesting subject of the year, she was supposed to keep him entertained. But somehow she drained the energy out of him and made him a little more nervous to be around. He loathed it yet couldn't get enough. 

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"Students, welcome, welcome, I know you're all tired but please make sure you all pay attention." The professor smiled warmly, she was a rather lanky and happy witch. "Now, I want you all to spot the constellations, as practice." She then paused for a moment, counting all the students in her head. "Plus I wanted it to be an easier lesson... where on earth is Rosier?" The professor's hair changed from its natural colour to a shade of deep red. 

"Professor, I saw him during Quidditch trials, he could possibly be tired from that." Regulus spoke up, his voice as emotionless as it normally was. "Probably because he didn't get in." He muttered under his breath, barely loud enough but Y/N heard it perfectly and tried not to snicker at the comment. 

Rosier wasn't bad at Quidditch, it's just he wasn't good for a sixth year, based off basic observations Y/N would say that Regulus and Rosier were rather good friends. But somehow, that notation just sounded off. Something about it just seemed to not sound perfectly fine in her head, like something was missing from it. Maybe they weren't such good friends. 

"Sorry Professor, I didn't mean to be late!" One Evan Rosier exclaimed through loud pants, his voice was shaky and his face was a shade of pink. His blonde hair was a mess, he proceeded to run a hair through it, as if that would help it in any way shape or form. Evan's eyes looked around for Regulus, a small annoyed expression took over in his eyes when he noticed that Y/N had filled his spot. 

So, rather than making a scene (he was far too tired for that), he slipped past the two and sat next to a girl with the most luxurious looking tanned skin, short curly hair and thin framed glasses who was sitting by the professor. 

"It's okay Evan, just don't do it again." The woman nodded. 

The rest of the lesson was rather boring, not much had happened in all honesty and Y/N would have preferred if the professor had just gave them something more fulfilling. Something which wasn't just naming constellations, that was considered first year work. 

Don't misconstrue the love of astronomy that Y/N has for a disliking, Y/N in fact loved astronomy more than anything. The man in the moon had been her best friend for about fifteen years now, the stars would come out so that she and the moon wouldn't get lonely or at least that's what she used to tell herself as a kid locked up alone in her tower-like bedroom. 

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