The love you'd find in books | Regulus Black

59.

Three months later.

Y/N's POV:

"-Are you alright? You look really pale...
-Sorry?
-You're really pale, Y/N...
-I'm alright, don't worry.
-Did you eat something today?"

I didn't answer and went back to my homework. Why would they worry about this only now?

"-Y/N, go and eat something.
-I'm not hungry.
-How are you not hungry? You haven't eaten in days!
-Look, I'm really stressed out recently and this is why I am not eating. If I eat anything, I'll throw up right away, thank you, I tried! Now, stop worrying about it, I'm alright.
-Throwing up after eating isn't being alright, Y/N...
-I told you, I'm under pressure, I am stressed."

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Lily's POV:

"-JESUS—"

I ran and put my hand on the corner of the table so Y/N won't hurt her head against it.

"-Find Sirius and his brother, bring them to the Hospital Wing. Don't tell them anything even if they ask any question, don't make them panic even more than they already will be."

I asked Marlene for help to put Y/N on my back and I walked as fast as I could to the Hospital Wing.

"-Oh dear, what happened this time?
-She fainted.
-Any particular reason?
-She hasn't eaten in days. She said she's under a lot of pressure and that she can't eat anything without throwing up right after.
-DON'T RUN!
-THEN TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED!"

Madam Pomfrey sighed and I swear I heard her muttering 'what's wrong with this group of kid...? There isn't one that hasn't been here yet.'

I sighed as well and walked to the door, I mimed to Regulus to shut up. Once he was -kind of- calmed, I explained everything to him the exact same way she explained it to us.

Once I was done, a shaky sighed came out of Regulus' mouth and he passed his left hand through his hair.

Sirius sighed as well before saying:

"-I told her not to worry about it, why is she putting so much pressure on it?"

Regulus turned to his brother. A shadow of rage passed in his eyes but it immediately turned into sadness.

"-She has separation anxiety, Sirius. She doesn't chose on putting so much pressure on it or not and, believe me, if she could stop it for five minutes, she would. She's been worried about it since last year, and it hasn't been one minute without her thinking about it. She doesn't want you, or James, or Remus, or even Peter to leave! Even if she shouldn't be worrying about him. He mumbled. She couldn't stay clean. She restarted it. Because she's worried, way too much, and she wants it to stop. And now she's not eating to the point she faints! And again, I didn't notice anything..."