Harry Potter One-Shots

Jegulus - Over The Years

Fluffy Jegulus fic. Some swearing though. No angst. We're pretending they're in the same year because I said so. Very unfinished (see my rant book for more details) Happy reading!!

--BookObsessor95

It wasn't like Regulus had wanted to love James Potter, it's just that it's hard not to love James Potter. It's hard to look at his stupid smile, and his stupid hair, and his stupid beauty and manage to ignore him. And Regulus was no exception. 

Third Year:

Potions was Regulus' favorite class. Even though it's with the Gryffindors. And even though he hates Slughorn. Somehow, both of those things were combined. Slughorn had him pair up with a Gryffindor. But not just any Gryffindor. No, that would be too easy. James Potter. 's friend Remus Lupin. Remus didn't move from his table when they were paired, so Regulus was standing in between him and James, who got paired with Barty. His brother was in front of him with Evan, so they all had it rough. At least Remus was smart. 

"So. You're Sirius' brother, eh?" He asks when they're halfway through their potion. 

"Yes. You're his friend. Now can we stop the small talk and finish the potion?" Regulus wasn't mean per se, he just wasn't a fan of conversing with people close to his brother. They had been very separate people recently, and Regulus wishes to keep it that way. As much as he misses his brother as a friend, he also wants to be his own person. 

When they're close to finishing their potion, another one of Sirius' friends knocks over his cauldron. 'Percy' or something. 

"Peter!" Sirius exclaims, having been right next to the accident. Ah, 'Peter'. 

"Mr Pettrigrew! Dear boy, clean this mess up. Don't worry, lad, you're not in trouble." Peter sighs, relieved, at Slughorn's words. 

Fourth Year:

Regulus knows his feelings are wrong. But James is right there. Looking decent, to put it in Regulus' words. And James is completely in love with Lily Evans, for some reason. Regulus knows he has no chance, and because of that he lets himself imagine what it would be like. To date James. Maybe sit at the Gryffindor table. Go to Hogsmeade together. Get invited to all the famous parties. 

"Oi. Stop thinking of loverboy for five seconds, Reg. We have class," Barty says, snapping his fingers in front of Regulus' face. 

"I wasn't thinking about James," Regulus lies. 

"So you admit to it?"

"Shut up, Barty. What class?"

"Potions. With precious loverboy."

"Come off it. Let's just go. Where's Evan?"

"There already. He went with Helms," Barty spits the last name. 

"Wee bit jealous, no?"

"Says you." They walk to class and sit down, waiting for Slughorn to introduce this period's task. 

"Hello, students. Pair up, everybody pair up," the professor says jovially. Evan pairs with Barty, since Helms went with his best friend. This leaves Regulus alone. 

"Dorcas? Pair?" He asks the only other Slytherin he finds mildly tolerable. 

"Sorry, I'm pairing with Marlene. I think James is alone though." Regulus glances at James, who is alone since Lupin is absent. Curious. 

"Baby Black! Partner?"

"Fine. Come over here." James grins and walks over. 

"Today we're making a basic healing potion...." Slughorn keeps talking while everybody starts on the potions. 

"Could you grab the root from the cupboard?" Regulus asks James, who nods and runs off. It's the last ingredient needed in the potion