My Everything 2

11

It's been exactly one year.

A lot of adjustments were made in that time.

First and foremost they had to deal with the rumours circulating about what was happening that night in the Great Hall. Severus had suggested just ignoring the rumours until they eventually just wore themselves out but after a few weeks it became clear that that just wasn't going to happen.

Sirius came through yet again and just told everyone that it was a prank that just went very very weird. Snape had no knowledge of it, he was just as surprised as everyone else.

That seemed to appease the school for a while, until they started to notice the marauders or more specifically, James Potter, spending an inordinate amount of time around the Slytherin. That led to all sorts of horrifying rumours, including one where Snape was accused of using love potions on the Gryffindor chaser. Sirius tried to calm the masses yet again.

"Dumbledore threatened to expel them if they didn't start getting along, that's all."

James Potter and Severus Snape being forced to make nice seemed like a more plausible explanation than the two of them being friends. Though, if James were being honest, he kind of liked a few of the rumours that had started spreading. Specifically the ones about them dating and all that fighting from before being caused by sexual tension. That rumour was closer to the truth anyway. Severus disagreed.

James and Severus weren't dating, but they were much more civil with each other than before. James realised that trying to force Severus to bond with him had really been the worst idea and spent those first few weeks just apologising and trying to make it up to the raven. The pranking stopped along with the fighting though they still seemed to bicker every now and then. Most of the arguing had to do with Regulus.

It took a while to convince the Gryffindor chaser that there wasn't anything going on between him and Regulus.

"It was barely more than a one-night stand."

"A one-night stand?!" James almost shrieked and Severus rolled his eyes.

"Not that it has anything to do with you Potter, but we're just friends."

"But-"

"Do you want me to let you take me to Hogsmeade this weekend?" Severus asked looking the Gryffindor right in the eyes as he said this and James paused.

"Well yeah, of course."

"Then stop pouting like the jealous brat you are and I'll let you." Severus said before letting out a soft sigh, "Regulus is my friend. I don't have many of those. Are you going to try and make me stay away from him as well?"

James lips pursed into a tight line, "Of course not, you know I love you Sev. I want you to be happy."

The raven then looked away, down to the book on the table before he spoke, "Then stop being an idiot. Regulus looks far too similar to his brother for me to ever think of him that way."

"So, how did you end up doing whatever it is you did before?"

Severus looked up and shook his head ever so slightly, "It was his birthday. I didn't have the money to buy him anything and he just... asked for a kiss. Things just sort of escalated from there."

"But they haven't since... right?"

Severus looked up at him and rolled his eyes again, "No, so you can stop whatever scheming it is that's going on in your head right now."

"I'm not-"

"Good. Because if Regulus becomes the victim of some random prank by an unknown assailant. I'm telling Black that it was you."