Sometimes a certain smell will take me back to
when I was young
How come I'm never able to identify where it's
coming from?
I'd make a candle out of it
If I ever found it
Try to sell it, never sell out of it
I'd probably only sell one
Monday, June 23rd, 1975
Barty, Evan, and Regulus had their first exam of the day. Barty wasn't overly stressed, but Evan and Regulus were. Barty was fairly confident he was gonna get decent marks.
"Oi! Barty! Get your ass moving, you slow shit!" Evan shouted and threw his uniform at him. Barty jolted awake and yelled back "Fuck! Shit! Okay, I'm up!".
"You better be up! Our Transfiguration exam is in 20 minutes" Regulus said. He picked up his book bag, swung it over his shoulder, and left the dorm.
Barty hurried into the bathroom, brushed his teeth, combed his hair with the faded green end, and changed into his uniform. He loosely threw his tie around his neck.
When he exited the bathroom, Evan was gone.
He rushed out of the dorm and put the common room.
He arrived at McGonagall's classroom just in time.
Monday, June 23rd, 1975
After their exam, Barty, Evan, and Regulus went to the lake. Once there, the boys sat on the grass. Soon, Pandora and Dorcas had shown up and the five hung out until their next exam.
Friday, June 27th, 1975
As of that night, exams would finally be over. Slytherin was hosting an end-of-year party, just like the other houses.
Barty got to his Defence Against the Dark exam early. He sat in the back of the classroom, and waited for the rest of the class to pile in.
Friday, June 27th, 1975
"Barty, it's not that bad" Evan tried to assure his friend. "Bullshit! I got a P on the charms exam, and a T on the potions! Two subjects that I thought I'm relatively decent in!" Barty complained.
Evan and Regulus exchanged worried glances. Barty was sat on his bed, his head in his hands, and his leg bouncing.
"My father is gonna kill me" Barty muttered.
"No, he isn't" Evan said.
"Oh, whatever" Barty got up and left their dorm, slamming the door behind him.
He left the dungeons and walked through I the corridors. He eventually resided on a window sill near the Transfiguration classroom.
He looked out the window and watched some first years play catch in the courtyard.
He sat there for awhile. He occasionally took out his wand and hexed students who were just passing by.
Eventually, a familiar scent creeped up on him. It smelt of chocolate and wood.
"Hey" Remus said, taking a seat next to Barty. "Hi" Barty replied, a little annoyed. "Are you okay?" Remus asked, moving a little closer.
"Yeah, I'm fine" Barty replied, tensing up. He didn't like talking about feelings.
Remus just nodded and said, "Alright. Well, hey, I gotta tell you something". Barty raised his eyebrow in curiosity.
"Me and Sirius, we're sorta becoming a thing, and so I don't think I can see you anymore" Remus stated. Barty looked at him for a second and blinked. "Okay? Congrats, I suppose" Barty replied nonchalantly. Internally he was screaming in heartbreak.
"Thanks..?" Remus thanked, dragging out the 'sss' sound.
The two sat there for a while, Remus talking about Sirius, and Barty listening intently. It hurt to listen to Remus talk about his new situationship.
Later that night, Barty was swinging his arms around wildly. He danced, and drank, and sung along to the songs he knew; Evan right by his side.
Regulus had convinced them to let him spend the night with Potter, so he wasn't there with them.
The night went sort of smooth, there wasn't any gay kissing or fights breaking out like usual, but Barty drank a lot more than he normally would've.
Saturday, June 28th, 1975
The three boys, Barty, Evan, and Regulus, pulled their trunks out of their dorm, and trudged them out of the building. Regulus was smart, and used a levitation spell to get his around.
"Should we find a compartment near the back?" Barty asked. "Yeah, I don't wanna have to deal with my brother passing by us" Regulus responded.
They found an empty compartment at the very back of the Slytherin cart-it didn't actually belong to the Slytherins, they'd just claimed it-and sat down. Evan and Barty sat next to each other, and Regulus sat across from them.
A few minutes passed by, and Dorcas and Pandora arrived. Pandora sat beside Regulus, and put her head on his shoulder. Dorcas chose to sit beside Evan, putting him in the middle of the girl and Barty.
"You lot ready to go home?" Dorcas asked. "Not in the slightest, but I'll make it through. S'long as Sirius doesn't act up," Regulus replied, "but knowing him, he'll cause a big scene like he did last summer".
The previous year, Sirius had exploded dungbombs all over the Black Manor, and he got locked in his room for the rest of the summer. Meanwhile, Regulus had to deal with their parents' bitchyness.
"Oh, well, I spoke to Lily and she said she'd ask Remus if he could ask Sirius to be on his way behaviour this summer" Pandora said, in her soft dreamy voice.
Regulus smiled appreciatively, but they all knew that Sirius was still going to cause some sort of chaos.
And that was the end of their fourth year. The five friends sat there, chit chatting, discussing their summer plans, and wondering what their fifth year will be like.
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YO! Sorry for uploading late BUT I wanted to upload smth for Sirius's birthday, and I knew I wasn't gonna be able to write another chapter in less than a day, so I chose to upload early.
Happy Birthday, Sirius Black!
If only you lived to see this day.
The song at the beginning is Stressed Out by 21 Pilots
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