Rosekiller

Sixth Year|Twenty-Six|Happy Halloween

      They got to catch me if they want me to hang
                       'Cause I'm back on the track
                          And I'm beatin' the flack

Wednesday, October 20th, 1976

"Ev, do you know what you're going as for Halloween this year?" Regulus asked in the corridor in between classes.

"I've no clue, mate. I might just skip out on the whole thing, I mean aren't we kind of old for it this time 'round?" Evan replied, juggling his belongings, trying not to drop his books.

"Puh-lease. You're never too old for Halloween, as long as you dress slutty enough" Barty stated, helping Evan by taking a few of his books.

"You already dress slutty enough, mate. We don't need to see more" Regulus groaned.

"I don't dress slutty!" Barty defended. "Babe, when you're not wearing your school uniform, you look like you're about to go clubbing or stripping. I love it though" Evan said, kissing Barty's cheek.

Friday, October 22nd, 1976

Classes were canceled for the morning(due to a prank that Sirius and his friend's pulled), so Barty, Evan, Regulus, Dorcas, and Pandora decided to sneak off to Hogsmeade. Dorcas and Pandora had discovered a secret passageway to Honeydukes in their second year.

Only, apparently, so did Sirius's friends (or 'The Marauders' as they liked to call themselves). When the group neared the end of the extremely long passageway, they could hear James Potter and Sirius lifting their friend Peter Pettigrew up out of the trapdoor.

"Oh, Merlin," Barty whined, "Reg, is that your fucking brother?".

They waited a few minutes before they heard nothing. They climbed out of the trapdoor themselves, and when they (very quietly) turned the corner of the candy shop, they were met face to face with The Marauders.

Sirius' face dropped at the sight of Regulus. James' jaw clenched, Remus' eyes widened, and Peter didn't even realize they were there (he was too busy looking at Bertie Bots Every Flavoured Beans-Limited Edition!).

"Oh shit, hi guys" Peter said when he turned around. Barty shot him an unhappy look and the pudgy boy hid behind James and Remus.

"Hey love" Regulus muttered, going to kiss James on the cheek. He held James' hand and laid his head on James' shoulder.

"Gross. Gay. Go away" Sirius said dramatically. "You're gay though?" James replied, confusedly. "Not that gay" Sirius gestured to James' and Regulus' affection.

Friday, October 22nd, 1976

The Slytherins and The Marauders split up eventually, and they went on with their day.

Barty bought some sweets and a new book by his favourite wizard author. Regulus bought a T-shirt for James, fancy hair products, some new quills, and a few bars of chocolate. Evan, of course, bought cigarettes, a six-pack of weird muggle alcohol, 3 new books, and a hoodie that had a muggle band on it called Black Sabbath.

Dorcas bought new robes and some hair accessories. Pandora bought new shoes, earrings, hair accessories, and sweets.

By the time they got back to the castle, they'd missed all of their classes. They went back to their dorms and put all of their new things in their respective places.

Tuesday, October 26th, 1976

"Merlin, classes are so fucking boring this time of year" Barty groaned, dragging himself to potions. They'd just finished in Transfiguration, and the whole class was spent doing nothing but book work.