sink or swim - r.a.b

[003]

𐙚 chap. 3

      You woke up on Sunday, happy you had a clean and organized dorm to wake up to. It was quite refreshing compared to the mess you'd grown accustomed to all week. When you woke up, your roommates were all following your example of unpacking.

      You teased Pandora and Emi for a while before going to get ready. Since it was Sunday, you didn't know what to do. You decided to tie your hair up in a ponytail and threw on your Ravenclaw sweater and a pair of jeans. As you entered the dorm, you saw Emi was already almost done unpacking, much to your surprise.

      You decided to dismiss yourself to go visit James and his lot. The pair of you hadn't seen each other nearly at all this week because of classes. It was quite the adjustment you two went through every time school started up again. So, as you ventured out of the Ravenclaw tower, you made your way to the Gryffindor common room, and had to wait until someone who knew the password showed up.

     After what had to be at least fifteen minutes of talking to the portrait that allowed you into the common room that everyone called the fat lady -- that was very insensitive -- you thought to yourself every time someone called her that. You'd learned her name was Elizabeth Spriggs after three prior years of being greeted by her whenever you wanted to visit your brother. A first year was walking with a transfiguration book in hand.
      "Hey bud," You greeted him. He looked up at you, startled. "Relax, it's okay. Could you just possibly let me in?" He wordlessly nodded, and murmured the password that you made out to be Mimbulus Mimbletonia.

      You thanked him, and walked through the portrait hole, saying a goodbye to Elizabeth as you went. When you walked in, Sirius was splayed across one of the sofas near the fire, asleep. You walked over and prodded him in the side. "Mmmn.. five more min...utes." He mumbled.
      "Sirius," You said in a sing-song voice. He shook his head. "Sirius, I swear to Hades!" He woke with a start.
      "Huh- oh, [y/n]." He sighed in relief. "I thought you were Remus, he's been on my arse about sleeping lately." 
      "If it's coming from Remus, he's probably onto something. Anyways, do you know where James is?"
      "Oh, yeah. He should just be in the dorm." You groaned internally, but thanked Sirius, and he fell right back asleep.

      Upon entering the Marauders' dorm, as you anticipated, it was already disgusting other than around Frank's bed. How Longbottom handled sharing with the boys, you'd never know. James spotted you first. "[y/n]!" He walked up to you, and gave you a hug. You hugged him back.
      "Hey Jamie." You greeted. 
      "Not that nickname again." He groaned. You laughed light-heartedly. After your exchanged greeting, you and James talked a while, and told each other about your weeks. That's when you learned that James had already asked Lilly out eight times this week.

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      After quite a while of you and James talking, it came time for lunch. You were excited because you had slept through breakfast. You made your way down into the great hall with James, and the two of you departed to find your friends. When you found your friends, they were with Pandora's Slytherin friends. You saw Regulus amongst the crowd, and greeted your friends, deciding to ignore him.

      He glared at you for some reason. You shrugged it off, and continued to talk with Emi, Pandora being too engulfed in a conversation with her brother, Evan, to join the conversation. Regulus glanced at you once more before starting to talk about Zeus knows what to Barty. Eventually the group dispersed, and your trio went to reside at the Ravenclaw table. You quickly tucked into your food, attempting to ward off the odd discomfort you felt at Regulus for giving you an odd look.

      The three of you finished lunch a little while later, and returned to your common room. You still had a few assignments to finish from the week, so you raced upstairs to grab them. You spent the next few hours wasting away, finishing your papers up, along with helping the girls with theirs. Regulus was still in the back of your mind, but you ignored the thought of him. Before you knew it, it was dinner time, and you were starving.

      Emi was the first to mention the time, so you followed her down into the great hall to gorge on whatever the house elves had made tonight. Needless to say, you devoured your food without a second thought. As dinner concluded, you made your way up to your dorm without dessert, deciding you'd explode if you ate any more. 

      You changed into your pajamas, and wrapped yourself in your blankets. A habit you'd developed in muggle summer camp when you were around ten. You drifted off into what you'd wished was dreamless, instead the thoughts of Regulus you'd been ignoring all day finally engulfed you.