The Stages Before a Lovers Quarrel ~ A Jegulily and Wolfstar Fanfiction

#14

"Potter. What are you doing?"

James pulled a book on muggle history out of the shelf against the wall. The shelf shifted backwards and disappeared into a wall. Immediately James races into the cellar and down a staircase. Regulus was less than compliant to follow, he made James come back up and drag him down the stairs.

"Just trust me."

"Why? I met you a day ago."

"Because I'm charismatic and have natural charm? Also close your eyes too." James' voice squeaked.

"Sure." He deadpanned. He put one hand over his shut eyelids and was pulled slowly along by James with the other. When they finally read the bottom of the stairs Regulus felt a slight heat radiating from the walls beside him.

"Open."

James slipped behind Regulus as the latter stared around the room. It was a small, cozy office. A bookshelf full of muggle books, another full of ones from the wizarding world, a mahogany desk paired with a comfy, swivelly chair and a record player. The walls were decorated with fairy lights and vines and as James saw the look in Regulus' eyes when he turned to face him? Well the look was enough to kill him.

"What is this place?" Regulus' voice softened from his usual cold, hard tone.

"A hideaway I guess? I found it and decided to keep it from the guys. Sometimes everything just gets really loud and I feel out of control. Then I come here, I focus on something and I wait until I feel kinda better."

Regulus stared at him for a moment before admiring the room once again.

"Oh! And look over here!" James rushed over to the desk and started opening some of the draws. "I have notebooks and yarn, arts and crafts stuff. Umm, there's also a painting part of you move one of the bookshelves. What is it with this school and secret rooms behind bookshelves? I'm rambling, I just realised and I am really, really sorry."

"It's fine. Thank you for showing me this. Do you mind if I use it for studying?"

"Go ahead. Just don't try to kick me out and I'll do the same."

The two boys left their secret room and James continued the tour around the school. The kitchens, all the classrooms, where the Gryffindor portrait is and finally, the thing he'd been waiting for. The Quidditch pitch.

James started talking in a deep, suspenseful voice. "Regulus?"

"Yes?" Regulus laughed during his statement.

"Do you like quidditch?"

"Somewhat, I like to play with my brother and our friends."

"Let me show you, the one, the only, Hogwarts Quidditch Pitch. The place where dreams come true!"

"Mhm, sure."

The two organised a game they would just fly around catching the snitch. Whoever caught it the most, won. Regulus was still new to flying but growing up his parents thought it a somewhat essential skill to a witch or wizard who was, for whatever reason, unable to apparate, so he has some practise. The game begun and the snitch was released. The boys decided to wait 20 seconds before flying after it, without the distraction of beaters, chasers, quaffles and bludgers they thought it'd be too easy. Boy were they wrong. The snitch disappeared as soon as it was released into the air as if it had some sort of invisibility spell over it. Until it caught Regulus' eye.

"3... 2... 1!"

They shouted in unison. James started flying upwards to look for the golden snitch. Regulus flew straight past him to where he'd seen it not a minute ago. Surprisingly, especially knowing snitch's mischievous personality type, the snitch was still there. James evidently caught on but hadn't seen the golden bugger yet. He circled Regulus from above, his kind disposition from before replaced by complete competitivity. By now Regulus had lost sight of the snitch, he flew to James' height and-

"Regulus!" James Cried.

James flew to where Regulus was falling from the sky. His heart was racing as fast as his broom and tears of worry were flying from his face. James felt as if he were moving in slow motion as a crowd gathered in the middle of the pitch, students of all ages just watching as Regulus made his way to the ground from a great height and James practically tipped himself of his broom to reach his friend in time. James caught Regulus roughly 10 metres from the hard dirt ground. Everyone cheered loudly as James slowly lowered Regulus to the ground.

"Are you okay?" They were both out of breath and Regulus looked shocked out of his soul. He nodded and James helped him up from the ground.

"Mind keeping this from your brother?" He wiped the sweat from his face. "He'll probably kill me."

James hopped back on his broom for a couple more hours until he caught the snitch. Whom annoyingly hovered in a single place until he got too close and flew to the other side of the pitch, a fun game of cat and mouse. Everyone had cleared by then and it was the middle of the day and boy was James tired. 

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Rosier and I watched Black flop onto his bed and sink under the covers. I was about to ask him if he was okay when Clide and Callum Trever walked into our dorm room. The two of them were rude if you weren't of "pure" status. Not that I wasn't but according to them, only they and Black were in our year. Evan tugged on my arm and nodded his head towards the door. I followed him out of the room. We walked around the grounds until it was dinner, Regulus was asleep when we got back.

A/n
I'm tired. I so sorry, I know that ending was abrupt and I had a scene planned but I needed to get a chapter our and I was too tired when weiting this. I also now have a BLANK slate for the next chapter which o will start like... Tomorrow or something when I have sanity. Chapter was somewhere in 900 words. Thanks you so much if you're still reading cause I'm the WORST at getting chapter out.. I'm so sorry 😔. I'll try and do better. Anyway cya in the next chapter!!! Remember to do the self care thing like: water, 1 healthy food, as much sleep as possible and whatever else you consider/want. Byeeeeee

-alex

(P.s. absolutely NO spellcheck so sorry if something is spelt wrong :D)