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𝓔𝓿𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓮'𝓼 𝓟𝓞𝓥
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th 1977

All the prefects are rounded up and brought to the great hall where Headmaster Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall are stood waiting on us. I stand next to Regulus and Alecto, the prefects for sixth year Slytherin, the two new fifth year Slytherin prefects and Severus Snape, the male prefect in my year.

"I can imagine you all are very excited to know who our head boy and head girl will be for this year at Hogwarts" Dumbledore starts off and the the other three house's prefects cheer while us Slytherin prefects stay silent.

"Evangeline has got this in the bag" Alecto mumbles and my lips turn up at the thought.

"The head boy for this school year is James Potter" Dumbledore reveals and the Gryffindors cheer.

I watch in surprise as Remus Lupin grins widely at his best friend, clapping and hollering his name proudly instead of being bitter about Dumbledore picking a non prefect when he's the male Gryffindor prefect for our year.

"He's not even a prefect" Severus snarls lowly.

"No, but he's a Gryffindor" I scoff, rolling my eyes.

"They're always getting special treatment" Alecto adds and Regulus nods in agreement.

"The head girl for this year is Lily Evans" Dumbledore declares and I deflate in disappointment as the Gryffindors once again cheer.

"Of course it's the mudblood and the blood traitor" I mutter in anger, glaring at them as McGonagall pins their badges to their robes.

"What a load of rigged nonsense" Regulus grumbles.

"Tell me about it" Severus agrees.

"Is that all then, sir?" I speak up to the headmaster, gaining the attention of all the prefects and the two professors "May we be excused now?"

"In a moment, Miss Malfoy. I have one more announcement" The old man answers.

"Splendid" I hum, flashing him a fake smile that he returns.

"Prefects, this year your rounds and duties are going to be a little different than they have been over the previous years" The old man explains to us "I've noticed an increasing rate of aggression and bullying between the divided houses"

I scowl in annoyance when he glances in the direction of us Slytherins when I know for a fact that the Gryffindors and Ravenclaws have done their fair share of bullying in the past six years I've been at Hogwarts School. I'd also include Hufflepuffs if I had actually ever witnessed a badger bullying another house, but I honestly never have.

"This year I have decided that you won't be doing your rounds with a prefect from your own house, instead the prefect of another" Dumbledore says and I share a look of disgust with Severus "Now, I am going to read out the names I have prepared on his parchment so listen out for your partner for the rest of the school year"

"Regulus Black and Mary Macdonald"

"Lily Evans and Simon Sykes"

"Alecto Carrow and Mervyn Renshaw"

"Nicola Murley and Edmund Flinton"

"Severus Snape and Erica Spiers"

"Terrance Meakin and Jessica Terndale"

"Alexander Cramworth and Ivana Boors"

"Evangeline Malfoy and Remus Lupin"

I freeze still and completely tune the old man out as he continues to say names, my heart hammering against my chest as I turn my head and my eyes connect with a pair of honey brown that belong to the brunette marauder himself. The Gryffindor boy smiles at me warmly and I can't even pluck up the courage to return the gesture, immediately looking back to Dumbledore.

"Does anyone have any questions?" The man asks curiously and no one speaks "Very well. You may be excused"

I grab Regulus' hand and drag him away before anyone can even gather themselves. The young Black laughs loudly at my flustered state as I tug him out of the hall and through the halls, to the dungeons.

"Pura sanguinis!" I say the password and the door opens to the Slytherin common room.

"What happened, Angel?" Mallory asks in concern from the arm chair.

"Why is your face all red and why is Regulus laughing at you?" Evan adds from his spot on the floor in front of the fireplace.

"Is everything okay?" Pandora questions.

"Stop laughing at me, you buffoon!" I snap, hitting my best friend's arm in annoyance.

"Dumbledore paired up the prefects with different houses and he put her with Lupin!" Regulus exclaims in amusement.

"Oh, Merlin. You poor thing!" Mallory coos pitifully while Evan bursts into a fit of giggles.

"He smiled at me and I ran away!" I groan, flopping onto the sofa dramatically and laying my head on Pandora's lap.

The boys howl louder and Mallory frowns, reaching over to pet my head from her seat as if I'm some sort of animal.

"Just Avada Kedavra me already" I whine as the boys calm down and Regulus lifts my legs to sit down before laying them on his lap.

"At least you're not stuck with little miss optimism" The youngest Black tells me, referring to his partner Mary.

"No. She's just stuck with the boy she's been pining for since she was eleven" Evan snorts and I grab a pillow, throwing it at him.

"I don't pine" I object.

"It's more of a display of longing stares and embarrassing attempts to get his attention" Regulus corrects.

"You bloody git!" I huff, kicking him.

"Ahh! Merlin's balls!" Regulus curses, grabbing his side in pain.

"You deserved that" Mallory states as Pandora absentmindedly braids small sections of my hair.

"This is utterly outrageous!" Alecto declares as she storms into the common room with Severus and the year five prefects, her eyes landing on Regulus and I "Why'd you two run off?"

"Are you okay?" Severus asks me, leaning on the back of the sofa next to Pandora's head and she shoots him a kind smile which he returns.

"No. Reg and I are stuck with Gryffindors" I complain in annoyance.

"Severus and I are paired with Ravenclaws" Alecto says in distaste.

"Jax and I have been put with Hufflepuffs" Ivana says, the look of boredom on her face as she curls up in the opposite armchair to Mallory with Jax.

"I don't think there's a pureblood amongst our partners" Alecto states, sitting down of the arm of the sofa next to Regulus.

My stomach turns at the conversation going in the direction of blood purity talk and I share a frown with Regulus, knowing he doesn't care to talk about the subject. He rubs small circles onto the skin of my leg and silently observes the talk, not getting involved.

"Regulus' partner Mary is a pureblood, I'm sure" I speak up bluntly "She was merely raised by muggles who adopted her"

"She's friends with that halfblood McKinnon and the Mudblood Evans. Macdonald is a blood traitor, just like Potter and Black" Alecto rants in annoyance and Regulus tenses up at the mention of his older brother, causing me to glare at the ginger girl.

"Shut up, Carrow" I warn her.

"What?" She frowns in confusion "Are you mad that I insulted Black?"

"Why would I care if you insulted that twat?" I scoff.

"I don't know. You two seemed pretty cosy in the hallway before Arithmancy" She smirks.

Everyone turns to look at me in surprised shock and Regulus has a look of hurt on his face as I glare at the Carrow girl as I sit up.

"Were you watching me, Carrow?" I snarl in anger and her smirk drops.

"No. Jax seen you" She throws the younger boy under the bus.

I move my gaze to the boy curled up on the armchair with his girlfriend and he pales considerably. My glare is broken when Regulus gets up and walks towards the sixth year boys dorm.

"Reggie!" I groan but he ignores me.

I turn back to Jax with a sharp glare and I jump up, storming towards him. Ivana gasps, jumping off his lap and I stab my finger into his chest.

"If you carry another false story about me, I won't hesitate to hex you so hard that your future children feel it. Got it?" I threaten him and he nods frantically.

I turn with my head held high and slam my shoulder into Alecto's as I pass, making my way to Regulus' dorm. I enter the dorm and I find the younger boy laying on his bed, tossing a ball into the air to catch it as it comes back down.

"Reg, talk to me" I sigh, crawling onto his bed.

He ignores me so I flop on top of him and poke my head under his arms so my face is in the way of his gaze on the ball.

"Pretty please with a cherry on top?" I smile hopefully and he puts down the ball on the bedside table with a huff.

"Explain yourself, Evangeline Nyx" He demands.

"Ooh, you're middle naming me now? The demanding thing is kinda hot" I joke and he narrows his eyes at me in annoyance "You know, I hate that you are immune to my flirtatious charm"

"I wouldn't exactly say immune, just used to it" He counters.

"Do you wanna make out?" I ask.

"Evangeline Nyx Malfoy" He scolds me.

"Oh, Merlin. Not the last name" I gasp jokingly.

"If you don't tell me why you were with my brother willingly, I'm going to have to tickle it out of you" Regulus threatens.

"You wouldn't" I argue.

He raises his brows in a challenging manor and grabs my waist, causing my eyes to widen.

"No, wait. I'll tell you everything" I rush out and he grins triumphantly.

"Promise me you won't be mad at me, Reggie" I add, gently playing with the ends of his dark curls.

"Okay. I promise" He agrees.

"I bumped into Sirius on my way to class and dropped my letter. He picked it up and read it, so he was asking me questions. I only answered his questions because I needed him to promise he wouldn't tell anyone" I explain to my best friend.

"Promise he wouldn't tell anyone what?" Regulus asks curiously.

"That the letter was from Andromeda" I answer and the boy under me visibly pauses.

"You speak to Andromeda?" He replies in surprise.

"Her and Ted let me stay there when I need to get away from all the pureblood family bullshit" I tell him truthfully and his facial expression softens.

"Is she happy?" He questions in a quiet voice.

"Very happy" I assure him "Ted is wonderful to her and Nymphadora is the most precious little girl"

He smiles warmly and I pull the small photograph out of my pocket, showing it to him. His lips curl up more at the sight of the pink haired child and his eyes glisten.

"She's cute" He comments.

"She'd love to meet her uncle Reggie" I tell him, slipping the photograph back into my pocket.

"None of them are going to want to see me, princess" Regulus sighs, wrapping his arms around me.

"Don't be foolish. Andi asks how you're doing all the time and Nymph has heard all about you, she asks to see you every time I see her" I respond and he perks up.

"They do?" He asks hopefully.

"They do" I confirm.