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”have you heard?” “Did you see them?” “God the one with the long hair is so hot” “nah the short one is cuter, but creepy” “they’re both creepy-“
“What are you all talking about?” James potter interrupts leaning over the gossipy first years with a suspicious look. All they had been doing for the entire supposed ‘study’ session was chatter, and James couldn’t help but get curious. “Oh- uhm nothing sorry james” one of them mutters turning their red face away. “Oh cmon I’m interested now” he urges leaning against the table.
“Well there’s two new students, brothers, one of them is in your year” one of the more confident first years explains smiling a little almost giddy about the information she’s sharing. “Huh I haven’t heard about them.. and you’re all excited why?”
“Duh because they’re insanely attractive” another first year blurts out making the others all giggle and hide their faces. James smirks a bit, he’s sure it wouldn’t take long to find these new students.
-two hours earlier-
“Maman do I really have to go to this school?” Sirius whines leaning back in his seat peering out the window over his dark sunglasses. “Oui Sirius. Stop winging and sit up straight” she slaps his knee with the back of her hand making the boy roll his eyes and readjust how he was sat. “You won’t hate it, you’ll have regulus, and your cousins” she adds although her dismissive tone showed she didn’t care if he hated it.
“That really doesn’t reassure me” Sirius looks over at regulus whose face had been in a permanent grimace ever since they moved from France. Sirius knew he didn’t want conversation right now. “Nevermore is an exceptional school, it’s where I met your father” Walburga mentions the last bit with a short sigh. “Fairly certain you met him through your aunt, mother”
“Watch your mouth” Orion snaps and immediately Sirius curls back into himself looking out the window again.
Orion never spoke much, he and regulus were quiet - perhaps a psychic thing - but you knew when Orion talked he was being serious. Sirius and Walburga were much more talkative, both vampires, this of course just led to so many more fights. Pulling up outside the school regulus’ expression finally shifted to a more curious grimace. “We’ll have Kreacher take in your luggage, don’t forget your parasol Sirius” Walburga commands Sirius groaning in response and getting out the car holding his black parasol.
Sirius wasn’t like other vampires, much to his families disappointment, he was much more sensitive to things such as sunlight and garlic. However he was also much stronger but only ever at night, he was quite a force to be reckoned with. Regulus came up beside Sirius glancing at him briefly purely so he could see Sirius give him a reassuring smile. Even when Sirius himself was extremely pissed off about a situation he would always prioritise being a good brother.
“How do you think this school will fare?” Regulus questions quietly as they walk up to the main entrance which took them to the courtyard. “It’ll do, I’m going to fucking rule this place” Sirius grins flashing his fangs and taking in the area around him.
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Anytime James was worried, excited, upset, happy, angry, or just any emotion about anything he would immediately go to his pack. Today though only Marlene and Remus were at the packs usual table. “Guys guys have you heard there are new students? The first years told me, we’re gonna go find them right?” James grins talking fast and excitedly. “What’s so exciting about new students?” Remus mutters not looking up from the homework he was doing.
“Well they’re not first years, one of them is our age apparently and it’s the middle of term, so why are they only here now? They’re supposed to be attractive too” James smirks already creating an image of them in his mind. “Who knows maybe one of them will be your roommate James, you’ve got free room after all” Marlene muses seeming much more interested than Remus. Way back when James got his room he never got a roommate meaning he had a room big enough for two people and he was not able to fill it. Of course it became the group hangout room but it was always an option for potential new students.
“They never told us there were new kids coming” Marlene adds now suspicious. “Maybe they had to leave their old school really suddenly.. maybe something crazy happened” James conspires leaning closer to Marlene. “Or y’know they moved house and the teachers don’t have to tell you every little thing going on in this school.” Remus rolls his eyes giving them a quick reality check. “Don’t ruin this Remus-“
“James?”
He turns his head quickly to see professor McGonagall standing there. “Yes professor?”
“You have a roommate”
“I knew it!” Marlene exclaims grinning holding her hand up to Remus for a high five, and being left hanging. McGonagall led James through to his room where the door was wide open and the empty half of the room was now filled with bags.
There was a boy stood by the empty wardrobe hanging up his jacket. He had long silky black hair reaching his waist with a natural wave at the bottom. It looked like it would be magical to touch. He was slim and pale from what James could see and something about him just seemed so unreal as though he was precisely sculpted by an artist. McGonagall knocks on the door and the boy turns around removing his sun glasses and perching them on his head.
He had an angular face all his features entirely symmetrical and perfectly placed. He was genuinely beautiful, objectively, James even had to take a second. Although the most noticeable thing was his striking blue eyes staring at the two. The boy smiles politely and steps closer. “Sirius this is James potter, this is his room and James this is Sirius black. I trust you two will get on” she puts a hand on James shoulder almost threateningly.
James steps closer holding his hand out to shake but keeping a distance to let Sirius come to him. “Nice to meet you-“ he smiles before being slightly shocked by how fast the boy seemed to glide over to James and shake his hand. It was like James blinked and suddenly he had gone across the whole room whilst still keeping a graceful look. “You too, I promise I don’t snore” Sirius smirks and James chuckles lightly.
Sirius found James rather fascinating. He had tan skin and dark unruly curls covering the back of his neck and his ears completely. His eyes were a warm hazel, he had a plump but defined nose and a dusting of hair on his upper lip bringing his features together nicely. It was immediately clear that this man was a werewolf from the way he carried himself and his sociable puppy like nature. Sirius is sure they would make great friends.
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By evening Sirius was finished unpacking. His side of the room was very well put together, it was distinguished and fashionable, a mix of more regal elements and rebellious teen boy. Made of mostly black and red and brought together by the grand four poster bed adorned with heaps of pillows and black velvet curtains. James being his usual kind self had attempted to help but ended up sat on Sirius’ bed talking with him rapidly.
Sirius had a record player which immediately piqued James interest, “what records do you have? You seem like someone with good taste”
“Have a look for yourself” Sirius gestures to the cardboard box near the bed. James filed through it; phantom of the opera, Kodály, Gliere & Ravel:
Works for Violin & Cello, Saint-Saëns le carnaval des animaux. “What is all of this dude- fucking Bach and shit” James chuckles putting them on the floor as he went through.
Sirius looks at him with an offended gawk “I’ll have you know there is no bach in there, I have taste” he huffs only making James laugh more. “Okay but where’s the yknow modern stuff, you got any rock?”
“What a stupid question” Sirius rolls his eyes walking past James and gently kicking a nearby box suggesting James look through it. The first record in there was Inhaler ‘It won’t always be like this’. James grinned.
The two bonded quickly and ended up both sat on Sirius’ bed sharing a bag of sweets. “So I was told you didn’t come here alone” James mentions whilst mid mouthful. “Ouais my brother, regulus, he is here too” Sirius still had to go check in on regulus, but he wanted to give him some alone time to settle in first. “How old is he?”
“He’s a year younger, almost exactly. Are the people in his year nice?” Sirius seemed concerned, James admired how he cared for his brother. “Yeah, they’re nice, some more.. chaotic than most but they’re nice” James nods reassuring him.
“That’s good, what’s your pack like?”
“You know I’m a werewolf?” James looked genuinely surprised and Sirius just stares back completely deadpan. “James it is very obvious,”
“Right- ha well uh they’re great honestly, but maybe I’m biased. They tend to trash this place a lot but I’ll make sure they stay away from your side” he smiles loving talking about his pack. “Thank you” Sirius smiles a little amused.
James side of the room was more colourful, a mix of yellow red green and blue, it looked like a classic jocks bedroom out of those cringy American tv shows but of course with James’ own touch. Posters on every wall, beanbags and chairs to create a make shift conversation pit, and a strange amount of Spider-man memorabilia.
“And you’re a..?”
“A vampire, was that not obvious?”
“Well I saw the sunglasses but what do I know maybe you’re just not used to sun” James shrugs. “I’m not used to sun, but yes I am a vampire”
“And your brother too?”
“No he’s psychic, a raven” Sirius corrects he was hoping it would stop there before he has to explain his extensive family tree. “Cool, very edgy” James chuckles Sirius immediately giggling, “we are not edgy-“
“So are”
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The first thing regulus heard when approaching his new dorm room was yelling, or screaming even. Then there was laughter, regulus almost didn’t want to even go in. He opened the door cautiously staying on guard as he took in the room, and the raging fire in the middle of it. “What the fuck?”