dinner - @rosekillermicrofic - slightly NSFW - word count: 231
“Crouch! Rosier!”
Half the Slytherin table looked up as Professor Slughorn made his way down the aisle between tables, eyes on the two seventh-years who were trying and failing to look innocent.
“Yes, Sir?” Evan muttered, his response nearly lost amongst Pandora Rosier’s giggles.
“I noticed that both of you missed dinner last night,” Slughorn said jovially, giving Evan and Barty a boyish grin. “Not up to any trouble, were you?”
It was silent for a few moments as Regulus, Pandora, Evan, and Barty all digested exactly what type of trouble the two were no doubt up to before Barty smirked and spoke up. “No, Professor! We just decided to…er…eat out.”
Regulus’s loud snort into his food was the only indicator that Barty was being anything other than serious, as Slughorn’s face worked through a variety of emotions while he processed the words. “Eat…what, you snuck into Hogsmeade?” he asked, brow furrowing. “Not good, boys, you could have gotten caught! Come here next time, yes?”
Barty’s smile was huge and shit-eating. “Yes, I’ll make sure to come quickly next time. Rosie, too.”
Slughorn’s satisfied expression just made it that much harder to fight to keep straight faces, but they all managed to until the older man lumbered off.
Then, as one, the four of them burst out laughing, tears rolling down their cheeks.
“Absolutely vile,” Regulus muttered appreciatively, rolling his eyes.





