A/N - Welcome to my new collection. I totally failed at last years, I couldn't even keep the fics as drabbles, but this year I have a new determination to get through this, and for all my fics to be max 500 words.

Hence the title: 'shorts'

I'm going to attempt a different pairing for each chapter - it'll be listed in the chapter list which pairing is used for the fic (totally got the idea from Rayniekinnz, though she was fine with that). There will be het, slash, femslash. I'll be using cliches and tropes and things like time-travel. There will be cross-gen too.

I may also mess about with ages/blood-status/gender etc.

If this isn't your thing, best to turn back now - otherwise, I hope you enjoy!

366 prompt: Open

Chocolate Frog Card: (Bonus) Kingsley Shacklebolt - Write about Kingsley Shacklebolt

Quidditch Pitch: Rabastan Lestrange

Acrostic-y Challenge - R = Rabastan Lestrange

Ultimate Battle - Single Accessory x2

Reconsider

Kingsley/Rabastan

Returning early from work, Kingsley noticed his front door was wide-open. He looked around cautiously, before drawing his wand, wondering what was happening inside his home. Kingsley slowly walked through the open doorway and began to look for a reason as to why it had been left wide-open.

He paused as he walked into the bedroom, his eyes falling on his boyfriend, Rabastan. Rabastan was packing his belongings as quickly as he possibly could, throwing whatever he could into a large bag on their bed. Kingsley found himself watching Rabastan for a moment, his heart sinking as he realised just what was happening.

"So... this is it?" Kingsley asked, his deep voice hiding the betrayal that he felt. "You're really going to give up everything that we have? You're really going to leave me and join them?"

Rabastan froze where he was - hunched over the bag - at the sound of Kingsley's voice. He hadn't expected Kingsley to return so soon. Finally he straightened and sighed. "You know I don't have a choice in the matter," he replied, tiredly. "If only you would join -"

"You know I don't feel the same," Kingsley replied, bitterly. "I'm not going to join them with you, Rab. Why don't you stay here with me? There are other causes - ones that'll keep you safe."

"You're asking me to choose you over my own family," Rabastan muttered. "My brother is asking me to choose between my family and you. Do any of you realise what I'm going through, having to make a choice like this?"

"It's not about family and love, it's about what you believe in," Kingsley said.

There was a brief pause, and for a moment, Kingsley actually thought that Rabastan would reconsider his choice.

"I'm sorry, Kingsley, but I've made my choice."

"I can see that. You were planning on leaving before I even returned from work, weren't you?"

"You were the one who gave me the ultimatum," Rabastan said, after a long pause. "You said that I couldn't be in a relationship with you and be a Death Eater too. You were the one who said that I had to make a choice between the two, Kingsley. This is me, being forced to choose!"

"Let's hope that when the war does come, that we don't meet each other on the battlefield," Kingsley said, watching Rabastan walk through the still-open door.

"Let's," Rabastan replied.

400 Words

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