I never actually mention it, but due to logic thinking on my part, the DEH teens go to Ilvermory instead of Hogwarts.
What's your Ilvermory house? Mine's Horned Serpent; I like sticking to it because I'm furious at the sorting hat for placing me in Gryffindor, but that's neither here nor there.
Chapter 2: Ilvermory days
He's 16 when he remembers in the next life, when he comes to he's in the school's infirmary, and Trevor Fletcher is sitting next to his bed. The nurse, Madame Musser, walks over with an edible healing potion; it's a cupcake because Barlock fainted and the chances of it having to do with low/high pressure are still there; or so Trevor explains to him while he's consuming it, and Barlock is inclined to believe him.
Trevor is Barlock's best friend in the whole school, they met in the teleferic to school, and Trevor had immediately decided they were friends now; he remained in that decision even after they were selected for different houses. Barlock was really glad.
Trevor had also been the reason why Barlock had met Abel in this timeline, whom he now recognized as the boy he had been family friends with in his first life. The fact that Barlock didn't know what the boy was named meant he probably remembered too.
"Barlock!"
"Huh?"
"Where did you go?"
Barlock looks elsewhere, Trevor doesn't press, it's what he likes most about his best friend.
"Madame Musser says you should be able to go back to normal schedule the day after tomorrow"
"I can't miss that much class!"
"It's ok Lock, Brenna said she would take notes on all your shared classes, so you only have to worry about the electives, but you know me, I'll get them for you"
Barlock nods because he does actually trust Trevor with this. Things are different in this timeline, they were different when he was a prince too, he wonders if it'll always be like this.
The Connor of this timeline is also different, from the only two other experiences he had with the boy, they're in the same house, and in two of the same electives; he gets along with Brenna, whom Barlock knows from his first life, and she must know him too, or she will when she remembers.
The thing is that Barlock had always been interested in Connor, and now that he knows who he is, it's different, because he knows how close they had been in their shared second life, how close they can be, so he tries.
Trevor calls it a crush, but is entirely supportive of Barlock chasing this connection; tries to help in any way he can. Somehow it works, and Barlock gets closer to Connor, that comes with its own rollercoaster of emotions, but Barlock doesn't regret it.
-.-.-
His third life ends saving another, because of course things go south, and of course Barlock gets tangled in the mess. It's rushed, and unplanned, but if he could save Trevor Fletcher again, he would in a heartbeat.
Barlock: Means strong warrior filled with love and hope in America (Evan means young warrior in America)
Abel: Means "son of breath" in Hebrew
Brenna: Means little raven in Irish