A.N. well i haven't updated in a while so enjoy and thank you mysticmoon1331 your ideas really helped while i was writing this chapter

Bruce

Quiet. Bruce was drowning in it.

Since Dick had left for Hogwarts, exploding with smiles and laughter Bruce had never felt emptier. Dick's presence lit up and lifted the weight of dark halls. He filled the space within the stone walls with so much life Bruce could only wonder how he had lived without it. In truth Bruce was not really living, only batman existed then.

Batman was the void. Robin was particles, sound and light.

Dick

It seemed the more he wished to escape this place. The more it drew him in.

Since Dick had left for Hogwarts, exploding with smiles and laughter He had only grown more miserable. For all the sights, mysteries and wonder that was bestowed upon him daily he could never portray more than sorrow filled laugh and a fake smile.

Dick wanted to go home.

Apparently the universe or more likely whoever created the timetable had a habit of pairing slytherins and gryffindors for lessons. They were learning care of magical creatures or something of the sort. A burly man called Hagrid was their professor who insisted not to be called as such.

With a short introduction outside his hut the class trekked into the woods. With some commotion around opening the feisty book that Dick was currently standing on an irate Draco piped up,

"And how exactly do you open them?"

"You stroke the spine o' corse".

Standing near Draco, Dick heard Hermoine begin,

"Well i for one think their funny",

"Oh yeah terribly funny", Draco continued. Dick gave him a glance that hopefully told him to shut up. He didn't.

"Really witty, god this place has gone to the dogs.",sneering he continued, " wait 'till my father hears they've got this oaf teaching classes", again Dick gave Draco an irediculus look. Then Harry Potter started walking towards them with a dark look on his face that spoke of danger.

"What did you say Malfoy", spoken as an insult not a question and a series of oohs passed around them. Draco handed off his bag and strutted forwards. Dick sighed. Honestly it was like they were an old married couple with the bickering that Dick had seen. Draco seemed to fumble a bit before shouting,

"Dementor, dementor", with what seemed to be true fear. Harry's head whipped around along with the other gryffindors.

Cackling they threw their hoods up as Hermione pulled Harry back.

"This lov'ly creature", hagrid threw him a ferret, "is a 'ippogriff, one thing to know abou' 'em is that 'ere very proud creatures, offended easily", Hagrid sent a glance back towards it.

"You do not want 'o insult a hippogriff, it may just be the last thing you ever do", Dick saw a few students glance at each other fearfully.

"Now who'd like to say 'ello?", hagrid turned away and everyone except poor oblivious Harry stepped back, until Dick was shoved forwards by Goyle. Thankfully not far enough to be noticeable.

"Ah good, 'arry", Harry half spun around and seemed to look back in betrayal. Pushed forwards by Ron, he stepped hesitantly towards the beast.

"Now let 'im make the first move, 's only polite. So step up, give 'im a nice bow",

Harry continued forwards, "then you wait and see if 'e bows back. "Is he does you can go and touch 'im and if not well we'll get to that la'er", and quietly he said, "do be nice Buckbeak"

Harry bowed slowly and Dick with the rest of the class watched tensely shuffling. Buckbeak began to whine and flap his wings while rearing up, all the while Harry being shouted at to back off. A twig snapped. His friends gasped. Until finally, finally he bowed back. The class cheered and Harry was sent flying, on Buckbeak and next to Dick, Draco sneered, he didn't like being second best.

After some time of Hagrid explaining feeding habits he whistled and Buckbeak and Harry descended into the clearing. Dick was both irked and thankful that it wasn't him in the clearing. Then Draco shoved past him.

"You're not dangerous at all are you, you great ugly brute", Buckbeak stirred and reared up, snorting,

"Petrifictus totalus", Dick called out and Buckbeak fell to the side, a talon tearing open Draco's robes and flesh but was still better than the alternative of Buckbeaks full weight and talons landing on his head and chest. Hermione also had her wand pulled and she cast,

"Wingardium leviosa", and gently lowered the hippogriff to the floor, "we have to get him to madame pomfrey".

"Today we will be learning the mysteries of boggarts", professor lupin drew his wand and unveiled a closet that was rattling, "so pack away your quills and ready your wands". Lupin ushered Dick and the rest of the slytherins and gryffindors into a line.

"To stop a boggart in its tracks you must cast riddikulus, you must imagine your fear as something funny", Draco made a fainting motion towards Harry. He scowled.

"What was that for", Dick said hissing. Draco quirked an eyebrow, countering with,

"He's a fainter", Dick hit his arm that was in a sling quietly with the back of his hand, earning himself a glare from both Draco and Professor Lupin who had spotted the duo.

Dick was hyper aware of how many of the most timid students were clustered behind Harry. Dick himself was relatively near the front not expecting much of the aged closet, having been under scarecrow's fear gas more times than comfortable.

When the doors were opened an angry looking Snape burst out of the wardrobe nothing happened for a few seconds until Professor Lupin took pity on Neville and whispered in his ear.

"Riddikulus", Snape now wore a dress, heels and an oversized hat, none of which he seemed uncomfortable in, only humiliated, the class giggled. The boggart retreated and Ron stepped up.

The line slowly got shorter until in was Draco's turn. Draco stepped towards the boggart with his head held high. Until it wasn't. Draco cowered beneath a looming figure that Dick couldn't place but look eerie similar to Draco.

"Worthless filth", the figure sneered.

"Riddi-",

"Don't try that spell on me boy, i need the best, not second plac-", Dick cast the spell without thinking.

"Riddikulus" , Lupin had his wand raised an had apparently thought to do the same. The Professor nodded.

The blond man's hair was pink and green and his staff was now a snake escaping him, Draco cast his eyes away and suddenly it was Dick's turn.

Dick steeled himself.

Shutting his eyes he allowed the voices of his family wash over him. It should have been peaceful.

Dick wanted it to be peaceful.

His tati and mami's voices were there,

"you left us behind", she wailed so unlike herself

"Why didn't you jump", he sang darkly

His aunt, uncle and cousin spoke,

"We're gone but what if we were here?",

Mami spoke again,

"You are happy that we are dead"

"No"

"yes" , they chorused.

Dick's eyes flew open expecting their mangled bodies, only to see Bruce. Dick had heard rumors of a new robin from muggle borns and had been expecting this to come up. But Dick hadn't thought it would hurt him so badly.

"You're not welcome. I never break my code", Dick read between the lines no metas, no heroes, no magic. Then Dick remembered, this wasn't fear gas, he could stop it, "you are replaceable, i don't need y-",

"Riddikulus", Dick cast for the second time and Bruce exploded into confetti.

Dick sat down next to Draco. He wasn't acknowledged. Dick didn't ask and instead eyed Hermione from across the classroom, she was fiddling with a golden chain around her neck, that seemed to be hidden behind her uniform. She dropped it when Harry stop in front of the boggart.

A.N. Hope you enjoyed, i'll try not to take as long next time i just had a bad case of writers block bye