Louis Oran gave a sigh and prepared himself for another school year, repeating his mantra in his head over an over again. He'd almost failed the previous one after not turning up for classes or concentrating in the ones he did attend. His mind had been more focused on avoiding the boys who went out of their way to make his life hell.
He took a seat in the front of charms class, listening to the conversation of some giggling girls a couple of seats away from him while he waited for class to start.
"Susan saw him yesterday, on the way back from Transfiguration. Told me he's hot with a capital H!" Louis rolled his eyes. They were obviously talking about the new charms professor. Irving's school for magic and sorcery, or Irving's, as most people just called it for short, was a very small school, about four hundred people at the most attended.
Because of its size, they didn't all eat together like the big schools they always heard about did. Instead, you got put in small groups and sent to the dining room, each group at a different time. Because of this, you never saw the teachers besides in the corridors or classrooms.
With all the hype over the new professor, Louis was quite curious also to see him judge for himself, being probably the only homosexual in school, or at least the only openly gay one.
"Mr Oran!" Louis was so caught up in his thoughts, he didn't notice the class had started and didn't notice the teacher right in front of him. He woke up so suddenly that his chair toppled over backwards. Laughter rang out through out the classroom and Louis looked down at the floor, his face going red.
"The fag does it again." One boy said viciously as he bell rang and the class packed up and left. Louis just sat there for about ten minutes, not moving and wishing he was someone else. Finally he looked up and saw the professor sitting at his desk marking something.
"When you're ready to get up, just call." Louis laughed and the professor pushed his chair away from his desk, getting up and walking over to him. His long brown hair was tied in a low ponytail behind him and, from his position on the floor, looked to Louis to be at least six foot. He held out a hand and pulled his student up.
He must have underestimated his strength or Louis's weight, because Lou fell forward into his arms…
"Well Mr Oran, I've checked you over and can't find anything wrong." Professor Koin said as Lou sat in the infirmary. They didn't have an entire hospital wing, but instead, their astronomy teacher doubled as their healer in a tiny two-roomed sickbay.
"Then why did I collapse at dinner?"
"That I do not know. Now, unless there is something else, you may go." She said and Lou gave a nod and left the room. He knew he'd been given something and he had a good idea who gave it to him, but he had no proof. He was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't see the person till he bashed into them and as he looked into their face; he realized it wasn't the first time.
"Mr Oran," Professor Kirton said. "I was just looking for you. I think I have a book that might help your charm work." There was a twinkle in his eyes.
"Oh really?"
"Yes. I could, show it to you if you like…" Louis stood up and grinned at him.
"I would like that."
"It's in my room. It won't take more than a moment…" He followed him along up a floor and into what must be his teacher's quarters. It was much bigger than the dormitory where he and the other boys slept. As soon as the door closed, he found himself pressed against it, the older man's tongue assaulting his mouth.
He wrapped his arms round his neck and legs round his waist and professor Kirton whispered in his ear huskily.
"You want it? You want me to take you over to my bed and…" He trailed off and Louis nodded.
"Please Felix, do it now…" Felix didn't object and neither left the rooms until Louis had to sneak out to his own dormitory in the early hours of the next morning…
Two months after that, Felix sat in the staff room reading a muggle novel. Usually this time would be spent in his room, but since Louis wasn't feeling well and had gone to the sickbay again, he was stuck here. Suddenly, the door banged open and a very dishevelled professor ran in.
"Headmaster Polloton…" She said, hanging onto the chair tiredly. "Headmaster…" The headmaster stood up.
"What is it Willow?"
"It's Mr. Oran, sir, he's pregnant." Felix dropped his book in surprise, though the other shocked teachers didn't seem to notice.
"How is that possible? Did he take something on purpose?" She shook her head.
"He said he didn't. It must have been slipped to him somehow. Probably during dinner." Felix didn't wait to hear more, but stood up, stretched and walked out the room, breaking into a run once he was out of sight.
When Felix opened the door to his bedroom, he found Louis, as expected, sitting on his bed, staring straight ahead of him.
"Hey." Felix said softly as he sat down ext to him and Louis seemed to only see him then.
"Hi."
"Did you find out what's wrong with you?" Louis nodded. "What is it?"
"It's nothing major. It'll go away by itself."
"Really?" Felix hugged him around the shoulders. "Because I was aware that a baby doesn't go away. I was told it stays around for at least another eighteen years." Louis stiffened.
"How…I just found out and…" He said, stumbling over his words. Felix smiled at him.
"Good news travels fast." Louis pulled away from him and stood up.
"Good? I'm barely even seventeen! I don't have enough money to take care of a baby. You'll lose your job if they find out." He rambled and Felix just looked at him. "What are we going to do?"
"We'll figure it out, everything's going to be ok…"
Very short after a very long wait, I know and I'm very very sorry for it. I think I'm finally getting the chapter that I'm missing done slowly but surely.
This chapter is for Layelleswen who's pms have given much encouragement...
review please. Will update faster this time...
