Hogwarts. Snek.
April Action: James/Regulus
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Warnings: Character death (implied)
Rating: Probably T
Word Count (excluding A/N): 380
Be Okay
James was pacing back and forth. It was annoying.
"Mate. Calm yourself. He will be here," Sirius said, rolling his eyes. They were outside of the Leaky Cauldron on the Muggle side of London. Sirius was leaning against his bike; James was still pacing.
And then he was pacing some more, his steps a little quicker. "What if he didn't make it out in time? What if he got caught? What if—"
"Prongs, I swear," Sirius said, standing up and catching James by the wrist. "If you don't stop talking, I'm going to spell your mouth shut."
His threat was empty, but it did make James be quiet, if even just for a moment.
Sirius sighed and let go of James's arms. "Look. My brother is resourceful, and he loves you. Nothing could stop him from coming to you, okay?"
James bit his lip, but nodded all the same. Even with the reassurance he was worried, though. They had been planning this ever since James had graduated from Hogwarts; the night after Regulus graduated, they were going to meet outside of the Leaky Cauldron, then they were going to start their lives together no matter what the adversity that they faced.
It was the night after Regulus's graduation.
And he was late.
Sighing, James sat himself down by the wheel of Sirius's bike, chewing anxiously on his lower lip. "I just want him to be okay," James whispered.
Sirius, leaning against the seat of his bike again, whispered back to James, "I do too."
It was silent for a moment.
Then the door to the Leaky Cauldron opened up.
Instantly, both James and Sirius were on their feet, expecting to look upon Regulus. They got Professor McGonagall instead.
"Remus told me I could find you two here," she said. There was a sadness in her voice that sent fear racing through James's veins.
He swallowed thickly before nodding. "Did he say why?" he asked, too afraid to ask her why she had been looking for them.
McGonagall nodded with the same heaviness that James had. "I'm so sorry. Regulus…"
James closed his eyes, not wanting to hear the rest. He couldn't handle the rest.
Still, McGonagall continued. "Regulus went missing this morning, and Voldemort just declared him to be dead."