By far, Friday evenings were Barry's favorite time of the week. His workday ended early, and typically meta-humans tended to respect Friday's, and not attack as much. This meant that his Friday's were spent alone at home, since Joe and Iris both worked, watching marathons of his favorite movies. It truly was a relaxing time.
Last week, he had watched the musical RENT. He danced and sang along with every song with no fear of anyone coming near. It was the one time of the week where Barry could unleash all of his nerdiness and love of musicals.
This week, he decided to watch a marathon of one of his favorite movie franchises of all time: Harry Potter. Like most people his age, his childhood was filled with spells and magic, watching Harry fight for the good of the light against the Dark Lord. Most people connected to the characters of this movie, frankly, it was inevitable. Either it was brave Harry, who had to rise up against all odds. Or maybe Hermione, the brains behind everything. It could also be Ron, the best friend who stuck by his buddy through all odds.
Just when he was going to put in the disk for the first movie, his phone began to ring. Groaning, Barry answered his phone in anger. NO ONE interrupted his movie nights.
"WHAT!" He spit out without looking at the caller ID.
"Did I interrupt something?" A questioning male voice spoke.
Sighing, Barry answered, "No Cisco. What's up? Is there another meta human or something?"
"Nah, Caitlyn and I were bored. Wondering if you wanted to do anything."
Look at his box set of DVD's on the table, Barry tried to decline, "I'm sort of about to watch a movie so…"
"What movie?" Cisco interrupted.
"Harry Potter." Barry reluctantly answered.
"I LOVE that movie! We'll be there in 20. Don't start without us!" Cisco said right before hanging up.
"Great." Barry groaned. Well, there goes his alone time.
All of a sudden, the doorbell rang. Well that was fast, Barry thought. Answering the door, he realized that it was definitely NOT Cisco and Caitlyn.
"HEY Lil Bro!" Cooper Anderson screamed out.
"Cooper?" Barry questioned, not quite believing his eyes. Giving Barry a massive hug, he walked in through the door.
"Nice place Bassy. A little modest for your usual taste but nice nonetheless. Then again, this does look like something your foster father would choose."
"What are you doing here Coop?" Barry asked in disbelief.
Copper shrugged, "I wanted to see you. Blaine and I got into another fight, so I wanted to spend time with my more understanding brother."
"What did you and Blaine fight about?" Blaine questioned understandingly. Cooper and Blaine used to fight a lot when they were younger. But around the same time Barry became friends with the both in them, they put aside their differences and became closer. However, every now and then old feelings will resurface, and the two would once again be at each other's throats.
"The same as usual. Bla bla, it's unethical to lie, bla bla. You know my brother, a self-righteous hero per usual. He's not like us Bas, doesn't understand the first thing about self-preservation. But you get it, and frankly, right now I need to be with someone who understands."
Nodding his head, Barry couldn't help but agree. There were very few in the world that saw things the way Cooper and he did. To them, the world was constantly grey, and in order to get ahead of the murky waters you did everything you could, ethical or not. You save your skin first, before you think of anyone else. Thinking about his little philosophy, Barry couldn't help but snicker. He was a superhero, and here he was thinking that the only person worth saving was himself.
"Well, I was just about to watch Harry Potter. Care to join?" Barry suggested.
"I'd love to." Cooper agreed, taking a seat next to Barry on the couch. At that moment, the door once again rang, and Barry bit back a curse.
"Damn, I forgot they were coming. Once second Coop."
Opening the door, Barry saw Caitlyn and Cisco there holding a bucket of popcorn. "We are ready for a Potter marathon!" Cisco declared walking into the house.
It was then they saw Cooper sitting on the couch. "Hey guys." Coop said with a smile.
"You guys remember Cooper Anderson. Coop, my friends Cisco and Caitlyn. You met last time you were in town." Barry introduced, closing the door and taking his previous seat.
Picking their jaws off the floor, Caitlyn said, "Hi Cooper, wonderful to see you again."
"Oh my god Cooper Anderson. What are you doing here?" Cisco cried.
"Just visiting my baby bro. Now, let's watch this movie!" Cooper answered, pressing play on the movie.
They watched the movie mostly in silence, however they couldn't help but make comments every once in a while. When they reached the part about the sorting hat, Caitlyn asked, "Hey, if we were all in Hogwarts, what house would we be in?"
"Well, Gryffindor is for the brave and chivalrous, Hufflepuff for the kind and loyal, Ravenclaw for the intelligent and creative, and Sytherin for the cunning and ambitious. I would definitely be in Ravenclaw. I love my inventions and science too much to be anywhere else." Cisco replied.
"I'd probably be in Ravenclaw as well. Dr. Wells too most likely." Caitlyn said.
"Hmm. I'd most likely be a Slytherin. I could be quite devious, and my moral compass isn't the most fine tuned. My brother Blaine on the other hand is such a Gryffindor, it physically hurts me." Cooper said.
"What do you think the rest of out group would be?" Barry asked his old friend.
"Santana for sure is a Slytherin. St James and Puckerman as well. Oh, and that weird steroid loving military dude that your friends with is also a pure Slytherin. Blaine and Rachel are Gryffindor. Kurt, probably a Hufflepuff. Too kind for his own good really. Brittany and Quinn as well now that I think about it. Artie is Ravenclaw." Cooper Anderson answered after some thinking.
"Huh, your probably right. Iris and Joe are also Gryffindor's. So willing to jump straight into danger, regardless of their own personal safety. Annoying really." Barry informed with a shake of his head.
"And you Barry? You're probably a Hufflepuff. You are really kind and loyal. Although you could possibly also be a Ravenclaw, there are few in the world as smart as you." Caitlyn said.
"No way! Barry is such a Gryffindor!" Cisco exclaimed.
"Yeah you're probably right. He is willing to do anything for his loved ones." Caitlyn confirmed.
At this, Cooper burst out laughing. "Gryffindor!? Are you kidding me?! Bassy would NEVER be a Gryffindor, they annoy the hell out of him. Jumping in front of danger and all. No, my little brother is exactly like me: A Slytherin, through and through."
"Slytherin? You're kidding. Barry is way to kind for that." Caitlyn disagreed.
"Nope. He's a Slytherin. There are few willing to go the lengths Bassy is willing all in the name of self-preservation. He's cunning, calculating, and immensely skilled at hiding his true self and emotions. Really, it's quite terrifying." Cooper informed them.
"What lengths did Barry got through?" Caitlyn questioned.
"Hasn't he ever told you about his time in the orphanage? If that doesn't scream Slytherin, than I don't know what does." Cooper said with a laugh.
"Orphanage? Barry never stayed in an orphanage. He was adopted by Joe." Cisco said.
"Actually, Joe was the lead in the case against my father. While the trial was still ongoing, I couldn't stay with Joe, since it had the opportunity to tint his objective views. So while the trial was still going on, I had to stay in an Orphanage. I was there for 4 months before I finally was able to move in with Joe. But that's a story for another time. Frankly though, I agree with Cooper. I am 100% Slytherin." Barry informed.
"What happened to you in that Orphanage?" Caitlyn asked, worried for her friend.
"A lot." Barry answered vaguely.
"How much?" Cisco asked.
"Enough to make me put aside my morals, and embrace the Slytherin side of my personality with pride." Barry answered truthfully.
Many believe Sebastian Smythe was born in a French Café halfway through high school. And perhaps that is true in the literal sense. But the cutthroat personality that Sebastian was famous for, that developed in the Orphanage. But that is a story for another time.
A/N So, as you can all tell, I'm a huge Slytherin supporter as well as Harry Potter fan. Sorry if you didn't understand all the references, but I couldn't help myself from writing this.
Anywho, my birthday is this Sunday, and as a small Celebration, I was thinking of writing a small one-shot as if everyone was in Hogwarts. Tell me what you think. Thanks!