𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 - 𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 2

TW: Suspicions of (and possible) physical abuse and neglect.

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"(Y/N)!" You were engulfed in a hug before you even had a chance to see your attacker's face. 

You were currently standing in Kings Cross station by yourself, trunk in hand and eyes scanning the platform in search of any known faces. Salem, a black cat you had gotten at the start of your first year, was with you, keeping you company.

"Louis, you idiot! You scared me to death!" You sighed in relief, then hugged him back. 

The boy in front of you laughed and broke the hug, "We haven't seen each other for the entire summer and that's how you treat me?" 

"Guys!" Leo's voice called, joining you and Louis. "How are you? You two look so different!" He turned to you, "I didn't think you could get prettier." 

You laughed dismissively, "You look pretty good too, buddy."

"Oh, hey. Isn't that Sam over there?" Louis exclaimed, gesturing for her to approach you guys. At first, she didn't quite see him, but after narrowing her eyes, she bid her parents farewell and approached you.

"Hey, why did you get here so early?" She questioned you, "If I remember correctly, you're always the last one to arrive."

"I was too excited to see you three I just couldn't sleep." You said dramatically.

"So... How was your guys' summer?" Louis asked the group, "I think one of us," He looked at you, "Had a very... interesting one."

"Why are you looking at me?" You laughed, squishing his cheeks with one of your hands. "Look at Sam. She's the one who still hasn't told us about her secret lover. Are you two still together?"

The girl nodded proudly, "I'll tell you guys someday. She's just... shy."

"So, it's a she, huh?" Leo smirked, but he was shushed by Sam. "Fine, keep the mystery then. I actually had a great summer." 

"Do tell us more," Louis commented, but your ears drowned off the sound of Leo's voice after something way more captivating caught your eye.

Unaware, a grin found its way onto your face and you waved excitedly, basically jumping with joy. "Hey, Reg's here!" 

The skinny boy approached you and the rest of your friends, smiling as best as he could. "Hey, guys." 

"Woah, you grew so much!" Leo exclaimed, comparing his and Regulus' heights. The youngest of the group had always been the tallest of his year, while Leo was just a bit above average.

"And you also changed your hair." Sam pointed out. His hair was messier and wavier, it looked like he finally had left hair gel behind, thank Merlin for that.

But upon further inspection, you noticed something was wrong with his face. It was a bit more swollen from one side, and although you couldn't really be sure because his clothes were covering it, his jaw had something that resembled a bruise.

And not only that, his lips had a small line that was darker than the rest, like they had been splinted. He looked skinnier and paler, which was saying something considering he had always looked like that. 

Did he get in a fight? No, that didn't sound like him. 

Did his parents do something to him? With what you knew, it wasn't a possibility you were willing to discard.

At your intense gaze, he laughed nervously. "Do I have something on my face?" 

"No, I was just thinking." You forced a smile, "How was your summer?"