downfall // marauders era

s e v e n t e e n

"Is Theo treating you well, Eve? Because if he isn't, we can ha-" Eve cleared her throat, cutting James off.

"We've been on one date, and that date was amazing. He treats me fine, you don't need to worry about me," she chuckled as she looked around the Great Hall, blushing when her eyes locked with Theo's for a brief moment.

"His hair is quite red," Sirius observes randomly.

Eve rolled her eyes, "Wow, I never noticed. But I quite like it, I'm a big fan of gingers."

"Must be a twin thing," Remus commented, making the group of four laugh. They were only interrupted by another ginger approaching the table as she cleared her throat.

"So I take it everything went well last night?" Lily asked as she sat down next to Eve, Alice and Marlene taking the empty seats across from them. Eve smiled brightly at her, nodding her head.

Eve looked away and back to the Ravenclaw table where she saw Calum and Grey waving her over enthusiastically as Theo attempted to hide his blush.

"I'll meet up with you outside after breakfast, okay?" Eve told them as she got up and walked over to the Ravenclaw table.

"Hey, sorry about them. They missed you," Theo laughed at his two best friends. Eve sat down next to him on the bench, Theo giving her a quick peck on the cheek as Grey and Calum nodded in agreement.

"Yeah we-" Calum began.

"Really missed you!" Grey finished.

"Why'd you cut me off, mate?" Calum rolled his eyes.

"I wanted to talk to her too!" Grey retorted sassily.

"Im starting to think you two like me more than Theo does," Eve laughed as Theo put his arm around her, shaking his head with a smirk.

"Are you guys sure you're not twins?" She asked.

Theo snorted, "They might as well be. They practically live together anyways," he finished as Calum and Grey elbowed each other nonstop.

"So, I saw you talking to your brother and his mates. You've decided to make up now?" Grey questioned with a curious expression after elbowing Calum so hard he fell off the bench.

Eve nodded, "Yeah, I apologized and we sorted things out."

"You apologized? As much as that surprises me, I'm glad you guys have worked it out. I know how much it was getting to you," Theo looked at her with a small smile.

"I'm bored, let's do something," Calum whined.

"Like what?" Theo asked.

"Well, I haven't thought that much about it yet. Let's just go walk around until we find something," Calum suggested. The group of four stood up and made their way out of the crowded and noisy Great Hall before moving into the empty and silent hallways. They followed Calum outside as he wandered around for something to do.

"This isn't any better than sitting inside, mate," Grey spoke up as he kicked at a flower.

"Oi, leave the poor flower alone!" Calum yelled dramatically, causing Grey to roll his eyes. The group walked a bit more before Theo broke the silence.

"As you probably know, everyone knows about when you were kidnapped. I mean, it was big news when it happened, and then exactly 15 years later you just showed up again. No one knows how you escaped, and-"