june riddle. (junebugs) wrote in notanother,
@ 2012-09-11 15:32:00

June Riddle tucked a strand of hair behind her ear as she did her Arithmancy homework in the back of the library. Merlin took up most people's attention so she didn't have to worry about people whispering about her father too much. She'd also never been kidnapped, which was really nice. The back of the library was still one of her favourite places to hide in.

She looked up, when she heard someone shuffling in the shelves by her, even if it was probably just some couple coming to the back of the library for a snog. "Hello?"

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regularblack
2012-09-11 08:17 pm UTC (link)

Regulus wasn't always in the library, but when he was, he was being loud and dropping things all over the floor. He swore under his breath and then peered between the books he'd dropped at the girl who was sitting at the table on the other side.

"Terribly sorry. I'm trying to find a book on sex and they hide all the good ones." He explained, then put the books on the shelf and walked around to look her over, noting her green tie. He straightened his own red and gold one.

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junebugs
2012-09-11 08:24 pm UTC (link)

June took note of the Gryffindor tie too, looking up at the boy and wondering if he was being serious about what he was looking for. "It's fine. I was just finishing my Arithmancy work," she said, glancing at the books he'd shoved back on the shelf. Pince wasn't going to like that.

"I don't think she actually hides the books on sex. I think they're just in the restricted section." June quirked an eyebrow at him. "Is that really what you're looking for?"

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	regularblack 2012-09-11 08:34 pm UTC (link)
	"The restricted section!" Regulus exclaimed and then fell into the chair in front of June. He glanced at her across the table, running his fingers through his hair as he looked very defeated. "Yes. That's really what I was looking for." Regulus grumbled. "You'd think as a pureblood male who is supposed to have an heir, I'd be allowed to look at sexy books." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

junebugs
2012-09-11 08:38 pm UTC (link)

June blinked at Regulus for a moment and then laughed. "So you're not really looking for books at all, are you?" she asked. "You're looking for porn. I think Hogsmede is the place to try and find that. Or one of the boys. Someone must have something."

She tilted her head slightly, tapping her quill against her Arithmancy textbook. "You know, there are novels with dirty bits in them in the library. They usually fall open to the right pages."

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	regularblack 2012-09-11 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm not looking for porn. I'm looking for instructional manuals." Regulus informed the girl with a frown. "I'm not a pervert. I've just used all the techniques I know personally and was looking for some help with new ones." He shrugged carelessly. "Where are these books? You seem to know a lot about them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

junebugs
2012-09-11 09:02 pm UTC (link)

"I know a lot about the library," June corrected. "I spend a lot of time in here, working. And this is the spot where people come to snog, so the subject of sex comes up."

She shrugged and then smiled at Regulus. "Some of them are in the restricted section. There's a Muggle novel the female prefects like to read. All about this woman who has an affair. Muggles have really dirty minds, I think."

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	regularblack 2012-09-11 09:05 pm UTC (link)
	"I find the library too constricting for a snog." Regulus replied with a careless shrug. "I'd like to think that the astronomy tower is the best place. Under all those stars? But, I'm a romantic at heart." Regulus looked June over. "Aren't you a Riddle? You shouldn't be reading muggle books." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	junebugs 2012-09-11 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	"I never said I'd read it. Just that the female prefects liked it," June pointed out. "And, yes, I am a Riddle, which means I'm the least likely to get in trouble if I was caught with it. He'd be mad, certainly, but he'd calm down eventually." She looked Regulus over. "You're a Black, right? Regulus? Draco and Aunt Cissa are some sort of cousin to you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	regularblack 2012-09-11 10:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Something like that. Yes." Regulus told her as he looked the other girl over. "I'm the son of Sirius Black and Marlene McKinnon. I take after my father with personality and brains after my mother." Regulus arched a brow. "Whom do you take after?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

junebugs
2012-09-11 11:46 pm UTC (link)

"I suppose that depends who you ask," June said, shrugging. "My father would probably tell you I take after my mother in almost everything except looks. My mother would tell you I'm too much like my father."

She leaned back in her chair. "Why do I have to take after either of them? I hardly spend any time with them. You may not have noticed this, but I'm not a boy. My father's rather partial to the idea of his son following in his footsteps. My mother spends her time with wine."

	regularblack 2012-09-12 06:43 pm UTC (link)
	Regulus grinned at that. She wanted to get to know him. That was a win in his book, even if she didn't actually end up going out with him. He ran a hand through his hair and then stood from the table, snuffing his fag out on it. "Let's go get dinner together." Regulus suggested. "We can talk more there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	regularblack 2012-09-12 08:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes. It's really boring." Regulus grinned at her and then shrugged, wrapping an arm around her shoulder. He took her books with his free hand and carried them for her. Like a sir. "My favourite subject is transfigurations. I'm an animagus." Regulus admitted. "What about you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	regularblack 2012-09-12 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	Regulus knew she was going to ask to see it. He nodded and pulled back with a grin. "Of course. Here." He held out her books and then closed his eyes, focusing, then turned into a large, black dog. He looked up at her with huge brown eyes and licked her hand, nipping at it playfully. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	regularblack 2012-09-12 09:47 pm UTC (link)
	Regulus would have laughed if he could. Most girls didn't like when he was a dog. They found it creepy. He made a noise and then licked the side of June's face, smiling as much as a dog could smile. And then he nodded and leaned into her touch. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	junebugs 2012-09-12 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	June snorted when Regulus licked her cheek, leaning in and kissing the top of his head. "You're far too cute like this," she told him. "Dogs with big brown eyes can get away with murder." She scratched him behind the ears again, smiling. "We're definitely going to play fetch, then. I could play fetch for hours with a puppy like you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	regularblack 2012-09-13 12:18 am UTC (link)
	Regulus leaned into her touch a little bit more, then pulled back and turned into his human form again. "I do like fetch. The only bad part are fleas. That make you barking mad." He shrugged and then took her books again, leading her into the Great Hall. "You're less likely to be eaten at Gryffindor than if I sit at Slytherin." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	junebugs 2012-09-13 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't know," June admitted. "It's just that you've given me the power to name you Fluffybottom or something horrible." She felt like scratching Regulus behind the ears again. "I've never gotten to name anything before." She thought about the huge dog with its big eyes. "What kind of name do you want? Something manly?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	regularblack 2012-09-13 05:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Not necessarily manly. I'm not very manly." Regulus pointed out and then let out a soft sigh. "I am named Regulus in my human form. Why would I need something manly." He shrugged. "My dad is an animagus. They call him Snuffles." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	junebugs 2012-09-13 06:14 pm UTC (link)
	June snickered a bit at that. "I like Snuffles," she said. She looked Regulus over again. "Can I call you Paws or... Baxter? I almost had a cat named Baxter once, but it disappeared." Nagini had probably eaten it. She ate a lot of things she wasn't supposed to. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	regularblack 2012-09-13 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	Regulus laughed and thought about her request for a moment. "You can call me either of those things. If you want. So long as you remember I'm not actually a dog. And that I will become a boy with raging hormones eventually." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	junebugs 2012-09-13 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	"What, so I shouldn't rub your belly?" June grinned at Regulus. It was hard to resist the urge to ruffle his hair. "I'll do my best not to forget you're really a boy. I think I'm going to call you Paws. As long as you remember that I love dogs, but not like that." (Reply to this)(Parent)