𝘈𝘊𝘌 ( 𝐨𝐟 ) spades.

rabastan lestrange. 6th year slytherin. p u r e b l o o d.

[lestrangexrabastan]

cissablxk‌;

“Oh…” She breathed, her eyes fluttering closed when she felt his lips against her temple. What had her mother said to her before she left for school this year? Stay away from Rabastan Lestrange. Yes, Druella had made it plainly clear that whatever tryst, if thats what you could call it, that Narcissa had been carrying on with Rab over the the years must end. Her mother had never approved of her friendship with Rabastan, and as they got older her distaste for the boy only grew. She wasn’t wrong to want to keep them apart, Rabastan was a bad influence, and Narcissa had always been weak for him. “I can’t.” She said, her voice barely above a whisper as his lips trailed across her jaw, trailing up up up, until his lips were just above hers. So close. They were fools if they had thought they could avoid this, it had been building in them since they were children, this undeniable pull between the two of them. 

“Please.” She whimpered right before she felt his kiss. Finally, her body sang and she felt herself melt into his, wrapping her arms around his neck. She was so happy that everything else melted away. Her mother, her impending engagement, exams, they no longer existed because she was in Rabastan’s arms, where she had always wanted to be. 

There was very little that Rabastan wanted in life, a long time ago he gave up having hopes and dreams. As a child he dreamed about getting his parents attention, and then he figured out there was a way he could get, so he started acting up. Growing up he hoped to do something to prove he was worth it, so he joined the death eaters and the cause, and then it all came crashing down. And now, now he is scared to ever dare to hope.

Rabastan was not expecting what came right before the kiss, and while his mind had been made up, he had hoped Narcissa would push him away, slap him, yell at him, hexed him maybe, but he did not expect her to say please. He had not expected her arms around his neck, and for her to be kissing him back.

For a moment time stopped, the world stopped, it was only the two of them, whatever happened after they would always have this moment. Rabastan pulled Narcissa closer and deepened the kiss, pushing them towards the nearest shelf, the books -those keeping the darkest secrets- surrounding them. Rabastan wished he had kept kissing her forever, but they had to come up from air, “this... you really want this?” he asked, his hand cupping her face.

[lestrangexrabastan]

dimpledstars‌;

“We were close.” Tobias agreed with a nod. The summer really had been a big blow to his plans. And he has felt a little lost ever since. The only plans he had now was to study and decide on a career path for himself. Until the Rebels had been brought to his attention and now he had some hope again. Though until he knew for certain who was part of that particular group it was best not to bring it up. “That sounds…interesting.” He chuckled before he shrugged and let out a sigh. “Was boring as usual. You know you have a sad life when some extra tutoring lessons is something to look forward too.” He joked. Well, mostly joked. “Honestly, this summer was probably the worst there’s been. It almost made me excited to come back. Almost.”

“It’s a bit comforting you know? That you feel the same, I mean I knew I wasn’t the only one... Rod, but it kinda gives me hope that this is not where’s gonna end” Rabastan said hoping that when Lucius gave the okay they could start actively recruiting, and he knew Tobias was someone he could count on. “Yeah, and I can’t even complain properly ‘cause it makes me seem like an ass” a fact that was brought up between the brothers as they faced the new reality of the daughter Clarissa always wanted arriving in their lives, Rabastan shrugged. “Tell me about it” he let out a sigh, “I haven’t missed a single assignment so far, I mean how utterly pathetic is that?” he shook his head.

[daizyhookum]

         There were very few subjects that Daisy did not enjoy, she was a Ravenclaw after all, through and through, but the one class she simply could not stand was Arithmancy. The endless stream of numbers bore her more than anything else and she often found it difficult to keep her eyes open during class. “Do you mind if I borrow your notes after class?” She whispered to her desk mate. “I’ll trade you for my History of Magic notes, they’re probably better than your textbook anyway.”

[lestrangexrabastan]

While it was no secret that Rabastan often slacked in his classes, there were some that managed to hold his interest better than others. Herbology and care of magical creatures would always rank at the top, but there were a few others like ancient runes and arithmancy that had something about them that just made Rab enjoy the class and attempt his best. He was surprised about his classmate asking for his notes, that didn’t usually happened to him, “uh, yeah sure” he said with a smile, a little proud that someone thought he was doing a good job, “it’s a deal! which is great for me ‘cause I’m sure I just left a hole of missing information in the latest rebellion we are covering...” 

[lestrangexrabastan]

molcly‌;

‘ i did! is that weird?’ she asks then- even though she was a pureblood born witch, she tended to not stick with just magic whenever she did anything, although it might help her bad cookie batches.she then frowns at his question and shakes her head.’ besides the history paper, i do not think so. did you do that, by the way?’ molly was fascinated by history, so she could talk for hours about it.

“i wouldn’t say weird so much as impressive” rabastan said with a shrug, he had always being curious about cooking and baking, but had been forbidden from going into the kitchen, he didn’t know much about cooking with magic, let alone doing it without it. he finished the cookie and reached for another one, “i sorta did, i mean i finished it but i wasn’t really convinced on my argument, i picked it because there were more sources available, not ‘cause i agreed... what about you?” he asked taking a bite of his third cookie.

[lestrangexrabastan]

manthegreatlight‌;

Lucius was pleased with how happy the news made him, knowing how much this meant to the younger Slytherin. He nodded, but knew he had to explain his thought process behind not choosing him for the first wave of recruits. “I am, but he’s… no offence meant, but he’s more unpredictable than you are, and discretion is key to this process.”

Rabastan chuckled, “yeah I understand” of course he knew his brother, and while he would trust Rodolphus with his life -and by default any big secret- he did understand that his brother’s personality made it hard to remain inconspicuous. Rabastan didn’t know what the plan for this little resurgence, but he knew his brother was going to be included when it was time to start making waves. “What do you need me to do?” Rabastan asked, eager, and giddy, why was he so giddy? After a summer spent thinking of nothing but defeat, this news were certainly giving him a new outlook on life.

[lestrangexrabastan]

cissablxk‌;

This was why Narcissa didn’t allow herself to be alone with Rabastan anymore, because every time they were left by themselves they always went a little bit farther, a little bit more over the edge. Her breath hitched in her throat when his nose brushed hers and she could practically feel his lips against hers. She had imagined what his kiss would feel like countless times, and if he would have leaned forward just an inch she would have happily let him press his lips against her own, but instead he pulled away and Narcissa couldn’t help but let out a whimper. She had to settle with a kiss on her hand, no where near as desirable as a kiss on the lips but it still sent flames going through her body. “Please.” She pleaded, reaching up and grabbing onto his sweater, desperately trying to hold him near. “No one has been here in hours, we won’t get caught.” She pressed her forehead against his, her blue eyes meeting his green. “Please Rab, please don’t make me wait any longer.”

Maybe all he really wanted was to be stopped, to put and end to this, to have Narcissa turn him away, that she would push him and tell him that this -whatever it was, whatever they have- was over. Because he knew he wasn’t strong enough to walk away, to stop himself from closing the space -if there was ever any- between them. “Narcissa” he said struggling to make sense of her words, she surely didn’t mean what was currently racing through his head. But the way her eyes seemed to look into his soul, the only person who had ever seen beyond his facade, how could he ever deny her something. “I-...” he didn’t know what to say, he had ran out of words, an incredible feat really, anyone that knew him could attest to it, but it only made real how great an effect Narcissa had on him. “You have to tell me” Rabastan said while grabbing her waist to pull her even closer, “tell me stop” he said kissing her temple, trailing kisses along her jaw, until he was hovering over her lips, “because I-” he was done fighting, he was giving up, his grasp on her waist tightened, and he used his other hand to grab her neck, finally letting their lips meet.

[lestrangexrabastan]

edgesofthesword‌;

“Don’t sweat it.” She recognized Rabastan as he stood. He was one of her students, plus it wasn’t as though the Lestrange family and the Mulcibers were strangers to one another. “What would you like to know? I’m all ears.”

Rabastan nodded and dusted off his robe, a small smile still on his face. When had he become so invested in his studies? He had never pictured himself as a teacher’s pet, maybe in Herbology class, but who wouldn’t, professore Hunter was just the coolest, but now he stood in front of yet another teacher about to ask for extra work. “Well I- uh” he didn’t want to say that he had already read three of the books, maybe if it came up, “I remember there’s this one book in the forbidden section, and I was wondering if you ever give your students permission slips...?”

[lestrangexrabastan]

Narcissa: Rabastan, you could have died!

Rabastan: I wasn’t hurt that badly, the doctor said that all my bleeding was internal, that’s where the blood is supposed to be!

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dimpledstars‌;

“Agreed. This place really is overrated. Just goes to show how bloody boring school can be that a little village gets people so excited.” Tobias chuckled. The village wasn’t really that bad. It was more the younger students running around like idiots that irritated him. Which is why places like the greenhouse were preferable too him. Plus, he got a chance to look at some plants that weren't’ available up at the school. “More than likely. There’s always room for another plant.” He said with a slight nod. “How was your summer?” 

Rabastan nodded at Tobias’ words, school had never held the interest of Rabastan, he wasn’t a bad student, but he didn’t try either, he was used to professors saying how if he only applied himself he could be outstanding. But even since his first year he found it all so boring, now however things were different, with nothing else going on in his life, Rabastan was for the first time trying. “Yeah... I thought things would be different, you know...” he shrugged and turned around to scan the room, “we were so close” he said in almost a whisper. “Summer sucked... Rod didn’t leave his room, and I couldn’t even sulk in peace ‘cause we had Burbage moving in with us, mum spent the entire time coddling her...” he scoffed, so he sounded like a jackass, but honestly being his mother’s favorite was all Rabastan had going on, “what about yours?”

[lestrangexrabastan]

edgesofthesword‌;

“Yeah, why not? You have definitely earned it.” Rabastan had always kept up his grades in class and was always willing to help him when he needed it. Plus, he knew how much the young man seemed to enjoy Herbology and if he was going to have students in the classroom without him being there, Rab was one of the few he would trust near all of the plants. “Great, thank you!” Hunter faked a roll of his eyes, “I’m you favorite though, right? Professor Floreasca has got nothing on me.”

“Thank you sir! You won’t be disappointed” Rabastan said practically beaming, he wasn’t usually trusted for things, he had thrived as part of the death eaters but that ended badly, in his classes he was never the one the teachers picked for things, so this meant a lot for Rabastan, he loved herbology, and professor Hunter was the coolest person Rabastan had met in his life, this was a big deal for Rabastan. “Oh definitely sir, classes are a tie, but you are my favorite, not to mention the coolest in all the school...” he said with small smile. “Any specifics I should know about the little guy?” Rabastan asked motioning towards Pumpkin, wanting to know if there were any special needs he had to take into account, he wanted to give this assignment his best. 

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unicvs‌;

“And you’re saying that why? I didn’t ask for an assembly of the Ravenclaw fanclub when I said that,” Gideon huffed. 

“Oh I think it’s more of a ‘i-can’t stand-gryffindors’ sorta thing” Rabastan said with a shrug. 

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&. @imperixsis

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‘‘Rab.’‘ Rodolphus strode up to him, grabbing the boy by the back of his neck and pulling him in tight for a moment. ‘‘Are you okay?’‘ Rodolphus pushed him at arms length to check him over for any kind of injuries. ‘‘Did you see what the hell happened out there?’‘ @lestrangexrabastan​

[lestrangexrabastan]

What had just happened? Rabastan could stop himself from feeling slightly shaken, he had been close enough to feel the blast, while he was unharmed he was sure to be questioned, even if he hadn’t seen anything. “Rod” Rabastan said feeling five years old again, his big brother coming to the rescue, “I’m fine” he nodded, “I’m fine” he shook his head, “I was on the shoppes across the street, but I- I didn’t see ... it just... it happened out of nowhere.”

[lestrangexrabastan]

cissablxk‌;

When had things changed so much between them? Yes they had always been drawn to each other, like a moth to a flame, but all semblance of childhood innocence was gone, over the last year it had shifted into something Narcissa didn’t understand. Rabastan’s gaze now had a hungry glint to it, their touches, once innocent, now lingered a little too long and Cissa was always fighting the uncontrollable need to be near him, to sit next to him in the Great Hall, her leg pressed against his. Ever since these feelings started to arise the two had rarely been alone together, and certainly not for this long, in a dark, hidden part of the school. “Rabastan…” She breathed, her body melting when he said her name, her hand reaching up to cover his and stepped closer, now there was barely any space between them. First she thought he was going to turn her away, but then he said we and she couldn’t help but smile. “Where will we go?” She asked, looking up at him hoping her gaze said everything she couldn’t. 

This is how Rabastan knew he wasn’t a good person, because a good person wouldn’t lean down and let their noses brush against each other, and would definitely not be thinking about finally letting their lips meet. There was nothing he wanted more in this world than kissing Narcissa. But Narcissa deserved the best, and he wasn’t it, so he took all the pain and pushed it deep inside him, and grabbed her hand in his, giving it a kiss. “Cissa” he said, using the hand that wasn’t holding hers to cup her face, letting his thumb caress her cheek, before kissing her forehead. “We are getting out of the restricted section before the librarian or Filch catch us...” Rabastan let his hand move to her neck, and brought their foreheads together “and you are going back to your table, to your books, and I’ll sit across from you to keep you company...” Rabastan wasn’t a good guy, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t try, no matter how painful it was. 

[lestrangexrabastan]

holyheadgwen‌;

“I’m always up this early. One morning without running drills until I’m dizzy won’t hurt though.” She smiled, hoping to calm him down a little. “What’s it’s… er… name?” 

If Gwen was being honest, it was nice to have company this early in a morning. She was a very chatty morning person, always had been, and the likelihood of someone aside from Yaxley being out on the pitch when the sun was still making it’s way up was extremely low. Besides, she’d had classes with Rabastan for years and she’s always thought he was so nice. Quiet, but kind. Exactly her kind of person. If she believed in all that fate nonsense she’d think Rab’s niffler had legged it on purpose just so he had to come down here and finally talk to her. Better five years late than never. 

“Oh! You know what I do have? Earrings!” She turned and raced back off to the changing rooms, emerging a moment later with a pair of shiny gold earrings she’d gotten for her birthday. “Maybe we can lure it out with these?”

In the early Hogwarts years Rabastan had been so careful about who got to see this side of him, usually people wouldn’t dare to bring up that the had spotted him leaving the greenhouses with a smile on his face, or that his face lit up at the sight of a new magical creature. Few got to know that there were very few things that brought him joy in this life. But all that caring about what people might think stopped when during the summer his only purpose in life was cut short. Now Rabastan couldn’t care less about what others had to say about him. “His name is Butterbeer and he’s just a baby, which is why I’m so worried.”

Gwen’s actions took him by surprise, Rabastan watched her sprint to the changing rooms wondering what idea had popped into her head. “That’s a fantastic idea, you are much better than me in a crisis” he laughed, relieved that at least someone was thinking clearly, “thanks Gwen.”

[lestrangexrabastan]

manthegreatlight‌;

Lucius smirked, knowing Rabastan was already interested. This was going to be his easiest recruitment yet. “I’ve been tasked with getting a small team together to help the rebellion,” he explained, keeping his voice low. “I will be adding more recruits eventually, but right now, I’m only recruiting people that I know are capable and that I know I can trust. You are absolutely one of those people, and I’m asking you to join the cause we fought so hard for before.”

A small laugh escaped his lips, “really? is it really happening?” Rabastan could not believe his ears, he knew of course that there was no way they were going to give up that easy, he knew there were still those left that wanted to do something, to continue what they had started, his brother of course, and now Lucius. “Rodolphus?” Rabastan asked, he knew this must be kept a secret, but if there was one person he never kept a secret from it was his brother, “you are telling him right?” 

[dimpledstars]

The greenhouse was always one of the quieter places at Hogsmeade. Which suited Tobias fine. These visits weren’t his favourite thing. But it was better than being stuck with all the younger students back up at the castle. So he came with everyone else and just stuck to the places he knew wouldn’t have gathered such a crowd. And the greenhouse was one of them. Though once he spotted someone familiar that he didn’t mind running into. “Should have realised I’d probably run into you here.” He said to Rabastan with a small laugh in his voice. 

@lestrangexrabastan​

[lestrangexrabastan]

In years past weekends at Hogsmeade just meant opportunities for Rabastan to get in trouble, now the visits no longer held the same excitement, but coming to the village was better than being stuck at the castle. Growing up Rabastan was careful about letting people know about what he loved, only a select few knew, usually those he trusted, but then the war happened and the Dark Lord fell, and Rabastan didn’t give a fuck anymore. He had started this year unabashedly invested in the few things that still brought joy to his life. So of course he would head for the greenhouse, maybe pick up something for his dorm, even if Severus would attempt to use whatever Rabastan brought for potions. “Tobias hey!” Rabastan said in his usual easy going tone, “there’s nothing better to do around here, besides the dorm needs a little life... you planning on getting something?”