Roughen Up Part 5: Girl's Dormitories
Tonight was a lot. I into the common room. People are still partying, but thankfully I had missed the climax. I make my way past everyone and to the staircase going to the girls dormitory.
I start to climb the staircase when the steps turn, making a slide, causing me to fall down.
A few Slytherins give me weird looks, but my focus stays on the staircase. What just happened?
I carefully put my foot back on the step and it happens again. This is what happens when the boys try going to the girl's dormitories.
It shouldn't be happening to me. All my things are up there. My books, my clothes, everything I care about is up there.
How does the staircase even know? I really wish Dorcas was here. She'd know what to do, and if not, she could at least get me my stuff.
I was going to wait for her, but then I saw someone I recognized walking down the staircase.
I think her name is Marlene. She's a Gryffindor who's friends with my brother. Not only that, but she's wearing Dorcas' sweater. I decide not to question if they're together.
"Hey, Marlene, right? Do you know where Dorcas is?", I ask. She looks at me confused. "Um, yeah... She's in her dorm", she responds, confused.
"Could you please go get her for me? It's urgent". Marlene looks at me like I'm not speaking English. There is a long, akward silence and I get ready to repeat myself when Marlene shrugs, nods, then walks back up the stairs.
I know I should be upset to get to my room, but it sort of makes me happy. It makes me feel like I'm a real boy.
I think I'll come out as trans to Dorcas when she gets here. She doesn't seem all that straight herself.
Finally, Dorcas comes around the corner and walks down the staircase. She looks pissed.
"Why didn't you just come up to our dorm?", she asks. I wait for her to finish going down the stairs for me to take a step forwards.
The staircase changes again, making me loose my balance.
My best friend is Evan Rosier. We've known each other for what feels like forever, but in reality has been quite short.
To be honest, I knew I liked him since the day I saw him. We met during the sorting ceremony, and we haven't really separated since.
He's the only person who makes me feel happy and normal.
I wish I could just surround myself with Evans and never see anyone else ever again.
Everyone else acts like I'm crazy. Maybe I am crazy. But Evan makes me feel sane.
I hear a light knock on the door before it opens. It's Evan and his twin sister, Pandora.
Pandora is nice, but she's pretty weird. At the same time, she's probably the most supportive person I know.
She knows Evan and I are together. She's so sweet about it. If my father found out he'd kill Evan and then me. And possibly all and any witnesses.
Some may call Evan and I 'puppy love', but in my opinion we're meant for eachother. I have a feeling whatever this is, it's going to last.
"Hey, Barty. What are you up to?", Evan asks. I'm thinking about him, that's what I'm doing. "Nothing. What about you?"
He shrugs. "Panda and I were just walking around campus. Did you know how many Hogwarts secrets there are? We keep finding passageways".
Evan is a very active person. He could run all around the school for days. Sometimes I'm like that too, but most of the time I don't want to do anything.
"I'm gonna go sit in the common room", Pandora says as she walks out of the dorm. "Ok! Be careful! Technically your not supposed to be in here", Evan responds. He's right. She's a Ravenclaw in the Slytherin common room. But no one really seems to care about those rules.
Evan jumps onto my bed, collapsing next to me.
I go down the staircase from the boys dormitories. That's when I see her. The girl I met in the library. She's talking to another Slytherin. They both seem upset.
"Hey, is everything okay over here...?", I ask.
"Who are you?", the slytherin girl asks. "Oh! My name is Pandora. Sorry, I didn't mean to intrude".
"Regulus, do you know her?", I hear the girl whisper. Regulus? Is that a nickname? It's a bit strange. 'Regulus' nods.
"Pandora, this is Dorcas. My roommate. Or... Ex roomate", she explains. What does she mean ex roommate? "He can't go up the staircase to our dorms. It won't let him", says Dorcas.
'Him'. Regulus must not be a girl. I guess I should have asked him for his pronouns when we first met.
"What are your pronouns?", I asked him. He responds immediately; "he/him... I just came out. I don't know what to do, I can't get to my dorm and it's getting late".
He just seems so stressed, all I want to do is help him.
"My brother has a dorm you can sleep in. There's two extra beds, he'd be selfish to refuse you", I say.
Regulus smiles and nods. I'm happy I could help him. "If you ever need any help transitioning or anything, I'm here. Okay?", I add.
Regulus nods again. "Yeah. Actually, could you help me cut my hair? I'm too scared to do it myself, but I think it would help a lot...", he asks.
I smile at him. "Oh course. Dorcas, would you like to come with?", I question. She shakes her head, "no. I have potions work to do... Sorry".
"It's okay. Don't worry. Come on, Regulus"
I grabbed regulus's hand and guide him to the nearest bathroom. I find a pair of scissors on the way there, and I grab them.
"So...what are we thinking here?", I ask. Regulus shrugs. "I don't know. I just want it shorter...", he says. I nod.
This must be very overwhelming for him. I start cutting small pieces off, making my way up. I stopped once it's a little above his shoulder. "How about this?"
He looks in the mirror and smiles. "Maybe a little shorter?", He asks. "Of course. One moment..." I say, carefully cutting off more pieces. I put more layers in his hair, and put the scissors down when I'm satisfied.
"It's perfect. Thank you Pandora...", He thanks as he looks at himself in the mirror. He finally looks satisfied with his own appearance.
"Your welcome. Now, it's time to go to bed. Come on, I'll take you to my brother, Evan's room".
We walk back to the common room and up to the boys dormitories. He looks nervous, but I send him reassuring smiles. I then knock on Barty and Evan's door.
"Come in!", I hear Evan shout. I open the door. "I brought you guys a roommate! Also, you can't say no. He doesn't have a dorm to go to", I explain.
Evans sighs, but nods. "Yeah, okay. That's fine"
Regular sense me a nervous look, so I take him and guide him to the nearest empty bed. "Get ready for bed, Regulus. I'll help you bring your things here tomorrow. Sounds good?"
I wait for his response. "Sounds good", he lets out an exhausted sigh.
"Barty, Evan... Thanks a lot", I say before walking out.
A/N: I don't really like how people make it seem you need to cut your hair to be trans. You can be trans FTM with long hair, or the other way around. I just wanted Regulus to cut his hair because it makes sense for Regulus. You can most definitely be trans FTM with feminine features. Sorry if I offended anyone with this part.
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