You two had been inseparable, basically siblings from the very start of Hogwarts. You did everything together, going to class, pranking others, he’d tell you his secrets and you’d tell him yours.

But now, across the battlefield, he was a stranger, an enemy to you. As an Auror, seeing a Death Eater who’d once been your friend, made your heart burn and crack.

“Locust-“ that was your nickname. Sure, it didn’t sound flattering, but god you loved it.

And hated the fact he’d used it. After his betrayal.

“Locust, please..don’t hurt me.” He pleaded, his hands shaking, his eyes welling with tears.