#cursedtober

Note: This is kind of a sneak peek for the dark lord Albus au

The last time Albus ate sweets was the day he turned six.

The day was glorious. His mum and dad had threw a party, inviting his ginormous family and his godfather Neville. Raucous laughter could be heard in the house as the older cousins chased each other in the hall. Lily and Hugo, who were both merely 3, giggled as they colored goblins on Teddy's history of magic textbook with crayons, their clothes slowing turning increasingly colorful. Rose proudly showed off her magic to the adults, levitating a cup of James' orange juice(a squak of outrage could be heard in the corner). Teddy tried to remain stern at all the cousins' antics but couldn't hold back a smile.

When it was time to cut the cake(which was sugar free due to Ginny's ban), everyone sang Happy Birthday and Albus blew out his candles. He felt over the moon since he was older and to all little kids, 6 is the age you become a big kid.

But the moment which made Albus cherish the day for years to come was after the party ended and all the guests filed away. He was lounging on the sofa, sorting the various presents gifted to him, when Harry plopped down next to him holding a particularly large chocolate frog. Albus quizzically looked at his dad and Harry shushed him.

"Hermione gave this to me," Harry said in a hushed voice. "Today's a big day so maybe we can bend a few of your mum's rules."

He put a finger to his lips. "It'll be our secret okay Al?"

Albus who usually despised being called Al couldn't care less now as his eyes greedily took in the sight of the brown chocolatey goodness presented upon him. With a speed of an electromagnetic wave*, he snatched the frog from his dad's open hand and started to devour it.

If you asked Albus about that moment now, he would say that he still clearly remembered the overpowering sweetness similar to that of honey. He would reminisce about how the chocolate seemed to melt in his mouth and how he detected traces of caramel. And how just before he swallowed the chocolate, he could taste a slight amount of bitterness that somehow enhanced the chocolate.

If he had known that this was the last time he ever have a sweet, he would've savored it for a longer time so he could remember it in the future even though he already memorized the taste.

In another universe, when he was 11, he would've met a boy with an addiction of sweets. They would've bonded over sweets and become the best of friends. In another universe, Albus would feel the taste of chocolate every day as his friend would receive numerous of care packages by his parents. The two friends would've went through numerous adventures and fallen in love with each other. In another universe, after many years, Albus would have been on his knees, a hand holding up a velvet box, as he said the words, "I once stayed for your sweets. Now I want to stay for you. Could you be my forever?"

But this wasn't another universe.

Albus' potential lover was being homeschooled by his parents for his safety so Albus had to deal with the struggles of school by himself, being severely bullied and friendless. But that didn't bother him. His main goal for years wasn't to be popular. Oh no it wasn't.

It was to recreate the amazing taste that he experienced when he was six.

P. S. I know it ain't that good but it was the end of the day when I remembered about Cursedtober so I was in a rush.

I’m combining patronus + light in the darkness, because Scorpius is literally Albus’ light in the darkness. So therefore I think I’d be hilarious if his patronus was a scorpion 🤭

My first doodle from my cursedtober list

Sometimes I think about the fact Albus burned his permissions slip to Hogsmeade, as well as McGonagall straight up banning both him and Scorpius from visiting ever again after 4th year💀