You and I, are going on an adventure
Chapter 13: You and I, are going on an adventure
Harry’s eyes blinked open, awaking to the sunrays dancing on his face. He turned his head and was met with Louis’. All at once last night's activities came rushing back to him, his confession, their kiss, how much more beautiful the moonlight made Louis than he already was. Harry took a deep breath in, attempting to ground himself in the moment, only to feel light headed again when he caught the strong smell of Louis. There was nothing to compare it to, it was simply Louis. Harry knew that if he were to brew amortentia again or if he were to become under the control of a love potion he wouldn’t smell fresh flowers, he wouldn’t smell marshmallows on the fire, he wouldn’t even smell faint smell of rain after a storm, he would simply smell Louis. And as if Harry’s thoughts were as loud as they were in his head Louis awoke as well, a smile spreading across his face as he realised where he was.
“Morning haz” he rasped
“Morning Lou” Harry replied, his voice equally as raspy
Louis wrinkled his nose, squinted and turned away
“You’ve got morning breath has” he teased
Harry laughed loudly, amused at Louis’ discomfort. He decided to capitilise on said discomfort and grabbed Louis turning him towards him.
“Let go of me you wanka!” louis squealed, laughing as he did so
“Then how will you smell my amazing morning breath louis” harry laughed back
After much rolling around Louis escaped from Harry’s embrace and sat up, taking a second to admire how much different the courtyard looked in the day.
“I wish we could just stay here forever, stay like this forever” he whispered
“Why can't we?” harry responded, sitting up and kissing Louis’ shoulder
Louis rested his head on Harrys’ “You know why haz”
Harry sighed. He didn’t get why Louis didn’t understand that he was all in. Whatever it was that Louis thought would keep them apart, that would stop them from being together Harry would be able to take it. Of course, Harry didn’t say any of this out loud, partly because he didn’t know how but mostly because a small part of him was scared that if he said it out loud it would jinx him, and that when the time came he wouldn’t be strong enough and he would fail. So instead as he often does he decided to distract himself. Harry jumped up offering his hand to Louis.
“C’mon then” he smiled
“Where are we going?” Louis asked
“We’re gonna go to hogsmeade, I wanna show you all my favourite places, it can be like a date”
Louis rolled his eyes “we can’t go to hogsmeade without a permission slip, or I don’t know a teacher?”
“You have much to learn little one, cmon on then Lou, we’re gonna go on an adventure” Harry grabbed Louis’ hand and together they ran back into the school, paying no caution to anything or anywhere around them. Giggling as they raced up stairs, and as they slid down the hallways. Eventually they made it to Harry’s room, which funnily enough already had a toothbrush ready for Louis. They both brushed their teeth and Harry got changed into his clothes. He looked over at Louis and quickly realised that he didn’t have any to change into. When he voiced these concerts Louis suggested that they stop by his room first, before embarking on their grand adventure. But Harry had a better plan.
“Just borrow mine Lou”
And so there they were sneaking around the castle gardens, with Louis in a sweater 2 sizes too big for him giving him sweater paws and in pants that he cuffed at the bottoms.
“Harry i’m nervous what if we get caught” Louis whispered
“Lou no ones gonna catch us and even if they do what are they gonna do give us detention?”
“Yeah! I’ve never gotten detention in my life and I’d like to keep it that way” Louis hissed
Harry stopped what he was doing and turned to look at Louis
“Did I ever tell you that I have a thing for nerds”
And Louis would deny it but Harry saw the blush that spread across his face
“Yeah yeah shut up romeo hurry up before someone catches us” Louis said
“Ok the fence is right here we just need to jump it”
Harry had done this many times before and had no troubles, but he realised when he turned to look at Louis it may be a bit harder of a jump.
“You need to get on my shoulders” he announced
“No, no fuck no I’m, not doing that, thats so fucking embarrassing Harry”
“C’mon Lou no ones looking, how do you expect to make the jump otherwise?”
Louis looked up at the wall and then looked Harry up and down
“No I will never in a million, merlon in a billion years do that”
Louis got his shoulders.
The whole rest of the trip Louis was huffing and puffing like a toddler, and the oversized look he was sporting wasn't helping disregard the fact either.
“Bollocks all of it” Harry would hear him mutter to himself
“Oh shut up princess, we're here!”
Hogsmeade, an escape from it all, when classes or rather the people in them got too much for Harry he would find himself here, where no one expected anything from him. Harry turned to Louis and saw his face of astonishment, of wonder he was taking it all in marvelling in it all. It was exactly how Harry had looked when he first saw it, he wondered if Louis realised that now this is the way Harry looked at him. Louis however seemed vastly unaware of the fact and had seemed to quickly get over his previous sour mood.
“C’mon Harry we gotta look at it all” he bubbled
Louis stuck his hand out and Harry took it, following behind the brunette boy as he navigated the streets like a kid in a candy store, with excitement and awe. When Harry’s laughter had subsided he started to notice that more and more people were looking at them, watching them. He followed their eye-line and found that it led to where the two boys were joined at the hands. He suddenly felt this urge of guilt, as if he shouldn’t be doing this, like he was the one in the wrong. He knew he wasn’t of course, it was a silly proposition, but he couldn’t shake the feeling.
“C’mon Lou let’s go in here” Harry said, pointing to a small cafe.
And as soon as they were out of the street Harry let out a breath of relief that he didn’t even know he had been holding in.
And he dropped Louis’ hand.