Fleamont pov:
I walked around the corner on my way to DADA. It's almost spring break, and Simon and I made plans for things to do. Mostly making potions we wanna try out. That are not… really not forbidden in school.
"My mother is okay with me staying over at yours" Simon said with a smile on his face.
Simon and I became friends in our second year, he is a gryffindor just like me. And his last name is Pettigrew. He's the same age as me, 13. I'm a bit older as I'm turning 14 in a few days. During spring break i will celebrate my birthday, even family from Greece is coming.
"amazing, the only thing we still need for the potion we wanna make is-" I started but a loud sound made me stop talking. We looked around the corner.
On the ground was pink paint, and when I looked up I saw that was not the only thing covered in pink. her whole clothes were covered. I would have ran away, but she's standing there and.. smiling?
She always acts so kind and innocent. But she's a bitc- mother said not to use that word.
"Oh i look-" she started, "wonderful".
Okay nobody expected that, like nobody, not even the professors who came here. But who did this? Other Students are laughing but clearly somebody has failed to succeed in a prank.
I looked around me, oh. I may have glasses but I'm sure I saw Euphemia sneaking into Dada.
***
Potions is almost done, I just got ten points.
I look around me, I caught myself looking at ..no. well she looks good, i mean her dark curls and the way she dresses. Yes it's her school uniform but it still looks nice. Oh well her potion just blew up- uhm what do i do what do i do… SHE IS LOOKING AT ME.
I stood up and grabbed my Handkerchief and wiped the dust off her face.
"Potta-"
"Sorry-" I stopped, and noticed my cheeks starting to heat.
"Mr, Potter, you see euphemia here has.. some troubles in potions would you mind tutore her after class for a few weeks?" Professor said, i didn't even notice he was standing behind us.
"Uh.. i don't mind- not really- no" i said, why am i stuttering.
"But sir quidditch- " Effie started.
"You can do that on another time and day. End of discussion" Professor said, "class dismissed".
***
I walk into the empty classroom only to find out, it's not empty. Euphemia is already here, but it's 20 minutes before she had to be here.
I wanted to make sure I was here- no Fleamont. You can do this. Its good that dhes not too late, better early then late father always says.
"Hi," I say as I sit down next to her.
"Hi, so let's get started. I read until chapter 6 as the Professor asked us to make that potion" Euphemia said and pointed at the potion name in the book.
"You read all those chapters in one day? I thought you didn't wanna be here"
"Correct. I don't wanna be here, so i read fast so i can be over with it faster Pottah" She said.
I just look at her, she reads fast, interesting.
"You are staring, again, you know people call you weird because of that right? Like you want my soul"
"Maybe i want peoples soul Effie" I said and laughed shortly,
"A nickname?" And laughing at ur own jokes, would be stupid if ur laugh wasn't cute"
"Cute?" I asked,
"Can we focus on the potion, i don't want to make a bomb again"
"Yeah yea-" I said. We continued making the potion, but I didn't get it. She's not bad at it, but why does she always do it bad in class?
"Why do you get it here but not in class?" I asked after a while.
"I don't know, maybe you are a good teacher," Euphemia shrugged.
"Thank you" I said and felt myself getting red.
We went on making the potion, I pointed out chapters in the book that could help in class. And I learned things she didn't get at first.
"Is it almost done, I need to practice" She said.
"Almost just ten minutes, why is quidditch so important for you anyways?" I asked.
"Flying is a lot easier than potions, and it makes me feel happy" she said, and i noticed she was happy someone listened to her.
"I would like to become a star player, be in a famous team later. Have a big home with a pretty garden where you can fly" She was shining. "I would have a husband, and.. seven kids, and then I could make my own team."
"Seven kids?!" I laughed, "Isn't that a bit much"
She is silent, have I done something wrong?
But she is smiling.. I'm confused.
"Your laugh lights up the whole room, like the sun" Euphemia said and stood up. "We have 3 minutes left"
"Oh yeah- yeah" yea? Really I said yeah.
"I never really saw you flying, maybe in class but you fell from your broom" She said, and laughed shortly.
"I don't like flying," I answered, "gives me the scares"
"So you are scared of flying?"
"...yes."
"Tomorrow you coming with me"
"What?"
"I'm going to give you a lesson"
I sighed, "Okay, well the potion is done. I will give it to the professor to check, you can practice quidditch now."
"Thank you" She gave me a warm smile.
I like that smile, "and next time throw a gray or black paint balloon on that pink frog"
"You knew- don't tell professor-"
"I won't"
***
3 days until spring break, Simon got a dragon hair. For the potion we wanna make, no idea how but nice.
I am walking to the field, where me and Effie said we would meet. My hands are sweating- too much. And I tried to brush my hair straight- but that didn't really help.
Almost by the field, I'm nervous.
Boom. (Really boom fleamont, couldn't your writer think of something better? No)
I open my eyes, I'm laying on the ground.
I bumped into something, or somebody.
I stand up and rub my eyes and look around me, a group of girls from all houses are gathered around us.
"Are you okay?"
"Oh my bloody hell"
"No go away he's mine-"
The girls were yelling around me. I notice Effie is also standing next to me. "The girls are obsessed with him" she said, "u okay" she asked worriedly.
"I'm okay" I looked at the ground, because I didn't even notice who I bumped into. But the person already stood up and is between all those girls.
"Ladys ladys, please make some room for me, Maybe if you all go away now i give a few of you a kiss later" a voice sounded.
I worried one of the girls might faint- but luckily no. They walked away as fast as they could.
Oh, Alphard Black is standing in front of me.
Happy it's not Orion, he's worse.
Alphard is one year older than me, year 4 now. Part of a incest pure blood family. But I think personally he's one of the only better people in the family. He is rich, and.. quite ho- he is good looking. All the girls are over him.
"Are you okay Black?" I asked,
"I'm alright, be happy my broom is alright too. Otherwise you would have needed to pay for it Potter" He said, with a little smile.
I nodded and me and Effie walked to the field, away from him.
"So, just say up" Euphemia said,
"Up?" I said looking down at the broom on the ground.
"You need to mean it," She said.
"Up" and the broom fly in my hand,
"I did it," I smiled. I tried to get on the broom to fly. But Effie stopped me.
"Your glasses."
"Hm?"
She grabbed a Handkerchief and wiped my glasses clean. I felt my cheeks getting red.
I think.. i might have a crush, no i know it, i love her.
"Your glasses were dirty, no wonder you didn't see you bumped into Black"
I laughed and tried to overwin my fear of flying. And flew a few circles above the ground. …2 meters I think?
***
1 day until spring break, Effie wanted one more lesson potion with me. It made me happy to know she wanted it, not the professor but she wanted it.
Wanted to be with me..
Simon was confused as to why I agreed to study with her, while it's my birthday. When he looked at me, I replied with some muttering. He frowned and said something like "The Bird has fallen out of the nest and wants to fly"
I have no idea what he meant by that, I also told him that. But he replied "You don't have to know what I mean". Weird, but I'm also weird. Maybe that's why we are best friends, Pettigrew and Potter never betray each other.
I walked into the empty classroom, this time I was first. I came 25 minutes early. I set up a few things and sat down. And I waited, 20 minutes till 4, 10 minutes till 4, 5 minutes till 4, 3 minutes over 4, 10 minutes over 4.. 15 minutes over 4….
Did she forget? Maybe something was wrong? Did she drown? Got eaten by a troll?! I stood up and paced around the room, maybe she was just very late. I wait 15 more minutes if she doesn't come by then I go. Then I know she forgot.. and doesn't wanna be friends with me.
I grabbed my stuff, and walked to the door.
She forgot, happy birthday fleamont. I sighed and as I wanted to open the door, it already opened.
"I-" Euphemia breathed, she had run? "Sorry-" breath. "I'm late- i know-" she stopped talking and took time to breathe. And looked at me. "Come"
"What?"
"I said come, come with me. '' Effie said and took my hand, I could see a little blush on her cheeks. But it was probably from running.
We walked out and walked around Hogwarts, she didn't let my hand go. I didn't let her go.
Maybe it's stupid, or weird. To think about romantic stuff, I'm only 13- 14… But I would like to hold her hand, watch the stars and sunset. Have that big house and big garden, to play quidditch in.
Maybe not zeven children, but.. a few don't sound too bad. I feel myself smiling, "where are we going?" I ask, as she starts walking faster.
"Somewhere!" And she started running.
So that's when I ended up running with her around hogwarts. The sun was slowly going down, but it felt like the sun never went down with her.
"Whe-.. are just by the gryffindor common room?" I said as we arrived.
"Yes exactly where we need to be"
"So we just ran circles the whole time? You let me run longer when we could-" breath, "chosen the short way?"
"The long way was more fun Potter"
I laughed, and she gave me that warm smile again.
We walked into the common room, and she let me into my dorm. She opened the door-
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY"
Simon had baked a cake in secret, Hope had bought me new books, even a Greek one.
Mara Weasley gave me a big red sweater with a big P on it. And we ate cake together, listened to music on Lyall's new record player.
It was perfect, and Effie was there. So even more perfect. I thank them all. And looked at Euphemia,
"sorry i didn't get you anything.." she said,
"Hey- no sorry. I'm happy you were here"
I said, because it's true I am happy she's here.
"Well, i was too late and let you down"
"No worries Effie"
"I was late because Simon's cake was well, kinda destroyed by the ground" she added,
"Who?"
"Walburga Black had slapped it out of his hands, I helped pettigrew to bake a new one"
"You really are a sweetheart"
"Shut up" She said, but I think she blushed.
I was thinking, I walked away from her and grabbed my cloak. And walked back, I grabbed her hand and snuck out of the dorm with her.
Out of the dorm i pulled the clock around us,
"Shh, it's an invisibility cloak. Do you still have a paint balloon?"
"Yes I have, thinking what I am thinking?"
"Yes"
***
So that's how me and Effie ended up in front of the Slytherin common room in the middle of the night.
I fastly realized how much trouble we can come to because of my fast idiotic thinking. Bloody hell what was I thinking.
"We need to find a way to come in" Effie said, and we looked around us- when the door opened and we saw exactly who we were looking for.
We were dead silent listening to the voices.
"Oh please wally shut up, Mother won't be that mad because Potter bumped into ME"
"Be silent, it's night. And she will. Alphard.
That all the girls are obsessed with you doesn't mean you can get away with everything" Walburga said.
"I don't even like those girls," Alphard added, and grabbed a cigarette out of his pocket.
"Seriously Alphard? You are 14, throw that away. It's bad for your ugly lungs"
"Exactly, Can't wait to not see your face again" He said and walked away, into the snake common room again.
"Now" I whispered, and Gave Effie the balloon.
Euphemia Threw the balloon fast, and it was a bloody good aim. Walburga yelled curses, and was covered in pink paint. I covered Effie's mouth as she wanted to laugh.
We ran away and when we stood by a big window, without people close to us. We laughed, her laugh is pretty and makes me even happier.
We both stared at the stares outside, the moon was full, and stars even brighter than the other days.
"Happy birthday Monty" Effie said with the warm smile,
"A nickname?"
"Maybe"
***
Simon, Lyall and I are sharing a train cabin. We are almost by the train station. I can't wait to see my family again.
Simon and I played chess, we shared candy.
And when we only had a half hour left, Mara,Hope and Euphemia came to sit the last 30 minutes with us.
I made more friends, Memories, and the best birthday.
Effie doesn't know how to play chess, so I taught her. She tells me about going on vacation to the Netherlands, and what she's going to do there.
When we almost arrived at the station, we all grabbed our suitcases and bags. I already said bye to Hope and Mara, Lyall and I will meet again in a few days as our parents are friends. Simon will come in three days, for a sleepover.
They all walked out because the train was standing still. All the parents were already waiting for us, the first students already walked out the train. I wanted to walk out of the cabin but Effie grabbed my hand.
I looked at her and she at me. She stayed silent, I understood she didn't know what to say.
A few seconds of standing still, she grabbed me closer and gave a fast short kiss on the lips. Her and mine face were all red, I felt the butterflies all around my chest.
"Have a nice Spring" She said and ran out.
I stood there for a few seconds, shocked.
My first kiss.
After a few seconds I walked out, only to see Simon standing outside waiting for me.
"Did you see-" I started.
"No but I know, your face is all red. You like her"
"Maybe i do but she doesn't like me-"
Simon rolled his eyes, "You two make the sun"
"The sun already exists"
"The moon can be half, the sun not. The sun needs two parts, you are a part and Effie is a part. You two make the sun Fleamont" Simon said.
"Still confused," I said.
"Oblivious Potter, is that a Potter thing?"
Simon asked,
"I think it will be," Effie said as she walked past us and gave me a wink.
I smiled, she will be mine once.
I just know it.