The gentle shake from madam Pince was embarrassing enough to startle me awake. “Dear, it's closing time and I found you asleep back here during my final sweep. I’m sorry you’re tired but I suggest you go to your dorm to get a good night's rest.”
I give an embarrassed smile and nod. “Thank you Madam Pince, I apologize for falling asleep. It’s been rough recently.” She smiles sympathetically and nods. I scramble to get my stuff together and nearly leave behind my charms textbook in the process. We both leave the library and with one final goodnight to her I take off in the direction of the dungeons.
On the way to the common room I stop by the kitchens to grab a sandwich. I had only meant to spend an hour of dinner in the library and then meet my friends but falling asleep had ruined those plans. I quickly eat the sandwich, not having any sort of substance for hours took its toll on my body sometimes.
When I arrive in the dungeons and open the painting to the common room my group is spread out between the couches as usual and I get a round of cheers for finally showing my presence. “All hail the Slytherin princess!” Theo shouts loud enough to spook the younger kids who are sitting at the table near the window. Daphne and Astoria jokingly wave their hands over their heads in a bowing motion.
I roll my eyes and sit down on the couch between Daphne and Blaise. “Sorry I fell asleep in the library again, this charms exam is kicking my ass more than usual. And I got another owl from my parents, they're coming to Hogsmeade next weekend and want me to break off from our normal routine to meet Adrien and his stupid parents for lunch. They’re still dead set on that whole arrangement.” I hear a fake gagging noise from my left and Astoria is doubled over fake puking.
“What a prick. He looks like he smells like a garbage truck.” I laugh and stand up. “I’m going to take my bag up and I'll be back.” Mattheo jumps to his feet and motions for me to sit back down. “Don’t worry about it, Green. I'll take it for you. I know you're tired.” I shake my head and push past him. “Thanks Riddle but I'll pass, I'm gonna change into sweats and talk to pansy seeing as she's not down here with you guys.” Blaise clears his throat and Mattheo nods. “Just go change in Astoria's dorm, I'm sure she won't mind right?” she shakes her head and hops up.
“Okay you guys are acting weird, I'm going to my dorm and when I get back I hope you guys are normal.” They look panicked as I break through them and start towards the stairs, I make it halfway up the stairs and he is still trying to prevent me from entering the dorm. I finally manage to get up the stairs and down the hall to my door.
I angrily shove my key in the lock as Mattheo is still trying to get me to not go in there. The second the door swings open I see two bodies separate, both completely topless and startled. When I make eye contact with him my heart sinks. I feel my bag slide down off my shoulder and hit the floor. “Jasmine I-“ I run my hands through my hair and angrily step into the room.
“This is a prank right? Some sick twisted joke to get back at me for not being around recently?” They both look at me guiltily as they scramble to put back on shirts. “Draco!” I bark out and he springs up from his spot on her bed. He tries to step towards me but I yank my wand out of my robes pocket and point it at him.
“Don’t take another step.”
He freezes in his spot with his hands in line with his chest. I see Pansy scramble to get to her own but the second she has it raised it’s out of her hands.
“Expelliarmus!” Her wand lands on the floor behind me and I hear a small voice come from behind me. “Jasmine, put the wand down. We can figure this out.” I snap my head to look at Mattheo who has taken a few steps into the room to try and defuse the situation.
“You don’t get to help! You knew this was happening and didn’t say anything! For all I care you’re worse than they are!” His face pales and his features drop into a sulk. He raises his hand and steps back out of the room, idling by the door.
“How could you do this to me?” They both flinch at my rough tone. I was attempting to hold back tears but they were slowly building in the corners of my eyes. “After all we’ve been through? I’ve fought with my parents for you! They literally threatened to disown me if you attempted to court me and I fought for you! And not to mention you!”
I turn and point my wand to a terrified looking Pansy. “When your parents were getting divorced, who let you stay over for holiday break? Who consoled you for weeks after Adrien Pucey cheated on you! Do you remember how much it broke you? Made you feel worthless? Who helped you find a new boyfriend who is sitting in the lounge right now thinking you're up here being loyal when all you’re being is a skank!”
Her features grow angry and she opens her mouth to speak. “I’m not done!” I screech out with the stomp of my foot. “Who helped you figure out your sexuality and helped you come out to your parents! Who nearly got expelled our 4th year because she took the blame when we were caught sneaking potions ingredients so you could make Polyjuice potions to steal the answers for the transfigurations exam! It was me! It’s always been me!”
I turn back to Draco, the tears now flowing freely. “All I’ve ever done is love you. When have I been such a terrible person to you that the only option you have left is cheating! If you needed a break you could have said that and I would have happily agreed because your happiness has always been put over my own!”
I see him flinch and his features grow sad at my words. “I hope you two have a great life together, Because without me you’ll be left with the bitter taste of loneliness.” I spin around and pick my bag up off the floor, shouldering Mattheo as hard as possible on my way out. When I look up I’m met with my entire group standing a few feet away at the edge of the stairs.
“Have anything to say for yourselves?” Astoria raises her hand and Theo quickly shoves it down. “She deserves to know Theodore!” I stalk over to them quickly and shove him away from her.
“What! What do I deserve to know!” She looks rather frightened but speaks up despite the protests of the group around her. “This is the third time this has happened. They’ve done it on the days you’re in the library till closing. She said she was planning a surprise for you since you’ve been so upset and distant recently.”
I feel my heart shatter and my knees nearly give out from under me at the revelation. I let out a bitter laugh and wipe my tears away. “Fuck every single one of you. Fuck every good deed I’ve done for you guys. And most importantly-“ I turn around to face Draco who was standing by Mattheo trying to assess how bad the situation was.
“Fuck you Draco Malfoy. Fuck every ounce of love I’ve ever produced for you.” I hastily tug at the chain around my neck until it snaps and The ring that was on it lands in my hand. “You can take this promise ring and shove it so far up your ass that when it comes out of your mouth you can give it to her because you both make me want to vomit.”
I take a few swift steps forward and shove the ring into his chest hard enough that he stumbles back a few steps. I turn around to leave and I feel a hand grip my wrist. It spins me around and before I can even think my fist comes into contact with his jaw. There is a few gasps from behind me and he stumbles back a few feet into pansy’s arms. “Don’t ever fucking touch me again.” I turn around again and storm off down the hall, a path clearing for me as the group parts down the middle.
I nearly run down the stairs, I can taste the salt of my tears and in an effort to wipe them off my face I use the back of my hand. When I look down there is black smear marks which means that my mascara had run down my cheeks when the tears started. I groan and continue storming through the common room while gripping the strap of my bag tightly. With the tears still flowing I rush through the dungeons with no specific destination in mind.
How could they? After everything I’ve done for them they turn their backs on me. It hurts more to know that they all knew and didn’t tell me. How could they go on pretending like I wasn’t showering them all with every ounce of love and affection I had?
I somehow had run up and out of the dungeons and I was now nearing the empty courtyard. I can still feel the tears rolling down my cheeks as I take a seat underneath the tree in the very corner.
I slide off my bag next to me and tuck my knees into my chest. I couldn’t stop crying, the pain had taken over completely and all I could picture was them on her bed. The look of guilt on their faces. I let out a sob loud enough to warrant my hand to be cupped over my mouth to try and stifle the noises. I’m too lost in my sorrows to hear the faint voices heading through the corridor near where I am. My sobs had quieted down slightly but I was still sputtering and heaving in air.
As the talking creeps closer I try to gather myself, enough to where my breath is steady but I can still feel some tears slipping Down my face. I vigorously rub my cheeks to get rid of any mascara or eyeliner that may have gotten stained during the crying. When I lift my head I’m met with the worst case scenario.
I thought it may have been my friends but no. I’m met with a head of Fiery red hair, a mop of curls, and a different kind of bleach blonde. They look at me wearily and then back to each other. The Girl Weasley steps closer and crouches down. “Green? Is that you?” I hear a quiet Lumos and the light gets closer to my face.
“Bring that light any closer and I’ll hex you all.” The light stops where it is but stays lit. I pull my head fully out of my knees and look up at them. Granger and Lovegood are a few feet behind Weasley. They all have looks of concern plastered over their faces but also still have their guard up. “Go ahead, get your ridicule over with. I need to figure out where I’m going to be sleeping tonight and I don’t have long until curfew.” The words feel bitter on my tongue and they cause a few more tears to spring from my eyes.
I wipe them away harshly and it catches them off guard. “What do you mean where you’re going to be sleeping? Don’t you have a dorm with only 2 people?” I laugh at the thought of sharing a room with Pansy. “Yeah, the supposed best friend who slept with the love of my life on more than one occasion behind my back. Best sleepover ever.” The confusion only spreads further and I hear Granger speak up. “You mean Parkinson slept with-“
I laugh bitterly and shake my head. “Yes! Pansy Parkinson Fucked My boyfriend! Is that what you needed to hear?!” I shout as loud as possible causing them all to flinch, I let out another sob and place my head back into my knees. I feel a small hand placed on my body and it startles me. When I shoot my head up to look, Lovegood has her small hand placed on my shoulder. “I don’t need your pity. I just needed to get my emotions out and I’m fine now.” I abruptly stand up and grab my bag, I dust the dirt off my robes before wiping under my eyes again.
“Jasmine, let us help you please-“ I shake my head and break through them until a hand grips my wrist but they don’t try to turn me around. “Y’know the last person who did that got punched in the jaw, I’m sure he’ll have a nice bruise come tomorrow morning.” The grip doesn’t falter but also doesn’t do anything else so I slowly turn around to face them. “Just- crash at our dorm tonight. It may not have your big fancy bed or your off suite bathroom but it’s warm and a place to sleep.”
I feel a bitter hiss slip past my lips and I retract my hand. “Why would you help me? Out of all people? All I’ve ever done is degrade, laugh at, and ridicule you all and you want to help? What’s the plan, help me and use it as blackmail? What do you want? Money? Is that it? Because if so-“ Granger steps forward and places both her hands on either side of me, rather than feeling trapped I feel my body relax slightly at the gentle touch. “Jasmine, we don’t want anything. And you never did what they did, there was never a direct insult. You were just there when it happened, and although you didn’t do much to stop it, nothing ever slipped past your lips.”
I feel my body relax fully and I just nod. “Are you sure your roommates won’t mind?” I give in easily, too exhausted to fight any longer. Both Weasley and Granger laugh at the idea of their roommates being upset . “KB is staying with her girlfriend tonight and we lucked out with our other roommate switching to the American school. So we have an extra bed that never gets used.” I hear my ears perk up at the term girlfriend. “You mean Katie bell is actually dating Hannah Abbott?” I see some surprise cover her face and it makes a small smile cross my lips. “It’s obvious, the way they stare at each other across the dining hall. The little notes they pass when they brush by the other in the busy corridors. That’s how it was with Draco..”
I feel the tears start to prick at my eyes again but I take a deep breath and shake my head to stop them. “Anyways, let’s get going before my group decides to put together a cavalry to find me.” They all nod and I feel Granger link her arm in mine and motion for me to walk. It was weird, being linked with her. It hadn’t felt like I thought it would, the morals instilled in my head were all jumbled in mere seconds. I always thought that taking help from a mud- from a muggle would lessen my status. That it would feel like rolling around in the dirt, the dirt that the Weasleys rested on. Having money meant influence, influence meant power, power meant high status and anything I could ever want. Everything besides the person I thought loved me, the person I fought for, the person who created tension between me and my parents.
And the girl I grew up with, the one who held me when my grandmother died, I held her while she sobbed about her parents divorce, I've been to hell and back for her and she had the audacity to have sex with the person I’ve loved for as long as I can remember. I don’t even notice the tears that are coming down my face until I feel a gentle hand wipe them away. I blink back to reality and we’re standing outside of the infamous fat lady painting. “I need to talk to McGonagall really quick but you can wait here with Ginny and Luna okay?”
I nod and lean against the wall and let out an exhausted huff. “Wait, I don't have any clothes or anything for tomorrow.” I see Luna lift her head and put on her empty brained smile. “You can borrow my potions textbook if need be, and you know what time they leave for breakfast in the morning?” I nod tiredly. “Yeah normally we leave around 7 but that’s because I always keep our group together. I doubt any of them will show tomorrow morning, but I’m not going to breakfast anyways because I refuse to sit alone.” They both nod and the painting swings open to Granger and Professor McGonagall.
“I’ve come to understand you can’t stay in your dorm tonight?” I stand up a little taller but nod anyway. “Yes professor, I’ve run into some- unfortunate circumstances. It’s only for tonight I plan on working out the situation tomorrow. But I need a small break if that’s alright.” I look up at her and she looks at me over her glasses. “Very well, one night as long as you keep it between us. Can't have Dumbledore questioning my intentions now can we?” I shake my head no but smile gratefully. “Thank you professor, I promise it’ll stay between us.” She nods again and gestures for me to walk in.
Weasley wraps her arm in mine to replace grangers and she leads me into the common room. It feels like time stops as everyone freezes the second my foot steps across the threshold. Weasley tightens her grip around my arm as she can feel the tension as well, when I chance a look around the room I make the mistake of looking towards her brother. “And what in the hell are you doing here? Ginny! Why are you touching her!” She snaps her head over to her brother and boyfriend on the couch. “Shut it Ronald, now is not the time. She will be staying in our dorm tonight and you will not stop by until I say you can tomorrow understood?”
He shoots up from the couch followed by Harry. He takes a few steps towards but is silenced by granger. “She’s right Ron, it’s none of your business why she’s here. She’s with us and that’s what matters.” He scoffs and stomps his foot like a child. “That’s ridiculous! Why in the name of Merlin would you help a snake! Her out of all of them! She can go party with the other snakes, her boyfriend can deal with her, it's not your job!“ I let out a small laugh and it causes them both to look at me. “Ex boyfriend for all I care.” They both tilt their heads curiously and I shake my head. “I’m sure word’ll spread around soon enough, make sure you comment on the nice purple bruise on his jaw tomorrow.”
A look of surprise crosses their face and I turn to granger who is standing near the door still. “Do you have any bandages? I’m sure my knuckles will be bruised come tomorrow morning.” I stick my hand out to assess the damage and I can already see them red and starting to bruise. “Yes we have some up in the dorm, do you wanna get going?” I look at them and then over at Lovegood who had followed us in with a smile. “If these two are done with their interrogation? Then sure.” We all turn to look at them and I see Harry whisper to Ron and he shakes his head in response.
“You said ex-boyfriend? As in you and Malfoy aren’t together?“ I hear Granger scoff and Weasley starts to tug me along. “It’s none of your business Ron, leave her alone.” I smile but place a hand on Weasleys arm. “I completely agree, not that it’s any of your business. But I prefer to sleep in dorm with a person who doesn’t fuck my boyfriend behind my back. So like I said, Are there any more questions?” They look even more confused and it makes a bitter laugh slip past my lips.
“Just know that the snake squad is gonna be taking a break for a bit. Granger can we get going? I’m exhausted and my head is pounding, I haven’t felt this many emotions since my first orgasm.” It catches Her off guard but I hear her and Ginny both laugh. “I could get used to this, we need another sarcastic person since Fred graduated.” I hear professor McGonagall clear her throat in an unimpressed tone. “Sorry professor, Snape normally ignores the crudeness.” I grin with guilt and it causes a hint of a smile to cross her lips.
“Alright bring her to the dorm as promised, can’t have any younger kids running off and telling Snape I’m harboring a fugitive.” I feel a genuine smile appear on my lips and I nod. I feel a tug on my arm and with a single nod in the direction of Potter and his sidekick we head up to what I’m assuming is the girls half of the dorms. It looks fairly similar but instead of having a dorm on the first floor we trudge up 2 flights of stairs and land on the third.
“You guys have to do that every day?” They both laugh and catch their breaths rather quickly while I’m still taking big inhales of air. “Not everyone gets first pick, but it’s better than last year when we got stuck on the 5th floor. If I left something it was stuck there until I came back that night.” I laugh as we walk down the hall, her arm never leaving mine as we tread lightly to the middle of the hall. I see Granger pull a small key out of her robes pocket and open the door, the dorm was strangely different compared to my own.
There were fairy lights wrapped around the bed posts that glistened softly, an array of printed photos are spread out through the room and there is a knitted blanket on each bed. “You can come in, you know.” I blink at her and step into the room. I slide my bag off onto the floor by the door and slide off my shoes. I stand there for a second before walking over to the bed that has been pushed into the very corner of the room against the wall and run my fingers along the duvet.
It was a bit rough, but it would do for tonight. “I don’t have anything to sleep in, Or anything for my skin care.” I turn around worriedly and they both smile. “We have clothes you can sleep in. As for skin care we both just use a basic face wash but you're welcome to use it.” I smile and nod as I slip off my robes, I set them on the trunk that is in front of the closest bed.
“So do you always take off your shoes right when you walk in?” I look over at the door and back to their feet and they all have shoes on still. “Keeps the carpet cleaner, of course the boys don’t ever take them off until I ask. Besides Enzo he always does but I think that’s because one time In 5th year Pansy smacked the back of his head so hard that he dropped his soda and it stained his robes.”
I smile at the memory but it turns sad when I understand that those memories probably won’t happen anymore. “Okay first off you have carpet? Like you don’t have to wear socks 24/7 during the winter months?” I smile and sit down on the bed. “Yes. It’s a rug we bring in every year of course, but it’s charmed to be heated when we say a few words so it’s super nice to lay on when it’s just us two.” I smile again at the image of a large black stain on the white rug, the sound of Pansy yelling after she knocked over the container of nail varnish ringing through my ears.
“Do you- Do you guys know why she would do this to me?” I look up at them, tears forming once again and immediately Granger and Weasley are on either side of me while Luna opts to sit on the floor in front of me.
“I can’t give you a viable answer Jasmine. But I can tell you that you always have been the rational, level headed one of that group. If there’s one thing you can work out it’s this, it doesn’t have to be now, or any time soon, and you have every right to be upset, you don’t even have to understand, but I think you should eventually speak to them both.” Her voice raises at the end as if she was questioning her own words. “I know granger, but going to classes is going to be hard enough. The only thing I’m looking forward to is Snape asking him why he has a nice purple bruise sitting on his jaw. I hit him pretty hard, it should have been her though.” I stick my hand out to look at the now maroon knuckles and I smile.
“I can just heal it if you want?” I look at Granger and shake my head softly. “No, I wanna bandage them up so when people put two and two together it’ll be even sweeter for me.” Weasley lets out a laugh from Beside me and she squeezes my thigh. “I definitely wanna keep her Hermione, she’s like Fred but not annoying!” We all let out a small laugh at her and I nod.
“Depending on how the confrontation I’m Going to be presented with tomorrow goes, we'll see if I’m still homeless.” Lovegood places her hand on my knee and smiles dazedly. “I can ask the nargles if they’ll take her shoes if you’d like?” I place my hand over hers and laugh. “I appreciate the offer Lovegood but I think she’ll be a mess on her own. I can’t wait to see the chaos they’ll have without me.” Weasley squeezes my thigh again and stands up. “No sense in moping around when we can get to know each other!”
I hear Granger let out a small noise of discontent but Luna happily shoots up and dashes over to the dresser. “It's my turn to choose!” I perk up at her happiness at the thought of listening to music. “What music do you guys listen to exactly, because she looks way too happy to be listening to what I get stuck with.” They all tilt their heads in question. “What do you mean?” I walk over and look through the crate at the records they have. “I’ve never heard modern muggle music, my mother only listens to classical music. She said back then, purebloods had muggle composers write for them so it was okay to listen to. I have a few albums from Nymphadora Tonks from when I was staying with pansy and we all went to Malfoy manor for dinner with our parents. Narcissa invited her even though she was strongly disliked by most of them because Lupin is a half-blood. Very awkward dinner to say the least.”
Granger and Weasley laugh but Lovegood is distracted by picking an album so I'm not worried about her. “Yeah, I've met her a handful of times and she's a wonderful woman. Smart witch too, hell of a fighter.” I smile at the image of us sparring in the backyard of the Malfoy manor. “Yeah, she taught me most of my sparring moves. She's the main reason I want to be an auror but my parents are insistent on me working with my brother and father.”
This stops all of them from doing whatever they were attending to and look at me. “You have a brother?” I nod with the shrug of my shoulders. “James went to Durmstrang because he didn’t want to be “brushing elbows with mudbloods.” So he went to live with my grandparents in Norway. Only saw the bloke a few times during the summers but now he works full time In the position under my father and is waiting for the business to become his.”
Granger winces at the word and so do the other two. “I apologize I should not have used that word, It's normalized in my life and it shouldn't be.” They nod at my apology and go back to what they're doing. I start to think about the whole situation and it makes my stomach sick.
“Do you guys know what sucks the most about all of this?” They all turn to me again with sympathy to show they were listening. “This means that my parents were right.” Granger comes over to me and brings me over to where they are and we sit on what is presumably her bed. “Would you like to talk about it?” I shrug and cross my legs in a crisscross position in the middle of her bed.
“My parents are insistent on me being Wed to Adrien Pucey, arranged marriages are still a thing in my realm unfortunately. When Adrien and Pansy were together he cheated on her with another girl in his grade, so they broke up. Not only is he a cheater, he is incredibly misogynistic which is also still normalized. Y’know you wait a year or two after marriage to have kids, and stay at home with them until they're old enough to be shipped off to school for months at a time and once they are they aren't your problem anymore. It’s just how the story goes.” I look up from where I was staring at the floor and they all still look very sympathetic.
“I grew up with those kids. We raised each other, mostly me raising them which is why they listen to me so well. But they are more my family than my actual brother and parents are. I've been loving those kids for as long as I can remember, before I even knew what the word love meant. We planned our weddings, kids names, graduations, and while we have a few different career paths in mind it was planned out to a tee because it was always only us.” Granger places her hand on my leg in sympathy and It makes me shutter slightly.
“My entire life my parents have controlled what I did, what I wore, Who I was allowed to visit, When and what I ate. So when 4th year came about and I finally understood I had more than platonic feelings for Draco, pansy was the first one I told. She plotted with Blaise to get us together and we have been since. My parents found out about it when His parents approached mine about a courting situation. My parents thought it over and they would rather me be trapped in a loveless marriage than let me be happy, So they rudely rejected the proposition and approached Adrien's parents. His parents were over the moon because they had a nice, smart, pretty girl to marry their failure of a son. I’ve been fighting with them since and that happened during Spring Holiday 6th year.”
I get another squeeze and Weasley speaks up. “So your parents won't talk to you if you marry Malfoy.” I nod solemnly. “Pretty much, thankfully Lucius and Narcissa still welcome me with open arms but it still is upsetting to think about my parents not coming to my own wedding because they want me to marry someone else.” They all nod and stay silent not knowing what to say. “Sorry that was a big trauma dump.” I let out a pained laugh and Granger shakes her head disapprovingly. “It’s okay, it sounds like you’ve needed to get that out for a while now.” I shrug again and walk over to where Lovegood is still shuffling records. “So tell me a bit about these muggle bands.”
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After an hour or so of being mind blown by different kinds of music I walk over to my bag and grab my wand, pointing it at my hair and muttering quietly. “Crinus Muto.” My hair braids itself into two braids and stays in place without the hair ties easily, a gasp comes from my side and it startles me slightly. “That's amazing! How did you do that!” I turn to them and look at them confusedly. “What do you mean? It's a hair charm, you guys have never used it before?” They all shake their heads excitedly and rush over to me. “Lovegood would you mind being my subject of choice?” She smiles and shrugs before sitting on the bed in front of me. I point my wand towards her and close my eyes. “Crinus Muto.” We watch as her bright blonde hair transforms into a gorgeous shiny black color. “Holy shit!” Lovegood excitedly climbs off the bed and runs over to the small mirror that was hanging by the door.
“This color really doesn't look that bad on me does it?” We all shake our heads no and she walks back over to the bed. I cast the counter charm and her hair slowly transfigures back to blonde. “That was absolutely amazing! Where did you learn it?” I smile at their excitement. “My mum taught it to me a long time ago, I use it to style my hair in the mornings and if I ever want a temporary non-potion hair color. It’s really easy, I can teach you guys if you want?” They all nod excitedly and it makes me laugh with amusement. I easily teach them the wand movement but the actual intention to change your hair is the difficult part.
“Okay, you need to have an exact hair style in mind. Something you've seen and committed to memory because it can get messed up very easily.” They nod and Granger points her wand to Weasley before reciting the spell. Her long ginger hair turns into dark brown curls similar to Granger's own hair and they both Excitedly squeal. “Holy shit this is so cool!” They both run to the mirror to gush over the appearance change. “The counter charm has the same words but the wand movement is backwards.” I demonstrate by casting the charm on Weasley and her hair returns to its normal fiery red color. They all nod and start to experiment on each other. Granger's hair ends up a faint shade of lavender and she is stuck staring at herself in the mirror.
“This is beyond amazing.” I laugh in amusement from my spot on the bed. “There are many charms for many things that you’d be surprised to know.” They all smile in acknowledgement and continue to play around with each other's hair like children. “I wish I would have known this first year when my hair was beyond untamable.” I laugh at her joke louder than I should and she turns to me questionably.
“Sorry! Not to be offensive but it was rather untamed for a few years.” She laughs and continues to run her fingers over the purple hair. “You’re not wrong but everyone had awful hairstyles the first few years. A few honorable mentions being Draco's overly slicked back hair and that god awful bob pansy had for year two and three.” My laugh is two times louder than before and her smile grows. “You’re absolutely not wrong. I had to go over to his house and try out like fifteen products with him so he would stop.” The three of them laugh and go back to changing the colors of their hair.
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“Granger? Granger wake up.” I poke her a few times and finally she stirs awake. “Jasmine? What’s going on?” She rubs her eyes and squints. “Where’s the nearest bathroom? I really need to pee.” She lets out a giggle and slides on her slippers. “Grab Ginny’s slippers and I’ll take you.” I nod and tiptoe over to where Her bed is, I slide them on, my feet fitting nearly perfectly. They were a bit worn but it would do for now. She grabs her wand and casts a quiet Lumos as she unlocks the door.
We walk in silence down the stairs and through the common room, pushing open the painting. “Did you happen to catch the time before we left?” She whispers as we walk down the corridor. “It was half past twelve. I slept for an hour or so but I have restless leg syndrome so I pretty much can’t hold it.” She lets a little giggle slip past her lips. “I’m basically the same way but I’ve pretty much gained the power to hold it for a bit because of how far our dorms are from the bathrooms.”
We’ve been walking for a few minutes and finally came across the prefects bathroom. “It’s so much nicer, I know you’ve seen it but Since I’m a prefect y’know.” She whispers the password to open it and the door creaks open. We both step in and I immediately dash into a stall.
I quickly use the toilet and when I step out I hear Granger talking quietly with another voice. I freeze in my spot thinking a professor has stopped and questioned her but her voice is a bit too hasty for it to be an adult. I wash my hands and step out of the bathroom only to be met with Theo and Blaise trying to reason with her. “Granger, we saw you both enter. Just let us talk to her.” I stay mostly hidden to listen to her response. “Even if she was in there, why in the hell would I let either of you speak to her! She’s heartbroken not only by the actions of her supposed best friend but you guys as well!”
I smile slightly at her defense of me not being in here and step out fully. “It’s okay, granger, don't worry about them.” They all turn to look at me and she smiles worriedly. “Are you sure? You don’t have to talk to them y’know.” I can practically hear Theo’s eye roll and I flick my eyes disapprovingly between them. “Yes I’m sure. They’ll be going now anyways. Won’t you boys? You’ll both be awfully tired tomorrow and since I won’t be there to wake you, who knows if you’ll make it to potions on time.“ I see them both wince at my tone but they don’t give up. “Please Jasmine, we didn’t know I swear.” Theo starts but I raise my hand up to signal him to stop and he shuts up. “Neat trick, I gotta learn how to do that with Harry.” Her words catch me off guard and I let out a small laugh.
“Blaise? I believe you didn’t know, why would you let your girlfriend shag someone else. Theo, you on the other hand.” I shift my gaze to him and he seems to straighten his posture slightly. “You’re going to sit here and tell me that on the days I just so happen to be a bit more absent from you guys, They both randomly disappear for a few hours and nobody questions it?”
I see Theo shake his head. “Exactly what Astoria said! They were planning some surprise shit, and then after you left and Blaise nearly killed Malfoy he confessed they were planning out some kind of proposal!” I let out a bitter laugh and it’s enough to cause them both to wince. “You expect me to believe that? Are you kidding? He fucked her multiple times and I’m supposed to believe he was going to propose? How dumb do you think I am?” Before Theo can speak again Blaise chimes in. “Do you think I wanted my best mate to have sex with my girlfriend? Do you think I would have let this go on had I known what was going to happen?”
I run my fingers through my hair out of frustration and feel the need to scream. “You knew? You knew this was happening?!” I March forward and smack his chest. “They were actually planning it! I helped him pick the ring for Merlin’s sake! When I was pummeling him into the ground he screamed out that she came onto him, that this was the first time it had happened.” I let out a sigh and turn to Theo. “Is he telling the truth?” He frantically shakes his head yes. “Yes I was the one pulling him off while the girls were screaming bloody murder.” I laugh at the image of Daphne and Astoria freaking out.
“They always were bitches when it came to gore.” They both let out relieved chuckles at my joke. “Jasmine I promise, if I had known what was going to happen I would have never jeopardized your relationship like that.” I nod and take a step back. “How did Mattheo know? Why did he try and stop me?” Blaise rubs the back of his neck in a guilty manner. “He may have walked in on Draco down on one knee in a practice proposal by accident.” I feel a snort leave my nose and a small laugh echoes from behind me.
“That’s a Polaroid I would love to have.” They both tilt their heads in question and it makes us both laugh again. “It’s a type of muggle camera, Granger has a bunch around her dorm.” They both peer around me to look at her. “You’re staying with her ?” I immediately turn to them both and poke a finger into each of their chests. “Take that tone when talking about her, Lovegood, or the girl Weasley again and I’ll hex you both. Understood?” They both look puzzled but nod hesitantly. “Good, now why are you both out so late? You know how you act on no sleep.”
I give a small smile as an olive branch and I see Theo give one back. “We were out looking for you. Everyone is, we were worried about your sleeping quarters for the night. Pansy threw up on the couch in the common room when we told her that you weren’t in your normal spot.” I let out a laugh at the image of her covered in puke. “Did it get in her hair?” They both let out a snicker. “All over it, stained her skirt and shirt.” I laugh and turn over my shoulder to look at Granger. “Pansy as a phobia of puke.” Her features light up and she laughs. “serves the snake right. No offense.” She smiles sheepishly at the boys and shrugs her shoulders.
“None taken. But seriously Jasmine after classes get out tomorrow we want to do a group session thingy. Like we had to when you told us about your parents.” I hear Granger clear her throat causing all three of us to look. “You guys have group therapy sessions?” They both shake their head no and I shrug. “When you’re raised in a no feeling, no bullshit household you learn to keep things inside until things bubble over. Example A.”
I gesture to myself and she smiles sadly. “So you have the sessions to tell each other your feelings?” I shrug again. “Pretty much yeah. But don’t say anything, us snakes need our reputation intact y’know.” She smiles and walks up to me. “The Password is balderdash. Come back when you’re ready, door will be unlocked.” She whispers with a squeeze to my hand. “Goodnight jasmine.” I squeeze back and smile. “Goodnight Hermione.” She looks slightly surprised at the use of her first name but smiles and turns off down the hall leaving me and the boys.
“And when exactly did you become all buddy buddy with granger?” I look at Blaise who is now leaning on the wall. “If we’re going to continue this conversation you both can step into the bathroom. If you guys found me Merlin knows Malfoy will be popping his head around the corner too.” They both laugh and Theo mutters the password and the door creaks open. I give him a\surprised look and he smiles. “Granger can’t whisper very well. Just be happy I won’t break into their common room.” I grin as we all step inside, I immediately step over to where the large bath is and step inside.
I sit on the ledge as both boys look puzzled. “I’m exhausted, if you two want to talk I’m sitting down. Now I need a few more hours of sleep, it’s got to be nearing 1 at this point and I would like to go back to the dorm no later than 2.” They both shrug and step inside the bathtub, sitting near my feet. “Granger, Weasley, and Lovegood found me under the tree in the courtyard. I had run from the dungeons and somehow ended up out there. I was planning on breaking into the library and sleeping in my spot in the back until pince opened the library the next morning.” They both look guilty but nod.
“They took me to the Gryffindor common room and with permission from McGonagall I am staying in their dorm for tonight.” I slide off the bench and onto the floor in front of them. “They’re actually really decent people. I learned about muggle music and taught them a few basic beauty spells. Granger is actually a really good person, and Weasley is too. Lovegood is still incredibly loony but her heart is in the right place.” They both look a bit confused but are still listening. “I don’t think that mudblood bullshit is truthful. I mean look at Granger, she’s head girl for Merlin’s sake! And although I was second in line for that position she got It fair and square. She’s bloody brilliant and Weasley is so much more like me that I thought. She’s sarcastic and Witty, and damn smart too.”
They both smile at my happiness over the girls. “Lovegood is smart as well but she’s more of a free spirit, Blaise I honestly thought of you when she was talking about certain things. A few different traits and she easily could have been a Slytherin.” He looks confused but smiles slightly. “Really? What on earth could she say that reminds you of me?” I laugh and shake my head. “I think you should have a conversation with her. Seriously, I think you two would get along great. She thinks you’re cute too so that’s a plus.”
His eyebrows raise and he lets out an amused huff. “Well I’ll be damned.” I laugh again and smile at them both. “Promise me that you won’t tell the others that we talked? I don’t have the emotional stability for them tomorrow morning, I’ll deal with them later okay?“ I reach forward and squeeze one knee from each boy. They both nod understandingly. “I’m just happy to talk to you, and technically Draco is staying in my dorm until Blaise lets him back in the room so there’s a free bed if you need it.”
I look at Blaise and he nods. “Mattheo has graciously agreed to sleep in Daphne's bed until I can figure out what to do. So Theo has an empty bed in their room which is where Draco is staying. Therefore I have an empty one in mine.” I smile at them both and squeeze their knees again. “Alright, I’ll probably stop by during lunch so I can grab a few things. And then after classes are out I’m going to the library with Granger so she can help me study for that charms exam. Then we can all talk after dinner.”
They both nod and decidedly stand up. They both hold out their hands for me to grab so I do and they pull me up as well. “I appreciate you guys y’know.” They both smile, the dim moonlight shining through the stained glass window behind us. They both drop my hand and yank me into a hug. “We know Green. We appreciate you too.” I relax into the feeling of hugging them, each one of them standing awkwardly to make this hug nice for me.
When we let each other go we are all smiling and I nod my head towards the door. “C’mon let's go back. I’ll need one of you to take me to the dorms because I don’t have my wand to see.” They both nod and we collectively step out of the large bath and walk to the door. I step out first and peek my head around the corner to make sure it’s clear, the corridor is pitch dark like normal. I hear a deep whisper behind me and then they both step out with one lighted wand. Theo holds out his arm and I link mine through it before we start the walk back to the common room.
“You mean to tell me they live on the third floor? And have to walk down the stairs every time they have to piss in the middle of the night?” I let out a quiet laugh and nod. “And they have communal showers. Like they have stalls obviously but they don’t have doors, they have curtains. And they have to carry a toiletries bag in the morning so they can wash their face n’ stuff.” They both look shocked which makes me laugh more.
“Yeah tell me about it, I nearly cried when I had to wake Granger up for bathroom directions. Thankfully she’s hospitable and took me here instead.” They both chuckle and after a bit more whispered chatter we arrive at the common room. “Goodnight boys. Love you both.” I reach up on my tippy toes and place a small kiss on each boy's cheek. “Make it back safely please.” They both smile as I apologize for waking the portrait but say the password and it swings open.
I walk in and turn to wave goodbye. They wave goodbye and turn to leave. I quietly scale the stairs and count the doors down the hallway to their room, when I arrive I open the door slowly so as to not make noise. The clock on the wall reads a bit past 1:30 , I climb back into bed and snuggle into the heavy comforter. I end up falling asleep to the sound of Ginny lightly snoring and the wind whistling against the window pane.
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I’m awoken to an alarm blaring through the dark dorm. It startles me enough to make me jump up and snatch my wand from under my pillow. When the lights flick on I process that I’m safe and bashfully put my wand into my bag. “Sorry about that, my alarm sounds much more peaceful.” They both laugh as they muddle about the room grabbing things here and there. The time on the clock reads a little after 6 and I smile.
“I’m gonna change into my old uniform and go grab some fresh clothes. Is it cool if I get ready in the prefects bathroom? I can’t really use any of my friends' bathrooms like normal.” They both turn to me and smile softly. “Of course, if a Professor asks, just tell them I left my hairbrush in there or something and you're grabbing it for me. Also how did last night go?“
I smile and slide off the sleep shorts I had been given. “It was nice, they just explained the situation. Weasley to get you up to date, Malfoy was going to ask my permission to court me. It’s like a pre engagement in my world.” Her eyes crinkle as she smiles and gasps. “That’s incredible jasmine! I mean well-“ I shake my head with a smile of my own. “I know what you mean, it's okay. But according to Blaise, when he beat the absolute shit out of Malfoy yesterday by the way.” They both gasp and stop what they’re doing to double check they heard right.
“Yeah the second I left all hell broke loose. Theo had to pull Blaise off and now Malfoy is staying with Theo so I’ll be staying in his bed in Blaise’s room until I get the chance to mull it over with the others. But anyways Malfoy and Pansy had been plotting on how to ask because I personally think courting is stupid but it’s pretty much required because of who I am.”
They both nod and I finally manage to button my shirt completely. “She supposedly came onto him, which I believe because she’s about as horny As I am most of the time. And let's just say there’s pretty much no day I go without sneaking off from the group.” They both laugh as I slide on my shoes. “I’m going to get ready but I’m gonna hit the library to apologize to pince, could one of you snag me a blueberry muffin and bring it to potions? We’re sparring today in DADA and I need breakfast.”
They both nod and I turn to face them both one last time before I walk out the door. “I really appreciate you both, and Lovegood as well. And Weasley since you’re a grade younger I’ll see you at lunch?” She nods and I smile again as I take off out of the dorms. I take my wand out of my bag and twirl it in my fingers as I walk. It was a nervous habit of mine but it gave my brain something to think about. In the meantime, Pansy was still assumedly asleep. I just needed to sneak in and grab a new shirt and shirt. I could reuse my tie and robes for now but I definitely needed to sneak into the bathroom to grab my makeup stuff.
I'm half way through the common room and I bump into someone. My wand drops and they hit the floor followed by a few textbooks. I immediately bend down to help the person with their textbooks and they frantically apologize. “I’m sorry! I wasn’t paying attention to where I was going! I was trying to read this text-“ he looks up and pure fear crosses his features. “Hi Longbottom.” I stick my hand out as an invitation for him to stand up. “Green! I’m so sorry I didn’t mean to it was an accid-“ I shake my head with a small smile.
“I know it was, don't worry about it. Now would you like to get up off the floor before you dirty your robes?” He hesitantly takes my hand and picks up my wand in the process. “Thanks, now I’ll be off. Make sure to keep your eyes up when you’re walking, can’t have you bumping into anyone cruel can we?” I wink at him and push the painting open, he stands there flustered and it makes me laugh. I head through the corridors, breathing in the fresh fall air. It was a crisp morning, the cold air nipping at my skin was refreshing compared to the heated 12 hours I had experienced. It was still relatively quiet, a few kids milling about doing Merlin knows what this early in the morning. I needed to hurry and grab my stuff before anyone wakes up and tried to talk to me.
I hurry down into the dungeons and mutter the password to get into the common room. Snape is standing by the fire and it causes me to freeze. “Miss green, are you going to just stand there or are you going to explain yourself.” He turns to look over his shoulder before glancing his eyes to the spot next to him. I cautiously walk next to him and bow my head submissively. “I suggest you tell the truth, you are less likely to get detention that way.” I nod and stick my wand into the pocket of my robes. “The gist of it is, I came back to my dorm to find Draco and Pansy uh, fornicating if you will.” He raises an eyebrow to show his surprise but keeps a stone cold face otherwise.
“I lost my mind and left, I’m sure you’re aware of the incident between Draco and Blaise that occurred afterwards due to Blaise and Pansy’s relationship.” He gives a single nod to acknowledge the incident but still says nothing. “I ended up staying in the Gryffindor dorms with Hermione Granger. McGonagall gave me permission but I know it’s against the rules to even enter another house's common room. So I’ll take whatever punishment is required just please don’t punish Granger, she was only being kind.”
He says nothing and turns back to the fire, I stand there awkwardly not knowing what to do for a minute before he clears his throat. “I do apologize for the scene you had to walk in on. I will not hand out a punishment for now but you are not permitted to sleep in any other dorm besides your own regardless of what happened with miss Parkinson.” I nod and step away from the fire, the clock in the common room read half past 6, surely she would be awake by now but I needed to change regardless. I head up and over to the Girls dorms, using the key from my pocket to carefully open the locked door.
It’s still pitch black in the room and her loud snore rings through the air without a care. I shut the door and quietly whisper to turn on my wand. I keep the light away from her but hurry over to my trunk that sits in front of my bed and snatch out a new skirt and shirt. I fold both and tuck them into my bag. I tiptoe over to the bathroom and crack the door open to see that her side of the sink was trashed. Her faucet was running, her makeup was thrown about everywhere and there was red lipstick smudged on her mirror.
A single word, bright red, written in a crushed Mac lipstick. Traitor. An ache of pain crashes through my body, she had trashed the bathroom and Merlin knows what our room looked like with the lights on. I feel slightly satisfied with her feelings. She deserved to feel pain, deserved to feel the hurt and suffering she caused, regardless if I felt bad about enjoying it, it was only karma. I shake the feeling off and open my drawer to snatch my hairbrush, I toss it in my bag and then look at my nearly untouched side of the sink.
I grab my makeup bag and throw it in as well as my smaller bottle of perfume. I snatch my toothbrush and my toothpaste off the counter before Taking one last look around and deciding that I have enough for the day. I creep out of the bathroom again, her snores still bouncing off the walls of the room As she sleeps carelessly. I roll my eyes and walk rather loudly to the door to stir her slightly awake, but I still close the door quietly and extinguish my wand.
I head down the stairs and right as I hit the last step I hear the chatter of 4 distinct male voices. There was no way I was going to make it to the painting and far enough away before they headed out. Theo is the first to look at me and his eyes widen, he elbows Blaise which causes him to look as well and he has the same reaction.
They both wave their hands for me to run to the entrance and I do. I bolt across the common room and throw open the painting, dashing across the stone floor of the dungeons and up the stairs as fast as possible. I can hear their voices echoing ever so quietly behind me as I rush to the prefects bathroom. When I get there I hastily whisper the password and when the door creaks open I jump inside. The door closes quietly behind me and I quickly rush over to the sink and get to work on getting ready for the day.
I swap out my clothes, leaving the dirty ones folded on the counter top. I run a brush through my hair before using my wand to part it evenly. Quickly brushing my teeth and starting on my makeup. My eyes were still slightly puffy from the amount of crying I had done yesterday and lack of sleep was causing some light purple bags under my eyes. I apply some concealer and mascara before doing my eyebrows, adding a bit of lip gloss before deeming myself ready for the day. Well as ready as I could be. I pile my hairbrush and makeup on top of my clothes with my dry tooth brush and contemplate what to do with it. I decide that leaving it tucked away behind a mirror is my best option. I use a concealment charm to hide it as best as possible and I could return for it after classes are out.
I sling my bag over my shoulders and smooth out my robes. I take one last look in the mirror and exit the bathroom. Instead of stopping by the great hall I head back into the dungeons so I can arrive to potions early, I’ll just Apologize to pince later. I arrive at Snape's classroom about 15 minutes before I usually do. He is sitting at his desk, looking over a few scrolls before class begins. “Miss Green, you can go ahead and sit with Mr. Nott today, you and Miss Greengrass can exchange seats if need be.”
I don’t say anything in response, knowing speaking would ruin his nice gesture. I sit down in her normal chair, the middle of three rows to the left of the classrooms. To my surprise, Blaise and Theo stroll into the classroom with a bright eyed aura surrounding them. “Hi boys?” They both smile at me and rush over to where I am sitting. “We brought you a muffin if you want it. We know you hate skipping breakfast.” Theo produces a small blueberry muffin from his hand and I smile. “Thank you both, I’m gonna sit with you today okay?” Theo nods and takes his seat next to me by the wall. Blaise sits in his normal spot behind him, assumingly wanting to swap his own partner as well.
The three of us sit in a natural silence only the quiet sounds of snape scribbling breaking the sound barrier. I eat peacefully, the small muffin was delicious as it seemed to be freshly baked. When Granger rolls in with her small crew she is quick to stroll over to me, also producing a muffin. “Your breakfast m’lady.” Theo laughs as I pick the muffin up. “Theo brought me one as well, but it's okay because honestly one singular muffin isn’t enough so I'll eat it too.” She frowns but lets me eat my muffin in peace. I start to think about DADA and how I would much rather spar with pansy so I could take my aggression out in a sanctioned way and not get in trouble. I also knew she would avoid me because she still feels like shit for what she did, and I hope she continues to feel bad because what she did was messed up.
‘Hey granger? Can I speak to you?” She turns in her spot, interrupting her conversation with her boyfriend with a quick nod. We both shuffle to the back of the classroom and she places her hand on my arm in comfort. “What's wrong? Are you okay?” I nod and smile slightly. “Do you think I could convince Lupin to secretly pair a few matches to my advantage? Not so I could win per say, but to fight without getting in trouble.” She seems to contemplate the idea for a few seconds before smiling. “Do you already have a few pairs in mind? I can make a few potential matches and we can go over them before you ask.” My smile grows and I laugh quietly, patting her arm at her willing support.
“That’d be great. I’m definitely sparring Malfoy and pansy.” She laughs again, quickly scooting out of the way of the door for a few Hufflepuffs who were trying to enter the classroom. When Daphne, Mattheo and Enzo walk in they all raise their eyebrows in question, seemingly surprised I'm in class today. I choose to ignore them but Enzo comes up to me and sets down a small red apple. He doesn’t say anything but his smile tells me that he understands the situation.
I smile back as a thank you and shuffles into his spot at the table next to me, taking his seat next to Mattheo who seems like he wants to say something but is resisting. “Why are you in my spot?” Her voice a touch too nasty for my liking, all 4 boys jump to my defense immediately. “C’mon daph, let her sit next to him. I wouldn’t want to sit next to him either.” She rolls her eyes and sits in front of us in my normal spot.
I turn to theo and nod towards her with curiosity and he just shrugs and shakes his head no before leaning over to whisper. “She had to take care of pansy’s puke fest yesterday. And then had to listen to her try and explain the situation while she helped her clean up.” I press the heel of my palm to my mouth to suppress a laugh. I then shrug and squint my eyes at the back of her head. “Yeah, now you guys understand what it’s like to be me.”
He places a hand on my knee in sympathy and gives it a small squeeze. “If it makes you feel any better Draco didn’t get back to the dorms until almost 3 and I let him sleep instead of waking him up.” I smile at him in response. “I also let pansy stay asleep when i went in so we’ll see if they make it.” He laughs at me and we sit quietly for the rest of the time.
When the 5 minute warning sound rings through the classroom we both smugly smile at each other until Daphne turns around in her chair to look at us. “Did either of you bother to wake them up?” We shrug simultaneously. “It’s not my job to wake him up, he didn’t wake when the alarm blared through the room so it’s his own fault.” She scoffs and turns towards me expectantly. “It’s also not my job to make sure she's up. She’s damn near an adult, she should learn to be responsible. Also I haven’t been to the dorms since yesterday night.” She scoffs again and turns around in her seat, crossing her arms in a pout. I roll my eyes and bounce my leg in annoyance.
Right as the bell rings a person rushes into the classroom causing everyone to turn and look at him strangely. There Draco stands, his hair sticking up in every direction, his tie sloppily done and the first two buttons of his shirt undone, a bright purple bruise on his jaw and His bag hanging onto his shoulder for dear life.
“Mr. Malfoy, nice of you to join us. Now if you would quickly sit down I can start our lesson, if that's alright with you of course.” The entire class breaks out in snickers, both at Snape's sarcasm and at the image of an entirely distraught Malfoy. He huffs and starts to walk towards his seat but he realizes that I'm not in my normal spot and stops briefly. He looks at Theo, then to me with a look that starts off sour and then softens to what I would call softness.
I turn and face the front, not wanting to be bothered by him. He continues down the aisle, brushing by me and sitting in his seat with another huff. Snape starts the lesson, Mindlessly passing out scrolls with the flick of his wand. He looks around the classroom seemingly taking attendance. “No Parkinson today? Is she in the infirmary?” I shrug and turn to the boys that were trying not to laugh.
“All I know is she got rather sick yesterday night. She was asleep this morning when I was changing and getting ready for the day.” Daphne whips around in her seat and whispers harshly. “You said you haven't been back to the dorm. We’re going to lose house points because of you.” I shrug and lean back into my chair. “People lie daph. Pretty crazy huh.” I can hear Theo snicker beside me and I smile too. “Turn around Miss Greengrass. I do not believe I permitted anyone to speak besides Miss Green.” He marks something down and continues on speaking about today's lesson. Theos knee occasionally touches mine in an attempt to keep me sane and it helps immensely. Halfway through taking notes A knock on the door stops him mid sentence. “Miss Parkinson! How wonderful of you to join us. 10 Points from Slytherin. Take your seat next to Mr. Zabini and begin taking notes.” Instead of saying anything she just sighs and takes her seat. I didn’t bother turning around knowing what would happen if I did. Theo’s hand gently places on top of mine in the small space we have and It comforts me greatly.
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Instead of hanging around in the potions classroom like normal I’m quick to pack up my things and with granger hot on my tail we rush to DADA.
“Professor Lupin!” He raises his head at our sudden burst into his room. “Yes Miss green? Miss Granger, is that you?” She steps out from behind me and smiles sheepishly. “Yes, hello professor.” He smiles at us both and motions us forward. “How can I help you both?”
I smile and lean against the side of his desk. “We’re sparring today, correct?” His features have a bit of curiosity but mostly stay still. “Yes? The look on your face is slightly worrying.” I smile and turn to look at granger over my shoulder. “I was hoping to have you pick partners today, but I have a few suggestions first.” Granger places a hand on my shoulder in support and his face contorts into even more curiosity.
“Go on then.”