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thestrangebeingyouarent · 3 years

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i love you so fucking much - coops proposal

Haha, I feel like shit so here have some fluff. Also apparently I can't just write a cute date, it always turns into some grand gesture, it's called ~love starved~ (I just had a major stress thingy, which is why I can't put my own thoughts into words, only coops cuteness)

(I had paper rings by Taylor Swift on repeat, so do with that what you will - okay update 24 hours later: there will be a paper rings lyric fic :))

And a big thabk you to my beta @tonksandherpinkhair !! I really really appreciate it!!

!! Okay so I havent been very active on tumblr lately and I literally just, like 2 min ago, found out that @fruitcoops also did a proposal fic with paper rings by taylor swift. But I just wanted to make clear that this fic (or the part 2) wasn’t stolen from them, we just got the same idea apparently lmao. (I put this "warning" here, because my anxiety just told me that otherwise everyone will hate me and think I stole the idea)

I recommend that you still read their fic because it's really fucking amazing and adorable!!! !!

Cw// food, fear of drowning, swear words

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'Mon loup, you know I love you, but why are we going ice-skating? It's our job.'

'It's romantic.' Sirius raised his eyebrow. 'Okay, I saw a couple do it on TikTok, but it was really romantic.'

'But do they play ice-hockey for a living?'

'Baby, we can stay there and have dinner and look at the stars. We can stay as long as we want. Please?' Sirius was persuaded at the word baby.

Sirius hadn't exactly known what made him agree -it was the word baby- but now he stood in front of a completely frozen lake. It felt different without his protection gear and with the fact that there was ice-cold water underneath the ice. A vivid memory of 10-year old Sirius came up.

It had been his first time skating on natural ice, but I wasn't cold enough. Sirius had taken one step on the ice and his foot went right through. The worst part was that no one seemed to care, except for Regulus. It was when Sirius started to realize they simply didn’t care about anything other than his reputation.

'Pads?' Remus' warm voice broke through the memory. 'Are you alright? You don’t have to skate if you don’t want to.'

'No, I want to.' He tried to smile. 'I'm sorry.'

'No need to be sorry, come, I'll help you.' Remus carefully stepped on the ice and Sirius almost winced at the thought of Remus falling through.

But when Remus took his hand all the ghosts from his past seemed to fade away and he realized that for once in his life there was nothing holding him back from being happy.

'I got you. One foot first.' Remus helped Sirius on the ice. 'Love you. Now let's go skate, shall we?'

Sirius laughed as Remus dragged him to the middle of the lake where loads of families were already skating together.

'Honey, like you said, this is your job,' Remus laughed when Sirius slipped.

'It's the ice! It's different!' He said, but he was laughing too.

'Sure, baby.' Sirius grabbed Remus' arm and pulled him on the ice with him. 'Sirius!'

He just laughed and tried to stand up and skate away, but Loops was put on the Lions team for a reason. Remus had reached him within a minute.

'Were we planning on going somewhere?' Remus' smile still gave Sirius butterflies sometimes.

'Sir?' A small girl looked up to Remus. 'How did you learn to skate so fast?' For a second he hesitated and then he lowered himself to eyelevel with the girl.

'Hi, what is your name?'

'Everly, but, Sir, how did you skate so fast?'

'Everly, manners!' a woman interrupted her. 'I'm sorry, she's six and, well, hard to control.'

'Oh that's alright,' Remus said. 'Hi Everly, my name is Remus Lupin. I play professional ice-hockey. But I can teach you some tricks. If that's alright with your mother, of course.' Sirius heart almost melted at the sight.

'Mommy, can I please skate with Remus?' The girl tried her best to look cute and Sirius had to admit that she was almost as cute as Remus.

'You are- That means you are Sirius Black, I thought I recognized you! Ev, stay in sight, okay?' She gave her daughter a stern look and then smiled. Both her and Sirius watched them skate away.

'I'm sorry, kids seem to automatically have thing for Remus. I can't say I don't understand them, though I hope it's a different kind of thing.' The woman laughed at Sirius', slightly awkward, but apparently successful ice-breaker.

'My name is Sarah by the way. I heard everything about you and Remus on the new some months ago, that must've been hard.' Sirius normally wouldn’t answer to this, but Sarah had somewhat the same motherly energy that both Hope Lupin and Celeste Dumais had, though maybe a little less.

'It wasn't, but it got us here.' She smiled at him.

'I'm glad it did.' She turned around to look for something. 'Oh, Jack! I am so sorry, my toddler just learned how to walk and Cecile and I have trouble getting him to not walk on the ice.' She smiled apologetically. 'Could you give a shout if something happens with Everly?' Sirius nodded. 'Thank you, darling,' she said as she skated to her wife and son.

Sirius saw her kiss her wife, Cecile, on the cheek and bow down over the toddler and he couldn’t deny that he wanted that. Someday. With Remus.

Then he felt a weight against his back and arms around his hips. 'Hey baby,' Remus whispered. Sirius turned around and kissed his boyfriend.

'Where is your little admirer?'

'She's showing her mom all the tricks I taught her.'

'You'd be a great dad.' Remus seemed a little taken aback by that.

'You would too.'

Sirius couldn’t hold it in. 'I want that. Someday.'

'Me too.' Remus couldn’t hold back a smile and kissed Sirius again. 'Love you,' he whispered against his boyfriends lips.

'Hmm, love you too,' Sirius replied.

'Do you want to sit down and eat something? I brought chocolate.'

'of course you did.'

Hours later, both Remus and Sirius were getting tired. They had skated, talked and exchanged contact with Sarah and her family and Remus had eaten a shocking amount of chocolate. They had been snuggled on a thick blanket with another blanket over them in a tent-like contraption for an hour now. Remus was the first to notice it was getting dark.

'Pads. Pads, we can see the stars now,' he whispered to a half-asleep Sirius. He took his hand and dragged him up. Let's go on the ice, there is the least unnatural light.' Remus began walking.

'Honey, you forgot your skates.'

'Don’t need 'em.' He walked to the middle of the lake and promptly sat down and then laid on his back. 'You coming?' Sirius rolled his eyes, but went to lay next to Remus anyway. There they looked up, waiting for the stars to become more and more visible. The ice was cold underneath them, but Remus warmth made up for that.

After a while the stars were very visible and Remus pointed to the sky. 'Okay, if that's the north star, than North is right,' he lowered his hand in a straight line, 'there.' He pointed somewhere to into the forest next to the lake.

'How do you know this?' Sirius looked at his boyfriend looked at him.

'I might have looked up how to stargaze this morning,' Remus admitted. Sirius laughed -it could almost be called barking- when he saw Remus' grin. 'Anyway, there is Ursa Major. And I think that that is..' That was the point where Sirius stopped paying attention to what Remus said and more to him.

Remus' lit up when he talked about something made him happy. He had a wide smile and gold sparks in his eyes.

'And that's you, baby, the dog star.' But Sirius didn't look up, he kept staring at his boyfriends face. 'Pads?'

'Marry me.' It slipped out. He hadn't meant to say it, but it was sincere.

'What!?' Remus shot up.

'I- I just realized how fucking much I love you. I want to spend every second with you, I want to talk either to you or about you, I want,' Sirius trailed off in a search for words, 'you.' He smiled. 'I just want you.' Sirius had not prepared this, in any way, but he was happy with what he said.

'Bab-y,' Remus' voice broke as tears welled up and Sirius sat up and then went down on one knee.

'I'm sorry I don’t have a ring, but here goes,' he smiled apologetically. 'Remus, will you marry me?'

'Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes!' He kissed Sirius. 'Ba- fiancé,' he whispered against his lips, 'I love you so fucking much too.'

I kinda want a significant other now,, anyway, let me know if you want a part 2 where they tell people!!

(I'll probably write it anyway, but still!)

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twoidiotwriters1 · 3 years

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Young Blood III -(PB/WITS Crossover)

A/N: So many strangers are liking this story and you have no idea who these characters are lmao we’re loving the attention thanks -Val & Danny

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“Harry did what?” Lily gasped.

Sirius laughed so hard he half-choked on his beer, Persephone was hitting his back, but she was also giggling.

“Like father like son,” She said.

“He’s my son too!” Lily said indignantly. “I can’t believe he’s acting like an idiot!”

“I can’t believe it, out of all the people he could date he still chose the only girl that hates him,” Emily smirked. “Such a Potter move…”

“She doesn’t hate him,” James argued right away. “They’re really good friends, aren’t they? I mean, Mel adores us!”

“Who told you that lie?” Matthew scoffed. “My daughter won’t date a scoundrel, so you better tell Harry to stop with the flirting or I’ll send him a howler.”

“There’s no need,” Lily stood up from the table. “I’m sending one right now…”

“C’mon, Lily don’t be like that,” Sirius said, finally able to speak. “Judging for what Remus told us that Malfoy kid was insulting their friend!”

“That doesn’t mean they get to hang people upsidedown in the middle of a hall!”

Lily walks over to the kitchen, she stops and looks out to the garden, a little frown appearing on her face.

“Leo’s chasing the poor cat around the roses again!”

“Leo, no!” Persephone walks out of the house to get her youngest son. “I told you to look after Elena! Where is she?”

“Dunno — around!” Leo complains when his mother drags him back inside. “Think Josh is reading her a story, but I got bored!”

“Well, now you’ll sit here and help me make lunch for everyone,” Percy scowled.

Back in the living room, Emily was arguing with her husband and the other men in the room.

“So just to be clear,” She insisted. “You want Harry to date my daughter —”

“Yes,” replied Sirius and James.

“Why?” She frowned. “She’s not stupid.”

Matthew laughed at the way James was positively offended now.

“That’s it, Lily get your stuff, we’re no longer friends with these people!”

“I’m sorry, love,” She said from the kitchen. “I’m currently writing a highly embarrassing letter to our son, you’ll have to wait a moment before making a dramatic exit.”

“There’s no need to break the friendship,” Remus intervened. “This is distracting you from the real reason why I’m here — I thought you wanted me to tell you all about the Triwizard Tournament?”

“Right!” James sat up, suddenly happier. “So what is it, Moony?”

“Well, so far I know the schools coming to compete are Beauxbatons and Dumstrang —”

“Don’t stand a chance against Hogwarts, that’s obvious,” James pushed the subject aside. “Tell us about the tasks!”

“Can’t believe our kids will get to witness it all,” Sirius huffed, falling back on the couch. “I hate being an adult.”

“Don’t let Leo hear you say that,” Emily pointed out, “Mel heard Matthew whining about how he almost split in half when he apparated his first time and now she doesn’t want to take the test at all!”

“Smart girl, then,” James admitted. “Knows what’s good for her, always making the right choices.”

“She won’t date your son, Prongs.”

“HOW CAN YOU KNOW THAT —”

“Guys, guys! Let me finish!” Remus insisted, chuckling at the way Matthew and James were glaring at each other. “I’m sorry to let you know that I don’t know a thing about the tasks, I do know, however, that there will be a Yule Ball this Christmas, so don’t expect your children to come home.”

“The twins are too young for that, this is their second year,” James said. “They won’t like it, but I bet they won’t want to stay while the others go.”

“That, or they’ll try to get in,” Emily smirked. “Heard they’re quite the pair…”

“All the Potters are a handful,” Matthew mumbled.

“That’s it, you’re dead —”

“Hey, hang on, what about that other boy?” Sirius asked. “Flint? He came for Mel’s birthday last July, and Percy told me they think he’s got a crush on Mel…”

“Oh,” Matthew contemplated the idea for a moment. “I actually wouldn’t mind him at all.”

“He reminds me of Regulus,” Sirius smirked. “And judging by how Mel’s turning out, perhaps they’re meant for each other —”

“Don’t you dare, Padfoot,” James frowned. “I can’t believe you don’t want our children to get together, we’d be family for real!”

“Well, I don’t mind if Percy dates Mel,” Matthew taunted.

“LILY!”

“Okay, okay!” The redhead walked out of the kitchen holding the red envelope. “I finished, you want to add anything else?”

“Yes, actually I do,” James stood up and took the letter, disappearing into the kitchen with it. Lily took his place on the couch.

“So Harry’s a lovesick fool, and Mel has enough common sense to stay away,” Lily recounted. “Good for her, I know he’s my son, but unless he stops being an idiot I won’t support his behaviour.”

“What about my boy?” Sirius asked eagerly. “How is he handling all the attention? Bet he’s living his best life!”

“Er,” Remus smiled a bit tensely. “I don’t think that’s the case, Padfoot. More like he wishes people would stop chasing him around… he’s quiet, only speaks to Harry and Ron — Mel too, of course, but that’s only during class.”

“What?” Sirius pouted. “So you’re telling me he’s like his mother?”

“Watch your disappointed tone, you git,” Persephone warned from the kitchen. “I’m right here! Besides, just take a good look at Leo here, something tells me not all hope is lost for you… unfortunately.”

November 1994

‘AND I SWEAR, HARRY, THAT IF YOU DON’T GET EVEN ONE DATE WITH HER I’LL TAKE YOUR BROOM FOR THE WHOLE SUMMER, STOP ACTING LIKE A PRAT THAT’S NOT WHAT I TAUGHT YOU —”

Harry was staring at the floating red envelope in horror, his face was completely pale, and Percy doubted he was even breathing. Ron certainly was though, he was doubling with laughter on the table, almost crying at the sound of James Potter’s voice demanding his son to get a date with Mel Dumbledore.

Once the howler was gone, Harry quickly pushed out of the table the pieces and looked back at Percy with anger.

“How come I’m the only one getting a howler? You two were as guilty as I was!”

“Yeah, but my parents know public humiliation isn’t needed in my case,” Percy smirked. “But you, mate, you needed some humbling.”

Mel and Hermione walked past them, Hermione was holding back a self-sufficient smile while Mel was looking positively terrified. She couldn’t believe Harry’s dad was trying to get them together!

Fine, she’d admitted to Hermione and Ginny that maybe she did like Harry a little, but that was only there during the holidays, or summer, when Harry wasn’t such a conceited fool. However, the Yule Ball was approaching and she had to keep him away.

“I don’t understand why you want to go to the ball with my cousin if you like Harry,” Erick rolled his eyes.

“Because I don’t want Harry to think that the way he’s acting is okay,” Mel responded, careful not to raise her voice in the busy hall.

“If you ask me, Joseph is too old for you, Mel,” Hermione said carefully.

“I don’t think age is important,” Ariana was quick to intervene. “If you like someone you should go for it, don’t you think?”

Mel looked at her sister knowingly. “You’re just saying that because you’re hoping an older boy will ask you to the ball.”

Ariana turned bright red. “It’s not that I haven’t gotten any offers, you know? I’m waiting for the right one, unlike others that are dry out of proposals…”

“I just said that Harry’s been asking for a whole week! But I won’t go with him! I won’t reward him for his bad behaviour!” Mel stopped and glared at her.

“Well, he’s going on a date with you, that’s hardly a reward,” Ariana snorted.

“Just because you’re my sister doesn’t mean I won’t murder you on the spot,” Mel hissed, trying to pull out her wand. Hermione held her wrist before she could do it.

“Harry’s lovely, I don’t understand why you’re being such a git to him!”

“You don’t see him all day, and of course he acts like the perfect gentleman in front of you and Lyra, he’s a flirt!”

“He’s never tried to flirt with me,” Ariana defended, a knowing smirk on her face. “He’s been in love with you since we were children!”

“Oh get lost, you squeaky badger,” Mel scoffed, although she completely failed at hiding the faint blush creeping up her cheeks.

“Whatever,” Ariana shrugged, “I have a class with Uncle Lu anyway, see you later — bye Erick!”

Erick made a vague sound as he waved goodbye.

“When are you going to tell her you don’t feel that way about her?” Mel questioned, although she wasn’t trying to upset him.

Erick looked at her, he would always get uncomfortable with the subject.

“I guess I’ll have to ask someone else to the Yule Ball so she gets the hint,” He sighed. “I’m sorry Mel, you know I don’t want to hurt her…”

“She’ll survive,” Mel shrugged. “I mean, yes, you are her oldest crush ever, but she falls in love quite easily, she’ll find someone in no time.”

“Krum invited me to the Yule Ball,” Hermione blurted out as soon as she sat down for breakfast.

Cassia and Ivy Potter looked up in utter shock, Ginny gasped and Mel responded with the first thing that came to mind.

“You said Jo was too old for me and now you’re telling me you’re going to the ball with Krum!?”

“You’re going with Krum?” Ron asked out loud, taking the seat between Hermione and Ginny. “How?”

Harry and Percy were there as well, the former took a seat next to his sisters and Percy sat in front of Mel. Harry tried to get Mel’s attention, but she purposefully looked the other way.

Hermione’s frown deepened. “What do you mean how?”

“Well, you see Ronnie,” Ginny started. “You put on nice clothes, you fix your hair, and then you dance.”

“Ha ha,” Ron said without an ounce of humour. “Seriously, how?”

Hermione narrated the situation shortly, Ron stared at her with his mouth wide open the whole time, Harry didn’t care about it, so he started to chat with the twins while throwing glances at Mel from time to time.

“That’s great, ‘Mione,” Percy smiled tensely, although no one seemed to notice. “He’s handsome and all. Hope you enjoy it.”

“Enjoy it?” Ron snorted. “She’d be an idiot if she didn’t. Mate, I can’t believe how easy it is for you girls to get a date! You just have to sit someplace and the offers just fall on your lap! That’s not fair...”

“I’ve made up my mind,” Mel said resolutely. “I’m asking Joseph if he wants to go to the ball with me.”

Harry’s head snapped towards her. “Right now?”

“Yes.”

However, just as she was standing up Ariana approached their table with teary eyes, her Hufflepuff tie was undone, and her hair looked like she’d ran the whole way there.

“Erick asked Daphne Greengrass to the ball,” She informed them. “Lyra just told me.”

“I thought she knew!” Lyra Black quickly rushed up to them, looking like she was extremely sorry. “Cho Chang goes in his year so she saw him ask Daphne and she told me last night…”

“Oh,” Mel felt her chest tightening. “I’m so sorry, Ari.”

“I lied,” She said with a shaky voice. “No one’s asked me to the ball... I think it would save me the embarrassment if I just go back home for the holidays —”

“Don’t you dare!” Mel grabbed her sister by the shoulders. “Ariana Dumbledore, you are a beautiful, kind girl. If Erick doesn’t see it then too bad for him, but he’s not the only boy in school.”

“But he’s the only boy I like!” Ariana was now fully crying. “It was supposed to be romantic! He would see me all dressed up and… and...”

“I know, love,” Mel hugged her. “It’s okay, you’ll find someone…”

“Yeah, you will,” Ron stood up, and he had no idea why. He’d never liked crying girls. “I could be your date to the Yule Ball?”

The group fell silent. Ron had never been one to do the chivalrous act. He was generous, yes, and when he wasn’t acting like an idiot he was funny and nice to be around, but usually the gentleman of the trio was Percy, and he was currently too shocked to speak.

When Ron realized what he’d done, he immediately tried to take it back.

“I — I mean, not that you have to, I’m only asking so you can’t pretend you weren’t available if Erick asks — I mean, it’s what friends do —”

“You’d do that?” Ariana asked, suddenly her eyes were shining with joy. “You’d take me?”

“I mean,” Ron looked back at Harry looking for support, but the boy was simply staring at him with a silly grin. “Sure?”

Ariana let out a high-pitched squeal, short but still really loud. She moved her older sister out of the way and hugged Ron tightly by the waist, she was so tiny she was barely able to reach his chest, but she was strong enough to suffocate Ron with her affection.

“Thank you!” She beamed. “I promise to be a brilliant partner! Percy!”

The boy jumped a bit and looked at his friend. “Yeah?”

“Can you teach me how to dance?”

“I, er…” He looked between Ron and Ariana, not sure of what was happening. “Alright?”

Ariana stepped back and skipped away to the Hufflepuff table, Lyra smiled at her older brother and waved goodbye to the rest.

“Ron,” Mel turned around and stared at her friend. “Why did you do that?”

“I don’t know,” He replied, his face and ears bright red. “She was crying.”

“She does that all the time!” Mel said with a hint of pity. “I thought you wanted to invite Delacour?”

“As if he actually had a chance with her,” Cassia snorted, Ivy kicked her under the table.

“Well, Ron, congrats,” Hermione smiled teasingly. “Looks like you finally got a date. Easy, right?”

“Shut up,” He groaned.

December 25, 1994

“I just want you to know,” Mel muttered angrily as she walked down the marble staircase next to Percy. “That I consider this as your biggest betrayal so far. First, you take Harry’s side in every argument, and now you decide to ask Joseph Favre to the Yule Ball...”

“He asked me, Mel —”

“It doesn’t matter, you’re a traitor.”

“Oh please, you’re glad I said yes! You didn’t want him, you’re just trying to kill the big fat crush you have on Harry.”

“Shut up!”

Ariana rushed down the steps and held onto her sister’s arm, squirming with excitement.

“Have you seen Ron? He wasn’t in the tower…”

“Think he and Harry came down with Hermione, they wanted an excuse to stand close to Krum,” Percy smirked. “You girls look lovely, by the way.”

“Thank you,” Ariana smiled. “You too, P.”

Lyra and Ginny quickly joined the group, both girls looking stunningly beautiful.

“How d’you managed to come to the ball?” Percy frowned. “You’re third-years.”

“Well, we lied,” Ginny smirked. “McGonagall gets easily confused because there’s like a thousand Potters, Weasleys and Blacks, she can’t tell which one brought which.”

“Neville is our date,” Lyra shrugged. “I mean, he did ask Ginny, but Ginny asked him if I could tag along and he said it was alright.”

“Cool,” Mel smiled. “I feel bad for Cassia and Ivy though, they wanted to come…”

“I don’t,” Harry walked up to them. “They’re too young, and I know Dennis Creevey has his eye on Cassia, that brainless —”

“Oh, so now is when you decide to act like their big brother?” Mel rolled her eyes. “Typical...”

“I’m happy to see you too, Mellow,” Harry grinned. “You’re breathtaking.”

“Hi guys, you saw Hermione?” Ron walked up to them. “She looks really nice, I wonder what she put on her hair to make it look like that…”

“Hi, Ron!” Ariana immediately stood next to him. “You look really handsome.”

Ron’s robes had been a target for lots of teasing and jokes, Lyra and Mel had managed to fix them a little, and now the weird smell and the weird fabric was all gone, it almost looked normal, but he was still quite self-conscious about it. He frowned at Ari.

“Are you taking the mickey?”

“No! Why would I do that? It’s thanks to you that I managed to attend the ball, I wouldn’t mess with you.”

“I think it’s time we enter the Great Hall,” Percy mentioned, pointing to the doors where McGonagall and Lupin were standing. “I should find my date… see you guys later!”

He moved through the crowd, Harry took his place next to Mel.

“I’m sorry you didn’t get to come with Joseph.”

Mel looked at him with a sulky expression. “No, you’re not.”

Harry’s smirk was the only reply, but it was clear enough.

“Oh, let’s just go...”

Mel grabbed his hand and guided him towards one of the tables, Harry was almost glowing from both, proud of his achievements, and the affection he was feeling towards the girl.

Ariana somehow managed to drag Ron onto the dancefloor and now they seemed to be having a great time. Harry didn’t want to mess things up for Mel, so of course, he tried his best to be the dream date for her. He was being all kinds of funny and charming, it wasn’t that hard for him.

Eventually, he convinced Mel to dance and he felt extremely happy when he realized her smile was genuine, and she was definitely enjoying herself.

Percy and Joseph were also having the time of their lives, judging by the way they were shamelessly flirting. Funnily enough, Mel didn’t look in their direction at all during the time she spent dancing with Harry.

A few places ahead Lyra and Ginny were dancing with the Weasley twins and their dates, Neville was there too, and he was smiling in a way Harry had never seen him smile. Hermione was completely enraptured on a chat with Krum, he seemed like a nice guy, but Harry would keep an eye on him to make sure he wouldn’t try to do anything to Hermione while the rest of the school wasn’t paying attention.

At some point Ariana and Ron circled back to their side, Ron was openly laughing at something Ari had just said, she was flushed and her hair was getting a bit frizzy with all the dancing, but she was looking happier than ever if that was even possible.

After a while, however, Percy Black would look over his shoulder from time to time whenever Joseph was distracted, and Harry could tell most of his smiles were forced. Although his eyes would light up every time someone from his group of friends got close enough to chat.

“You know,” Mel casually wrapped her arms around Harry’s neck. “It’s really nice being able to hang out with you without having to scold you for some stupid thing…”

“You don’t have to do that,” He smiled, trying to keep his heartbeat steady when he put both hands on her waist. “But you’re too bossy to stay out of it.”

Mel swatted the back of his head lightly and he chuckled.

“Listen,” Her brows furrowed a bit, her gaze softening. “I only do it because you’re better than this, Harry, whatever it is that makes you act like… I know being popular is fun, and it makes you look cooler in front of the twins, and maybe there’s some kind of competition between you and Percy… maybe you like having all those girls around…”

“It’s not like that,” He immediately responded. “I mean, I guess it was nice at first, but I don’t want to fool around — Listen, Mel, I know you don’t believe me but —”

“I do,” She replied. “I do believe you, Harry, that’s the worst part. Last June when you told me… I know you mean it.”

“You never gave me a real answer, you know?” He frowned, a tiny pout appearing on his face.

“Yeah,” Mel tensed. “I remember.”

“Do you like me?”

She stared up at him, Harry gazed at her brown eyes trying to read her thoughts, usually he was quite good at it, but this time he had no idea what was going on.

Harry was finishing his butterbeer, eyes fixed on Mel, Joseph and Erick chatting at the opposite corner of the hall. Percy was next to him, casually sipping on his own drink, and he was looking at his best friend with a wide smirk on his face.

“What’s got you all pouty?” Percy kicked Harry’s foot with his own.

Harry groaned, his eyes moving towards his friend’s face. “I just can’t see what she sees in those two. Flint especially, I mean, what’s so special about him?”

“You’re kidding, right?” Percy snorted. “He looks like he was sculpted by God.”

“Mate, I’m really not in the mood to hear you lusting after a boy I hate,” Harry looked at Percy in annoyance.

Percy rolled his eyes. “You don’t hate him, you’re jealous.”

“Same thing.”

“Look, if Mel likes you then there’s nothing on this earth that will keep her from dating you, except perhaps your complete lack of self-control. You know her, she won’t go around dating boys just because she can. You’re her best friend.”

“I just wish she would give me a clear answer for once!” He insisted. “She keeps telling me the same thing ‘give me time, Glasses’ — Well, How is time going to give her a solution if she doesn’t want one?”

“You can’t force her, Harold,” Percy sighed. “At least you got a chance with your crush…”

“What?” Harry looked at him in disbelief. “You came to the Yule Ball with the best guy on earth!”

Percy’s eyebrows shot up and he grinned. “So you admit he’s handsome?”

“Well of course I admit he’s handsome! I’m not blind!” Harry exclaimed in exasperation. “Not entirely! Doesn’t mean he can just show up out of nowhere and take Mel away!”

“You did that to yourself,” Percy shrugged. “When you chose mischief over her.”

“Well, if I was the one who pushed her away, that only means I can also bring her back.”

Harry stood up abruptly, walking towards the small group with a firm step. Percy followed him quietly with his eyes, he didn’t have the energy to actually stand and chase after him, besides, his feet were sore, and he’d always prefered to watch anyway.

Harry gently grabbed Mel by the shoulder to get her attention, she turned around and smiled at him, he whispered something in her ear, then her smile slowly vanished. She moved away and spoke, their interaction quickly turned into a heated argument that they tried hard to keep to themselves, Erick and Joseph walked away a little.

Percy saw Joseph asking something to Erick, he responded by shaking his head and a look that said ‘Trust me, you don’t want to get involved.’

Percy is highly entertained by the scene, he’s already halfway to his second butterbeer when Harry abruptly turns around and walks out of the hall. Mel stops for the briefest moment, then determination hits her and she follows him out without even glancing back to the boys she’s leaving behind.

When she walks past Percy’s table, he can hear her muttering something that sounds a lot like ‘this is not over’ and ‘I’m sick of this. I’m done’.

Then he feels someone taking a seat next to him and his eyes move to his left, quickly landing on Hermione’s, who has a lovely blush across her cheeks.

“Hi,” She says. “Fun night, isn’t it?”

“Yeah, hilarious,” He answers, taking in her whole appearance. “You look beautiful, ‘Mione.”

Hermione blinks, Percy’s known to be any girl’s dream, but she’d never been on the receiving end of his compliments. She blushes, and the boy suddenly remembers what his dad told him before, something about girls not appreciating compliments when they’re uncalled for. The last he wants is to make her uncomfortable, so he clears his throat and decides to give her an opportunity to leave this awkward situation.

“Think I’ll go to bed,” He sighs, leaving his unfinished butterbeer on the table. “My feet are killing me.”

Hermione gives a start and stands up as well. “Oh, okay… Did Joseph leave already? Could’ve sworn I saw him five minutes ago…”

“He’s over there with his cousin and Daphne… and some Beauxbatons classmates, he’ll be fine.”

Hermione immediately notices his strange behaviour.

“Is everything alright? Did you two fight or something?”

“What? No, we’re not Harry and Mel,” He jokes. “No, it’s just… I’m tired, really, it’s fine.”

“I thought...” Hermione looks at him curiously, “that you’d be more excited about being Joseph’s date. I mean, you and Mel used to ramble about him all the time but now…”

“Well, if I have to be honest, I wanted to ask someone else, but she got a date before I could do it.”

“Oh,” Hermione’s eyes are suddenly far more attentive. “Want to talk about it?”

“I… Yeah, why not,” He lets out defeated, “it’ll be quick…”

They sit down again, and Percy starts talking.

“I’ve known her for a long time, and I think she’s amazing but I’ve never talked about it with anyone because I know they’ll tease me, and everyone teases Harry all the time about his crush on Mel, I don’t want that.”

“Well, having a crush on a girl isn’t the end of the world, you know?”

“No, I didn’t mean it like that,” He says calmly. “The problem is that she’s a friend, and I don’t know, I don’t want to make her uncomfortable... But everyone’s expecting me to date someone soon, and all I can think about is how bloody annoying it is that I can’t fall for any of the people that are already crushing on me, and instead I pick one of the few that don’t even look twice my way.”

“That’s interesting,” Hermione grinned. “You always gave off the impression that you would date someone like that, you know? You’ve never liked attention the way Harry and Ron do.”

Percy shrugged again, deciding not to reply directly. Hermione continued.

“So this girl,” She nudged his arm gently. “Who is she? Do I know her?”

Percy smiled knowingly, he shook his head and looked at the crowd in front of him, trying to gather his thoughts.

“Well, I think you do,” He admitted. “She’s really smart, and she’s got a sharp sense of humour, although sometimes it’s hard for her to take things lightly, she worries too much about being perfect in school, but when she’s just having a moment to rest and talk to her friends it’s like she can light up the whole room with her laugh… and her eyes are so intense… I’d never seen eyes like hers before I came to school…”

Hermione is enraptured by his detailed description, slowly she starts building this imaginary girl in her head, and she understands why he likes her so much.

“But she’s not interested,” He finished, looking back at her with a rather intense gaze. “Not that I’m aware of, at least. When she heard I was attending the Yule ball with Joseph there was no reaction — She said she was happy for me but… yeah, maybe I should get over it.”

“Have you tried to talk to her?”

Percy’s eyes never left hers when he replied. “That’s what I’m doing.”

Hermione’s heart squeezed and stopped beating for a second, a wild second in which part of her suddenly realized that maybe, just maybe, the girl Perseus was crushing on was —

“Herm-own-ninny,” Krum walked up to them, his eyes shining with adoration towards the girl. “I haff drinks…”

“Oh, that’s great!” Hermione replied instantly to his comment, although her voice sounded a bit strangled as she did. “But I want to dance a bit more, you don’t mind, do you? See you, Perseus!”

“I — Okay,” He stumbles over his words, he tries hard to act like he’s not hurt. “Yeah, see you.”

Percy decides to call it a night, he knows Joseph won’t get upset, he knew Percy had a crush on someone else, and is not like he has the energy to keep on faking that he’s alright, he’s not, and all he wishes is to go back to bed and maybe cry a little.

With every step he takes his chest feels heavier and heavier, by the time he reaches the third floor his eyes are already teary and he’s doing his best to keep them dry. He pushes a fake tapestry with one arm and runs into Mel and Harry.

“Shit!” He turns around and stares at the wall in front of him with wide eyes, momentarily forgetting all about his heartache.

Harry and Mel break their kiss and immediately stammer an explanation. Percy interrupts them waving a hand to shut them up and making some unintelligible noises.

“I don’t care, I don’t care!” He yells. “My God, you two are bloody unbelievable, we have to set some boundaries around here —”

“You walked in on us!” Harry argued. “It’s not like we asked you to watch!”

“Why is it always me?” Percy whines. “I think we ought to take a break from being friends, I really think we’re spending too much time together.”

“Oh, calm down, Paddie,” Mel says grumpily. “It’s nothing, okay?”

“What?” Harry asks. “What do you mean it’s ‘nothing’?”

“Shut up for a moment, will you?” She groans. “Percy’s having a crisis!”

Percy turns around again, his eyes wide in shock.

“What the hell is going on here?”

Harry and Mel share a look, then look back at Percy. Harry smiles guiltily.

“I got my answer, mate.”

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