🧙‍♂️Hogwarts Imagines 🧙‍♀️

Betting - Albus Dumbledore

A/N: This was requested by @badbitchontheblock Hope you enjoy it!

In this, you are best friends with Albus Dumbledore. You are both in your 6th (sorry if this isn't what year you wanted!) year, and you're in Ravenclaw. He's in Gryffindor, but that didn't stop you two from quickly becoming the best of friends. You both like each other, but don't know how to tell the other person. Your name is Nathalie.

"Albus stop!" You squirm madly trying to get out of your best friend's hold.

"Never!" He says laughing as he tickles you. You writhe and squirm laughing hysterically as he continues. Eventually, you both get so tired that you flop down on the grass. Lying by the lake on your backs, you gaze up at the sky. It was sunset, your favorite time of the day. The sky was a beautiful painted picture of pink and orange streaks across it. You sigh happily and roll on your side to face Albus. He's lying on his back with his eyes closed. He looked so peaceful lying there, that you can't help but disturb it. It's time for your revenge! You jump on him and start tickling him. His eyes spring open and he sits up knocking you off balance. You tumble to the ground, laughing. He joins in, and after a while you both calm down. You lay on the ground together, your hands almost touching. You glance down at them. There was electricity fizzing in between your hands.

Could he feel it too? You shake the feeling off and remind yourself that just because you've liked him ever since you first became friends, back in your 2nd year, does NOT mean he feels the same. I really need to get my mind off Albus. Maybe I should go on a date. You almost laugh out loud at the thought. Yeah right, you think. Who would ever want to go on a date with me? You shrug the thought off and look at your watch. It's 20 minutes till curfew.

You sit up. "Albus!" You shake him. "Albus!" He sits up, and groggily asks

"What Nathalie?" You run to the lake, scoop up a handful of water and run back. You dump the water on his head and that wakes him up! He jumps up shaking his head and flinging water everywhere. "Nathalie! What was that for!?"

You shake your head. "I'm sorry Albus, but you weren't waking up, and it's-" you look at your watch "17 minutes till curfew!" Albus looks at you,

"We gotta go!" You both turn and race towards the castle. You check the time. 13 minutes! "Nathalie watch out!" You hear Albus yell from behind you. You look up just in time to see someone crossing the path in front of you. WHAM! You stumble back, rubbing your head. You feel a warm hand on your shoulder.

"Hey. Nathalie right? I'm so sorry I didn't see you!" You look up to see Torquil Travers, the school's "heartbreaker/bad boy/boy every girl wants, in front of you.

"Oh hi Torquil. It's okay, I know you didn't do it on purpose." Albus scoffs behind you. Torquil glances at him briefly, then looks back at you.

"Actually, I was hoping to run into you." You look behind you, but see no one.

"Me?" You ask, pointing to yourself. Torquil laughs and nods.

"Yeah, I wanted to ask you, if maybe you wanted to go down to Hogsmede with me sometime?" You're stunned into silence. Torquil Travers, asking you out? Before you can answer, Albus slings an arm around your shoulders.

"Sorry man, she's already got a guy." You stare up at Albus, thoroughly confused. He squeezes your shoulder, as if to say just go with it.

You stutter "uh-um ye-yes. Sorry Torquil, I am (apparently) dating someone. Maybe another time!" Torquil looks stunned.

"Oh yeah, no problem. Sorry to bother you guys." He looks at Albus, then leaves. Once he's out of sight, you turn to Albus, and hit him.

"Dude! What was that!?" He holds his hands up to shield himself.

"I dunno, I, I wasn't thinking I guess. I just didn't want you to go out with that guy.

"Why not? I've literally never been asked out by anyone! And the one time I do, you stop it by saying we're dating??" You're mad now. Albus steps back.

"Look, Nathalie, I'm sorry. Just that guys bad news. You shouldn't date him." You nod,

"uh huh. Maybe, but why would he ask me out? I'm just a nobody." Albus steps forward.

"You're not a nobody, and the only reason that guys don't ask you out, is because I-" he stops quickly, like he almost revealed something he shouldn't have. You step closer to Albus, your fists balling at your sides.

"You what." He looks down. "You what, Albus!" He looks up at you with a pained expression.

"I tell them not to," he says. You step back. This was not what you were expecting.

"You-you tell them not to?" He nods. "Why?" You ask.

"I just didn't want them to take you away from me. Nathalie I love you. I think I always have. And I'm sorry if me telling you this means we can't be friends anymore, I just needed you to know." He takes a deep breath, and looks up at you. You're absolutely shocked into silence.

All this time, you liked him and he felt the same? You can't believe it. You know you should say something, but you can't seem to get the words out. Albus seems to take your silence as rejection, because he sadly nods his head.

"I figured. Well, it was really nice being your friend Nathalie. I guess I'll see you around." He turns and starts to walk away. You recover your voice, and softly call out

"Albus wait." He stops and looks back.

"What?" His voice is hoarse and cold, and for a second it scares you. You don't know how to put what you're feeling into words, so instead you let your body take over.

Before you can stop to think about what you're doing, you run up to Albus and throw your arms around him. You look up at the surprised look on his face, and giggle. You slowly lean up, and press your lips to his. Your eyes close, as you feel him leaning into the kiss. You both pull away breathless, and you finally find the words you want to say.

"Albus, I love you too." He smiles, and leans down again.

"Good." Before your lips can touch, you're interrupted by a small cough. You pull away and see the Headmaster standing in front of you, a bemused look on his face.

"Professor, um I'm sorry I guess we lost track of time." You say brushing off your cloak. He nods sternly, but you can see a small smile at the corner of his lips.

"I'll let it go just this once, because we've all been dying for this to happen." You look at Albus, amused. "Now head up to bed. I have to go collect my 20 Galleons that the Potions Professor owes me." He gives us a nod and walks away.

You look up at Albus again "they were bidding on us??"

He smiles "guess so." He takes your hand and you walk up to the castle together. You turn at the door just in time to see a shooting star streak across the sky. You smile to yourself.

It's a perfect end to the most wonderful day. 

A/N: So sorry, for some reason it won't let me put a photo up. I think it's because I'm not on my computer. Just imagine Albus as a younger version!