isn't it romantic | r. weasley

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the day they returned, the four joined everyone on the grounds.

hermione got lost in the crowd and then started to call ron and harry's names.

lily and ron stopped and looked over, then ron called harry who was talking to cho chang.

"hagrids back," she said.

harry dismissed himself from cho, and went to the three.

"are you coming?" ron asked her.

"i- i wish i could. but i have to meet ernie-"

"i figured," he rolled his eyes. lily frowned.

"what's that supposed to mean?"

"i'm just saying you rather be with him-"

"that's not true. you're being unfair," she crossed her arms.

"sure i am."

"i didn't choose to be prefect," she scoffed.

"whatever. see you later," he rolled his eyes again and began to follow harry and hermione.

lily sighed and kicked a rock, heading to the hufflepuff common room.

when she entered, she immediately got the attention of ernie and his friends.

"my dearest lily, finally you have returned to me," ernie teased, earning snickers from matt, simon and jackson.

"not in the mood, ern," she mumbled. "let's just get this over with."

ernie got off of the couch and walked to the desk she sat at, across from her.

"hey. what's up?" he asked sincerely. she wouldn't meet his eyes so he picked up her chin with his fingers. "was it weasley?"

she nodded slightly.

"i'll kill him. matt! jackson! let's get him."

"ernie stop. don't do anything," she grabbed his shoulder as he tried standing.

"no offense lily, but he seems like absolute crap. a boyf-"

"he's not my boyfriend. we're just friends."

"still. a guy shouldn't treat a girl like that. especially not you," he said honestly.

"it's fine. let's just finish this."

matt rolled his eyes at his clueless friend and sat back down, trying to chat up kim, who giggled but obviously rejected his advances.

once lily and ernie finished discussing prefect duties for the second half of the year, he invited to her hang out with them.

"i should study-"

"just a few minutes. look they're playing enchanted bottle," he pursued.

"i've never played." ernie stared at her with his mouth open.

"first time for everything," he said. "if you don't want to, thats fine too. you can watch."

she nodded and followed him to the couch, entering the conversation.

"matty, did your parents ever have any kids after you?" asked simon.

"no?"

"ever wonder why?" he sassed, making kim laugh hard.

"whatever. at least i don't plan on having any kids."

"merlin, thats the first good news thats came out of your mouth since i met you," jackson teased.

"oh shut your mouth, jack!" matthew scoffed and kicked the boy.

"quit the banter, you two. on with the game."

matthew sat up right and bewitched the bottom once more.

"lily? you playing?" he asked.

"erm, no."

"bummer," matt mumbled, "if i have to kiss simon again, i'll quit quidditch."

"shut up and start matt," ernie rolled his eyes.

"first go," he said, spinning it until it landed on kim.

"no way," she said.

"come on, gerwiggins. part of the game."

"fine but on the cheek, no funny ideas kettlekoft."

"from me? never," he laughed as he grabbed her face and gave her a big wet kiss on the cheek.