My Love // Theo Nott

ten

That night after studying with Harry I went to the boys' dorm. Hermione was busy working on a project with someone and since Ron wasn't being forced to study by Hermione it was only me and Harry.

I didn't stop by my room to drop off my bag and textbooks so when I walked into the boys' room of course one of them had to say something.

"Do you ever stop studying?" asked Draco. I just rolled my eyes and put my stuff on one of the desks.

I realized Pansy wasn't in there so I asked. "She went to get ready for bed, but she said she'd be back soon." said Blaise.

I went to sit on Elio's bed. I was still wearing my robe because I wore my shortest skirt. It was my only clean one and I hated it. I wore my robe all day and people started noticing I never took it off how I usually do, but they didn't question it.

"So, who were you studying with?" asked Elio.

"Harry."

"Shocker, where was Granger?" asked Draco. I never understood why they rarely ever called anyone by their first name, but I've stopped questioning it because that's what's normal here.

"With someone else."

"Where was the other one they're always with?" asked Elio.

"His room I'm guessing. Why?" I asked.

"No reason. When was the last time you wrote to mum?"

"Last Thursday, I think."

"You wanna write to her with me?" he asked.

"Uh, sure." I walked over to Elio. He was sitting at his desk and got out a parchment and quill. He began writing, but I decided I'd just look at what he wrote when he was done.

"Look." he said and moved the parchment in my line of view. It said:

Be honest, do you like Theo? I won't get mad, I promise.

I looked at him and he was already staring at me. When I didn't say anything he asked, "So, what do you think?" I looked back at the parchment and thought about it. I did like someone, but not Theo. I wrote:

I don't, but I do like Cedric. You're not mad, right?

His eyes went wide and he ripped up the parchment. That caught the attention of everyone in the room. I stepped back a little and Elio stood up. He looked at me and then at everyone in the room.

I didn't say anything because I didn't want to trigger him. In all reality I didn't like Cedric in that way. I liked someone else, but I'd obviously never tell him. He'd go crazy since I'm always hanging out with that boy.

Elio grabbed me by my elbow and dragged me to the bathroom. Before he slammed the door behind us I heard Blaise ask, "Mate, what's wrong?" but we both ignored him.

Elio started whispering, but I could tell it took him everything to not yell, "Tell me Rory, why the fuck do you like a guy two years older?" he asked.

"I thought you said you wouldn't get mad?"

"I said that about Theo!" he yelled. I knew everyone in the room heard that.

"Please be quiet." I told him.

"I actually thought you liked Theo." he said, frustrated.

"Cedric doesn't even like me like that so you have nothing to worry about."

"How do you know?" he asked curiously.

"When I was with him and his friends he started talking about some other girl." When I said that Elio came up to me and hugged me. "You have nothing to worry about."