It's Called The Black Lake For a Reason (phan hogwarts AU)

CHAPTER TWO - Dan's POV

        It was no accident, that day I met Phil. He was my 'Hot Guy'; the guy I saw in the halls between classes and always admired but never had the nerve to talk to. When I saw him laying in the grass that day, all I wanted to do was go over there and join him, but I didn't know exactly how to go about it. Then I saw his papers start flying around, and I took it as an excuse to start up a conversation with him. But of course, I'm awkward as all hell, and couldn't think of a single interesting thing to say. Luckily for me, he started up a conversation on his own. When he asked me what I was doing, I lied and told him I was going for a walk, when really I was going to meet my friend Anna. I talked to her about my Hot Guy all the time, so I hoped she would understand me ditching her for him.

                We spent the whole day walking around the grounds together, and even though we'd only just met, it felt blissful (I tried my hardest not to act too excited when he told me he was gay). He was the first person I'd talked to that understood me so well. Anna was good for a laugh, and for discussing the hottest guys around the school with me, but trying to get philosophical with her was absolutely pointless. My other friends were pretty good too, of course. But Phil was different.

                It wasn't long before we had to get back to the castle, and despite the fact we had spent the entire day together, I didn't want to leave him. It had been the most perfect day, with the perfect amount of sun and breeze, and I'd hit it off with the infamous Hot Guy, so I was pretty much on cloud nine. We entered the castle together, and without really explaining myself I began walking with Phil to the Hufflepuff common room. Thank god he didn't question me, because I wouldn't have been able to answer.

                The amount of self control it took not to hold his hand was inhuman. I wanted to walk through the halls of the school, holding the hand of the older, attractive Hufflepuff boy. I wanted to kiss him in front of all the Slytherin's who made fun of Hufflepuff's for being 'lame' or whatever it was that people thought. What I wanted to do least was walk back to my common room alone, and that's exactly what I had to do.

                When we reached the entrance to the Hufflepuff common room, Phil turned to me. He looked like he was about to say something, but my self control was waning and his eyes were such a piercing blue and I couldn't control myself and I didn't care what he was going to say being nothing was more important than this so I kissed him. It shouldn't have been a big deal, it was just a stupid kiss, but when he pulled away I felt like the world was on the brink of destruction. All I could imagine was how much I was going to regret doing this later.

                But instead of the awkward glance and goodbye I was expecting, I got a smile. Phil looked completely over the moon, and the tension I had felt a second ago dissolved at the sound of Phil and I's laughter. He smiled one of his life destroying smiles (the very same one he’d used on me earlier in the day) and I felt my knees wobble.

                "I had a really good time today" he practically whispered.

                "Oh my god so did I" I said, not being able to keep the sound of excitement out of my voice. Again, Phil laughed, and I felt like maybe his laugh would be the death of me.

                I stood outside the door of the common room far too long after he went inside, and just took a minute to breathe. As much as I tried, I couldn't wipe the stupid grin off my face. I couldn’t believe this was happening to me.