eternally yours ,, percy weasley (REWRITING)

II. december 18th, 1991

" dear percy weasley

i wanted to ask if your family had permitted you to stay at hogwarts for the holidays? mine have seeing as my grandmother will be coming over and does not have the best views on "witchcraft" and anything like it.

but back to my original question, don't worry i have no plans of stalking you but i wanted to ask if it would be okay if we exchanged presents!

anonymously of course because of the embarrassment i might face if you had seen me and rejected me wholeheartedly would make me quite glum and that would be terrible for the winter season, wouldn't you agree?

i have found the perfect word to describe you! polymath, if you find what it means, do share. of course, i know what it means but a sign you pay attention to the contents of my letters would be wonderful.

eternally yours ♡︎ "

percy read the letter with a small smile on his face. after receiving 2 letters per week he was used to them, sometimes awaited them. they would either give him an ego boost or a good laugh. he did not know why the person on the other side was so adamant with their crush on him or at least that's what he assumed it was. they couldn't truly just be in love with him from a few glances or else that would be incredibly shallow. aside from that, maybe it was the christmas spirit or just curiosity but as the snowy owl watched over him with a peculiar gaze, he picked up his quill and began to write something back.

" dear person who's name i have yet
to know,

i'll have you know that i am staying
in hogwarts for christmas. it brings me much displeasure to hear about your grandmother, i hope one day she will come to accept you. if your grandmother does not approve of magic, does that mean you're a muggle born or at least a half-breed? this may be the first clue you have given me to figure out who you are.

it would be fine if we exchanged gifts though i'd have no idea what to get you so please excuse my gift if it is not to your liking. if i saw you i have no doubt in my mind that I wouldn't have rejected you yet i feel like it would be better if we started on common grounds. friends? perhaps you could give me a nickname to call you by?

i do know the definition of polymath. a person of wide knowledge or learning, correct? i presume it does fit me quite well. one can never be too knowledgeable. me being head boy can serve as some proof to that. i do read your letters, as surprising at that may be to you but they have weaseled their way into my schedule.

yours truly, percy weasley "

the owl looked shocked as it grabbed the letter with its talons before taking off without notice, leaving percy a little shocked himself. he shook his head and got back to finishing his notes for potions class.

the owl was less than graceful as it flew through the bathroom window to the meeting spot of the trio as priya shifted back. "he wrote! he wrote tia!" she said excitedly as she handed the letter to her friend who was looking at her with a star struck gaze on her face as she received the letter. reading it over quickly she let out a girlish squeal.

"we're going to exchange gifts! oh cass, you have to ask your parents to stay. please please pleaseeee!" the hufflepuff spoke at a million miles per minute as she latched onto the taller girls hand. sighing as she rubbed her eyebrows, cassiopeia gently pried the letter from her hands. reading it over she rolled her eyes.

"he's so weirdly formal, don't you think?" the slytherin said playfully as she passed the letter to priya with a smirk on her face.

priya read the letter quickly before clearing her throat, "aHem, for i do know the definition of polymath. a person of wide knowledge or learning." she proclaimed with a heavy pompous accent, her hair turning orange to match his own. the three of them giggled as tiara took back the letter and hugged it tightly her chest.

"oh god, why did i suggest that! what if i don't get him a nice enough present and he sends it back?"

"he's a weasley, i doubt he'd reject anything that costs more than a sickl-" cassiopeia was cut off by a smack on the back of her head as tiara gave her a disapproving glance.

"alright fine, i'll stop with the weasley slander." rolling her eyes as the pakistani girl stuck her tongue out at her from her place on the windowsill.

"anyways, i'll probably get him a journal or some new quills! that's basic stuff everyone needs, right?" tiara suggests as the other two girls nodded their heads, words like 'definitely' 'sure' and 'totally' echoed in response. she wasn't sure if they were mocking her but if she was being honest, she didn't even care.

waltzing out the bathroom with the letter tucked between her books and a cheerful look on her face, she didn't even notice that she had bumped into someone. she stumbled a little bit the other person was knocked to their feet.

"i'm so sorry, i swear it was an accident.." she trailed off as she looked at the person she had knocked to the floor. it was her crush of the month, the short-lived love of her teenage life, percy ignatius weasley. "let me help you up!" she grabbed his hand and pulled him up, crouching down to gather his books and parchment along with a quill he had carried before putting them back into his arms. he wasn't that much taller than her, him being around 6 foot and her standing at 5'9.

he had a look on his face and you could tell he was upset by being knocked down as one would be but he just brushed off his robes and looked at her. sighing and saying thank you before continuing on his way to the library.

though he had probably been upset with her in the few seconds they had interacted, her heart still pounded in her chest, a light shade of maroon dusted her tan cheeks. she looked in the direction he had walked in, her mind still stuck on the feel of his hand in hers.