*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧. Valentine Lotus was a rare girl; wickedly smart and constantly sweet. That is, unless, you get on her bad side, which James Potter just so happens to do when he dumps a canister of red paint on the wrong person.
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In which James Pott...
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(ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 17: ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ)
"No, I'm being serious. I ate all of them in two hours and I must've gained at least twelve pounds because look," Macey laughed, rubbing her hands over her stomach, which she jutted out to make her point.
"Well, pace yourself next time."
"I have no self control!" Macey whined in rebuttal to her friend, the two of them sitting in the common room together.
Valentine and Macey had found each other at Kings Cross earlier that morning, riding the Hogwarts Express back to the school while they spoke of their holiday. Due to the packed train and struggle to find an open compartment, Valentine and Macey hadn't been able to come across the Marauders, so they figured they'd wait until dinner that night to see them.
"Clearly," Valentine muttered, flipping the page in her book.
"Well it's your fault, really. Stupid baking," Macey grumbled. "By chance, do you have anymore? Just a little sum sum?"
Valentine snorted loudly and turned to the girl. "If you ask like that again the answers always gonna be no."
"So rude and for what? Not very Hufflepuff of you," Macey said with a chastising click of her tongue.
"Funny coming from you," Valentine grinned, watching as another Hufflepuff, Holly, walked through.
"Hey, Holly! How was your break?" Valentine asked, earning a warm smile from the girl.
"Quite nice, and yours?"
"Wonderful! Where are you headed?" Valentine inquired, closing the cover of her book and sitting up straighter.
"Dinner. Aren't you two coming?" Holly answered, and Valentine wore a look of surprise.
"Oh, is it that time already?" Valentine asked, getting to her feet and hoisting Macey up besides her. "Thanks, Holls!"
Holly nodded before turning, continuing on to dinner, Valentine and Macey following not too far behind.
As they entered the Great Hall, Valentine took notice of how all the Christmas decorations had been taken down, yet the candles still stayed suspended mid air, illuminating the room.
When Valentine passed by the Gryffindor table on the way to hers, she paused to wave at the boys, and as promised, Sirius sent her a wink, the others giving her smiles, although James sent her an overenthusiastic wave.
After they sat down, Celia came over soon after, smiling the brightest Valentine had ever seen the girl smile.
"Does your face hurt?" Macey sarcastically retorted as she ate her buttered roll, staring at the girl besides her with a sparkle in her eye.
