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teddy's pov:

I missed Juniper.

I missed her laugh. I missed planning pranks with her. I missed teasing her. I missed making her blush. I missed the sparkle in her green eyes when she told me to shut up. I missed everything.

What was wrong with me?! She was in a relationship. Granted, a relationship with guy I thought was a total dick, but a relationship all the same. She was happy with Xavier. I should be happy for her. I should be. So why wasn't I?! It didn't make any sense.

I hated seeing his hands all over her. I hated it. I just couldn't figure it out. Why did she like him? And why was I so upset she did? No one was good enough for my Junie. And certainly not Xavier Zabini.

She called me. I'd never heard her that scared. Junie was never vulnerable, not even with us. I bet Xavier wasn't too thrilled she'd done that. And he'd retaliated by never letting her out of his sight.

He just didn't get it. Didn't get her. I mean, what sort of boyfriend didn't know that Junie drank coffee like it was crack? Green tea? What a poseur. He didn't know her at all.

I did. I knew her.

But he was the one groping her right in the middle of the damn corridor, kissing her to make me jealous. Which obviously wasn't working because I wasn't jealous. At all. Why would I be jealous?

Because you've been dreaming about kissing her for-

NO!

I was being protective like a brother. Like a brother. Like a brother. Best friends We were best friends and that was it. It was normal to want to snog your best friend sometimes. Right?

To be honest, I just wanted her back. We hardly talked anymore. She was always with Xavier. Always. And every time I got a second alone with her, there he was. Popping up like a freakin jack in the box from hell.

I even skipped out on my meet up with this cute Ravenclaw girl to follow Juniper to the library, but right as I was about to go up to her, Zabini sat down. I think they got in an argument...I couldn't really hear. Hey, eavesdropping is crucial in some situations. I promise it was justified.

But the cherry on top of this awful sundae, was her ditching movie night for a Slytherin Party. She'd never missed a movie night. None of us had. Once, Charlie had the flu, and even then that didn't stop us. Yeah, we were all coughing up phlegm for a week after, but that was friendship.

And now Juniper was missing it for Xavier. To make matters worse, she'd been attending Slytherin events for the past month. We'd had two parties, both for the Quidditch team she was on, and she did not come to either. If he really loved her, he'd understand. He'd at least make an effort to get to know us.

Okay, maybe we could've been more welcoming. If I had to choose between seeing Junie and pounding Xavier's face in, of course I'd choose her. Although I'd really like it if I could do both.

She looked really pretty too. I hadn't seen that dress before. I hated the fact that Xavier would probably be tearing it off of her while we were watching her favorite movie. Yeah I picked it on purpose. Yeah it was petty. I'm not proud of it. Okay I'm kind of proud of it.

I didn't like to picture Xavier twirling her around the party in the dress. I didn't want to think about what he was doing with his hands. I knew they were sleeping together after that awkward morning in her dorm, but it was easier to pretend they weren't.

She was supposed to be curled up next to me, watching John Cusack and Ione Skye fall in love. Instead she was going to be staying over at Xavier's, for like the hundredth time this week.