We're the Weasleys || Weasley Next Gen

Part 2, Chapter 50- Theo's POV

**A/N** Hi guys! Sorry it took me so long to get this out, it's been pretty hectic! I'm in a car right now using a pretty awful hotspot so here's hoping that this uploads without any issues. I'll be back throughout the week hopefully, and if not there will definitely be something new next weekend! Much love and I hope you are staying safe out there xx

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Bubotuber swellings!" Professor Longbottom says cheerily once we are all set up in the fourth-year greenhouse.

"Gross," Lucy mutters under her breath.

Oscar, Gilbert, and I stifle our laughter as Longbottom continues on with his introduction, "The bubotuber is a black slug-like plant that is covered in white pus-filled blotches."

"Sounds a lot like Berniece if you ask me," Neil Hyland says from a little way up the table.

"Say that again and I'll hex your eyebrows off Hyland," I snap at him.

Professor Longbottom looks at both me and Neil, "Unacceptable behaviour from each of you. Ten points from both Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff." He takes a second before continuing with his lecture,

"The pus that is squeezed from the bubotuber is used to cure severe forms of acne, however, if it isn't diluted, it will cause you to break out into severe boils where ever it touches your skin. With this in mind, today I am going to have each of you harvest ten vials of bubotuber pus. Dragon hide gloves are mandatory, Madam Pomfrey does not need a bunch of fourteen year-olds covered in boils in her hospital wing."

"Can we... not sir?" Pandora says, "Sounds disgusting."

"So does your voice but you're still making us listen to it," Lucy says to her. Instantly she covers her mouth with her hand like she can't believe she just said what she said.

Longbottom takes five points from Hufflepuff and completely ignores Pandora's question about not wanting to participate.

The class gets to work, Gilbert, and I head over to the front of the class to get everyone some bubotuber plants.

"Josie's not sitting with you in class?" Gilbert asks once we are alone.

I shrug, "You lot made it pretty obvious that you didn't want her around. What do you expect me to do? Force my girlfriend to hang out with people who clearly don't like her? How would your mental state be after that sort of confrontation?"

Gilbert looks at me defeated, "That's not. Look, Theo, you were right, we haven't had time to actually get to know her so why don't you..."

"Hey Theo," Josie says coming up behind me, "What're you doing tonight?"

I glance at Gilbert before turning around and looking at my girlfriend, "Whatever you're doing I guess." I smile before kissing her cheek.

Gilbert clears his throat, "We're going to see how close we can get to the whomping willow after dinner. You're coming with us, Josie."

Josie and I both look at Gilbert.

"Oh no really, it's alright." Josie says, "Theo darling if you're busy we can see each other in the common room after curfew or something."

"No, I'm serious. I want you and Theo to come with us." Gilbert says again. There's more power in his words than there was the first time he said it.

I look at Josie to kind of get a feel of what she's thinking. She smiles that small little smile of hers that makes me weak in the knees and she nods, "Okay, but I don't want to be a burden or anything."

"You're not a burden," Gilbert says picking up a couple of bubotuber plants, "If anything Theo's the burden."

"Christ alright, you can find someone else's Easter dinner to crash if you're going to be like that," I say to my best friend.