𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄 - 𝐝.𝐦.

𝟎𝟖𝟕 - 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲

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take a short every time...:
- i mention eyebrows
- there's an interruption
- one of them simps

WORD COUNT: 11307

i'll get started on an update when this chapter gets 3k comments (i think y'all can do it, you've done 4k for the last three) and like 500 votes? idk. and it would be swag if y'all checked out my new book SCAR! it only has one chapter but i promise unlike tongues im actually gonna update it

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Somehow, in the four minutes it takes to get in the broom and fly down from the center of the Hogwarts roof to the grounds, a thunderstorm erupts from the few dark grey clouds in the sky, blurring my view of the stars and making my grip on my broom slippery.

I'm forced to land far from the castle. The rain makes it hard to see, and the dark doesn't help in that department. Perhaps I'm paranoid, but the thought of being struck by lightning while midair doesn't sound so appealing to me.

When we land on the grass, I nearly slip backwards onto my arse from how wet it is. Celeste is shivering violently behind me as she swings her leg off of the broom and instantly wraps her arms around mine while I step off as well, catching me off guard. I glance down at her, feeling the rain paste my hair to my forehead, but she's looking down to avoid getting rain in her face while one of her hands comes up to pat sadly at her curls.

"Can you run?" I shout over a clap of thunder that makes me jump slightly in surprise while we begin a trudge towards the secret passage, our legs still shaking from the rough landing.

Celeste glances down at her feet, and I'd laugh at the sight of one bare and the other wearing a slipper if there wasn't rain pouring down my back and making my shirt stick to my chest. She then nods, though, tilting her head up to give me a furious, twisting expression of determination.

I untangle my arm from hers to grip her hand tightly, the rain making our palms slide around until she locks her fingers with mine and squeezes. We share a brief glance before bolting off towards the castle, both our nails digging into the other's knuckles so we don't lose each other. A flash of lightning briefly lights up the sky, illuminating the dimensions of the ominous thunderclouds hovering lowly above the castle, and a chill shivers its way down my spine.

A gasp rips out of Celeste's mouth as we approach the passageway, and instantly, she topples onto me, making my foot slip.

Down we go crashing to the wet grass, the air knocking out of my lungs as my back hits the ground. Celeste comes falling on top of me, her forehead hitting mine harshly and making the two of us groan. Her hand still grips mine and twice as tightly as she blinks water out of her eyes. My own vision takes a few moments to blur before she becomes clear in front of me.