Coercion ✔️

Chapter 16

(Blaise's POV)

"Hey, I have an idea! We should all be friends! You three can call me Luna!" she cheered while my eyes opened wide. I smiled and looked at them as they did the same.

"We would love to be your friends. We'd probably have to keep the friendship on the low though so Snape doesn't find out, what do you say Weasley?" I said while she looked at us with a straight face. She then broke into a huge grin and stuck out her hand.

"Call me Ginny alright?".

"Call me Pansy".

"...Draco".

"Blaise".

Ron's POV
(Next day - Tuesday)

I walked with Mione and Harry to dinner. They kept up a conversation about the potions lesson while I thought about last night. I stayed up again thinking about Zabini. I finally came to terms that I have a crush on him but now I'm too scared to look at him. What if he finds out I like him?! What would I do?

"Ron?! What's up with you lately? You've been out of it for days!" Mione said while she had the door of the Great Hall open waiting for me.

"Oh I'm really sorry, thanks Mione," I spit out while speed walking through the door.

"I'm serious Ron. What's going on, we're your best friends you can tell us" she asks, putting a hand on my shoulder as we walked to the table.

"Seriously I'm fine. I've just had a lot on my mind. I know I've said that a lot lately but it's true!" I reassure them with a smile as she sighed and looked away.

"Sure Ron. I know somethings up but I won't push". I gave her a thankful smile as we got to our seats and Harry leaned into me whispering.

"Hey is this about Zabini? You do look a bit pale, have you been getting enough sleep?" he asked. I shook my head and gave him a small smile.

"It's not Harry. And I have been sleeping I'm just... hungry" I said with a shrug as I filled my plate with food. He looked at me for a bit before tapping my shoulder again and making me turn to him.

"Ron I don't mean to come off rude but... don't you think you've been eating... a lot lately?" he said while keeping his voice down. I stared at him as he looked away. It was true I'd been eating a lot more than normal. It wasn't that I was always hungry but whenever I was stressed, tired, or worried I would start eating.

"You're right... I just feel like I can't stop. It makes me sick" I said while falling into him and he sighed while putting his hands around me and rubbing my back. I felt all my bottled-up emotions come back to me as my eyes got watery and I let out a silent sob gaining his attention.

"Woah Ron are you crying?!" he asked startled gaining the attention of a few of my friends around me. I heard a few people asking what was going on but it made me cry harder which caused Harry to grab my wrist and pull me out of my seat. I hid my face with my other hand as he pulled me out of the Great Hall.

He pulled me around the corner into an empty hallway and brought me into a hug while I rested my head on his shoulder as I continued to cry. Soon there were rushed footsteps as I heard Mione's voice.

"Ron?! What's going on, why are you crying?!" she asked frantically while pulling me and Harry into a big hug. I didn't answer and kept crying into them as they silently comforted me for a few minutes. When my crying turned into sniffles I released myself from the hug and took a step back.

"Ron, I think it's time you tell us what's bothering you. I haven't seen you cry like that in forever" Harry sighed while I nodded my head. I guess it's about time.