Always : Theodore Nott

Chapter 3

It's Friday and Aurora is walking Fred and George to quidditch practice. They have training with Wood and they can't afford to be late.

Aurora is currently banned from the team for knocking Malfoy clean off his broom after he called Hermione a mudblood during one of their matches. She has no regrets, only the fact that he wasn't more injured. Slimy git. The Gryffindor team miss their top chaser dearly, but she is due to join back in about three or four days.

The twins have been tense as a result of their upcoming game against their rivals, Slytherin. As well as the fact that Aurora may not be back in time to play. Aurora walks in between the two on their way down the beaten path to the quidditch field. She can already see Oliver Wood zooming around setting up the pitch for drills. Oh how she misses it.

Fred drags her out of her thoughts.

"So Rory, do you fancy a trip to Hogsmeade this evening for a butterbeer after practice?" He asks, trying to distract her from the fact that she isn't training with them.

Aurora was about to accept the offer of a drink with her bestfriends when her study session with Theo pops to the forefront of her mind.

"Shoot, I can't boys sorry. I'm doing this sort of study session set up for extra credit with Snape."

"Ooooo, she is a nerd," George pokes her side.

"Shut it Weasley, one of us have to be."

"Study session hmmm? With who then?" Fred asks, both himself and his twin interested in her answer, slinging their arms over her shoulders.

"Nott," she answers in a barely audible voice.

"What was that Rory? Crookshanks got your tongue?" Fred teases.

"Nott," she says louder.

Both boys come to a standstill, causing Rory to do the same.

"Nott?! He's a  bloody genius! He's top of our Charms class and second after you in Divination! No way he needs tutoring,"George says with a surprised tone.

"Well he's shit at Potions apparently," Aurora says, intrigued at George's confession.

"Well, careful anyway, he's a heartbreaker," Fred giggles guiding the three of them to walk forward once more.

"Although, I've never even seen him with a girl before, he just has the rep I guess," George adds.

This interests Aurora. She was aware of Nott's impending reputation as a playboy but she realises soon after, she has never seen him with any girl in that way either. Interesting, wonder why not? She asks herself.

He and the heartbreaker party that consists of Malfoy, Zabini, Riddle and Pucey strut around the halls in their little v-shaped formation: Draco, Blaise and Theo, Mattheo and Adrian. They treat Hogwarts like, as the muggles would say, their Playboy Mansion. But Nott never does, apparently, as Aurora has just learned.

Before they know it they find themselves standing along the short side of the quidditch pitch. Aurora stops and folds her arms and the twins retracts theirs.

"Right well, I'll be leaving you. Careful the both of you. Don't fancy fixing anymore broken bones," she huffs causing the boys to giggle.

"Worried about us are we?" Fred says sending her a wink, as he leans in for a hug.

"Yes I'm tragically in love with both of you! Please god please don't injure your perfect selves just for me!," she gasps in a mocking tone.

"We'll try our best so, just for you,"George says as he takes his turn to hug his bestfriend goodbye.