regret, harry potter (rewriting)

thirty eight

Things have been going well for the new couple. January 10th, the day they got together, and the two have been in their happiest place ever since.

News of them being together outspread around the whole school in a matter of seconds (not literally of course).

However, something Aurelia noticed is that lots of girls have been giving her dirty looks, possibly due to jealousy. Even one time, all eyes were on her when she went to the library as they whispered to one another, leaving her no choice but to leave the place.

Good thing, Ernie approached her one day and congratulated her, saying that he always expected it.

Meanwhile, due to Alex's constant snogging, she forgot to mention this to him and he had to find out from other people which resulted in furious Alex.

"Oh no, he's coming." Aurelia hid behind Harry as they were walking in the hallway to their potions class.

"Just the people I've been looking for!" exclaimed Alex. "Hey Rellie, have something to say?"

"I'm sorry! I've been meaning to tell you about us but you've been so busy with Megan! I don't want to snatch you away from her!" Aurelia pleaded.

"Years of friendship and you forget about me," Alex said dramatically, touching his chest.

"I'm sorry," Aurelia apologized once more. "Well to make yourself feel better, we're not really dating."

"What?!" Harry shrieked.

"I mean we are but — it's a one-month trial," she corrected.

"One month what? What is she talking about Potter?" Alex frowned.

"Well er- she doesn't really fully trust me yet so I offered her to date me for a month. If she still hates me she can break up with me right away and I won't bother her, if she doesn't we can continue to date and maybe stay together forever," Harry explained beamingly.

"Seriously?" Alex furrowed his eyebrows. "You both are weird."

"Together forever?" Aurelia raised her eyebrows amusedly at Harry.

"Yeah." Harry smiled sheepishly at her.

"Well, congratulations." Alex patted both of their shoulders. "I'm warning you, Potter, you hurt her, I'll hex you to oblivion."

Currently, Harry and Aurelia are having their breakfast under the tree by the black lake. Aurelia is sitting in between his legs with her back pressed on his chest. She is reading her transfiguration notes, so Harry puts his chin on her shoulder to see what she's reading about while his right hand is drawing circles on her right thigh, spreading the fluttery feeling all over her body with his left arm wrapped around her waist.

"Let's just stay here and skip school," he suggested.

"We can't, Harry. . . We need to study for our N.E.W.T.s.," Aurelia reminded him.

"But I don't want to," he whined before kissing her neck. "Let's just cuddle all day. I don't need N.E.W.T.s. anyway, I'm going to be a quidditch player."

"Well I want to be a healer and I need it."

"You'll be a brilliant healer either way," Harry encouraged her as he kissed her cheek.

"Thank you but you're not the judge of that," she said before standing up. "Now c'mon." She offered her hand for him to stand up.

"Fine! Fine!" he groaned, accepting her hand for him to stand up.

The whole time they were in transfiguration class, Harry only paid attention the first ten minutes of the class, unlike Aurelia who paid attention to everything although she was slightly distracted with Harry's left hand on her thigh drawing circles the whole class.

Aurelia noticed that Harry's love language is physical touch which she doesn't mind — at all. While his left hand was on her thigh, he used his right hand to draw. Aurelia is certain Professor McGonagall knew Harry didn't pay attention at all, however she didn't scold Harry. Aurelia swore she saw Professor McGonagall smile at the sight of Harry and her.

After they finished the class, Harry handed her a piece of parchment. Turns out he was drawing her the entire class of transfiguration. At the bottom of the parchment, he wrote Made by Harry James Potter.

"I know I can't draw but I hope you like it," he said sheepishly at her.

"I love it, H." She flung herself at him and wasted no time to savor his lips.

Harry grinned like a Cheshire cat during the kiss and wrapped her closer to him.

"We're here you know," Ron reminded them with Hermione beside him.

"Stop it, Ron, let them be." Hermione nudged Ron's ribs.

Aurelia's next class is Ancient Runes which means Harry's not going to be in her class since Harry and Ron didn't take the class, so the two Gryffindor boys decided to walk the girls to their Ancient Runes class.

The whole time, Harry didn't let go of his hand from Aurelia, stealing glances at her as he kept smiling sheepishly to himself.

"I have a gift for you later," said Harry. "I think it'll look adorable on you."

"Okay." She nodded excitedly.

Aurelia then tried to tie her hair into a ponytail until she realized she forgot her hair tie which forced her to let down her hair again.

Harry noticed this and started to reach for Aurelia's hair and tried to put her hair in a ponytail again.

"I don't have my hair tie with me, H."

"I know. Good thing your boyfriend is brilliant," he said cockily and started to tie her hair with one of his hair ties on his wrist.

"Why do you have a hair tie on your wrist?" she asked him after he finished tying her hair. "And how can you tie my hair?"

"Practiced on a barbie doll," he shrugged. "I have a hair tie with me because I read that it's nice to have a pair in case your partner forgot their hair tie like you just did. See my readings are proven to be worth it."

"That's sweet and smart but how did you get a barbie doll?" She frowned.

"Transfiguration," he answered proudly. "The barbie doll looks like you by the way. I specifically get the curly-haired one. I can show you later."

Once they were in front of the Ancient Runes classroom, Harry sighed heavily. "Guess this is it then."

"You're so dramatic, I'm just going to ancient runes then we'll meet again," she said, chuckling at the saddened expression of her boyfriend — trial boyfriend.

"Still," he said sadly. "I'll miss you. I told you we should just skip classes today."

"So dramatic," she cooed before kissing his lightning bolt scar. "I'll see you later after this, H."

"Bye." He waved his hand sadly at her while Ron pulled him away from her.