Breath-Drarry COMPLETE

Chapter 16

—Teddy POV—

A yawn rang through the room as John, Gabriel, Wendy and I got ready for bed.

"So," Wendy started to say before he interrupted himself with a yawn, "Slughorn has assigned so much recently. What's his deal? He's not usually uptight outside of the classroom."

"What's got his knickers in a twist?" I heard a voice in a goofy accent say. Wendy, Gabriel and I turned to the source of the voice, finding that it was none other than John who said it. We burst into a snicker.

"Anyways," Gabriel sighed, "I don't know. All my teachers have been acting strange. Rather unwell."

"We're in the same year. We all have the same teachers," Wendy interjected as he struggled to get his jacket out of of his trunk, while Gabriel clicked his tongue and made a dismissive gesture.

"Well," I said, sighing, "if there's something they're not telling us, surely it will come to light sooner or later."

The rest of the night was just the same. We joked about the day's happenings, dreaded tomorrow's assignments. Then, we all laid down and went to sleep.

But then I felt a strange trickle or buzz in the back of my neck. I jolted awake, puzzled, hoping the others felt it too. I looked around and they were all asleep.

What was that? I slowly raised my hand up to the base of my neck, rubbing the spot, but I didn't feel anything else. As I kept rubbing the spot, I couldn't help but think of Scorpius.

Hm. He's been awfully clingy lately.

...No, that's mean of me. I shouldn't be saying that. As of late, Scorpius has been spending much time with me and my friend group. It was sweet at first, that he wanted to get to know my friends better. He's already spending time with Luca since they're in the same house, so it should be natural that he'd want to spend time with us.

...But then again, it's mostly with me. Every time they go somewhere, I have to stay behind with Scorpius. He doesn't pull me aside or anything. He just... Doesn't want to move from that spot.

I don't know. Maybe I should be giving him the benefit of the doubt. I know he's having a hard time making friends.

I just hope that, when he does, he makes good ones... And leaves me alone.

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Next morning, I awoke to find John, Gabriel and Wendy still sleeping, John contorted into what should be an uncomfortable position on the bottom bunk. I'm up early... That's new. Thank Merlin none of us snores.

I debated going back to sleep, but decided against it. I might as well get ready early... Get a head start.

And so I did. I brushed my teeth, put on some clothes for the day... Nothing out of the usual. I groggily went back into my room from the restroom, my steps still heavy. The others were still asleep, with the usual shift in their position every now and then.

Should I... Check my schoolwork? I exhaled exasperatedly at the thought. No.

I rubbed my eyes, yawning. I raised a hand to run it through my hair when I inadvertently touched the back of my neck and got the same buzz I did last night... And I thought of Scorpius again. He's probably still sleeping.

I went outside the common room. My friends won't wake up for a while now. There's not much else to do inside, and I didn't feel like stealing anything from the kitchen at this hour.

I don't know why I was expecting any sort of view once I opened the door... This wasn't Gryffindor Tower. The Hufflepuff common room was in a basement, but at least we were close to the kitchen. Next to it, at an even lower level, the Slytherin room was in a murky dungeon. Supposedly it's directly below the Black Lake, so that's why it's so gloomy there. Luca has only ever talked about it in a positive way.