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"are you sure i'm not going to get in trouble?" marina whispered to stella, who was leading her down to the dungeons.
"no, and besides, who cares? we haven't had a sleepover in my dorm yet, and i haven't talked to you in ages!" stella explained quietly. "we talked yesterday!" marina argued. "yeah, after i had to throw something at you!" stella said. "you threw a stick!"
the two girls reached the door to the slytherin common room, and marina covered her ears while stella said the password. "you didn't have to do that." stella said, walking ahead of her. "i know." marina sighed.
the first thing marina thought was how different the common room was compared to hers. like, really different.
the common room was a long, low underground room with rough stone walls and ceiling from which round, greenish lamps were hanging on chains. a fire was crackling under an elaborately carved mantelpiece ahead of them.
the room was quite crowded, and marina definitely felt out of place in her bright yellow jumper.
eyes immediately fell on her, and she blushed red. "there's a hufflepuff in here!" a first year claimed, pointing at her.
"it's marina, you idiot." severus snapped as he came down the dormitory steps with regulus behind him. the first year turned around in embarrassment.
that seemed to satisfy everyone, as they all went back to talking. "wow, knight in shining armor!" stella said sarcastically as the two boys approached them.
"didn't want someone to throw something at her." severus said simply. "like you did." regulus added to stella, who kicked his shin.
"well, boys, i would love to stay and chat, but me and marina have a lot to discuss." she said. "why not do it in our dorm? i love hearing about all the stuff that goes down with marina!" regulus said excitedly. severus nodded.
"we aren't staying long." stella snapped. the four of them raced up to severus' dorm, which was empty. "where is everyone?" marina asked. "probably doing something against the rules." severus said, shrugged. marina decided not to comment on it.
"so, what's been going on in the marinaverse?" regulus asked as they all sat down in the middle of the floor. "so much." marina sighed.
the explained how she was going to the ball with remus, how the dream went, and everything that has happened with him.
"okay...what i'm understanding...is that you're both in love with each other but to stubborn to say anything." severus said. "and that you're clearly afraid of liking him." regulus added. "and you both clearly want to go to the ball as more than friends." stella added as well.
marina scoffed. "no, no, no." she said. but even she didn't sound convincing. "really? cause that's what it sounded like." regulus said.
"for salazar's sake, marina!" stella exclaimed. "you had a bloody dream about him! a dream!"
marina stayed quiet. "let's not forget that you did have a crush on him in first year and last year! and he's basically been pining over you since him and charity broke up! no! since him and charity were together!" stella finished.
severus and regulus gave her slow claps.
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after another twenty minutes of marina refusing to believe she had feelings for remus, her and stella went back to her dormitory, leaving the boys.
there were two girls in the dormitory, but stella gave them a look and they quickly walked out. "don't worry, they'll be back soon." stella said.
"welcome to stellaverse talk!" stella said happily as marina dropped her stuff down. "do tell what's been going on in your life." she said.
"there's this boy." stella started, making marina squeal. "shush! these walls are thin!" stella said, making marina shut up.
"but...he's younger than i am, and i don't know if that's frowned upon here." stella said. "i don't think regulus will mind." marina said. stella looked at her oddly.
"who said anything about regulus?" she asked. "i'm assuming. did i get it right?" she asked. stella didn't answer, but her cheeks turned red, which gave her away. "yes!" marina gasped.
the two began going back and forth, stella saying she didn't, marina saying she did, until she finally admitted it.
"so, are you going to ask him to the ball?" marina asked. "no! no way! i wasn't even planning on going until you told me you were going with lupin!" stella said.
"you're going because i'm going to hide with you all night!" marina snapped. "you're going to be dancing with lupin whether you like it or not!"
they went back and forth until the rest of the girls came up to the dormitory and told them to shut up and go to sleep.
