CATS at Hogwarts

Chapter 8: Hunter

Three days after I realized I had fallen for her, I was confronted.

James grabbed my arm after class and waited till all the class was out the door, including the professor.

"You like someone, don't you?" He asked seriously.

I nervously laughed. "Me? Nooo."

"Gabi?" He smirked at me, breaking the serious mask he had on.

"Can we PLEASE talk about this somewhere else!" I punched his arm. He nodded and stuffed his books into his bag. "Anyways, we have double divination right now." We walked up to the tower where the classroom was.

"Gah! I dunno why we took that damn class anyways mate. Should've done Runes, would've been more interesting anyways." He groaned as we clambered up the ladder to divination room. "I wish we got Firenze at least!"

We sank down into two poufs and pulled out our books of rubbish. Or books of death predictions. Because really, that's what she does- predict the death of some person or another. James is a favorite, probably because of his dad. Some big scary bad guy is always out to get him.

"Welcome class." Trelawney stepped out of the shadows, her bug eyes magnified by her glasses. "Today, we shall begin astronomy." The rest of the lesson was a bunch of crap I'm pretty sure we all will never use in class. Stuff like "When Mars is in a line with Venus, avoid knife sharpeners or you will lose a finger." Like what the hell? It's not like I'm going to step outside of the house and grab my telescope and say, "Oh better not touch a knife or a sharpener today because Venus and Mars are in a line!"

I wished with all my heart I had taken Runes. At least you learn stuff in that class, no matter how hard. And, well, she was in that class...

"Day dreaming again, Hunt?" James shook my shoulder, signaling our class was over. "We have a ton to talk about." James actually forced me to skip lunch and dragged me into the commons.

"But I wanna eat!" I whined.

"And I wanna play for Puddlemere United, but I'm stuck here." He snapped. "Now SPILL!" I shook my head.

"Fine. Looks like I've found a good use for my Obedience Potion." James jumped up from the couch.

"Your obedience potion?" Bella walked around from behind the couch and grabbed James by the collar. "I was under the impression you had given it back to Gabi?"

"O-of course! I just, um, you know, wish it was mine?" His voice raised at the end, making it sound like a question.

"Accio Obedience potion!" Bella waved her wand.

"NO!" James snatched at the wand but it was too late. The potion came soaring down from the boy's dorms and into her outstretched hand. She stuffed it in her pocket and said, "I'll be keeping this."

"I hate you." James mumbled and sank down onto the couch dejectedly.

"I know," Bella smiled sweetly at him. "And I hate you too!"

"Nice relationship you have going there." I laughed. Jeez, if I had to create my own TV show (not that wizards actually have TVs) I would just call it James and Bella and let them do their thing. I waved my wand and conjured a box of popcorn. "I'll just watch."

"Anyways, Potter, how dare you steal this back! Now you know why no one ever trusts you." Bella began lecturing James. He looked slightly bored, but put up with it cause if you don't you get another one on listening to other people.

Bella soon left and James immediately turned back to me. I launched into the story of how we had shared the memories of us, and how I fell for her.