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"𝖂hy are you two hiding in here?" Sprout asked, trudging into the greenhouses where Scarlette and I were resting on some stools, my notebook in my hands, drawing whilst chatting to her, trying to occupy ourselves so we didn't think about the past couple of days.
We existed in polite silence with the Marauders and Gryffindor girls, much like the incident before Halloween. We were talking to them and we sat with them, but we didn't speak much. Scarlette was still agitated with Sirius' and Marlene's comments, even if they didn't know it was me, that's still a person who tried to do something nice and selfless for another human being. I don't know why I thought it would be different, I should know people use people like me, especially since i'm a veela and Hufflepuff. It's just who I am.
"We just don't feel like being around everyone else until we have to be, Pom Pom" Scarlette informed her, running a hand through her brown locks and pushing it backwards, the professor pausing and turning to us, more specifically me when I didn't speak, "Some people aren't having the best year so far, awful, especially when they're one of the best people in the world"
"Newt wrote to me, he said you've not written in a while, he got worried" She informed me, walking over after grabbing her apron and tying it around her back for our lesson soon, my lips twitching when I looked up to her, saying softly,
"I've had other things on my mind, i'll write to him later, I don't want to worry him"
"Are you sure you want to be here? I can sign you off for the day for yourself-"
"I'm okay, it's fine, honestly. I kind of just want to get stuck in a magical plant and flower world to be honest" I cut her off with a small smile, her head nodding despite her unconvinced look, flickering her eyes to Scarlette and back to me when I began drawing again,
"Well if you want to leave at some point in the lesson, you can, you probably know everything anyway" She chuckles, a faint laugh escaping my lips, nodding my head in agreement, Scarlette chuckling,
"I tell her, Pom Pom, she should come and work with you when she's finished here but she doesn't know"
"I could do, but I also could continue Newt's travels or look after the creatures if he gets too old-"
"What are you insinuating, Willow?" Sprout asked playfully, placing her hands on her hips, narrowing her eyes at me at my comment in reference to age when she knew Newt herself,
"You don't look a day over twenty three Pom Pom and you know it. You're gorgeous" I complimented, her lips twitching before she smiled, placing her hand on my arm and squeezing,
"Just like your mum"
"Ah but who was the biggest flirt between them both? She's definitely their girl" Scarlette teased, a soft laugh falling from my lips, turning to Sprout expectantly, her eyes glistening as she scanned over my appearance, a teary smile on her face before she whispered,
