My Deal with a 7th Year

Part Fourteen

When we finally got to the end of the tunnel, Mattheo told me to push out the piece of wood.

I did the opposite of what he did coming into the tunnel, and we both climbed out.

It was about a 15 minute walk (well, we were hunched over, and parts we had to crawl, but I'd still classify it as a walk), and most was in silence, but we lit our wands once we were a fair distance from the school.

As we climbed out I was extremely thankful I had worn my nylons that day.

"So our first stop is Gladrags?" He asked, brushing some dirt off himself.

"Where?" I asked, doing the same.

"Gladrags WizardWear, the clothing shop here?" He clarified.

"Yeah, no. I never really went to Hogsmeade. I mean, I did once or twice, but not really. And I definitely don't remember any stores here."

"Man, y/n. You're more of a buzzkill then I thought!"

I playfully punched him in the arm, "Hey! I thought that was what you were helping me with, right? I did agree to come here afterall."

"With... a bit of persuading." He joked.

"Whatever," I laughed, "Just lead me to that Gladrags place."

As we walked there I understood why Hogsmeade trips are more common in the spring time, rather than when it's winter and freezing outside (not that we didn't have trips, but they were well planned out and we always wore warm things). I had made the mistake of wearing a knee-skirt and a white t-shirt with shorter sleeves today. Conveniently not having a vest or long, wool socks for extra warmth. I could tell Mattheo was cold too, since he would blow in his hands, rubbing them together.

Once we got inside I figured we would be questioned on why we were here on a school day, during school hours, but nope. No one said anything, so I figured they just assumed we had free periods or a free day or something.

I paused, "I didn't bring any money with me."

I completely spaced it. I didn't think about it, and it's not like I carry any around school. I began realizing my fate of staying in my outfit I came in

"Oh I know, It's fine. I was already planning on paying." He replied, already looking through long sleeve shirts in the men's section

"I- I'll pay you back, I promise." I rubbed my arms, trying to increase blood circulation in them.

"No, It's really okay. I forced you to come here, and you happened to accept. So I pay. That's how it works, y/n."

I moved to the hoodie section, "I don't think that's quite a rule, but okay."

After searching through clothes for like 10 minutes I found a warm outfit I liked, so I brought it to Mattheo, who was already waiting at the register.

"Oh come on," He teased, "You at least need a hat to go with that."

I looked at him and blinked twice, and without saying a word I found a white beanie to go with it and plopped it down on the counter.

"There we go." He turned to the cashier, "That will be all."

"She scanned our clothes and it came up with a total. Mattheo paid it and asked, "Do you have a dressing room we could use to change into these?"

The lady pointed behind her, going back to her gossip magazine pile she was taking at.

I shrugged and stepped into it.

After I changed and came out, Mattheo went in. Once he was all changed, we put our uniforms in a bag and walked out of the store, thanking the lady.

"So where should we start?" He asked.

"I already told you. I don't really know anywhere here. I know there's a candy shop, not sure what it's called though. But that's about it."

"Oh, y/n, y/n, y/n." He shook his head, "I guess that just means I'll have to show you the whole thing then! Good thing I brought extra Sickles."

Authors Note:

hey all!! I hope you're enjoying the story so far (I know I am), but my uploading may slow down.

I've been putting out one part a day, but I may need to change that since my school is starting back up and I have to create a new schedule. That way I have time to write and edit.

i'm not sure what it is yet, so it'll probably be kinda inconsistent for the next week or so, but hopefully i can find a good balance (probably about 2-4 parts a week).

Thanks for understanding!! I promise the story is not over yet!! I'll update y'all once I figure it all out :)

Word Count: 804