Starling Darling, Harry Potter Love Story

Nine

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STAR COULD NOT HAVE been more ecstatic. The incredibly fine man from Durmstrang she had vented to her friends about had forced him and his peers to sit at the Slytherin table just so he could sit near her. Maybe that sounded selfish and self-centered and probably incredibly idiotic but he had searched for her in the crowd and found her and strode toward her table with a pep in his step.

"Did you see Ron beg for the Durmstrang students to sit at the Gryffindor table?" Aveline chuckled.

"Well, we only got them because of our resident Veela who loves to say "I am not a Veela" when she so is one!" Noren snorted loudly.

"I am not a Veela, and I do not sound like that, Noren! I mean I know I was adopted, and I know two men can't procreate but there is no way that I am any sort of Veela! Do you know how rare they are?" Star rolled her eyes and huffed.

"Well, you're pretty Veela to me! You also fit the bill! You attract attention everywhere you go, you're blonde, blue-eyed, and crazy hot!" Aveline pointed her finger accusingly at Star.

"I do not fit any kind of bill!"

"Yeah, you do! Just look at the bluebirds over there in their cutesy little uniforms at the Ravenclaw table for your proof!" Noren stated with a no bullshït look on his face.

"I don't even know how we got on this subject and I want to end it. Right away!" Star's face held faux-annoyance.

"Why, because your pretty Durmstrang boyfriend who you don't even know the name of is coming over here with his other pretty friends?" Noren asked.

"Precisely," Star quipped.

The trio watched intently as Draco waved over the Durmstrang students with an outstretched hand and a tight smile.

"Ugh, I hate that little bïtch. What the hell is he doing?" Star exclaimed, drawing the attention of the other Slytherin students that surrounded them.

"He's going to suck the soul out of them before you even get the chance to introduce yourself," Noren whispered.

Star turned around and slapped him lightly on the shoulder. "Stop!" She laughed.

"Star, Star! They're doing it again! Weirdly watching you when you laugh!" Aveline practically cackled. The nosey students surrounding them stared at Star as she laughed and smiled, almost entranced.

Before Star got a chance to say anything else her cousin walked up to them, "Cuz, I've just met Viktor Krum and his friends and you need to meet them."

"Oh my gosh, guys, if I come back with a ring on my left finger don't be surprised. I'm about the meet my soulmate. The hottest man to ever walk this Earth!" Star stood up and waved goodbye to her friends.

"Don't tell me you think Krum is the hottest man alive," Draco groaned.

"Absolutely not! His friend!"

"Who? Which one?" He questioned.

"Just look at my face! You'll know which one it is when my pupils dilate and hearts pop up in my eyes like in the cartoons!" She squeaked.

"Ew, don't act like that in front of them."

"One, I'm not stupid, I know that! Two, if you introduce me to them like you're at a business meeting I'm going to kick you into next week!" Draco rolled his eyes before reaching his spot at the table.

"Crabbe, Goyle, you know my lovely cousin," They nodded and looked at her for far longer than she would have liked. "Viktor, this is my cousin Star Lupin-Black."

"Hi, I'm Starling but you can call me Star! You probably get this a lot but I'm a huge fan! I was so ecstatic when my fathers got tickets to see your last game!" She smiled.

His eyes bored into hers, "Thanks." His voice, gruff, and his accent was hard to understand. "This is my friend Aleksei Ivanov." He gestured to the right.

Her blue eyes flicked to him and she almost sighed in pleasure at how pretty he was. She felt her face grow hot and her lips tip upwards. "Yes, you're the Keeper! My friend, Noren, is the Keeper for our quidditch team!"

His smile was warm and his eyes sparkled. "Yeah." He muttered dumbly as they stared at each other.

Star blinked quickly and looked over to Draco saying, "I better get back, dinner is almost starting. It was nice to meet you two."

Getting back to where her friends were seated was the best thing in the entire world. As soon as she sat down she was bombarded with questions.

"He was even prettier up close. Merlin above, his eyes are so gorgeous." Before she could say more, Dumbledore began his speech, further diving into the mystery that is the Triwizard Tournament.

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