year 2
Hallies pov.
the next day in Potions class i sat next to George again, Sage sat next to Fred. this was how it was going to be for the next week as we worked on our project, and i knew Sage probably wouldn't last that long.
"do you want to study in the library again?" asked George barely above a whisper, bringing me out of my dazed state. i turned from looking at Sage worryingly to looking up at him.
"i mean, it's the only place we can study" i smiled, looking back at the potion brewing.
"i'll take that as a yes" he replied, adding things into the pot carefully, slowly mixing.
i looked back down at the journal beneath me. writing about the reaction of the potion and everything that we have learned.
i was writing the essay part and George was doing the potion. we had to turn it in on Friday, so only 3 more days to work on it.
i enjoyed getting good grades in classes and working the hardest i could. George enjoyed annoying Professor Snape, but he got passable grades so i didn't mind working with him.
and it gave a chance for Sage and Fred to connect.
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after class George and I did our regular routine of going to the library and studying. i was starting to like George, and after working on this with him i would definitely call him a friend of mine.
we worked for hours, i was getting tired and well Snape clearly wanted us to work until we weren't able to stand.
i looked out the window, the sun already set, the sky was a dark blue, stars sprinkled everywhere. more and more people left and came, and i felt as if i was stuck on this chair.
my eyes felt heavy as i wrote down on the essay paper.
"you alright?" i heard Georges voice. i opened my eyes, sitting up and rubbing my face.
"just tired" i yawned, stretching my arms out.
"me to" he said, rubbing his eyes.
i looked up at the clock on the wall.
"oh!" i exclaimed. George looked at me worriedly and then looked up to the clock.
"it's dinner time" i said, sounding as if i was about to start bouncing off the walls.
George looked as happy as i did as he stood up and began closing all the books that were sprawled out everywhere.
my legs felt like jelly as i stood up and stretched. George walked me up to my common room, helping me bring the heavy books to my room. he waited outside for me and we both walked to dinner, parting ways as we both scurried off to our house tables.
"Hallie!" Sage waved at me shyly. i quickly sat down next to her.
"where have you been?" she asked. i yawned.
"studying with George all day" i said, grabbing food and shoving it into my mouth.
"really?" she raised a brow at me.
"what?" i raised my eyebrows back at her.
"do you like him?" she said, elbowing me.
i furrowed my brows.
"no?" i spoke, food still in my mouth as i covered my mouth with my hand.
she hummed and turned back to her plate.
i furrowed my brows then went back to focusing on my food.
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the next day was the same routine.
George and I spending all our time in the library together. i actually wasn't that upset about not having Sage as a partner. and i'm sure she wasn't upset either.
George and I got closer by each day, we laughed more than we did our work which kept us there longer, which i didn't mind, he was a great person to hang out with.
he told me stories of the pranks he's pulled on his mother and his big family. and his brother Percy which was him and Fred's favorite target. i laughed at each of the stories and found them hilarious. we had to convince ourselves to shut up to pay attention to the essay.
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the next day we got more done this time.
probably the stress of knowing yesterday was the day we turned it in. George and I of course laughed a lot, getting shushed by others. but we both were a little timid.
Snape scared me, maybe because i am just a twelve year old.
i looked over the essay and the potion a hundred times, George had to reassure me everything was perfect. but i was a perfectionist, and if anything was out of place i would go insane. i corrected my spelling on a few words and added better punctuation.
George was tired of me and finally pulled the essay away from me and closed it then tucked it under his arm.
"it's perfect. now help me with this cauldron" he spoke. i rolled my eyes at him and grabbed one side of the heavy cauldron as we took it back to the Potions classroom.
George once again helping me bring up all the books to my room, of course having to stop outside of the Hufflepuff common room first. then once again we joined each others hips and walked to dinner.
Sage was happily talking about her and Fred getting closer. she called them 'friends' now. i smiled and nodded as she blushed like a crazy person and covered her face with her hands each time she talked about Fred's bright red hair and freckled face.
after dinner we headed off to our common room, many people studied as Sage and I chatted more about our day on the couch.
she couldn't help but smile as she dozed off thinking of Fred.
after we saw the time, and the both of us being to tired to keep our eyes open we headed up to our dorm room and got into bed.
before falling asleep i dreamed about a perfect score on George and Is project, i wondered if Sage was also worried about her project.
i was to tired to worry about it anymore and i had drifted off to sleep.
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2/16/2023
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