Hogwarts Legacy Imagines

Carnations (P.S)

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You put away your book as the professor ended class, sighing happily, and stretching your back. Poppy watched you, concerned at the sound your back made. "Perhaps you should fix your posture before you break something." You chuckled, turning to her, "Nothing you wouldn't help me with." Poppy sighed this time, getting up from her seat. "Wait up!" You shouted, getting up from your seat and speeding to catch up with her. "So, I was thinking." You started, smiling as you looked at Poppy as you walked. She quirked an eyebrow, pushing past a crowd of students. "What if you and I hung out tonight, but just the two of us?" Poppy huffed in amusement, "Don't we already do that, though?" You nodded, adding on. "Well yeah, but like, somewhere different? Alone, maybe?" You mentally facepalmed, embarrassed. Poppy skipped a step, trying to figure out what you were talking about. "Sure, I suppose." You sighed in relief, giving her a side hug. "Great! It's a date then." Poppy stopped in her tracks, a slight blush creeping to her cheeks. "A date?" You nodded, turning to her. "I mean, yeah? That's pretty much what it is, right?" You held your breath anxiously, watching Poppy as she gathered her thoughts.

Poppy couldn't tell if you were serious or not. You didn't seem like the type to just randomly ask someone on a date, and you never really showed an interest in Poppy in that sense, only the closeness that a, well, close friend could give. She watched you give her a nervous smile as you fidgeted with the strap of your bag. Would you actually be interested? Poppy stared at you, unable to figure you out. "It can just be a hang out, if that's what you want?" Poppy shook her head, playing with the sleeve of her robe. "I'll join you, but when?" She watched as your face lit up, smile growing. "Great! I was thinking that we meet up at the entrance to the Hufflepuff common room? I'll walk you to dinner." "Pretty cliché." "Oh, come on."

A few hours later, Poppy stood nervously at the door to her common room. You didn't say when exactly you'd be there, so Poppy waited until her housemates left for the dining hall, hanging around the door as she watched them leave. She continued to rack her brain for reasons why you would suddenly try and ask her out on a date. Surely, you would take her to the dining hall and have a mock date, one she had heard people call it. You probably wanted to practice with Poppy so you could ask someone else out without embarrassing yourself, but wouldn't you have said that beforehand? Poppy shook her head, sighing. "Bored already? I just got here." You chuckled behind her, causing her to jump. "A warning, please!" She squeaked, turning to you, and giving you a playful hit on the shoulder. You raised your hands defensively, smiling. "Sorry. Anyway, are you ready?" Poppy nodded, walking beside you. She watched your face, looking for a clue as to what you had been planning, still unsure if this "date" you were going on was real or not. You kept smiling, a skip in your step as you walked.

"Um, the dining hall is that way, remember?" Poppy said, grabbing your sleeve as you turned down a different hall. You nodded, smiling. "Yeah. But we're not going there." You took her hand and pulled her along with you. Poppy grew nervous, the mock date idea seemingly flying out of her head as she tried to follow behind you, cheeks tinted pink as you kept a hold of her hand. She looked around as you walked through more halls, some she didn't even recognize. "Where are we going, then?" She asked, but you only shook your head. "Why would I ruin the location of our date? Don't worry, we're almost there." She sighed, defeated. You looked down a hall, scanning it. "Ah, there you are!" You said, heading over to the door. Poppy could have sworn that the door hadn't been there a moment ago, seemingly appearing as you walked over to it. You turned and smiled at Poppy, opening the door, and gesturing for her to go in.

Poppy's eyes widened as she looked around the room. It was small, with a table in the center of it, surrounded by potted bushes of flowers and floating candles. A collection of sweets decorated the table, some of which were shaped as creatures like Hippogriffs and Nifflers. She walked to a wall, gazing at it as a Bowtruckle danced around in a painting. You smiled, walking over. "I got magical portraits made for some of the creatures we saved. Aren't they lovely?" Poppy nodded, walking over to another painting and watching as a Hippogriff flew over a field. "You could keep them, take them home during the break if you wanted to." Poppy turned to you; eyes wide. "Really?" You nodded, smiling. Poppy jumped in happiness, running over to another painting. Taking the moment as an opportunity, you waved your wand and lit some of the candles, and had tea made. You watched her as she talked to the paintings, walking over to one of the bushes and taking a carnation. You had decorated the bushes with flowers that Poppy liked, and knowing that she knew a few things about plants, you chose flowers with different meanings as well. Holding the flower gently in your hand, you slowly walked up to Poppy, tapping her shoulder.

Poppy turned, met with your slightly red face as you looked down at your shoes for a moment, holding your hand out. Her eyes widened as she looked at the flower you offered, one of love and affection, its soft petals bright in the dim room. You didn't look up, afraid of the reaction you might get. Realization finally hit Poppy as she stared at the flower. You were serious about the date, and the flower you offered her was your way of confessing. Poppy hesitated, unsure still. She loved what you did, and she loved you; but she didn't know how to function at that moment. She could only stare as her cheeks became a deeper red, feeling her heart seemingly beat out of her chest. She feared that you would hear it.

"Are you...serious? You're not messing with me?" She asked, her voice shaking. Your heart dropped, the fear of rejection growing as you nodded, slowly looking up at her. "Uh...yeah. I wanted to...go on an actual date. I even found this neat room, it turns into whatever you're looking for, and I thought the room was perfect. Even the flowers and candles came with it, and you can take stuff out of it too." You rambled, hoping that your nerves would go away if you kept talking. Poppy smiled, taking the flower from your hand. You stopped talking, eyes wide. Poppy placed the flower in her hair happily, grabbing your hand. "I love it. It's very...you. Us I suppose?" You nodded quickly, face heating up. "Is that a...yes then?" Poppy nodded, pulling you into a tight hug.

You let out the breath you were holding, quickly placing a kiss to her head, and moving towards the table. "Good, great even! I would hate to waste all the hard work I went through to make these." You joked, gesturing to the sweets. Poppy smiled, walking over. "You made all of these?" You nodded, handing her a tart. "Magic goes a long way when you use it to be an extra helper." Poppy smiled, taking a bite, melting into the sweet fillings. "And did you or the magic make this one?" You avoided her eyes, smiling shyly. "Depends, do you like it?" She nodded, taking another bite. "Good. I made them." The two of you laughed as you pulled a chair to sit next to Poppy, handing her a teacup. "These are really cute, where did you get them?" She asked, admiring the floral details on the cup. You smiled, "I had them made for us a bit ago, couldn't find the right moment to use them until today." Poppy's smile grew as you poured tea for the two of you, explaining that you had ordered a tea blend a while ago to go with the cups, glad to finally have a use for them. Poppy sipped at the tea, the warm liquid seemingly warming her whole body. "It's lovely." "I'm glad."

As you finished up, you helped Poppy collect the paintings, placing them into a bag you enchanted to hold them all. You smiled at the room, closing the door and watching it disappear. Poppy smiled at you, taking your hand in hers as you walked away. "We should do that more often, little tea party dates." You choked on the air, quickly trying to clear your throat. "Tea party? I worked hard on that-" "I'm joking! Although, it had all the elements of a tea party, but it was still sweet." The two of you laughed as you continued to walk, already planning the next date the two of you would share.