Blood Magic ✤ George Weasley ✓

22 - Pride and Prejudice and Lascivious

musical mood: the last of the real ones - fall out boy

Dear Cass,

I'm sorry it took me a long time to write. I have been working with my teachers a lot on my spelling and grammar and handwriting, so I hope it is good now.

I miss you a lot, and I'm sorry I was gone almost all of the summer. I'm still mad at mum and dad for forcing me to go to Ireland, they know I hate it there.

Are you coming back to Stromness for Christmas break? I will be here all of it, I promise, so we can properly hang out. There's this new movie that came out called Sister Act, that I want to watch with you. My brother Fionn showed me it on our new VHS player (this one actually works), but we can't let mum know we're watching it. She says it's inappropriate and sacrilegious.

Please write back soon.

Love,

Connor

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As it turned out, love potions were by far more complicated than the Ass Tonic. Getting the ingredients was enough of a hassle - Mr. Mulpepper was out on holiday in Italy, so Cass had to wait weeks for him to get back to her with the items she purchased.

It was mid-December when she finally had all her materials in order. She was due to meet the twins in their usual spot - the kitchens, but she was being held up by a swarm of her 2nd year friends, that had been studying together in the library.

"Come on Cass, please?" Lavender was holding both of her hands, blue eyes wide like a puppy.

"No."

"Leave it, Lavender." Naia chuckled from where she sat next to her. "Cass has found better friends than us. We need to accept our loss and move into the mourning period."

"More like boyfriend." Parvati said with a snicker.

"I have not found better friends than you, and I'm not dating one of the Weasley twins!" She insisted, glaring at her friends as her face burned up. "I'd just rather not go to some stupid duelling club hosted by some stupid professor, that's all."

"Hey, he isn't that stupid!" Padma interjected, unconvincingly.

"He literally forgot what class he was teaching last week." Naia said. "He thought he was teaching potions, asked us to get our cauldrons out and everything. Even Henry, that blubbering idiot, knew something was wrong."

"Lockhart was tired!" Lavender insisted, face flushing red. "Other than that, he's so smart. Didn't you know, he defeated a werewolf with his bare hands?"

"Yeah right, and I'm immortal." Cass rolled her eyes, standing up from the table. Truly, the Lockhart fangirls were maddening. "Honestly, you lot, stop believing everything you hear."

"Keep insulting him, and Lavender might have your immortality theory tested." Padma laughed, earning a sharp glare from the blonde.

Parvati frowned, staring up at Cass. "So, you think his books are lies, then?"

"Good job, love. You're finally catching up." Naia patted her on the back, and subsequently got swatted at. "Oi, that hurt!"

"It was supposed to!"

Cass laughed under her breath, shaking her head slightly. "To answer your question, Parvati, yes, they're complete dragon shit. It's pretty obvious, if you read between the lines."