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Theo Nott's Story Part Three

"A Wrackspurt . . . They're invisible. They float in through your ears and make your brain go fuzzy. I thought I felt one zooming around in here." Luna interrupts the conversation between Josephine and Cho. Both the girls looked over at their friend.

"Wrackspurts are here?" Josephine asks her. Luna gives her a smile, she really liked Josephine. She never made her feel weird or ignored her when she said something out of turn. Instead she was always welcoming and inquisitive with Luna.

She nods her head as Josephine looked around the great hall curiously. "Their invisible Josephine." Luna reminds her.

"Of course." She nods her head understanding.

Josephine's eyes land on the Slytherin group, Theo was laughing with his friends. She watched him meticulously, his posture was relaxed as he threw something lazily across the table at a friend. All of them laughing loudly but no one in the great hall seemed to care. He was incredibly carefree something Josephine wished she could be.

Those steel blue eyes find her across the hall catching her staring. He gives her a cocky smirk before she quickly diverts her eyes trying to get back into conversation with Cho and Luna.

She felt someone take the empty seat next to her moments later as Cho's mouth drops open wide at their presence. Josephine closes her eyes silently praying it wasn't Theo Nott, she slowly turns her head to see none other than those steel blue eyes staring back at her.

"Good Morning Jo." he starts as she rolls her eyes. "Josephine." she snaps out.

"I was thinking how about we move this little date to my room. It will be more comfortable there and I promise to be less whiny this time." he gives her a knowing smile.

"Theo I'm tutoring you it's not a date. Let's just keep this strictly in the library." her voice was harsh as his smile drops a little.

"Oh come on Jo. The library is so stuffy and I'm pretty sure my back is permanently damaged from the chairs." he starts to beg.

"Awe poor baby all this work must be so tiring for you. Sure we'll go studying in your room if it will help my little princess." she mocks. Theo stares at her open mouthed in shock.

"Jo don't tease me like that" his voice rough as he tries to collect himself.

"You know he is correct Josephine, the library can become quite uncomfortable especially if you're studying for over two hours." Cho chimes in as she turns a glare to her friend. Cho mouths sorry towards her.

Theo leans into the table giving Cho a boyish grin making her blush. "Thanks for the assist Cho." he turns his attention back to the long blonde haired French girl next to him. "Please Jo. For my sanity." he gives her puppy dog eyes while she debates all the reasons this is a bad idea but even Josephine's back was already screaming at her from their study session last night.

"je le regrette déjà" (regretting it already) she sighs before her hazel eyes meet his "Fine but this is strictly about tutoring. Nothing else." She lectures him as he leans in for a hug.

Josephine quickly backs away, Theo drops his arms and clears his throat in embarrassment "See you later tonight" he smiles a bit shyly before going back to his friends all of them "atta boy" him and pat his back.

Cho and Luna both looking at her in shock. "You didn't tell us your new tutee was the Theo Nott?" Cho's voice became a whole octave higher.

"Oh Merlin please don't tell me you have a crush on him?" Josephine whines.