pretend

fight

Olivia wakes up, looking forward to the day as she has potions. She gets her uniform on and does her hair to leave for the Great hall to eat breakfast. As she opens her drawers to get her perfume out, she sees the book. Her heart beats faster but she denies it, grabbing the perfume and closing the drawer. She sprays on her lavender scent and leaves the dorm.

She chooses to eat cereal,light and easy. "Do you remember that potions project last year?The one that was about endless scent or something?" Draco makes conversation with Olivia,knowing she was upset yesterday. "Cologne?" Olivia's reply makes the table laugh. Draco laughs and continues eating. "Do we need to take notes for Blaise?" Tom asks the group. "I have been,but I'm not sure." Olivia speaks up again,avoiding mattheos gaze. "Yeah,I remember he asked me if I could but I don't pay attention that much so I just hoped one of you would." Mattheo says laughing. Olivia was glad the friends were laughing again, and wishes her brother was awake to see it.

Suddenly,giggles erupted at an irritating frequency from the end of the table. Where Lorenzo,Pansy Parkinson, Astoria Greengrass and Daphne were sat. Olivia sighs and keeps her head down,attempting to drown out the screeches that could now be heard from other tables. "God how embarrassing." Draco says looking down. Mattheo looks down the table and sneers,knowing what Lorenzo did. Mattheo was back in the common room and Tom had explained to him why Olivia was so hurt. "Rather funny though,thinking he has a chance with them." Tom utters, snarkily. "Such a dickhead honestly.Even I wouldn't do that to Olivia." The mention of her name from Mattheos mouth pulls her back into the conversation, earning a nod while she spoons the soggy rice crispies into her mouth.

Olivia still doesn't know the reasons behind Lorenzos actions,and she's not sure if she wants to.As the group walk into Snaps classroom and take their seats, Draco taps her ,gesturing to the seat beside him. Mattheo takes his seat next to Tom which is conveniently infront of Lorenzo and Pansy,who whisper to eachother now and then. Professor Snape begins the introduction "You are here to learn the subtle science and exact art of potion-making. As there is little foolish wand-waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is magic. I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through the human veins, bewitching the minds, ensnaring the senses... I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even stopper death - if you aren't as big a bunch of dunderheads as I usually have to teach." Olivia is sat up in her seat,oblivious to Lorenzos words from behind Mattheo. "Merlin look at her.Why's she so excited for this lesson?" Lorenzo sneers. "Maybe because she's with Riddle, her number one target" Pansy adds. Mattheos knuckles were white ,listening in on their conversation.

"Maybe she'll talk to him at dinner, while she doesn't eat" Lorenzo adds, gaining a snort from Pansy. The only thing that Olivia heard from this ordeal was Mattheos fist connecting with Lorenzos face.She and Draco turn their heads sharply to see Lorenzo and Mattheo fighting. Lorenzo hits Mattheo while he's on top of him, knocking him off and creating an open for multiple hits from Lorenzo. Mattheo,now bloody, grabs Lorenzos collar and pushes him off, Lorenzo flies. Hitting his head on the back of a desk,Pansy laughs and rushes to the boy.

Olivia groans at Mattheo on the floor and walks towards him to offer him her hand. "Up,Riddle." She says sternly. Mattheo takes her hand and pulls himself up. "Now this is hard to say but 50 points from Slytherin,You will be punished. Olivia,please take Mattheo to the hospital wing. Out of my sight" Snape announces. "Do you see what you've done?" Olivia says to Mattheo, who is too busy holding onto his side to care. Olivia decided to bring Mattheo to her dorm, she felt that he has had enough earfuls this week,what with the amount of detentions that have prevented him from socialising.

"Sit here." She tells the boy,gesturing to her desk.He slumps into the wooden chair, opposite her open vanilla perfume. Mattheo sits debating for a second, before his slips the perfume into his pocket. Olivia walks back into the room,first aid kit in and hand placed it onto the desk so she could open it. She looks in the box,taking out the bandages and antibiotics along with hydrogen peroxide and cloths.The girl stands between his legs to get as close a look as possible. Olivia takes the boys face in her hands while he admires her.Mattheo winces as she dabs the soaked cloth over his cuts, "Stop being a baby,you got yourself into this." She remarks, wiping again but softer. "Merlin I think that boys broken your nose" Olivia adds,making the boy laugh through his nose. His laughing is broken by another hard swipe at a deeper cut,making him swing his hand up and hold onto her waist.

Olivia doesn't say anything about this,neither does Mattheo. "What did Lorenzo even do?" Olivia asks.Mattheo sighs,his hand still holding onto her waist, "He was just being a prick." He utters,breaking eye contact. Olivia sighed,unmotivated to try and start another conversation. As the last plaster seals over a cut, she rubbed his cheek with her thumb and said "I'm done,go be free.".Mattheo pats her waist and stands up, ridiculously close to her. "Uhh" Olivia says,struggling to find any words. Mattheo places both hands back onto her waist and gently moves her to the side, "Thank you ,Nott. I owe you." Mattheo says as he winks and walks out of her dorm.