Hush Little Baby

Chapter 4.

I woke up unable to stop thinking about last night. The taste of Dracos lips still lingering on mine, it was almost, familiar? But I couldn't put my finger on it. I shook my head at the thought thinking I was going insane. I've never met the boy before.

I grabbed the corner of my blanket and pulled it off myself and sat up on the edge of my bed, stretching out my arms and legs. I let out a grunt and saw Raelyn turning on her bed, eventually opening her eyes and looking at me.

"Sorry" I whispered, heading towards her bed. I sat beside her as she stayed lying down.
"What a night", she said through a stretch, "I know, Pansy is lucky I didn't turn her into a toad", I giggled, sitting up.
"Oh I was talking about you and Malfoy", I looked back at her as I was putting on my uniform, getting ready for breakfast before lessons start. A grin on her face as she started to get ready herself.

I pulled my jumped over my head, "Malfoy? That was nothing, it was a dare" I shrugged. "Layla.. I was drowning in the sexual tension between you two", she giggled. I rolled my eyes at her and scoffed. We both put on our cloaks and headed to the Great Hall for some much needed food.

As we got to the doors my stomach let out a loud grumble. "Hungry?" Rae laughed as the doors opened, "starving" I laughed back.
As we entered I saw Blaise, Goyle and Draco sitting together.
Draco and Goyle sat at one side of the table, while Blaise on the other side, we walked over and I sat beside Blaise, opposite Draco, with Rae sitting beside me.

"Morning best friend", I giggled, sitting down.
"What?", Blaise questioned with a mouthful of food. "Do you not remember last night? We're best friends apparently" I questioned, as I started plating up my plate with scrambled eggs. "No...?" He prolonged his word, "I do", Draco piped up, looking up at him he had a smirk on his face, I could feel my cheeks go red.
"And so does Goyle", he laughed nudging Goyle, "shut up Malfoy", he groaned playing with his food with his fork. I looked at Rae and her cheeks were definitely matching mine.

"Anyways.." Blaise rubbed his hands, getting crumbs off them. "Ready for your first class at Hogwarts?" He asked towards me, "Sure", I shrugged, not caring. I was ahead of everyone else in Durmstrang, how much harder could Hogwarts be?

"Well it's Potions, and we're taking that class together, all of us" Rae smiled beside me.

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"Good Morning class, welcome back, welcome back", Slughorn chirped standing in the middle of the class. A large black cauldron on the table infront of him, surrounded by liquids of all colours in glasses in all shapes and sizes.

The students all scrambled sitting in their seats, in tables of four. Myself and Rae sat beside each other with Blaise and Draco opposite.

"Yes now, settle down, settle down", Slughorn went on. He picked up a vial and poured it into the cauldron once we settled.
"Amortentia", he looked around, pouring the ready made potion into small vials.

He went around to each table and placed a vial down in the middle. "Also known as the most powerful love potion", he went on. "Please, do not drink it, only smell it. Take turns smelling it and let eachother know what exactly you can smell. Have fun". He finished.

"Who's going first?" Rae asked, before anyone could answer Blaise picked up the vial, holding it up looking at it. "Surely this doesn't work", he looked at it with a confused look. "Only one way to find out.." I eagerly spoke.

He took a sniff, "coconuts..." he gave a confused look "but then it turns sweet like, strawberries and cream", he shrugged, handing the vial to Draco. Rae looked at me and I shrugged.

Draco took a deep sniff and scratched his nose with his hand, "I fucking hate sweet smells", he went on handing it over to me. "Be more specific!" Rae went on, "I don't know like a dessert with strawberries and sugar!" He lifted his hands. "So you guys both got a sweet smell, strawberries specifically?" I asked looking at them both, just about to smell it myself, they both nodded.

I took a small sniff and my nose scrunched, "it's bitter like.. perfectly ripe green apples, but then it's turns..warm like..vanilla." I felt all eyes on me, the only time I smelled that was when I was sat on Dracos bed and when my head was buried into his neck- I shook my head stopping my memory of last night. I cleared my throat and passed the vile to Rae, she took it still looking at me with a small smirk.

I watched her as lifted the vial to her nose, giving it a smell, she smelled it a few times before her eyes went slightly wide and she tensed beside me, "what is it" I leaned towards her, eager for her to speak. "Uhm.. pine, like the woods, with a hint of citrus like oranges and grapefruit". She placed the vial back into the middle, her body still tense, not looking at anyone. I knew that scent. Blaise.

"Okayyyy..." Draco went on prolonging the 'y'.
I looked at Blaise who was looking at Rae then he looked at me, I gave him a confused look and he shrugged.

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"What was that about?" I grabbed Raelyns arm as she tried walking away in the corridors when class ended. "Nothing.." she pulled her arm away. "Raelyn!" I shouted after her, she stopped, but not turning back, her head hung low. I walked infront of her slowly, I lifted her head up with my hand, making her look at me but her eyes wandered away. "Since when do you like Blaise..", I whispered. Still looking away, her eyes began to fill with tears, making her blue eyes look like the ocean. "Rae.." I spoke softly. She looked down, a tear dropping to the floor. "A while.." she barely let out. "Before summer?.." I almost didn't want to hear her answer. "Yes.." she whimpered.
"Why didn't you say anything?" I asked. She looked at me, her tear stained face and bright blue eyes staring at me. She gave a confused look, "Why would I? He never liked me.. he likes.. you, why would I get in between that?" She spoke softly, wiping her tears away. "What happened with me and Blaise was a summer fling, it meant nothing." I reassured her, I pulled her into a hug and she hugged me back.

"But he smel-", before she could finish her sentence, someone coughed behind us. "Ready for astronomy?", Blaise chirped but losing his smile when he saw Rae's face. He gave a concerned look. "We'll meet you there", I smiled back waving my hand for him to leave.

When he left I held Rae's hand, gave her a soft smile to which she returned, and we made our way to the tall tower for our next class.

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Ahhh so Raelyn likes Blaise!!!! But how does he feel?!

I hope you're enjoying so far!!

Lauren xo