(Lavender)
The flickering candlelight in the Potions classroom created an atmosphere of mystery and intrigue. The scent of various herbs and concoctions filled the air, mingling with the faint metallic tang of cauldron vapor. Today, the classroom was abuzz with the excitement of potion work.
Theodore, Draco, and Lorenzo were seated at the neighboring table, but Draco's attention was fixed solely on the instructions of Professor Snape, who loomed at the front of the room, his robes billowing. Snape's voice dripped with disdain as he explained the nuances of the day's potion: the Amortentia, the most powerful love potion known to wizardkind. It was a potion that required precision, and that included any misstep could lead to disastrous results.
"Theodore and Lavender" Snape said that got my attention. His gaze sweeping over the classroom as he continued to pair groups.
Meanwhile I looked over to the boy sitting four tables away from me. Tom. He looked at Professor Snape, studying his every move. As usal. He's a teachers pet, and if you try to tell me otherwise, you lie.
"Get to work now" Snape said making all students move over to their desks.
"You read the recipe, I do the work" I said to Theodore that was right besides me. I love doing potion work, and since last time I was with Tom who didn't let me do anything, I took the chance now.
"Great" Theodore said.
As we worked, the atmosphere in the room shifted. The smell of the potion began to fill our nostrils.
The project went well, and we got a few looks from professor Snape for our work.
"Do you think it really works?" Theodore mused, stirring the potion in a clockwise motion. "I mean, love potions are supposed to make someone infatuated, but is it real love?"
"I think it can create a strong attraction, but love is more than just a potion. It's about connection, trust... things that can't be bottled up."
Theodore nodded by my words. We continued our work, and the cauldron bubbling gently as we added the final ingredients. The potion glowed with a vibrant luminescence, filling the room with an enchanting aroma that seemed to dance in the air.
"Remember, we need to let it simmer for exactly ten minutes," I added, glancing at the clock on the wall. "Too short and it'll be ineffective; too long and it could explode."
"Trust me, I'm counting," Theodore replied.
When the timer finally chimed, we prepared to bottle the creation. The potion shimmered invitingly as they poured it into a glass vial, creating a perfect blend of magic and artistry.
"Success!" I exclaimed.
"Indeed," Theodore replied. "We make a good team.".
Snape took the vial, inspecting it with a critical eye. After a tense moment "Well done, Nott and Addams. Perhaps there is hope for you yet."
Me and theodore high fived before we went over to our seats again. As I took a glance over the classroom, I noticed Tom staring at me. Not just like staring, he was watching me. He was watching me.
Half an hour later, our class was over. As the bell rang, signaling the end of class, I grabbed my things, and walked out of the classroom with Theodore by my side.
"We were the best ones in there" Theodore said.
"Indeed" I said before offering him a small smile.
"I think Tom took it hard tho" Theodore stopped.
"What makes you think that?" I asked.
"He was looking at you" he said "and when I say looking, he was more like watching you" Theodore Said as his eyes were bigger than usual.
I swallowed by his words, I couldn't think of anything else than that there is no one except me and Tom that knows anything about us. And if anyone finds out, I don't know what to do.
"He's strange" I said before I started walking again.
He's strange, yes. But he's also mysterious, which I am in some strange way attached to. I don't even know why, but I am. And that freaks me out. Yet I still can't stop thinking about that night when he made me feel so safe. He made me feel safer than I've ever been. And that's strange, because I shouldn't feel like this about him.
"I need to go, I have a quidditch lesson" he said that made me snap back to reality, he gave me a small smile, before disappearing in the hallway.
It took me few seconds to snap back to reality, I've never thought of how much it will affect me if anyone in this school found out about me and Tom. People would hate me, Val would hate me. Everyone would hate me.
I walked up to my locker, placed all the material I had inside it, before I closed the locker. But as I did, I faced a face I didn't think I would.
"Tom" i said surprised. "You scared me" I added as I looked around, before I meet his eyes. His face was straight, and he didn't look as he usually does, he looks like a devil has gotten him inside.
"Is everything alright?" I asked worried.
Tom looked down at me, and stepped forward.
"Don't talk to him like that" he said sternly.
I didn't believe what he was saying, I then meet his eyes again. But there wasn't the same eyes I've looked into the other night, it was the eyes of a devil.
"What?" I asked him confused.
"Don't talk to him like that".
"Who? Theodore?" I asked.
He didn't say anything, but I could tell that by the look on his face, he was fighting on the inside. And I didn't took me long before I knew, and I almost laughed at my own thought once I figured it out. Tom Riddle was jealous.
"Are you jealous?" I asked.
"Me? Jealous? Are you out of your mind?" He said.
I couldn't help myself but laugh a little by his words. He looked so angry once those words left his mouth. And the devil I've seen a few seconds ago, had now turned into an innocent boy blushing.
"Okey" I started. "so why can't I talk to Nott like I want then?" I playfully said.
He was about to explode, but I still couldn't help myself from laughter. Because something I never thought I would see, have I now witnessed with my own eyes.
"Don't worry, I'm not interested" I stated.
Tom then took a quick glance at me before he turned around and walked away, leaving me in laughter.
Tom Riddle was jealous.
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Authors note: chapter 10, here you go!!
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