Dan and Phil in Hogwarts (A Harry Potter Phan AU)

Chapter Eight

(dan)

I shuffled my feet down the hallway towards the owlry. I hadn't slept in three days, but I was fine with it.

I turned the corner and saw the one person that always made me happy and the person I would soon hate beside him.

"So you're the fag that's dating Dan?" Jake laughed, pushing Phil up against the wall.

I was about to run forward, but I realized Jake was much bigger than me. As tall as I was, Jake was taller by about an inch and he had much more muscle than I ever thought was possible.

I saw Phil cower against the wall, trying to get away from Jake. I wished that I would have run forward.

Jake sneered, "You're pathetic. You're gonna drag Dan down. I know he's not a fag, like you."

I turned and walked back to the common room and slipped into my bed. I tried to fall asleep, but failed.

I was still awake when Jake came back into the room thirty minutes later.

(phil)

"But why don't you just tell Dan?" Lily asked me at breakfast the morning after I was confronted by Jake Richards.

"Because Jake's his friend- or at least he was- and I don't want Dan to worry," I explained to Lily.

Lily frowned, "If you don't tell Dan that his 'friend' beat you up last night, I will."

I looked down I my arm, which was now in a splint. I had gone to the Hospital Wing shortly after Jake decided he was tired.

"Lily, it's not that big a deal," I said quietly.

"Not a big deal?" She said loudly. I shrunk into my seat, I could feel the eyes of lots of Hufflepuffs and maybe a few Ravenclaws staring straight at me. "Philip Michael Lester, you got beaten because of who you are dating. If that's not a big deal, then neither is Voldemort."

"Calm down there, Lily," Pj said walking up from behind us. "What happened?" He asked, looking at my arm.

"I uh... I tripped down the stairs," I replied.

"LIES!" Lily shouted, before I used my hand to cover her mouth.

"Shut up," I laughed. Lily rolled her eyes before nodding in agreement. "Good," I said before removing my hand from her mouth.

Dan and Chris walked up behind Pj as soon I I let go of Lily. "Hey guys!" Chris said.

Dan smiled, though it looked slightly pained. He wouldn't look at me.

"What happened?" Chris asked.

"He fell down the stairs... I think," Pj answered for me.

Dan looked down, as if he knew that answer was false. He still wouldn't look at me.

"Anyway," I said, turning to Pj and Chris. "It's a free day. What should we do?"

"Well I know what you should do," Lily mumbled from across the table.

"I said to shut up, Lily," I replied.

"What's up with you two?" Dan asked, looking at Lily, not at me.

"Oh, nothing," Lily replied.

I rolled my eyes, but Lily gave me a look that said, "This conversation will continue in the common room."

"So what are we doing today?" Pj repeated me.

Lily stood from her seat, "Well I dont know about you boys, but I have a Quidditch game to get to. Hufflepuffs versus Gryffindors."

Chris smirked, "Ya'll are going down."

"What makes you so sure?" Lily asked him.

"We've got Potter as our Seeker and I'm a Beater," Chris answered as if that answered everything.

"Well I guess we're going to the Quidditch game then?" Pj asked.

(dan)

I sat next to Pj and Phil at the Quidditch game. I mean, that should have been obvious though. Who else did I have to sit with? My housemates regarded me as if I were a mudblood. At least Phil seemed like Jake was the only thing bothering him and I had talked with Jake this morning.

Pj and Phil had a conversation about who they thought would win.

"Have you ever seen Chris play?" Pj asked Phil.

"Well, no. I didn't know he played until today!" Phil replied. "But Lily's the best player on Hufflepuff's team."

"Yea, but is she better than Gryffindor's team?"

"I guess we'll have to wait and see," Phil laughed.

I sighed and put my head in my hands. I really wasn't feeling life today. I just wanted to crawl in my bed and ignore the insults my housemates threw at me.

"Dan, you okay?" Phil asked me.

"Yea, sorry. Just tired." I still couldn't look at him. I had talked to Jake, made him promise not to hurt Phil anymore, but I still couldn't face Phil. I still hated myself for not doing anything. I had no idea Jake would have broken Phil's arm.

"..okay," Phil replied, looking back at the game. He didn't seem to believe my answer.

I started thinking about how much Phil must be hating me right now. He probably knows that I knew something about his arm.

I was apparently so lost in thought, that I hadn't noticed that Gryffindor had won the game.

"Dang it!" Phil laughed.

Lily came walking up to us. She seemed upset, but not enough to do anything. But then Chris came sauntering towards us singing, "Who won? We won! Who lost? You lost!"

Lily frowned. "You didn't do anything though, it was all Potter."

Chris didn't try to argue with that statement, but he didn't stop singing the song.

"Well I think I'm going to finish some homework for Slughorn. Phil, will you help?" Lily asked him.

"Sure," he said before standing. He looked at me, but I didn't look back. I couldn't face him.

He walked away with Lily slowly.

"So what are you guys doing for the rest of the day?" I asked Chris and Pj. Or at least, I would have if they hadn't already walked away with the Gryffindor team to celebrate their victory.

I stood and walked back to the Slytherin common room alone.

I wasn't in there long before the whispers started. It had been about four days since the prank, when most of the school figured out that I was dating Phil. Before that, no one had known the name Dan Howell, now it was about as well known as Harry Potter.

I slouched into one of the chairs in the room and tried to ignore the constant glances from other people.

It became harder when people started yelling and insulting me.

I dont know how much longer I'll be able to put up with the constant bullying. It's only been four days and I'm breaking.
I don't know what to do.

I close my eyes and think of the only thing that I might be able to do..

I do know what to do.