pumpkinjuice & lovepotion

chapter 3.0

(pov Andy)

The next morning I walk into the great hall for breakfast. Not that I will be eating a lot. Unlike every other day I'm not the first person to enter the great hall. At the Slytherin table Ryan was eating tiredly. I sat down and started eating my own breakfast, which existed of toast with jelly. Ryan looked up at me and smiled. I smiled back and giggled when I saw chicken fat dripping from his chin. He looked at me in confusion, making me gesture to his mouth and chin. he tried to look at what it was making me giggle again. He wiped it off with a napkin as we both continued eating. I hear a low bonk and look up to see Ryan sleeping with his head on the table, making me giggle once again. Guess he was still really tired. Suddenly my head is pushed into my food, which I finished half. The person who pushed me laughed loudly and walked away. I sigh and start cleaning my face with a napkin. I hear someone walking towards me and prepare myself to get my face dirty again but it doesn't happen, instead someone sits down next me and helps me. I look up and see Ryan cleaning my flower crown. "This is why I hate Huffelpuffs. They act all nice but they're not." He says to me.

I smile weakly. "I'm used to it." I try to sound normal, but of course my voice hates me and cracks. "you missed a spot." Ryan wipes something off my cheek, making me blush. Ryan stands up. "I have to go back now." He says and he gives me a bag. As I was about to take another bite of my toast my face is pushed into my food again. I quickly stand up with my bags and run away, hoping nobody will see me cry. I run into the bathroom and hide myself in one of the stalls. I sit down as I see someone shoving napkins under the door. I grabbed them and wiped my face quickly. As I'm about to grab another napkin the person's hand appears again but this time with a flower crown. I slowly grab the flower crown and smile as it changes colour in my hand. I get out of the stall, expecting to see someone but I'm all alone. I walk to the mirror and clean the parts of my face that I missed.

I walk out of the bathroom and sit down on the stairs while everyone else is eating. "Hey Andy, why are you not eating?" I look up and see Hagrid standing in front of me. "I'm not hungry." I lie. I'm starving but my bullies, once again, took away my appetite. "You don't eat much do ya? Someone on yur mind?" I smile slightly. "You could say that." The flower crown, which I was holding in my hands because I was already wearing one, making me smile. "you got yur flower crown! Happy for ya." Hagrid cheers, he knew I always wanted one of these but I could never afford it because they are quite expansive. "Yeah, someone gave it to me." I look up at him smiling. "oeh, yur special someone? Who is it?" Hagrid asks happily. "it doesn't matter. They'll never like me back."

"Tell me. Is it that Huffelpuff?" I shake my head. "Someone in yur house?" I shake my head again. I look up and see Ryan walking out of the great hall. Just from looking at him a smile appears on my face. Ryan yawns and takes some books out of his bag. I could see Hagrid looking at Ryan from the corners of my eyes. I blushed when Ryan looks our way. "A Slytherin?" I nodded, because that was all that I could do with Ryan looking at me. " That Guy?" I nod again. "no." I look down at my feet as Hagrid laughed. "What's so funny?" I ask confused. "You're perfect you are." Wait what? "What?" Hagrid smiled. "You two. Now go to yur class before yur late." I smile and stand up. "Chop chop."

"Bye Hagrid!" I rush to class, which is Potions unfortunately , Snape hates me even though I'm quite good at it.

I sit down at the moment Snape walks in. "Turn to page 394." I quickly turn to the page and look at what we are going to make. Love potions. I blush as I hear giggles trough out the whole room. I look up and see Ryan sitting alone just like me. Why would he be sitting alone? He's one of the most popular guys at school. I didn't notice for how long I was staring until Snape orders us to start making the potion. I finish the potion first and when I look at the instructions on how it should look and smell, I would say it's perfect.

"Swap cauldron with someone." Professor Snape says out of nowhere. I look at everybody switching cauldrons with their friends but no one comes to me like usual. I see Ryan stand up and walk my way. I turn around and look at the desk behind me. No one. I turn back to Ryan but instead of in front of me, he's next to me on the chair. "Do you want to swap?" He asks. I nod and we swap cauldrons. "Drink each other's potion." Snape orders. I gulp, I've always been good with making potions so no doubt this one will work too. I take a spoonful of Ryan's potion and drink it. Why does it taste like pumpkin juice? It's supposed to taste like your favourite food or drink and that is not pumpkin juice with me!

Ryan takes a spoonful of my potion, but before he could take more than a tiny sip I pull away the spoon. Ryan looks at me with a loving smile making me blush. "hai." He says. "H-hi." Ryan opens his mouth to say something but before he can the bell rings, dismissing us and I run out.