devils snare [phan]

Chapter 20

The ride to Hogwarts was quiet. Chris and Peej were glancing between each other and Dan and I. Dan was fast asleep on my shoulder, his soft snores blowing against my shoulder. I had one hand intertwined with Dan's hand and the other on his knee.

"So, Phil," PJ smiled, leaning forward slightly. "How was Christmas holiday?"

Chris smirked and crossed his arms.

I opened my mouth to reply but stopped and shrugged.

"It was good." I smiled and looked out at the window, ignoring the glance that PJ and Chris shared.

The trolley rolled by and Peej and Chris ran to catch it. I was tempted to grab something, but I didn't want to risk waking Dan up. I continued to watch the landscape roll by, the sky a gray-blue and the lake almost black (ironically).

The door opened and closed.

"Hey Chris what did you..." I trailed off and stared at Bellatrix standing in the doorway. "Bellatrix?"

"How was your holiday love?" Bellatrix smiled and sat across from me.

"Uh... it was good." I glanced at her and my stomach knotted.

"Lovely. Did you give Dan my gift?" she leaned forward, her hand going for Dan's neck.

I yanked Dan closer to me, out of her reach, and Dan groaned. I froze and watched him, his face in discomfort for a few moments before he yawned and snuggled back into my shoulder.

"Please don't wake him," I murmured, shifting slightly in an attempt to relax. "I did... he just put it in his bag."

Bellatrix frowned and cocked her head to the side.

"Then tell him to put it on." She snapped. "What good is a necklace if you don't wear it?" She paused, glancing from Dan to me. "He better be wearing it the next time I see him." And with that, she stormed from the compartment, allowing me to finally relax.

Chris and Peej entered a few moments later with a small assortment of sweets. Chris looked down the corridor and back at me.

"Who was that?" Chris asked.

"No one," I waved them off and looked out the window, attempting to calm my thoughts and take a nap.

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"Dan, Phil!" Chris yanked us both to our feet and dragged us from our compartment. "We're at Hogwarts!"

I groaned and stumbled behind Chris.

"Where are our bags?" I asked.

"Peej and Louise got them." Chris swerved out the door and I yelped. "You guys are too slow!"

"You're too fast." Dan groaned, still half asleep.

I laughed and struggled to keep my balance as we ran through the grounds. Around me, friends were hugging and laughing, reunited after the Christmas holiday. Chris came to a stop next Louise, who was talking with PJ. At the sight of us, Louise squealed and tackled us into a hug, and onto the ground. We all landed in a huge pile, laughing and embracing like we hadn't seen each other in years.

"I missed you two." Louise sighed out, her hair tickling my nose.

"I missed you too," Dan chuckled. "but I need to breathe."

I laughed and Louise shook her head as she let us stand up. We stood in silence for a moment before we all embraced again.

"I feel hurt that I didn't get this greeting." Chris pouted.

"You woke me up from a nap, I'm not gonna hug you ever again." Dan replied.

Chris gasped dramatically, placing his hand on his chest.

"Fine Daniel," Chris wiped an imaginary tear from his cheek. "if it must be like that, so be it."

I let out a laugh and wrapped an arm around Chris, pulling him into a hug. Chris chuckled and Dan glared at us in our embrace. I smirked and placed a quick kiss on Chris's cheeks, causing him to emit almost a growl.

"I'll never turn down a hug." I smiled and snuggled my face into Chris's neck.

PJ furrowed his eyebrows and looked between Dan and I.

"Phil," PJ stepped forward. "I would have to request that you stop hugging my boyfriend."

I nodded and stepped away from Chris, Dan and PJ relaxing. Chris rolled his eyes and walked towards PJ, wrapping an arm around his waist.

"As annoying as it is when you get jealous, it's also hot as fuck." Chris smirked and PJ jumped. PJ glared at Chris and Chris laughed. "come on, tone down the testosterone fellas and let's get some dinner I'm famished." PJ shook his head and Chris pulled him into the great hall as other students began to filter in as well. Louise followed in the crowd as did Dan, but I grabbed his wrist and pulled him aside.

"Hey, Dan," I placed a hand on his cheek. "are we okay?"

Dan shrugged me off and glanced around.

"Not here," Dan snapped. I backed away and Dan sighed. "I'm fine."

I swallowed the lump in my throat and nodded.

"Fine," I sighed out. "talk to me when you feel up to it." Dan fiddled with the hem of his sleeves, not looking at me. "I won't force you to, okay?" I hesitantly placed a kiss on his cheek and left for the great hall.

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I know this doesn't seem good but I promise it'll get better. And I'm sorry it's short I just have a little bit of writer's block which sucks because I love writing this story. I will try and upload another chapter soon and by that I mean, it'll most definitely take more than a week to get what I written out.

soz.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed! Peace out girl/boy/neither/both/all scouts.

~Ellie