She waited for the portrait hole to creak closed before breaking into a sprint. Several students had to leap out of the way as she tore past them.
"Where are you going so fast, McKinnon?" called one startled fifth year.
"Marly!"
Marlene skidded to a halt as her boyfriend, Quinn Daniels, called her nickname.
"Hey, Quinn," she said with a sigh, staring longingly down the hall toward McGonagall's office.
"Where are you going in such a hurry?" asked the tall, lanky Hufflepuff Prefect.
"McGonagall's office," she replied. She glanced back up at Quinn. His warm blue eyes smiled at her from behind oval wire glasses.
"Sounds like you're in trouble again," he teased, running a hand through his curly blond hair.
"Nope, just have to talk to my mate about a project. Sorry I haven't been around, lately," she apologized awkwardly. "I've been caught up." He grinned at her, reassuring.
"No problem. I hope we're still on for Hogsmeade next weekend?"
"Yeah, unless the project I just mentioned interferes." Quinn furrowed his brow.
"Must be some project," he murmured. "No worries. I do get some time with my girlfriend, right?"
"Mmhm. You'll hear all about it as it unfolds. In any case, I suppose I'll see you on the pitch, too."
"Five sickles on Hufflepuff," he said with a wink. Marlene pushed away the hand he proffered.
"I've been getting rich off these bets with you," she scolded. "You need to break the habit, or you can't buy me a drink at Hogsmeade next weekend!"
"Is that it?" he grinned again. "Hmm, okay then."
"Love you," she said with a smile, and stood on tiptoe to kiss his cheek. Despite Marlene's out-of-place height, she was no match for Quinn in that department.
"Good luck with your project!" he called after her as she sprung away from him and toward McGonagall's office.
A/N: I'm back from Ireland! I'll post another update right after this for everyone who missed me (probably a grand total of...two people. XDD)
Shoutout to my awesome beta/editor @xXTheCagedBirdXx who I totally forgot edited this for me (in my defense she edits everything for me)
So, tell me what you think of Quinn Daniels! Do you like him and Marly, or Sirius and Marly better? Like I said in the description, I may or may not have named him Quinn for the sole purpose of their ship name being Marlyquinn. I'm horrible. XD
See you in the next chapter!
~Ava ^o^
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