Pay Attention Jauregui! (Harry Potter!AU)

Chapter 26

"Camila, seriously we're meant to be cleaning up in here ready for the next exam, and you're kind of distracting me!"

Attempting once again to remove the Gryffindor's hands from around her waist Lauren bent down to pick up the pieces of the shattered cauldron, wondering idly how the hell anyone could manage to freeze then shatter a cauldron when they were meant to be mixing a simple sleeping draught. Her thoughts were shattered as thoroughly as the cauldron when Camila placed one hand on her backside and squeezed lightly.

Lauren swallowed nervously and looked around the deserted room, it was true it was early evening and everyone was either eating or in their common rooms or the library...but the idea of doing anything remotely erotic in Professor Gomez's potions lab felt wrong, in a good way admittedly, but still wrong! Standing abruptly she whirled round to face her girlfriend.

"Karla Camila Cabello! I'm meant to be cleaning up in here and you,...you said you would help and I can't quite see how feeling me up is gonna help me get this place clean?"

Sighing irritably, the little Gryffindor crossed her arms over her chest and perched on the edge of a desk.

"Well I just thought we could use magic to do it really quickly then we could enjoy ourselves a little bit, you were too tired last night."

Flushing in embarrassment, Lauren ran a hand through her hair and finished sweeping up the cauldron shards wondering how to answer that.

"I just...these Quidditch tryouts have been fierce, and bloody pointless as well! There isn't even one of them that's worth bringing onto the team and if I can't get a decent seeker then our chances in the final are screwed! Which means no pro team tryouts and no future."

Trailing off she thrust the brush and dustpan back into the cupboard angrily as her frustration with the subject got the better of her, Camila mellowed and going over to the Ravenclaw she pulled her into a comforting rather than sexual embrace.

"Lauren, you'll find a solution, if needs be you can play the role of seeker again, I know it's not ideal to Captain as well as seek for the team but it can be done, besides which it worked last time you played Hufflepuff, so if they're the ones you play would it be that bad to do it again?"

Letting her chin rest on the top of Camila's head the Ravenclaw sighed and closed her eyes, just letting herself soak up the comforting presence of her girlfriend.

"I can do it if need be...I'd just rather not, if it becomes necessary for me to do that again then I'm going to have spend at least the week before the match with Alexa drilling all the plans and counterplans into her so I can concentrate on the role of seeker. I know it's possible to do both but...I just prefer not to."

Camila's hands were rubbing soothing circles on her shoulders and she felt herself relaxing automatically. The brunette smiled and just carried on trying to get Lauren to mellow, as much as she loved the dedication of the Ravenclaw there were times when she wished that she would just allow herself to forget about the stress and enjoy herself.

"You need to pay more attention to what you need sometimes Lauren, you're so focused on what the team needs, or your house needs, even what myself and your friends need...but what about you?"

Frowning, Lauren pulled back slightly and pursed her lips in thought.

"Well...I mean, it's just that things have been sort of hectic, that's all but I'm doing okay, I just...well I suppose if there was one thing weighing on my mind it's that I miss you."

Smiling slightly Camila raised an eyebrow pointedly looking down at herself then back into amused green eyes.

"No need for that, I'm right here...see, I mean I know you don't have your glasses on right now but you can see me right? because I assure you I'm not an illusion."