Filou

11

We're all sitting in The Three Broomsticks sipping on butter beer floats and munching on chocolate frogs and cinnamon rolls. The lighting is a nice golden light, booths and chairs warm reds, yellows, and oranges matching the walls and contrasting the cool toned flooring. It feels warm and I love it since the icy weather is not to far behind us.

The boys are currently having a contest on who can drink their butter beer the fastest and I'm just waiting for their brain-freezes to come. I smile at them and look around the shop admiring the customers and workers until my eyes land on a group of girls.

I tense as their gaze meets mine, they are very different then me. Like their tame hair framing their beautifully painted faces, legs on show beneath their skirts. While my curls are wound in a bun above my head showing my freckles and moles unfiltered by makeup. My uniform is more of the boys type and if it wasn't for my breasts one would think I were one.

I continue having this stare down with them feeling my palms grow clammy until I shakily look away and back at them with a questioning expression. Their brows are furrowed at me in curiosity and slight irritation. I clear my throat and widen my eyes as I turn around with a stiff line for a smile to face the boys. I sip my butter beer keeping the same expression and sneaking a quick glance at the girls.

"What's up Levi?" George says in a slightly pained voice while clutching his temple and the other two are face down on the table with their hands on their head. I chuckle inwardly at them and say with a head tilt.

"Those girls over there are giving me a look and I'm kinda spooked they may bite my head off." The boys lift their heads and tilt to try and see the girls behind us, I turn around and peer my eyes over the edge of the booth and the group locks eyes with us. We all quickly squish into the inner part of the circle booth and hold awkward expressions.

"Well they're quite the beauties but why are they looking this way? Last time I checked, we're not exactly Hogwarts most eligible bachelors." Fred says curiously. I nod with him and look throughout our group when I notice Lee's awkward fidgeting. I furrow my brows at him before realization struck and my eyes widen in shock.

"Lee, what did you do?" Fred and George quickly look to Lee curious as ever and we all watch as Lee fiddles with his dreads nervously as he speaks, the edge of his mandrake leaf peaking on his tongue.

"I-I was getting badgered by those girls cause they've been wanting me to go on a date with them so I said I was seeing someone." I raise a brow at him and say curiously.

"Someone?" I take a sip of my butter beer as Lee gulps and looks to the twins who are only staring it him with just as much curiosity as me. He loosens his collar and says with a gulp.

"I said I was seeing you." I spit out my butter beer in a thin spray making the boys flinch back and I quickly cover my mouth as my face flushed a bright peachy color.

"Are you crazy?! Have you seen what I look like? I'm not even on the same level as those girls!" Fred and George look me up and down then turn to Lee and nod their heads in agreement.

"It's true, those girls actually get ready." I kick the twins and Lee bites his lip in thought and turns towards the twins as I start to untie my hair and unbutton my blouse slightly.

The boys talk in the background about what to do as I apply small amounts of chapstick and slap my cheeks a few times to peach them up. I let out a short sigh as I puff out my hair to give myself a little volume.

That's as good as it's gonna get.

"Hey Lee," I say with a sigh as I look up to him.

"I am only doing it this time for you, so you best play it off nicely." He gawks at me, making me flush and get flustered. I feel flowers trying to sprout from my palms making me clench my hands. I look up again as he speaks.