About Potions and Love {ChanBaek | BaekYeol}

Final

 What in the world was happening again, Baekhyun thought.

He had been side-eyeing his friends since breakfast when one of them called out for his attention, and when he went back to sipping his juice, everyone looked too happy and too smiley for nothing to be happening, as they claimed. For Ravenclaws, he thought absent-mindedly, they weren't that smart.

He sighed. It was hard to be a Head Boy, study for his NEWTs and also, having to keep an eye open for Jongin and Sehun's pranks. He was positively starting to get really stressed, and every time he had a short while to rest, he did so.

But that morning he wasn't going to have one. He had Transfiguration and then Defense Against the Dark Arts. He doubted he would have time to even eat, as he needed to finish his essay about the Amortentia they had all concocted on their last class, and he was still a few inches away from the length expected by their teacher. The thought nearly made him cry, but he got himself together and entered the Transfiguration classroom, looking for his usual spot.

'Baekhyunnie!'

The smile was instant on his face. Sitting on their usual two-person desk on the third row, was Park Chanyeol. Transfiguration was his favourite subject just because he was able to sit with the tall Gryffindor. He had fallen in love with him the previous year, but they had been friends since they both shared their first train ride to Hogwarts, without knowing they would be sorted into different houses. But that didn't stop them from hanging out together, or studying together now that their N.E.W.T.s were approaching.

'You look awful,' the taller one said with a frown on his face when the shorter one sat down next to him. 'What happened?'

'I'm just too tired, being a Head Boy on top of everything is hard, and it's taking a toll on me,' he explained, taking out his book from his backpack. 'Also, Jongin and Sehun did something today.'

'Something?' Chanyeol looked even more confused than before.

'Yeah, I'm not sure what they did, but they were all wide smiles during breakfast, and I can tell you that's not something normal.'

The Gryffindor chuckled then and Baekhyun smiled, feeling at ease just being next to him. They looked into each other's eyes intensely, maybe a bit too much for the classroom they were in and the time of the morning it was. The shorter licked his lips which had turned dry suddenly and Chanyeol watched the motion carefully, not missing even one second of it. He was about to say something when the door closed and they broke their eye contact to face Professor McGonagall, who appeared to be in a slightly worse mood than usual.

'She probably caught Jongdae trying to sneak in some dungbombs,' Chanyeol muttered. 'She is tired of him losing points from our house.'

'Mr. Park, if you would be so kind as to shut your mouth, we could start the class,' she snapped, looking fiercely at her student.

'Sorry, Professor,' he apologized, and Baekhyun had to hide himself behind his book to avoid being caught smiling.

The taller boy nudged him on the ribs, which caused the Ravenclaw to bite his lips in order not to scream out loud, but in the end they both smiled at each other and started taking notes on Conjuring Spells.

It was so easy being with Chanyeol. He felt comfortable, at ease, as if he could rely on him for anything. And that was the thing he liked the most, because he knew he could trust the tall Gryffindor with his life, and he'd be safe. It was also one of the things that made him fall for the taller boy, but not the only one. To be honest, he really couldn't explain why a year and a half ago something happened inside of him and suddenly, Chanyeol was not only his friend, but much more. It just happened naturally, as if it was the obvious course of his feelings, and he didn't regret it.