Vicious Love [Teddy Lupin]

5. Sam & Stars

"Lupin, please."

"You're still not asking properly." He replied melodically, rolling over the couch to look at me. "You have to ask me in a proper way darling."

I'm not usually this desperate. But it's O.W.Ls year and I need to do good this year. "Edward, will you please help me with my Defense Against the Dark Arts essay?"

"Close, but not quite."

Everyone else in the common room are too busy with their own assignments or talking with their friends. Roxanne and a girl from her year, Natasha Bell, are having a private conversation away from everyone else. Colleen is cuddling with Lowell, Nina is taking a nap, Seth and James are playing wizards chess and Fred is bothering Victoire and her boyfriend, Ryan Lawrence, a 4th year.

And then there's me on the verge of exploding because I'm so frustrated with Professor Prince's essay that's due tomorrow. I know I should have done it yesterday, today during my free period or the other day but I didn't and now I regret procrastinating. "Teddy, will you please be kind and help me with my essay?"

That did the trick. He got up from the couch and pulled out a parchment and a quill form his bag. Sitting next to me by the fireplace, he set down his belongings and smirked at me. "Of course, darling. But on one condition."

"What?"

"You have to start acting nice to me. No witty comments, less sarcasm and less sass."

"I am nice to you." I scoffed. "In my own way of nice, that is."

Lupin shook his head. "Fine. Have fun working out your essay -- "

"Okay I'll be nicer! For Merlin's sake Lupin. I will try, but no promises."

"Good enough!" He grinned, opening his roll of parchment. Nothing is written on it. Nothing at all. "I haven't done my essay together but we'll write it together."

"You haven't done yours either? I thought you'd be the first one done!" I complained, looking at his blank parchment. "I begged for nothing."

"Were you hoping I'd let you copy me? Because that's not happening, Avery. You said HELP you." He said in a 'as a matter of fact' kind of tone, sounding awfully a lot like a teacher. "Now, let's start with the introduction. The types of dark creatures and how they are part of necromancy."

Let's just say it was very difficult to keep up with Lupin. He already knew what he would be writing so he had written faster than me. I had to read what he writes and put them on my own words -- it's not copying, it's helping out.

It took us at least an hour and a half to finish the essay. Well, I finished an hour and a half, Lupin finished in 45 minutes. He watched me write my essay while singing along to one of his favorite muggle bands, Panic! At the Disco and playing with Tiana. I finished 10 minutes before 8 when we have Astronomy Class, so I relaxed on the couch.

I closed my eyes and blocked everyone out for a little while. And not too long after that, I felt my body being lifted from the red couch and I was in someone's arms. "Fred Weasley, put me down." I smiled, putting an arm around his shoulders so I wouldn't fall easily. "Actually never mind, I'm rather comfortable here."

"We have to go to Astronomy Tower, remember? You can't sleep now." The dark haired boy laughed, taking me out of the common room with Seth and Lupin behind us, watching with blank expressions. Nina and Colleen are in front of us, also walking towards the Astronomy Tower.

"You let Fred carry you but not me or Teddy." Seth commented, looking at me suspiciously. "Why is that? Hmm?"

"My dear brother, I'd let anyone with nice, strong arms carry me. That includes Armando Flores, Wood, Flint, Margaret, and Hagrid because he is a giant teddy bear."