IT'S MAGIC ❤︎ WHY DONT WE

twenty nine

corbyn's feelings for christina have grown larger, so he decided to take a chance. it was another trip to hogsmeade today. the group of eight stood outside preparing to leave and corbyn asked.

"chris.. do you uh... do you wanna go see the shrieking shack with me?" he asked her quietly, scratching the back of his neck. "yeah! sure! i'm sure we'd all be going." the hufflepuff smiled, "i-i meant like.. just us?" corbyn bit his lip nervously, but christina just smiled brighter.

"okay! i'd love to." corbyn then smiled, it worked. he began to blush and scrambled to cover it up. he turned to the male hufflepuff in hopes of distracting himself from the blush. "zach are you sure you're okay?" he asked, "yes. i told you, i'm fine. i just ate too much. don't know how ron does it." the hufflepuff chuckled.

corbyn couldn't help but laugh with him, "i'm serious though zach. you didn't look fine, i really don't think–" "corb, please. i'm completely fine, just a bad stomach pain from the candy and chocolate, don't worry about it."

•••

the group stood outside of zonkos joke shop. messing around with each other before going in. but corbyn and christina weren't there.

they managed to slip away and make their way to the shrieking shack. the two stood there admiring it. but after awhile their focus shifted away from the shack. they just started walking around and talking to each other. the conversation wasn't like normal.

usually they have light hearted, random conversations like they do with all their other friends. but this felt more intimate. there was more of a connection between them. and it was growing, forming into something larger than just a friendship.

corbyn took it a step further. he reached over and gently held her hand with his. the hufflepuff and the ravenclaw blushed, sharing smiles as they both understood what was happening between them.

"until we know what will happen, or if this works. we keep it between us?" christina suggested, "agreed. if this doesn't work then it could be weird with the group later on." corbyn nodded. "but i'm saying this. i like you chris."

the hufflepuff blushed again, "i like you too besson." she smiled, lightly pecking his cheek in a sweet manner.

•••

zach decided to wander off from the group and take some time for himself to look around and imagine living here instead of godric's hollow.

he ended up wandering to the shrieking shack, from there he wandered around the forest area, making tiny little snowmen in the white fluffy powder covering the ground.

that was when he heard footsteps and faint crying. so he followed after it. the trail of footsteps stopped at a rock in the middle of a small open area. zach reached out to touch whatever is there, feeling a type of fabric, so he pulled it. revealing harry himself.

"harry? what's wrong?" he asked softly. not long after his question, hermione and ron appeared. "harry?" zach asked again. "he was their friend." was all the gryffindor muttered, "who harry? sirius black? he was friends with your parents?"

"yes. he was their friend! and he betrayed them!" harry was upset and angry, and rightly so. "he better find me. because i'll be ready. i'll kill him!" harry spoke loudly and harshly. all zach could think to do was hug him. so he did.

when he pulled back he spoke. "harry i'm so sorry. but, i don't think you should kill him. no one deserves to die." he said kindly.

•••

elsewhere in hogsmeade, daniel split off from the group, finding interest in a small little store that his friends didn't see. he walked in and it was almost empty.

he scanned through the items, finding little artifacts and items he deemed interesting. daniel quite enjoyed his time.

it was leaving the store that things changed. like it always does when jack avery is in the scene. but this time, it wasn't like the others.

jack shoved daniel back so his back hit the wall behind him. he intimidatedly walked closer, putting his hand on the wall to block daniel escaping.

"listen seavey. i don't appreciate the way you've been talking to me. so you better drop it." jack said through gritted teeth. "or what?" daniel boldly replied, "or i'll make you regret it."

"you think you scare me? you don't." daniel narrowed his eyes, speaking more, "don't forget we grew up together. i know things about you. like how you cried on your tenth birthday when your parents gave you a little puppy."

"shut it." jack muttered, panic flashing in his eyes. "how you cried when ava and isla were born." daniel smirked, he knew he was getting to jack now. "or how defended that kid who was a few years younger than us at muggle school when he was being picked on." daniel continued, "stop it."

but daniel didn't stop. "oh and the time you cried during the little mermaid and memorized all the lyrics to every song in that movie. and how you would sing part of your world and under the sea and kiss the girl all around the hous–"

"shut it!" jack snapped, terrified of anyone hearing what daniel had said. he breathed in and out heavily, fuming from the reminders. "you keep your mouth shut do you hear me?" he spoke lowly, pointing a threatening finger. "what are you scared of huh? people finding out you care about something? you know, you can keep up this act of yours, but we both know the truth."

"oh yeah? and what's that seavey?" jack glared. "when you get home, this act you have of a bad boy will wash away the moment you see your sisters. you'll spend all your time playing with isla and watching disney movies with her."

jack's breathing grew heavier, he knew daniel was right. but he couldn't let anyone know. "you seriously better watch yourself seavey. or something bad will happen." he growled.

daniel scoffed. "like i said, you don't scare me. what are you gonna do huh? hit me? hex me? we both know i'd win. i always win our duels." jack was silent for a moment before he spoke again.

"maybe not you. maybe i'll go after one of your little friends. one who doesn't like a fight, who won't see it coming? how would you like that? something bad happening to your little hufflepuff." jack smirked.

the gryffindor grew furious, "if you even lay a bloody finger on zach–" "i won't hurt him if you keep your mouth shut and drop the attitude. got it seavey?"

and with that, jack left. daniel stayed put, reflecting everything jack had said. he was scared. not of jack. but of zach being hurt.