WARNING: OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR
"It's not my fault you're not an interesting person, Bones."
In which a plain-Jane hufflepuff falls in love with a notably obnoxious Slytherin.
[year six]
[Susan Bones x Cassius Warrington]
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10
ON THE FIRST DAY of the winter holidays, Susan sat uncomfortably at the condensed dining table for breakfast. Across from her was Professor Snape, who looked more dreadful than usual as Professor Trelawney rambled about some mystical topic from the seat next to him. She could only hope that another student would appear, but so far, it seemed that other than her bed, and the professors' offices, the castle was currently uninhabited.
Susan felt a light hand on her shoulder before the seat next to her was filled. She looked over and grinned. "Cass! I didn't know you were staying the holidays!"
"Yeah, well my Gran's in South Africa visiting some old friends, so I decided to stay here," he explained as he shovelled an excessive amount of sausages onto his plate.
"Well that's unfortunate that you're stuck here, but lucky for you, your favourite person is also staying for the holidays," Susan teased, causing a faint flush to creep up Cassius' neck.
"Oh, I didn't think you'd remember that," he said, rubbing the back of his neck and giving Susan a sheepish smile.
"Don't worry, I won't tell Zabini that you like me more than him."
Cassius laughed. "Haha, good one, Sue," he said before shovelling a large amount of egg into his mouth, to which Professor Snape rolled his eyes and grumbled about "incompetent idiots." Susan watched the professor stand up and walk away, leaving Professor Trelawney mid-sentence. She frowned and turned to Susan instead.
"I haven't seen you before," she said. "You're not one of my Divination students?"
"Er— no, I opted for Ancient Runes instead."
"Well that seems like a good choice. I can tell that you do not have the gift of the Sight. You however," Trelawney said, turning to Cassius, "The Sight runs through your veins."
"Me?" Cassius still had a mouth full of food, which sprayed all over the table in his range. Susan picked a piece of egg off of her arm in disgust and placed it on the edge of Cassius's plate. He gave her an apologetic look before turning back to Trelawney.
"Most definitely! It was clear from the moment you walked in the room that there were two Seers among us. Why is it that you didn't take Divination, my dear boy?"
"My mum said it's a waste of time. I went for Care of Magical Creatures, it seemed easy enough."
"Oh no, that is dreadful indeed. You must take divination next year, assuming you return."
"What do you mean, assuming I return? Of course I'll be coming to Hogwarts again, I need to complete my N.E.W.T.s!"
"My dear boy, have you not sensed the darkness that has long been forthcoming? I'm afraid we are running out of time."
