"You should tell him, you know," a familiar voice softly said from behind her. "I know you love him." "Remus," she began turning around to face her friend, "You know I can't do that. He's my best friend, and h-he's in love with his perfect Lily-flower," Elsie sighed as tears began forming in her eyes. "But, Elsie... you don't see the way he looks at you, he-," his sentence was cut off by the girl with tears running down her face. "I don't see how he looks at me, but I see how he looks at her! And, t-that's enough to know that I will n-never be good enough to be with h-him," she snapped through stifled words. "But why don't you just tell him? Why don't you let yourself have a chance at happiness for once?" he asked stepping forwards, wiping her cheeks with his thumbs. "Because...loving him is a losing game. Either way, I'm the one getting hurt," Elsie whispered, falling into the arms of the boy in front of her. SLOW BURN {extended summary inside} (All characters, plots, and aspects of this story belonging to the Harry Potter Universe are credited to JK Rowling.)

PHILOSOPHER'S STONE: Young Ashton Lestrange. A boy who had no idea about who he truly was. Son of Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange. After his parents are arrested and sentenced to Azkaban, baby Ashton is taken away by the Ministry of Magic and Obliviated of his memories regarding his parents, leading him to grow up with the belief he is a Muggle whose parents died when he was young. Despite the plans of the Ministry, who believe he is a danger to the wizarding world, Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, decides to go against the public opinion and tracks an 11-year-old Ashton down, before introducing him to Hogwarts. CHAMBER OF SECRETS: As Ashton's first year at Hogwarts passed him by, he slowly began to realise how much of a villain his peers believed him to be. He had been detained by Terrence Williams, who had the intention of never letting the boy go to Hogwarts again, but his plan backfired. Back at Hogwarts for a second year, further cracks in the castle begin to show as the Chamber of Secrets was opened for the first time in fifty years, and Muggleborns began suffering attacks. The main suspect is Ashton - but can he, alongside his friends Harry, Ron and Hermione - find out the true culprit behind the attacks?

❝𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞'𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫.❞ hermione granger x male oc *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 'The Boy Who Loved' chronicles the life of Charlie Hawthorne, a pureblood wizard unaware that his only flaw is his unlimited capacity to love, as he battles alongside his three closest friends to face the miraculous torments and arisen horrors of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. [Philosopher's Stone - Deathly Hallows] *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* *DISCLAIMER* This is a work of fanfiction using characters from the Harry Potter world, which is trademarked by J.K. Rowling. Majority of characters used are characters created and owned by J.K. Rowling, and I do not claim any ownership over them or the world of Harry Potter. The story of Charlie Hawthorne is entirely my own, and is not believed to be part of J.K. Rowling's original story canon. This story is for entertainment purposes only! Hope you enjoy!