i was in the potions classroom cleaning the cauldrons. you must be wondering why. well it's because last night, we ( i and samaira ) managed to get past filch but we ended up bumping into snape which led us here in the potions classroom, serving detention.

 i felt really guilty because the only reason samaira was stuck here was me. 

i stole a glance at the hufflepuff to find her struggling with cleaning the top shelves.

"do you need help?" i didn't even realize i was literally standing next to her.

she nodded sheepishly which made me blush for i don't know what reason. i helped her cleaned the shelves and we were nearly done by the time the sun went down.

 the two of us exited the potions classroom, an awkward silence lingering between us which made me uneasy.

"i'm sorry again." i drawled off, scratching the back of my neck.

she looked at me and smiled,"it's really fine theodore."

the way my name rolled off her tongue made me feel so many emotions i couldn't put into words.

"do you have any plans for the hogsmeade trip next week?" i was surprised by the way i easily asked that question to her. now, i wasn't thinking of asking her out but that question just rolled off my tongue because i wanted to continue the conversation.

"why? are you planning on asking me out?"

i really wasn't expecting that from her. i managed to fight the smile appearing on my lips and instead forced a laughter.

"no." i said lowly.

"oh." she chuckled slightly as she looked towards me with a smirk resting on her face.

god, why is she doing this to me?

"about the hogsmeade trip, well. . luna told us all to meet her at-"

she stopped abruptly and an startled expression dawned upon her face as if she told something i shouldn't have heard.

i decided to let it go and immediately changed the topic.

"well, i should get going now." i said to which she nodded. i waved her bye and made my way towards the slytherin common room.

 i entered the common room only to run into the person i loathed the most after my father. he was aarav rathore. 

he was a pureblood and belonged to a royal family. his ancestors were from india but they moved to london to serve the dark lord. yes, his family served the dark lord.

"watch where you're going Nott." he sneered. he looked so pissed off for no reason. he's usually like that.

i didn't say anything and made my way back to my dorm which i shared with blaise, draco and aarav.

"i think potter is definitely upto something." was the first thing i heard as soon as i stepped inside my dorm. the two of them looked at me, stopping their conversation.

"what's up with you two?" i chose to ask. blaise had an expression which clearly said he was tired of listening to draco.

"leave that for later. what's up with you? how was the date?" blaise had a smirk on his face as he said so.

"you were on a date?" draco frowned as he got up from the armchair and walked up to me, absolutely stunned.

i sighed,"i was serving detention, shut it."

"with samaira." blaise chuckled,"if i may add."

"shut up." i snapped as i slumped down on my bed, really tired after cleaning all those shelves and cauldrons.

"everything's going wrong with you ever since you've started associating yourself with her." draco said with a grave serious look on his pale face.

"woah." i laughed, bewildered by his thoughts,"can you stop dragging her in? this has nothing to do with her. i was the one who twisted my ankle and fell on my fucking face. she was just trying to help me and landed in detention because of me."

"whatever. she's bad news." draco shrugged and before i could defend her, he left the dorm.

"he's such a pain in the arse." i murmured and looked over at blaise.

"i agree." he whispered loud enough for me to heard which made me laugh out loud.

"well anyway, what were you and draco talking about? something about potter?" i asked whilst taking off my shoes and cloak.

"you know draco joined the inquisitorial squad and ever since he's keen to know about what potter and his friends are upto." blaise explained making me nod in response.

"i'll go get changed." i informed blaise and made my way towards the bathroom. i had so much going in my head and it was starting to hurt. i existed the bathroom only to find aarav on his bed, reading some letter.

 i ignored his presence, placed my uniform back to where it should be exited the dorm to make my way to the great hall for dinner.

 i joined blaise and draco at the table and immediately dug in as soon as the food appeared.

"you're eating like you haven't had food since ages." pansy, who was sitting in front of me, commented making the others to laugh. 

i choked on my food as i tried to speak with my mouth full of potatoes. i reached for the glass of water and my eyes out of nowhere landed on the hufflepuff table. my eyes clashed with the brown one belonging to samaira. i tried to smile but i ended up coughing again and immediately chugged the glass of water down my throat. my cheeks felt hot and i fixed my eyes on the dinner plate for the rest of the time. 

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author's note : i literally need to stop introducing new characters out of nowhere. sigh.