Maria's POV

"Do you think we're going to win?" Blaise asked me as we stood in the large crowd, watching the quidditch match in front of us. The match was slowly coming to an end and Slytherin was currently tied with Gryffindor.

"Lorenzo is the Seeker, of course we're going to win," I replied confidently.

Cheers erupted from my section of the audience as Lorenzo skillfully caught the Golden Snitch, winning the match for Slytherin. He turned his head toward me and winked, a wide grin spreading across his face. I smiled and quickly turned around to face my fellow house members, beginning to rally the less enthusiastic students. "Told you," I whispered to Blaise with a laugh.

"Oh whatever," He replied sarcastically.

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Eventually, the crowd's excitement died down and students began to empty out of the arena. I started towards the exit, following behind Blaise, when I felt a strong hand interlock with mine, spinning me around.

I couldn't stop myself from smiling when I realized that it was Lorenzo.

"I saw you cheering for me," He said with a delighted smirk on his face.

"I wasn't cheering for you," I replied in a teasing manner, while craning my neck upwards in an effort to maintain eye contact. Damn, he was tall.

"Oh really? So I must have just imagined you smiling and jumping up and down," Lorenzo sarcastically answered.

More and more students began to trickle out of the stadium and I couldn't help but notice how close Lorenzo and I were to each other.

"Oh that? I was cheering for... uh, Draco," I trailed off. I loved messing with him.

"Yeah?" Enzo breathed, leaning in.

"Yeah," I answered. He leaned down to my level and brought his lips to mine in a hungry and lustful kiss. A surge of electricity ran through my body. Our lips began to move in a passionate rhythm. He placed one hand onto my waist, pulling me in closer, and the other on the back of my head, grabbing at my hair. I decided to pull away after a minute, leaving him wanting more.

"Come on Enzo, I can't hog you any longer," I said, grabbing his strong hand and turning to leave the now empty stands.

"Yes you can, now get back here," He replied with longing eyes, pulling my waist in an effort to stop me.

"Nope. There's about to be an entire party focused on celebrating you and your quidditch victory. Let's go," I said stubbornly.

"Ugh, fine."

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The two of us jogged to catch up to Blaise and Draco, who were making their way back to the castle, along with plenty of other students.

"Good job Draco," I said with a smile.

"Why thank you, but as much as I'd love to take credit, it was really Enzo who won the match for us," Draco replied.

"Yeah... I guess he did alright," I teased, earning a playful shove from Enzo, before he threw his arm over my shoulder.

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The party had already begun in the Slytherin common room when the four of us arrived. After making it to the top of the stairs, I parted ways with Lorenzo, Blaise, and Draco so that I could head toward my room to get ready.

"Maria!" I heard Lorenzo's posh voice call from down the corridor.

I turned my head around. "Yes?" I replied.

"I'll meet you outside of your room," He said, with a grin. I nodded in response and continued down the hall.

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After every win, Slytherins always tried to look presentable, so I chose to wear my new slip dress. I threw on some silver heels and jewelry and
headed towards the door. On my way out, I glanced in the mirror.

'Not too bad,' I thought to myself before turning the handle.

Lorenzo's tall figure stood in front of me, his muscular arm resting on my doorway. His eyes widened as he looked me up and down. I internally smiled.

"Wow," He said under his breath.

"What?" I replied innocently.

"You look good. Like, really good Maria," Enzo said, still taking in my appearance.

"I could say the same for you," I said. I couldn't deny the fact that Lorenzo looked amazing. He was wearing a white collared long-sleeve that he had tucked into black dress pants. His shirt was unbuttoned just the right amount, so that his silver chain was visible.

Enzo closed my door for me and held his arm out, gesturing for me to walk into the hallway.

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"They really went all out," Lorenzo said to me as the common room came into view. The party was illuminated in green LED lights and music was blasting. The room was completely full, which didn't surprise me. After all, Slytherin is known for throwing the best parties.

"And it's all for you," I replied with a playful laugh, nudging Enzo's chest. He smiled down at me in return.

"I need to go talk to Hermione," I announced to Enzo, pulling away from the grip his arm had claimed around my shoulder.

"Okay, don't leave me for too long," He replied as I walked off toward the Golden Trio.

"Maria!" Harry called out as I approached the three of them.

"Hi guys! Hermione, I've been meaning to ask you if we have Potions homework?" I asked.

"I sure hope not!" Hermione exclaimed. I could tell she had consumed a bit of firewhiskey already. I glanced over to Ron, who simply rolled his eyes in response to his girlfriend's behavior.

I continued to make small talk with Harry, Ron, and Hermione for a few moments, before I felt two strong arms wrap around my waist. Enzo rested his head onto my shoulder and I smiled in return. I secretly loved how protective he was.

"Lorenzo Berkshire!" Ron jeered, raising his glass into the air. He really could not handle his alcohol for shit.

"Ron Weasley!" Lorenzo played along kindly. "May I pull Maria away for a moment?" He asked the trio, who all responded with polite nods.

Lorenzo pulled me away, with a smirk. "Care to finish what we started earlier?" He whispered into my ear.

"Can't keep your hands off of me, huh Berkshire?" I teased, pulling his shirt down to my level so that our lips connected. He slipped his tongue into my mouth and began to kiss me with even more passion. Although the room was entirely full of people, it felt as if it was just the two of us.

Before things could escalate, Lorenzo pulled away from the kiss. He wore a devilish smirk on his face.

"This time, I'm the one doing the teasing. How does it feel Maria?" He grinned and I rolled my eyes. I deserved this and I knew it.

"Shut up Berkshire," I replied and walked off.

'He is not going to get away with this,' I thought to myself mischievously. I could feel his eyes watching me as I sauntered off into the crowd of people.

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I was talking with my good friend George Weasley, when both me and Lorenzo's favorite song, "Careless Whisper," started to play through the enormous speakers.

"Dance with me Maria," George joked. He was wasted, unsurprisingly.

"Okay," I replied with a laugh, as he grabbed my hands. Together, we started to dance foolishly. As George was spinning me, my eyes locked with Enzo's from across the room. Enzo didn't look mad, he looked jealous.

Lorenzo Berkshire's POV

"C'mon mate. Are you really going to let George Weasley steal your girl away from you?" Draco scolded me. I couldn't lie, he had a point.

"You're right Malfoy," I said. I stood taller than most of the crowd, so I had quite a clear view of her. I decided to walk over, parting through the clumps of students dancing with one another. I made eye contact with Maria, and get this, she winked at me! She knew what she was bloody doing to me. She was much better at playing games than I was.

"Oi George, mind if I steal Maria away from you?" I asked calmly when I had made it through the crowd. I couldn't be mad even if I wanted to. That wasn't me.

"Why of course mate! She's all yours," George replied with a cheery laugh. How could anyone not love the Weasley twins?

Maria's POV

"Hi Darling," Lorenzo said in his deep voice as he started to spin me effortlessly.

"Berkshire," I replied with a grin. My plan worked. That will teach him not to mess with me.

"So George aye?" Lorenzo questioned. I could tell that he was trying to hide his jealousy.

"Oh shove off Enzo. You know I'm just messing with you," I rested my head on his warm chest.

"Good," He replied, all jealousy seemed to escape from his body.

"Why do you care anyways? It's not like we're dating," I asked. I know I put up a good front, but eventually playing games gets awfully boring.

"Oh please Maria. You know you're mine," Enzo replied, squeezing my waist tighter.