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𝙷𝚘𝚠 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝙶𝚎𝚝 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙶𝚒𝚛𝚕

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𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐙𝐋𝐄 and romantic breezes of November is everything you can ask for. All the leaves have fallen and every step you take you hear that crunch hoping it's just a dry leaf and not a snail that you accidentally stepped on.

The forbidden forest was the best place to get calm and peace in this fast moving world where people fight over shit knowing that after they die none of it would even matter. I never really thought of myself as a YOLO person as I am the kind of person to be a workaholic.

I layed on a mossy bench reading a sweet thriller book with my white shirt and blue jeans. Surrounded by greenery and a mystical forest filled with mysteries. My golden hair harmonising with the wind and clear blue eyes clouded my darkness and grey specks at its centre.

The sound of bugs and insects buzzing and singing. It's evident that I'm becoming older and older because right now I feel like a retired man with three kids and a dead wife writing sad prose.

Then drops of crystals from the sky fell on my champagne skin. What a mood, I finally feel like a 'Scamander' , a nature loving awkward person who is mostly alone due to their weirdness.

The rain slowly intensified, it was my queue to leave the forest before the rain catches. I slapped my book close and got up from the mossy bench. Then I felt something crawling on me. OH SHIT! I ran around shaking and trying to get off whatever got on me. Then I finally got hold of a bunch of fire-red ants behind my collar.

This is why you shouldn't lie in mossy benches in the forest thinking it would be a dramatic scene.

The rain started catching up with the speed I was running out of the forbidden forest and I didn't have my wand with me so couldn't even use magic. This sucks, Jared told me to take my wand just in case but I didn't listen because I was too lazy to climb back up the stairs and go to my dorm to get it.

Leaving your wand is equivalent to leaving your phone and going out. This sucks. I covered my head with the book and ran as the rain suddenly got very heavy. The only option for me now is Hagrid's hut.

I sprinted across his empty pumpkin field and stood at the porch of his house. I was all wet and soggy and all the pages of my book were stuck together and soft. This is just exhausting, you know. Look I love playing in the rain but I just wasn't in the mood. I looked at the rain pouring from the height of the heavens.

The clouds were only getting darker and darker. This rain wasn';t going to pass by any sooner. Should I maybe give a visit to Hagrid? I haven't even talked to him for like years now. Our conversations are usually just student-teacher talk during Care of Magical Creatures. Even though my whole family is close with him and Lorcan visits him often for some reason me and Hagrid were never on the same vibe.

Should I knock and go in or would he think I'm some kind of toxic guy just visiting him because I have nowhere to go and I was here locked out in the cold. Nah, Hagrid can't think that much. He's a simple man, he's not like me, he wouldn't overthink matters like this.

I hesitantly knocked on the door and after a few seconds a dark red haired girl opened the door. "Are you insane? Didn't you bring your wand" Lily asked as she pulled the wet soaking me in and slammed the door closed. I stood there shivering when Hagrid saw me and said, "Lyzander, here have this warm towel" Hargrid said as he gave me a warm light blue towel. "Lysander" I corrected him.

"I was juz talking to your mum a few days ago" Hagrid said. I awkwardly chuckled. "I'll make some tea" he said as the big man went into the kitchen. I gave a secret gaze at Lily. She looked so pretty in the dimmed and poor lighting. Her wavy dark red hair and her green eyes and a beige autumn jacket as she tucked her curtain bangs behind her ear as we both awkwardly stood.

She turned to me and asked, "What were you doing?". "I was having fun in the forbidden forest, then it rained so I came for shelter" I said. Lily looked at me. I just had a realisation on how I have never really looked into her eyes even though I keep describing them. To be honest I don't think I've ever looked into someone's eyes and ever talked to them.

For the first time I looked right into her eyes and my heart rate- oh fuck. Her delicate features of her soft skin and pink lips balancing her fiery eyes and hair. If she isn't the prettiest girl alive then who is?

I instantly looked away with my heart still racing and I was on the verge of sweat breaking in this coldness. Looking right into someone's eyes and especially your crush's eyes is just a whole different thrill. It's like looking into a whole different world with just them. It's like taking a picture of them in portrait mode where everything is blurred except them.

Myheart beat slowly calmed as I looked away from her and I began to zone out. For some reason I wanted to feel that thrill again.

Lily came closer to me and spread her gaze on me. It felt so awkward but my heart rate was taking a constant raise in acceleration. Her warm face and her rosy blush made me feel warm. I'm convinced I'm going insane.

She extended her arms and with her delicate fingertips she touched my wet lashes. Six months of torture. You've been torturing me for six months. Why are you stabbing me so hard right now? I want to stab you too.

I want to push your hand away now, I wanna lock you up in my arms and admire your hair and run my nails through them. I want to see her confused and tremble in fear as I bring myself closer to her and get a taste of her lips.

OK, I'VE FINALLY LOST IT!

Lily's fingers then lingered to my hair. Her fingers slowly slid from my dark black hair roots which suddenly blossomed into a golden forest. The tension right now was unexplainable. I felt so suffocated and dense and my hands are literally shaking from holding back from her.

I have to keep reminding myself that she's taken. I have to keep reminding myself that she doesn't love me the way that I do. I have to keep reminding myself that sometimes when I look into her eyes I pretend I'm hers all the damn time.

I want her, I don't care. I want her for the worse or for the better. I'll wait forever and ever. I'll wait until she realises that she belongs with me. I'm being pick-me right now. But, it doesn't matter. I am who I am. If she doesn't realise I have to make her realise it in an artificial way.

She pulled her hand away and gave a cute soft grin and said, "It hurts you know?" she said with her eyes shimmering with the secretion of tears. "Hurts?" I asked in a low voice.

"TEA IS READY!" Hagrid announced as he came in with a big metal tea pot as me and Lily gave a jump from the sudden bright mood. Lily pulled her wand out and dried me up with a spell.

Hagrid seated us and poured some tea into some worn out ceramic cups. "I really don't get any visitors except Lily, Hugo and Lorcan" he said. "It's fine Hagrid, I don't want tea, I'm fine" she said when he was going to pour a third cup. Potter, come on, stop being rude. I took the cup of tea and slowly took a sip.

OH GOSH THAT WAS BITTER. ISN'T COFFEE SUPPOSED TO BE BITTER? WHY IS TEA BITTER? I'll be honest I only like cold coffee and I'm not a very big fan of coffee, I'm more of a tea-person but if this is what you're going to classify as 'tea'. I might lose my love for it.

I wantedly gulped down the first sip down my throat and gave a look at Lily silently laughing at me trying to keep my face as expressionless as possible. How am I going to finish this tea? Lily was clever, she knew the tea would taste like shit so she denied his offer.

"Yer grandma and grendpa doing well?"he asked wheezily as he slurped on his tea. "They're fine, I guess" I said. I realised I haven't written a letter to my grandma in like 2 weeks. It was so awkward. Lily and Hagrid were just talking and talking while I was just there.

After around 20 minutes, the clouds were still in rage but comparatively did it come down. "The rain settled a bit more than before. I'll walk you to Hogwarts, can we go?" Lily asked. "Sure" I said as I took the tea cup still filled with tea and I poured it outside the window when Hagrid wasn't looking.

"Bye, have a nize day and Lyzander. Do come and vizit" Hagrid said. I gave him an unsettling smile as Lily took her wand out and conjured a big black umbrella as I joined her in. We quietly walked in the rain, with the splash of mud everytime we took a step.

My thoughts linked to our previous conversation when she said, 'It hurts you know?'. I really want to ask her about it but would that be weird? I was trying to muster up my courage to start a conversation when Lily said, "How can you be all quiet? It's annoying, you know? Talk something" she demanded. "Uhh" I said with a clueless face oh shit when I saw her face I forgot how to talk I ate my words.

"I think we have to pull a night again. Mongrel gave both of us a loadsome" she complained. I don't know why but the only good Mongrel probably unintentionally ever did in her life was giving me and Lily alone time.

"What did you mean by 'It hurts you know?' From our previous conversation?" I asked her. "I just meant like, nevermind" she said hesitantly. I wanted to ask her to tell me no matter what, but I don't want to damage my image because I usually don't go around asking. If they tell me I listen, that's it.

"You're not going to get a date for the ball, are you?" She asked. "I think you know the answer to it" I said lowly. "It's not fun or cool to be like that Scamander, it'll all seem cool now but it's just miserable to be alone you know?" She said, choking on her words. "Can't be that bad" I said. "It can, so you better start dating and stuff cause you need to learn how a heartbreak can feel like. Nothing comes easy you know. Love won't find you, you have to go in search of it" she said.

"Can you stop acting like my mom?" I said, rolling my eyes. "I'm serious, I'm very concerned about you and your well being" Lily said. "Stop being a boomer aunty, is the drowsy weather making you say shit?" I said, trying to lift up the mood. "Stop calling me a boomer aunty" she said glaring at me.

"Yeah, sure, boomer aunty" I said slickly. Lily folded the umbrella and hit me with it. I laughed. "Now I'm wet" I complained. "Oh my god you're wet? ARE YOU GONNA DIE SCAMANDER?" She asked sarcastically. "I might" I said. She immediately folded her umbrella. "Let's go to hell! LET'S DIE IN THE RAIN!" She screamed as we both ran into the castle all wet and drenched.

We were laughing like psychopaths with the floor all wet and our clothes soggy.

Lily's hair was wet and drenched, her lashes had water droplets and her cheeks and ears were pink due to the cold. She looked so hot. OK I'M DONE WITH THIS, WHERE IS ALL THIS SHIT COMING FROM.

"I must be insane, I just bought this jacket and I've ruined it" Lily said. "You realise we didn't run in acidic rain and I'll be fine after it dries right?" I said. "Yeah but still" she said. She removed her jacket and dried us both up.

"See you at nine, I'm going now" she said as she turned back to leave. "Potter" I called her as I gulped. She looked at me. Why did I call her again?

"I- I- just want to say that-" I started. COME ON LYSANDER COME UP WITH SOMETHING! "You looked really pretty today-" I said as the truth slipped out of my mouth. "REALLY? AHHHHHHHH OH MY GOD. THANKS JEEZ. A COMPLIMENT FROM LYSANDER HIMSELF I MUST BE GIFTED" Lily said as she smiled. I gave her a weak smile. "Bye" she said as she skipped across the hallway.

FUCK, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TOLD HER. BAD MOVE IF THIS WORDS GETS INTO JARED'S EARS I'M FUCKING DEAD. I HAVE TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST AND BUY A CASKET FOR ME IN ADVANCE. JARED'S GONNA GETS ALL HIS REVENGE BACK IF HE FINDS THIS OUT. OH SHIT I WAS TOO IMPULSIVE. I HOPE THIS CONVERSATION GETS BURIED HERE.

I snapped outta my thoughts and saw the time on my watch. Oh shit it was Saturday and it was time to have a homework session in classroom 3-G.

I quickly went back to my dorm where no one was there cause they obviously went to the homework session and I was LATE AHHHHHHHHHHH. I got myself freshened up and ran back down in search of the classroom.

"3-G" I muttered to myself and walked in. "Wow, guess who's early?" Professor Neville Longbottom said sarcastically. "Sorry, Professor" I apologised as I sat next to Val and spread my books and notes over the table. Didn't Lily know we had a homework session? I thought. Maybe I should tell her? I looked around in hope to find Lily.

"Where's Potter?" I asked Val. "Concerned about your girlfriend?" He asked, smiling. "Shut up and tell" I said, annoyed. "She got excused, apparently she has something to do" Val said sincerely, studying with his book upside down.

"Since when can you read upside down?" I asked. "I'm trying something new don't judge me" he said as I took the book from his hand and gave him the book in the correct direction. "When you're faking, fake it properly" I said.

"Roger that sarge!" Val said giggling. "What's so funny Mr. Anderson and Mr.Scamander?" Professor asked. "Nothing" Val said and ducked under the table and started laughing.

After a long silence Val asked me, "Bro can you teach me the history of magic? History just sucks. How are you good at it?". "History is like a story, it's all just memorising and vomiting on the paper" I said. "Teach me" he said and I actually started reading the chapter and tried to help him to learn.

I helped him learn for 20 minutes continuously and then Val suddenly broke out and said, "Why should I study about some random rebellion of some stupid goblin? Why should I know the names of these bearded dudes? Is that gonna give me food? Hasn't anyone heard of the saying "past is past" in frustration.

"That question is out of syllabus" I told him. He leaned back on his chair and groaned. "I want a break. Can we do something?" Val asked me. I kept my head down to rest. Val patted my back, "Wake up, I'm bored" he said into my ears. "Shut up please" I said lazily.

"Guess who's sitting behind you?" Val asked. "Who?" I asked in a tired voice. "Judy" Val whispered. I immediately got up and looked behind me. Judy and her friends were also sitting and doing their homework. "Duddeeee" I said, getting high. "We have to do something" Val said as he eyed Jared who was sitting opposite to us and actually studying.

"I have an idea" I muttered as I gave an evil grin. I tore a piece of fresh parchment paper and asked Val, "Do you have a handwriting changing quill".

Val immediately nodded and handed me one from his pouch. I started writing on the parchment in Jared's handwriting.

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I want you for worse or for better

I would wait for ever and ever

Broke your heart, I'll put it back together

I would wait for ever and ever

XX JARED XX

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Val took the paper and read. "OOO" he said and the Professor came and hit both me and Val with a book on our heads. "Stop slacking off and study both of you, Mr. Scamander will get marks no matter what he will keep laughing but you Mr. Anderson need to put effort" he said. "Yes sir" Val said and after the professor walked away we laughed.

"This is perfect" Val said and turned it into an aeroplane and he levitated it to Judy's table. "Val you know magic!" I said acting surprised. "Oh just shut it and watch" he said as we both gave a secret glare at what Judy was going to do.

At first she seemed confused as she opened the letter and looked around and I ducked down to reveal Jared sitting right across me. Then Jared caught her eye and gave an awkward smile. YO! JARED IS SCREWING UP HIS OWN LIFE HAHAHAHAHAHA. Judy gave a smile and a blush. She wrote something on the paper quickly and folded it back to a plane and levitated it to Jared.

Me and Val immediately went under our desk to laugh. Jared opened the note confused and read it. "Was this your doing Lysander?" He asked with a straight face. "What do you mean you sent her the note" I said with a straight face. "How can you lie shamelessly with a straight face" he asked. "After all he is Lie Sander" Val said and started laughing.

"MR. ANDERSON!" Professor screamed from across the hall. "Sorry!" He apologised immediately.

"Dude, she's going to misunderstand, can you stop?" Jared said in an exhausted serious tone. "Come on if you start flirting now only you can ask her to the ball by the next week at least" Val whispered.

"I'm going with Lysander" Jared said. "Sorry I reject you, I'm going with someone else" I said. "What the fuck?" Val swore. "I meant I'm going with myself" I replied. "Plus I don't think Mongrel likes the plan of a girl and a guy I'm not sure about a guy and a guy" I said.

"Look at the reply she gave me bro, she thinks I'm indirectly asking her out" Jared said. I took the paper and read her reply. It was written, 'That's how to get the girl- girl- girl- girl' in a beautiful cursive handwriting which couldn't compete with mine of course. I smiled at the paper. SHE WAS A SWIFTIE! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! SHE'S MINE. OK JUST KIDDING. LILY IS MINE.

"Dude, she just completed the lyrics to the song I wrote" I laughed. "Oh-" Jared said. "You should have seen the look on JJ's face bro" Val laughed. "Urghhh" Jared let out a frustration.

After the period got over, we all were walking out of the hall when Judy approached us. Val and I started laughing out of context and Lorcan and Hugo just gave a confused look. "Did- You write that-" she started when Jared nervously cut her off and said, "No, it was him" he immediately pointed at me.

Judy gave a concerning look at me. "Nice lyrics" she said cheerfully. "Sorry for the misunderstanding" Jared apologised for no reason. "For?" She asked. "Umm, disturbing" he said. "It's fine" she replied.

OK I AWARD THIS CONVERSATION THE MOST AWKWARD CONVERSATION OF THE CENTURY.

"Guys, it's 6:30 pm! I told Diana to meet me near the lake at 7:00 pm for the date! We have to get that prepared. Can we go?" Val asked. "Why'd you want to overdo asking her out to a ball, yall are already dating so its like confirm right?" Lorcan asked.

"But still, I want it to be romantic" Val said, squealing and blushing. "Ahhhhh, can we talk about how you guys keep shipping me and Judy for no reason. You guys need to chill, don't do that ok? I don't like her" Jared said.

"You're lying" Hugo said simply. "GUYS HOW ABOUT WE FOCUS ON ME AND DIANA CAUSE WE'RE LIKE 100 GONNA GO TO THE BALL TOGETHER SO HOW ABOUT WE WASTE TIME ON SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE?" Val asked.

"Bro really has his own problems" Lorcan said and chuckled. In all this mess I was just wondering what dress Lily would wear. I hope it's black, black suits her really well. I also wonder what Michelle would be going through right now. She loves Val and Diana's going with him.

I'm pretty sure she's my gang, the one just looking at her crush dancing with another guy and shit talking about the partner in our minds.

Well eventually Val asked Diana out in quite an extravagant way in a candlelight picnic near the black lake and let's forget the part when a big beetle scared both of them and they ran back to the castle telling they were almost eaten by a monster.

Well at least he got the girl. Unlike me and Jared.

XX~𝐿𝓎𝓈𝒶𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇~XX

EXCLUSIVE JARED'S POV:

I was walking to the dorm after setting up the whole decoration for Val's plan. Ly, Lorc and Hugo decided to stay back and spy but I just wanted to get some rest after a long exhausting day.

I was walking to the portrait of the fat lady where I was met by Judy. Oh shit.

I don't know why but everything I see her I get goosebumps and I have these minor heart attacks. I start sweating rapidly and I start choking on my words. Yes, I obviously have a crush on her for no reason.

I awkwardly said, "Hi". WAS THAT TOO AWKWARD, OH NO IS SHE GOING TO JUDGE ME FOR THAT. WAIT WHY DO I CARE AGAIN? OH YEAH, CAUSE I CARE ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF ME.

"Sorry about my friends, they got a bit over excited" I told her. "It's fine I can relate" she said, giving a weak smile.

She looked pretty. Her wavy brown hair and Hazel eyes with that beautiful green tint. I mean she's kind and she's warm. I like how she is but I really want to know more about her so I can love her. I can't just classify this as love, it's more of an attraction. But the only problem here, at the end of the day if bro's gonna say I thought of you as a little brother I'm like screwed.

Maybe I should start hinting at her so I can ask her to the ball. I mean we have a month right? So, if I start now it won't be pretty rushed. I don't want to just randomly ask her to come to the ball with me.

I want to really know her. Who she is and what she is like. I want to love her.

"Do you want to hang out maybe at the library tomorrow? Maybe you can help me with my O.W.L.s preparations?" I asked, trying not to collapse and die on that spot. "Sure!" She gave an instant reply. I was surprised. AM I FINALLY GOING TO NOT BE SINGLE? WHY AM I HAPPY?

THAT WAS AN INSTANT REPLY, DOES SHE LIKE ME TOO? OH GOSH MAYBE- NO I SHOULD STOP-

I SHOULD STOP BEING DELUSIONAL, NO GIRL CAN EVER LIKE A SIMPLE GUY LIKE ME OR A COMPLICATED GUY LIKE LYSANDER. IF YOU ARE NOT SIMPLE OR COMPLICATED THEY CALL YOU AVERAGE. GIRLS ARE JUST CONFUSING AS HELL.

BUT I GUESS I'M TAKING MY STEP TO GET A GIRL.

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