Story Title: One-Hundred Degrees Fahrenheit

Summary: Owen Cauldwell is your average Hufflepuff Wizard. He's shy, he's cocky, he's tainted, he hates 'The-Boy-Who-Lived', he hates the Dark Side and the Light Side, he likes to argue, and he's gay. Just your average Hufflepuff Wizard. He begins his relationship with Zacharias Smith simply: Yule Ball. So how did it turn into this?!

Pairings: Main- OWEN/ZACHARIAS Side- Owen/Benny, Owen/Cedric, Owen/Jay, Justin/Susan –Hufflepuff Centric-

Rating: K+ - T+ Material here, boys and girls.

Authoress: I. Have. An. Angel (I'm so awesome, I'm UNDERLINED)

Blanket Disclaimer: I own NOTHING! Well, I do own a computer, a dog, a cat, a cell phone, but all characters of this FanFic are owned by J.K. Rowling. There might be some OCs and I will announce so at the beginning.

Owen sighed and placed his book in his lap, looking around the Hufflepuff Common Room. Beside him sat Justin Finch-Fletchly, the one constant in his life. Justin glanced up at the sudden movement of his friend and they smiled at each other. Justin yawned and set his book down as well, arching his back off the couch.

"Wen, what's up?" Justin asked after finishing his cat like stretches.

Owen huffed and bowed his head, his black hair covering his eyes. The blond beside him attempted to peer through the dark tresses to see what was the matter. "You have a date for the Yule Ball, huh Just?" Justin leaned back in relief and laughed, drawing attention to the fifth years. (1)

"Yes, why as a matter of fact I'm going with Susan. And you?" However, Justin knew where this was going. Owen wanted to ask a certain someone but didn't know if that someone was homosexual. "Merlin," Justin groaned, "Owen. Ask him for goodness sake!" Owen groaned back incoherently and marked his place in his book. He looked across the room at the fourth year he lusted after and looked at Justin just as the same look he had been wearing was returned. "I'll buy you a whole box of Chocolate Frogs if you get your arse over there and ask the boy?" he bribed as a question.

"You have the money, Justin?" Ernie teased from the hearth. Ernie, Hannah, and Susan were sitting at Owen and Justin's feet, watching them interact.

"Psst, Wen," Hannah stage whispered. "I think he likes you back." Owen flushed and stood with a flourish, drawing attention to himself.

"Chin up!" Hannah called as he stepped over Ernie who wiggled his brows suggestively.

"You're such a prat, I swear," Justin muttered to Ernie, kicking him in the stomach lightly. "Don't taunt Wen. Poor little Pureblood has no confidence, I swear." Owen tuned his friends out and hesitated where he stood, between his affection and his couch. Everyone had heard them talk so it would seem cowardly to turn away now… He needed to embrace his Gryffindor side and just ask him. The group of fourth year boys and the three sixth year boys watched him oddly. The brunette sixth year –also the TriWizard Hogwarts Champion- smiled gently, encouragingly.

"What do you want?" a fourth year sneered. "Queer," he hissed under his breath.

"Sod off Jay," Owen's affection snapped.

"Seriously, Jay, stop being a ponce," a sixth year said. He then held out his hand to Owen, "Hello Owen, I'm Benny Dunstan. Who is it you wanted to see?" He smiled politely. Owen bit his lip and sighed, brushing his hair back. He gave a heart-stopping smile and even Jay faltered at it. Owen turned his smile on his affection.

"Zacharias Smith, would you go to the Yule Ball with me?" Owen asked, radiating confidence. Zacharias looked lost, a dark pink coloring his face. He pointed at himself and Owen laughed breathily, nodding. Benny was hurriedly leaving the Common Room with Cedric watching in amusement. The blond fourth year only nodded. Owen's smile brightened up instantly. "Wonderful." He gave Zacharias a wink and the others a two fingered salute. He walked back to his friends and sat beside his fellow fifth year and glanced down at the fourth years on the hearth and sighed. Justin's face was ashy white.

"Merlin's Wand, Just!" Owen breathed. "Who died?"

"M-My wallet," Justin whimpered.

(1)- I know Justin is a fourth year with Harry and I know Owen is a second year while Harry is a fourth year but it's my FanFiction Series.

Can you review if you hate it, like it, are confused by it, want more of it, want to flame it? Any review will do. 'Good job' 'Bad job' 'Love it' 'Hate it' 'Ur kul luv u n ur stories' 'Yeah, yeah, nice story, stupid slash stuff…' Something to that affect unless you want to analyze every word I typed.

Flames are used for the Hufflepuff Common Room Fire. Flames are also used to ignite the relationships of Susan/Justin, Owen/Zacharias, and Owen/Benny!

Benny Dunstan, Jay Dorny, and Owen Cauldwell ARE real HP characters and NOT OCs.