A/N: Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you know that this is going to be another one of those one-shot collections. In this case it will be the place where I'm going to post my shorter NextGen stories. I know lots of other people already have a collection like this, but it's a good idea, so here's my attempt =) First pairing is Dominique/Lysander, but I'm going to write other pairings as well. You can also request a pairing if you'd like. Hope you all like this and have a nice day! Please review! =) – Lauren
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Pairing: Dominique/Lysander
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If this is what love feels like, she thinks she'd rather get eaten by the Giant Squid.
She watches him, with his oh so perfect golden hair and those beautiful blue eyes and his freaking amazing body (right…) and really, all that flashes through her mind is that she just doesn't getit. How on earth is it possible that half of the female population of Hogwarts is in love with this annoying, arrogant, insensitive jerk?
She's outside by the lake, and she's been watching little Lily and her fellow Slytherin friends stalk after him like he's bloody Salazar himself for at least half an hour now. And ok, she has to admit that he does look rather good, especially with his hair all messy and the top buttons of his shirt unbuttoned and all that… But apart from that there is nothing, absolutely nothing good or nice to say about Lysander Scamander. His bloody ego is about the same size as the entire United Kingdom altogether.
He catches her looking at him, and he actually waves, making the possibility of turning around and pretending she didn't see him quite impossible. "Weasley!"
She sighs. "Scamander."
He grins and his eyes are more blue than ever and Godric, what the hell is going on between the two of them? Why can't they just fight? Why can't he just say something insulting so that can try to insult him even more, like they've been doing for years? "Want to go swimming with me?"
She glares angrily at him, trying to look disgusted at the idea. "No, thank you."
His grin widens, "Sucks for you then."
And before she can even reply he runs up to her, pushing her straight into the lake, jumping after her, before she has the opportunity to protest. The water is freezing, her uniform is completely soaked within a second, and she's really not a big fan of swimming, so when she comes up for air, she just snaps. For Christ's sake – she has bloody classes to attend in a few minutes!
"You – you – "
He simply smiles at her. "What? You're gonna tell me you didn't enjoy that?"
She scoffs, hitting him against his chest, ignoring the people laughing and pointing at them. Stupid idiot with that stupid hair and those stupid eyes and that stupid, beaming smile of his…
He lets him hit her and then slowly reaches out to tug one of her wet curs behind her ear, still grinning. "Watch it, Weasley. You don't want to get eaten by the Giant Squid, would you? I heard he has a thing for angry girls."
She tries to look stern, but really, he's making all of this way too… something. So she can't help it; the corners of her mouth twitch up slightly, even though she desperately tries to control herself. "You're impossible, Scamander."
He grins back. "You're pretty, Weasley."
She blushes, and then splashes a handful of water in his eyes.
Maybe she wouldn't prefer to get eaten by a gigantic sea monster after all.