Glitter in the library
Thank you for the support that Chapter 1 it made me so happy :D
This chapters a bit longer than the first one
Also thank you to my friend Vicky for proof reading
Again nothing belongs to me, except for the terrible puns
Chapter 2: Why are these tables so small?
So Alec found himself sat at one of the library tables with a very distracting and good looking Ravenclaw with two thoughts:
Why are these library tables so small?
Why is this guy wearing glitter and how does he still look manly? Even Jace wouldn't look manly wearing glitter.
The Hogwarts library tables were not known for being large, they had to be big enough to fit between two bookshelves. There were other tables that where bigger for group study but the ones between the bookshelves were more private and good when you needed to be by yourself to finish Ancient Runes work and bang your head against the table in frustration because screw ancient runes!
How was this guy making him so nervous, where had the composed Alec gone? When he'd first seen Magnus that Alec had gone, poof, bye bye!
Calm yourself Alec! This guy just needed to sit at a table and work, he's probably fine and getting on with his work!
Alec starts to turn his head to look at the cause of his distraction….
STOP! Don't look! If you do he might spot you, then what?
The amount of force he used to turn his head must have been large but he couldn't be sure, but it was enough for his arm to move and knock over his ink well….all over Magnus.
Really? Why am I acting so weird? I'm making Simon look smooth!
"I.I.I'm so sorry! Shit!"
To say Alec was panicking would be like describing the Battle of Hogwarts a small misunderstanding.
Alec expected Magnus to be angry, why shouldn't he be? Some idiot has managed to cover his work in black ink. Except he wasn't, he was laughing, and not quiet laughter, the kind of laughter that reverberates around a room.
"Your Gryffindor's number one beater? I'd love to see the people you beat in try outs?" He'd thrown his head and was sweeping his hand through his hair. Alec expected to see glitter fall out but it seemed to be a part of Magnus' hair, it really was mesmerising, like stars….did I really just think that?...I'm so screwed.
"I accidentally hit the ball in their direction, I got the position because I literally knocked out the competition." He did the crooked smile that Izzy said made the girls around the school swoon, what is it with her and her 19th century literary references? Suffice to say Magnus didn't swoon, but he did smile back.
For a short while they just stared smiling at each other. There was something captivating about Magnus. It could be the relaxed aura that came of him, or the way he wore his uniform; with his tie loose and top 3 buttons undone; his wing tip shoes and then there was the hair and eye make-up. The guy just screamed style, and it was obvious he knew it.
"So Ancient Runes, do you love it or hate it? There is no middle ground when it comes to that lesson."
"I hate it! I don't understand how anyone can find it interesting."
"I for one, do find it interesting, it's one of the reasons Babs loves me. I'm the only one awake by the end of the lesson."
"You call Proffessor Bathsheda Babbling Babs?"
"I told you every teacher gets a nickname, makes them more approachable."
Alec has to shake his head at this. How is this guy so laid back about everything? Subjects, teachers, me covering him in black ink.
"I happened to get an O in Runes during my O.W.L.S, want some help?"
"You're offering me" dramatically placing a hand on his chest in pretend shock, wtf am I doing? "the person who covered you in black ink, help?"
"Well Alexander you are lucky in two ways. One: black happens to be my colour, plus we have magic.." on this he flicked his wrist and the ink was cleared from himself and the work, why didn't I think of doing that? And I'm pretty sure his colour is glitter.
"Secondly: there's something about you and it's not just that your cute, so if I help you we no longer have to sit in awkward silence while you stare at you work, obviously having a debate with yourself, resulting in you lashing out at your poor ink well." He paused to pick it up, as a way of emphasising his point. "It also means I can spend more time with you and we can get to know each other better and you won't lash out at any more stationary."
Alec couldn't help himself, he'd become comfortable around Magnus, but that comment knocked him. Magnus had obviously been watching him, so he obviously felt something as well. So Alec took a breath and another and one more for luck.
"So you're doing this for the sake of my ink well?"
"It obviously needs protecting from you, and you quill could be your next victim."
"I was eyeing the parchment, you can do more with it: screw it up, rip it."
"You're a danger to stationary everywhere, I'm not leaving till you've finished your runes and I know there safe."
There was a pause where they just smiled at each other, then they both started laughing at how ridiculous they sounded, they stopped when they heard Pincey-Kins SHUSH!
They then worked through Alec's work, not that Alec was paying any attention, only when he had to write something down, all he could think was, how is this happening, and a cute guy is tutoring me? A guy who told me he wants to spend time with me" THANK YOU ANCIENT RUNES AND BABS!
"And we're done! Well done Alexander."
It had taken them 2 hours to finish the work, but Alec didn't think Babs had given them enough. "You did most of it, I just wrote down what you told me to."
Magnus chuckled at this, "I had noticed that actually."
How does he make me blush so much? I never blush. I'm not a 19th century hero I'm more like the damsel, I'll be swooning soon.
"It's almost curfew we should get going. Thank you for your help, Proffessor Bathsheda's going to be shocked by my jump in mark." He started to pack his stuff up, slower than he normally would, he's going to drag this out as much as he can.
"Her names Babs Alexander," he'd already packed away his things when he'd decided to
Alec couldn't helping smiling at that as "To you maybe."
They talked all the way through the castle, about nothing in particular. Alec hadn't smiled this much in a long time and he was loving it. Alec doesn't know if Magnus did it purposefully but they walked together all the way to the Gryffindor tower entrance.
"I hope to see you around." And he meant it, he was going to see Magnus as much as he could, but not in a stalkery way!
"You will, I'll make sure of it." With that Magnus turned on his heel and walked back in the direction they had previously come, how far away is the Ravenclaw tower?
Alec was too busy watching the receding figure of the person who was going to be his every thought for who knows how long to hear the portrait behind him open.
"And where have you been since dinner big brother?"
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Time to write chapter 3