When Harry awoke the next morning, Demelza was still asleep in his arms. She looked so beautiful sleeping next to him. He stroked her hair and carefully got out of bed and put clothes on. As he got his shirt on, Demelza woke up, yawning loudly.
"Harry?" she asked, drowsy. "Last night was..."
"Thrilling?"
"A mistake, to be honest."
"Why?" Harry asked as he quickly turned.
"I mean, what if I get on the team? Is there any rule about have relations with a teammate?"
"Not really. Lots of Quidditch teams have married couples and such. What we did last night won't impact whether you get on the team or not."
"Well, still!" she raised her voice. "Won't it be awkward? Playing with the person you recently slept with?!"
"Demelza... I think you're thinking too hard about this."
"Look, we were mostly drunk last night, but I do remember most of it. While it was definitely one of the best nights I ever had, I can't help but feel that it was a mistake." she said getting out of bed and putting some clothes on. "Now, I have to go. Will you be okay?"
"Sure," he answered.
When she left, Harry sat on the bed, his head down. He couldn't help but feel this pain in his stomach. Was it butterflies floating around in his tummy? Or was it something deeper? Harry just shook his head and headed out of the Hog's Head and walked on over to a small cafe', eager to get some coffee into his system. Inside, he sat down and got his order of a simple cup of coffee with sugar and creamer.
As he drank, he noticed someone sit beside him. Looking up, he saw Padma and Parvarti Patil, twin sisters. He smiled weakly at them as they ordered what he was drinking.
"How you been Harry?" asked Padma.
"Haven't heard from you since you became a big time Quidditch player!" said Parvarti.
"I've been fine. Had a hell of a night though."
"Slept with Demelza Robins, eh?" giggled Padma.
"How did you know?!"
"We saw her leave the Hog's head and you shortly after." said Parvarti.
"Doesn't take a genius." said Padma.
"Yeah, well, yes. We did sleep together."
"About time." said Parvarti. "Back in school, she couldn't stop talking about you. She was obsessed with you."
"Not as bad as Ginny Weasley's obsession with you, but still." said Padma. "Deep down, you made Demelza a very happy witch."
"Why do you say that?" asked Harry.
"She hasn't been with a guy in a while." said Parvarti.
"Yeah, it's been secretly frustrating her." said Padma. "Now that she's been with you, she'll be good for a while."
"There's a slight problem though. She tried out for the England Quidditch team, which I'm on, and there's a chance she made it."
"Well," said Padma. "I've heard of married couples on Quidditch teams. Nothing too new."
"Maybe you guys can be friends with benefits?" suggested Parvarti.
"Or you two could date."
"I don't know." said Harry sadly.
"Do you find her attractive?" asked Padma.
"Immensely,"
"Then talk to her." said Parvarti. "Tell her how ever you feel about her and the situation."
"I don't even know where she lives."
"I do."
Parvarti told Harry of where Demelza lived, much to his happiness and nerves. When they left, Harry went to the bathroom. Harry watered his face before Apparating to the place where Demelza lived. Turned out, she was living in an apartment complex. He walked up to her door, he stopped himself before he knocked. Harry clutched his fist and thought about it.
"Do I love her?" he asked himself. "Or is it just lust?" he thought more. "Maybe I should just explain that I do like her and that our night together wasn't a mistake. If I'm lucky, I can at least have us go on a date. That shouldn't be too much trouble."
He knocked on the door and he got extremely nervous as the door started to open. There stood Demelza, her hair straightened and wearing some kind of work clothes. She looked surprised and mad to see him.
"Harry!" she announced. "W-What- How did you know where I lived?!"
"Patil Twins told me at the cafe after you left."
"Damn. Well, come on in. I still got an hour."
Harry slowly walked into her very clean apartment and sat on her couch.
"I'm sorry to barge in like this Demelza, giving how we last saw each other."
"Yeah, half an hour ago." shrugged Demelza. "Why are you here?"
"They got me thinking. Demelza, I am being honest when I say this, but I was very attracted to you back in school."
"Why didn't you ever say anything?"
"Rejection. I was afraid that you would've said no. I was never very popular with the girls."
"You did date Susan Bones and Luna Lovegood, remember?"
"I mean, I slept with Luna once, but she dumped me a week after."
"Why?"
"She just didn't want to be with me. Some mental thing, I think." he admitted. "Now that we're adults, I'd like to go further with you."
"How further? A night of really good sex doesn't mean we are in a relationship."
"I'm not asking for that. For now, I just want to ask you if you would want to go out with me. Get dinner."
"Dinner?" she asked, surprised. "No guy has ever asked me out to dinner before. Most want to get in my pants."
"Well, do you want to?"
"Sure," she smiled. "Truth be told, you were the only guy in school that I thought would be different. A guy that would woo me before taking me to bed. Turns out I was right." she blushed.
"Thank you Demelza." he smiled.
He held her hand and gently kissed it before leaving. She said nothing as did Harry. When he returned to his apartment, he saw a sock on his door.
"Bloody hell Draco!" he said under his teeth. "Are you guys in college?"
Draco and Harry were roommates, mainly because of the economy. It was fine until Draco stole Cho from him. Even now that they are enemies, they still have to live together. As he sat against the wall, he could hear Cho screaming moans of pleasure as, quite obviously, Draco fucked her good. Half an hour later, it stopped and Cho left without saying a word to harry. He just gave her a disapproving shake of his head. Inside, Harry saw Draco wiping sweat off his head.
"Back are we Potter? Getting drunk?"
"Actually, I was with a girl last night."
"Yeah, right." he laughed. "I may be blonde, but I'm not stupid. You can't score like I can."
"Well, I don't care if you believe me. I got with a girl and we are going on a date in a few days."
"Well, whatever Potter."
"Why aren't you at work Draco?"
"Called in sick. I'd rather shag my hot girlfriend then go to my dead end job."
"That's they 7th time this month. They'll find out eventually."
"I don't give a fuck."
"Of course you don't." sighed Harry.
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