Authors Note: Again I have no excuses… I'm sorry.

Chapter Ten

Albus POV

'It can't have been that bad,' Rose said.

'Can't have been that bad?' I scoffed. 'No it was bloody awful.'

'Language Al,' Dom said as she climbed through the portrait hole. 'You know what you're mum did to Uncle Ron last time you said that.'

I glared at her and crossed my arms.

'What happened?' Dom asked throwing herself down on the opposite softer.

Rose opened her mouth to explain but I interrupted after clamping my hand over her mouth. 'No! I don't want to hear. It's too embarrassing just thinking about it.

I gasped when she licked my hand. She rolled her eyes.

Dom looked back to Rose. 'Tell me.'

'Don't tell her,' I said. 'I'll never live it down.'

'Professor Trelawney read his palm and announced to the entire class that she believed that Albus had a future full of romance an love with,' she lowered her voice, 'a certain blond boy ahead of him.'

I groaned and Lily laughed.

'It's not funny,' I snapped. 'What will Alice think?'

'Alice won't think anything,' Dom said. 'She doesn't like you.'

As if.

'Of course she does,' I said. 'She just hasn't realised it yet.'

'Try to be reasonable Al,' Rose said. 'Alice has no interest in you.'

'You're just jealous,' I said.

'Did you think about that before you said it,' Rose said. 'You're my cousin and she's a girl. What on earth do I have to be jealous of?'

I glared at her. 'Oh sorry, I forgot. It's all about Scorpius for you isn't it.'

Rose pursed her lips and Dom glared at me. 'Why do you have to be such an arse Potter?' she said before hitting me over the head.

'Ow, woman.' Then my hands immediately went to my hair to undo the damage she had done. 'Don't touch my hair Dom. Do you know how long it takes to do this? I don't just step out of the shower looking amazing.'

'That explains a lot Al,' Dom said before reaching over and mussing my hair.

'For Melin's sake Dom,' I yelled leaping up. 'Why would you do that? Stop touching my hair.'

I realised that I had yelled quite loudly when most of the common room turned to look at me.

'For goodness sake Al,' Dom reached up to grab my shoulder pushing me back into my seat. 'Don't make such a scene.

The common room returned back to its normal noise level but not before I heard the words, 'Was that about his hair? He is so gay.'

I ground my teeth together.

'What's up little bro?' James said as came through the portrait hole with Sam and Louis. Quiditch practice must have just ended. 'You look a little tense.'

'What's wrong?' I snapped. 'The fact that you told everyone I'm bent. No offence Louis.'

'Actually I made a joke which was interpreted in the wrong way, most likely on purpose,' James said.

'I don't care,' I said folding my arms across my chest. 'It's still your fault.'

'Okay,' James said shrugging. 'Let me put it right.'

Then he stood up on the coffee table.

'People,' he called over the noise. Everyone went silent at once. That was what you got if you happened to be the Quidditch captain. 'Right, everyone, I'd just like to set a few things straight. Literally. My little brother, the less good looking Potter, is not gay. You all got that. What I said to Skeeter was a joke. Al may be one of the campest people you'll ever meet, he knows more about hair than most girls, but likes girls, not guys. You all got that? Good.'

He stepped down. 'Happy?' He asked me.

'Meh.'

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Alex's POV

'Alex!' Louis called from down the corridor. 'Alex!'

I hid my smile and continued down the corridor just so the girl glaring at me had a chance to glare at me some more while Louis caught up with me.

'Hey,' he said grabbing my hand.

I pulled it away. 'We're not dating yet,' I said. 'Wait till Saturday.'

'You still want to go,' Louis said walking backwards while grinning at me.

'Of course,' I said. 'I already told you I would.'

He grinned some more then seemed to realise that he was grinning and pulled a straight face. 'I meant to talk to you about Saturday by the way.'

'Oh,' I said. 'What was it?'

He sucked in a breath looking a little guilty. 'I don't know where to take you.'

I considered all the possibilities for a moment. Then it hit me just how ridiculous this was. Louis Weasley wanted to go on a date with me. Louis Weasley wanted to go on a date… with me. Alex Everett. Plain old Alex. Geeky Alex.

Fat Alex.

Why?

'Hey, stop Alex,' Louis said softly.

'Stop what,' I said reaching up play with my hair. He grabbed my hand and pulled me closer.

'I can tell what you're thinking,' He said moving closer still. For once it wasn't uncomfortable… just… nice. Then I heard footsteps and I pulled away looking around checking no one saw.

No one had.

I couldn't even begin to imagine the things that people would say if they found out. I pictured the front page of the showbiz section of the Hogwartian Weekly. Alex Everett Seduces Louis 'sex god' Weasley with Love Potion most likely.

'You're beautiful,' he murmured. 'Don't you ever let anyone tell you otherwise.'

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Tamika's POV

'We need to talk about your psycho of a girlfriend,' I said loudly as I entered the boy's dorms.

Freddie looked up from his Quiditch magazine. I realised that he looked fed up and tired. 'What's she done now?'

'She threatened me,' I said. I frowned when I didn't get a reaction. 'She threatened me in the corridor.'

Freddie dropped his head back onto the pillow. 'She threatens everybody,' he muttered like it was no big deal.

I gaped at him. 'She threatened me with her wand! She would have done it as well if I hadn't run away, and you're just going to let her get away with it?'

Freddie's eyes didn't move from the damn magazine. 'Do you want me to fight your battles for you?'

I opened and closed my mouth. 'No! That is not what I said.'

'Then could you go away please. I'm sick and tired of everyone telling me that I need to dump my girlfriend,' He looked at me and his eyes widened.

I looked behind me. Gwen.

'Tamika,' she said silkily. 'What a nice surprise.'

'Argh!' I cried waving my hands up and storming out the room.

As I stomped down the stairs I heard the clip clop of high heels on the steps behind me. She was actually following me.

'Stay away from my boyfriend,' she said acidly.

'Oh for God sake,' I cried. 'You do know that if he actually grew a pair of balls you'd be out of the door in seconds.'

'You do know that if you had a brain you'd have used a potion and you wouldn't be pregnant you skank,' she said.

I slapped her.

'What's going on here?' It was Dominique Weasley and her bimbo of a boyfriend.

I glared back at Gwen. 'Nothing is going on here,' I snarled and stormed of down the stairs towards the common room.

This called for outside help. I smirked. All I needed was Mr Louis Weasley.

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Louis POV

'I need your help,' said a voice from behind me. I turned.

'Tamika,' I said smirking at her as she went a little red. 'How can I…' I licked my lips, 'help you.'

I watched her flounder for a second. Then she shook her head. 'I need you to get caught snogging Gwendolyn by Freddie.'

My lip curled slightly. 'Freddie's my cousin. I can't just snog his girlfriend.'

Tamika raised her eyebrows. 'I seem to remember you snogging Melody Wood in fifth year.'

I shook my head. 'That was different. She and James hadn't even been on a date yet. Besides, I was drunk. It was Al's birthday, remember?'

Tamika sighed and leant against the shelf. 'Rumour has it you're losing your touch.'

My hand faltered as I took a book of the shelf. 'What?'

'Well between you being a prefect this year and not having been seen with either a guy or girl in over a week. Isn't that a new Louis Weasley world record.'

I ground my teeth. Alex. What about Alex? Would she out? No, unlikely.

'Fine,' I snapped. 'Tell me what to do.'

'Tonight you're going to take Little Miss Gwen to classroom eleven, snog her, shag her, whatever you want to do. Main point is, I'll make sure that Freddie catches you,' she smirked at the plan.

'I'm meant to be on prefect duty with Alex tonight,' I said.

She waved me of. 'I'll get the schedule changed, or get someone to go with her. It'll be fine.'

I bit my lip. 'I don't know.'

'Who are you?'

I frowned at her. 'Err, Louis Weasley.'

'Exactly. Classroom eleven. Tonight.'

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Tamika's POV

As I walked away I realised that I had a much better idea. I didn't even have to be there when Freddie caught her. I could just send him along with someone else. Defiantly less suspicious.

'Freddie,' I said to him as I walked into the common room. 'Louis wants you to do rounds with Alex tonight.'

'What?' He said looking up at me. 'Is he not going?'

'He has tones of school work,' I lied. 'He's going to be in the library till late. He's asked me to tell you not to tell Alex until you actually turn up though. He's worried that she'll go mental.'

Freddie sighed. 'Fine. But tell him that he really shouldn't be lying to Alex. I'm not going all the way to the library to tell him that though so you can do it.'

'Fine,' I said like it was a trial. 'Oh, before I forget, tell Alex that the rotas changed. She's doing the rounds that go past the Great Hall and classroom eleven.'

I smirked as I walked away. Nothing could go wrong now. Alex was going to lead Freddie past classroom eleven tonight and they would both find Louis and Gwen in a passionate embrace. Freddie would dump her and become mine.

What could possibly go wrong?

Authors Note: Hmm what could go wrong indeed. Next chapter is coming soon now that I'm back in the swing of things. Also there will soon be links to pictures of what my ideal cast for these characters would be on my profile.