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SARAH'S POV

Natalie, Beth, and I were sitting under a tree together after classes. I was lost in my thoughts while half-listening Beth's blabbering about some boy.

"...and then, he smiled at me! But since Professor Snape was there, he couldn't say anything, but whenever I turned my head, I saw he was looking at me! He avoided my gaze though. And he kind of blushed... do you think he likes me?"

Natalie let out a laugh. "Well… looks like it."

Beth's face was tomato red now. "Really?"

Natalie shrugged. "Yeah. What do you think, Sarah?"

"Huh?" I turned my head. "What?"

Beth pulled a long face. "Thanks for listening."

I smiled and ruffled her hair. "Shut up kiddo. And to answer your question, it seems like he likes you."

She smiled right away. She had been always like that, no hard feelings for anyone, anytime…

"You-you sure?"

"I think so. But aren't you a little… too young to have a boyfriend?"

She rolled her eyes. "Means a lot when it comes from you."

Natalie burst into a laughter. "Touché."

"Hey! Not 'touché' at all!"

Beth giggled and checked her watch. "I'd better go, my class is about to start." She got on her feet. "See you later!"

"Yeap, later."

She ran off towards the castle and I turned my head to look at Natalie.

"We should be on our way as well," she said. We both stood up, then we started walking towards the castle.

"I can't believe you just told her she's too young."

"She's eleven, hello?"

"And she didn't say she was going to get married, Sar." Natalie laughed as we entered the castle.

"Maybe, but she won't be dating anyone until she's… I don't know ... so, so much older."

"You know what, I'm so on Beth's side on this," she said. "Hypocrite."

"Hey!" I poked her. "Thank you, you back stabber."

"Sarah, guys have been around you since you were… what, thirteen?"

"That's why I don't want her to have a boyfriend." I grumbled. "Guys are evil."

She giggled "Double hypocrite."

"Oh, you know what-" I was cut off when Mary approached us, trying to catch her breath, clutching her chest.

"Sa-rah-it's-it's-"

"Mary, breathe," I said as she took a deep breath.

"I've been looking for you everywhere," she said quickly. "You have no idea what happened!"

I flicked an eyebrow. "What?"

"You wanted me to find an information about-"

"Shh!" I whispered quickly. "Have you lost your mind? Keep your voice low!"

Glancing around to see if anyone had noticed her outburst, I dragged her into an another corridor and she bit her lip, giving a glance at Natalie, which she returned calmly.

"You can say it in front of her," I said quickly. "What happened?"

She gulped. "Alright, I have some... friends in Gryffindor, and they told me… well…"

"Spit it out already!"

"Well, last night Potter and Weasley got into a really big argument. Some girls in the dormitory even said she was on the verge of tears."

I tried to control my expression and bit my tongue not to smile. They had an argument?

Don't smile. Don't smile…

"Did they know what it's about?" I asked, and that was when she avoided my gaze. I frowned.

"Mary?"

"It's-I don't know how to say this…"

"What?" I insisted. "Mary, come on!"

"Well, no one is sure, of course, but… A girl said it was because he kind of… well when Potter and Weasley were doing… things-"

My heart started beating in my throat.

Things?

What things?

"Ehm, he…"

"Tell it Mary, or Merlin help me-"

"They say that he had said your name in bed."

My breath caught in my throat and Natalie gasped beside me. I could almost feel every muscle in my body locked tight and my hands covered my mouth.

"What?" I whispered disbelievingly.

Idiot...

That bloody idiot!

My head started spinning but I forced my expression to stay stony.

"What do you mean, he said my name?" I let out a forced laugh. "Is this a joke?"

She gulped. "No, it's…it's true."

I shook my head, pretending to be angry.

"Little pervert! I would never-ever-ugh, it's sick!"

Mary nodded fervently. "Yeah, of course!"

I let out an another chuckle and turned to Natalie. "Can you believe it?"

Her eyes narrowed and she shook her head. "No… really it's... unbelievable. Blimey..." she turned her head to look at Mary. "Can I speak with her alone, Mary?"

"Yeah, sure," she said and whirled around, walking away as fast as she could.

"I seriously can't-"

"What do you think you're doing?" Natalie cut me off with an angry whisper. "Have you gone crazy, Sarah?"

I pretended to be surprised. "What? What did I do?"

She held my arm tightly. "Don't give me that, Sarah. Harry Potter? Are you stupid?"

I yanked my arm back. "I didn't do anything! There's nothing I can do if he is delusional!"

"I'm not one of those idiots around you," she reminded me. "How long has it been happening?"

"Nothing is happening!" I said. "I swear, Natalie!"

"He moaned your name in bed, Sarah!"

"Then it's his perverted mind, it has nothing to do with me!"

Please believe it, God, please let her belive it-

"God, it's…" she ran a hand through her hair. "I thought you were smart! What will happen when your parents find out? Huh? Your little affair-"

"I don't have any affair!" my voice went highpitched as the panic crashed down on me. "Natalie, please trust me! I'm not that stupid! Having an affair with Potter? It'd be signing my own death sentence for Merlin's sake!"

She just shook her head and I clenched my teeth, thinking about my strategy. Maybe I was doing something wrong...

Time to get the waterworks start…

I gulped. "Natalie, I swear on everything, everything, what can I do to make you trust me!" I made my voice crack and I bowed my head, pretending to hide the tears. "Just please believe me, I'd trust you if it were you…"

My one hand went up to rub my eyes and I sniffed, praying she would buy it.

"First Malfoy thing, then this! When will you ever listen to me, and especially when it's-" I let out a shaking breath. "I need my best friend right now. And I'm telling you it's not true, isn't this enough for you to believe it? My word?"

I almost felt her hesitation.

Good.

"Oh Merlin…" she muttered. "It's not about me believing it, Sarah! Gossip this big will be-everyone will be talking about it until dinner!"

That was when I really panicked. I was so focused on making her believe that I hadn't even thought about the rest of the school. Tears of my fear filled my eyes, this time it wasn't fake...

"What-what will I do?" I whispered to myself and Natalie let out a breath.

"Sarah, look into my eyes and tell me the truth. Is there anything between you and Potter? I swear, if there is, I'll help you, I won't judge, or anything like that. Just truth. Tell me."

Suddenly, the thought of telling her felt so tempting. She would get mad, of course, but I knew she would also approve deep down. She would be even happy. That hopeless romantic part of her would just love the idea...

And I knew I could trust her. This secret was suffocating me, I needed someone to share this burden, to help me-

But…

I raised my head and looked her in the eyes.

"No. There isn't. I swear."

She rubbed her face.

"Alright…" she muttered. "Alright… fine, but how will we make the rest of the school believe it?"

I hugged myself, blinking back the tears.

"I don't know…" I whispered. "I just don't know."

I needed to talk to him.

For Merlin's sake, I just needed to see him!

But I couldn't. Of course I couldn't.

Now that the whole school was watching us, it wasn't the right time. It was too dangerous, and too-

Stupid.

Psh. As if this whole thing hadn't been stupid from the beginning.

Everywhere I stepped into, every corner I turned, people started whispering. This gossip was spreading like a disease among all students, unstoppable and-

Deathly for me.

Suddenly Natalie held my arm tightly and crew behind me started whispering again.

"What?" I whispered at Natalie and she looked at me.

"Ginny Weasley is coming."

I rolled my eyes. "So what? It's not my fault that she can't satisfy him-"

"Shh!"

"And certainly isn't my fault that her boyfriend fantasizes about girls other than her." I let out a laugh and yanked my arm back. Redhead gave me a glare which I returned with a smirk as she walked past me.

"Would you calm down?" I muttered at Natalie. "All this-"

"Hey, Beckingham!" Weasley's voice rang behind me and suddenly, my stomach flipped.

Calm down…

I turned to her and people held their breath. "What, Weasel?"

She took a threatening step towards me and I smirked.

"I invented that cold bitch glare, sweetheart, it doesn't work on me."

She gritted her teeth. "Whatever you're doing, you will stop."

"I'm not doing anything," I said in a matter-of-fact tone. "Ask your boyfriend if you want... Oh wait." I sneered. "Don't..."

She whipped out her wand but I just arched an eyebrow, cleared my throat, then, giving a glance towards my crew, I nodded at Ginny.

All of them, including Natalie whipped out their wands, pointed at her.

"You were saying?" I said in an innocent tone and she pointed the tip of her wand to my chest.

"I'm really starting to get bored," I said, but she just shook her head.

"You're just a spoiled, snotty brat, who is nothing without her stupid so-called admirers, Beckingham. But let me tell you something, Harry, is not one of them. He hates you, hates everything you stand for. So wipe that smirk off your face, because my boyfriend is not one of your boy toys."

I widened my eyes innocently and nodded fervently.

"Absolutely. Of course. But, I have one question, Red. Did you tell this to your boyfriend as well when he was moaning my name?"

Her hand holding her wand clenched.

"And for my boy toys…" I lowered my voice. "At least I knew what to do, I knew how to make them moan 'my' name. You, on the other hand…" I tilted my head to the right and she came a step closer, so that I could hear her whispering.

"I bet you made the half of the school moan your name. Everyone in the school knows what all the boys use you for." She muttered, and I could practically hear her smile. "Just some girl who's always up for a shag."

The anger hit me, numbed my brain, disappeared all my thoughts. I grabbed her arm before she could pull back, tightening my grip

"Maybe you're too naive to understand, but trust me when I say, they're not using me, Weasel, I'm using them. These little boys do what I say, how I say it, when I say to do it." I giggled "And if yours just so happens to have been caught in the crosshairs, I am just ever so sorry, but let it be a reminder not to pester me, because I take whatever I want…" I dropped my voice into a low, poisinous murmur "And I can and will take what you have, and play with him just for the pleasure of seeing that look on your face."

Hah, take that little blood traitor!

I actually half expected her to throw me a curse, but she wasn't stupid. She knew what the whole school would hear; two girls fighting over Potter.

She yanked her arm back and walked away, I on the other hand, let out the breath I hadn't realized I was holding.

"I want her dead Natalie." I muttered "She humiliated me. I want her ruined!"

"We'll take care of it later, now is not the time." She warned through her teeth. I took a deep breath, wore a smile and turned to girls, then let out a forced laugh.

"Some girls seriously…"

They let out hesitating giggles and we entered the Great Hall. I was still shaking with anger, but forced myself to look calm and took my spot, then Blaise sat next to me.

"Well well… If it isn't Potter's secret girl.."

I burst into a laughter "What can I say? I'm flattered- well, wrong word of choice. I'm disgusted."

"Yeah well, at least we now know Saint Potter isn't that sainted." Natalie piped up and Draco chuckled.

"Anyone wanna guess what Weasel was doing when he said Sarah's name?"

I groaned. "No, thank you. I'm trying to eat."

"Oh come on, Sarah, it'll be fun!"

"No no no…" I shook my head and Blaise sighed.

"You know what's really funny? Some people think that you really have an affair with him."

I was just drinking my pumpkin juice but started coughing, then took a deep breath.

"Shut up!"

"I'm serious!" he insisted. "Huh. In Potter's dreams…"

"Or fantasies."

"Can we just... change the subject please?"

Blaise started talking about the last Quidditch match, and I turned my head-

A shiver went down my spine as I looked at him. That stupid red head was seated next to him, buried her face into his neck and he was playing with her hair, muttering things into her ear.

What was still I fighting for? No matter what I did, Ginny would always be one step ahead of me, she had him, to begin with….

Everyone thought that I won. Indeed, I had won that little cat fight, but-

But why was it, that even though I had beaten Weasley, I still felt like I had lost?

A.N 2: Please review and tell me what you think! I really need your opinions, constructive criticism, ideas, comments, anything!

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