As the leaves turn color for the incoming seasons, they start to fall to the ground. Leaves aren't the only things falling this season. Spotted on the stairwell between the second and third floors, a Greengrass sister falling for Theodore Nott. Be careful, Blaise; it would seem your best friend is getting in your way yet again.
~xoxo, Gossip Witch
Astoria crumbled up the blast and shoved it into her jacket pocket. Daphne and Theo had some explaining to do. Glancing up at the clock, she shook her head. It was a quarter to six, which meant Theo was on his way to the Quidditch pitch. Astoria turned on her heel and made her way outside.
It was going to be easier to talk to Theo before trying to talk to Daphne. At least with Theo, it would be an actual conversation. Trying to have a civil conversation with Daphne when it came to boys was practically impossible. Part of that may have come from them being sisters, but she had watched Daphne tear quite a few witches to tiny pieces when they got too close to her wizard.
Astoria shook her head and pushed the thoughts of her sister aside. She didn't need to be distracted when she was talking to Theo. As she neared the Quidditch pitch, she saw Theo, Blaise, and Draco walking along the path.
"Obviously, Blaise hasn't seen the latest blast," Astoria mumbled, shaking her head as she quickened her step. She wanted to catch them before they headed into the stadium. Coach Flint was a stickler for time once they got inside, so if Theo was a little late getting into the stadium, then he would just have to stay a little later.
As she neared the friends, she could hear them talking about the upcoming game against Hufflepuff. Astoria rolled her eyes. She swore every time those three got together the only things they talked about were Quidditch or girls.
"Hey, Theo," Astoria called out, stopping a ways back from the pitch. The boys were just walking in the front door.
Theo stopped and glanced back over his shoulder and smiled, his brow furrowed. "Tori, hey." Theo looked around at his friends and motioned inside. "You guys go on in. Tell Flint I'll be there in a minute."
Blaise looked over at Astoria and shook his head, patting Theo on the shoulder. "Good luck, mate. She looks upset."
Draco snickered and made his way into the stadium, shaking his head. Astoria watched as Blaise followed Draco inside, leaning in to whisper something into Draco's ear. Both boys looked back over their shoulders at Theo and started laughing.
Astoria rolled her eyes as she walked up to Theo. She leaned in and pressed a gentle kiss to his lips. "Hey."
"Hey," Theo said, carding a hand through his hair. "Is everything okay, Tori? I've got practice, and Coach'll flip if I'm too late."
"Did something happen today with my sister?" Astoria asked, nervously playing with a strand of her hair as she waited for an answer.
Theo looked at her for a moment, taking a few deep breaths. "Did your sister tell you something happened between us today?"
Astoria furrowed her brow and shoved her hand in her pocket, wrapping her slender fingers around the piece of parchment she had shoved in there earlier. She opened her mouth to say something, but Theo beat her to it.
"I wish you and Daphne would keep me out of your sibling rivalry arguments," he huffed, shaking his head as he readjusted his bag on his shoulder. "Nothing is going on between Daphne and me. I love you, Tori."
Astoria's eyes went wide. "You what?"
Theo thought back over his words. He cursed his word choice under his breath and shook his head. "I like you, Tori. Only you. Not Daphne."
"You didn't say like," Astoria said, batting her lashes at him. "You used a different word."
"Can we talk about this later?" Theo asked, glancing back over his shoulder. He noticed Draco and Blaise coming out of the locker room with their brooms in hand. "Practice is getting ready to start, and I really need to get going."
Astoria tilted her head to the side and let out a sigh, nodding her head. "Yeah, I'll talk to you after practice."
Theo smiled, stepping forward and kissing her cheek softly. "Thanks, Tori. I'll see you in the common room tonight."
He turned and took off at a run into the stadium before Astoria could say anything else. She squeezed the piece of parchment in her pocket and sighed. Since she didn't get a straight answer from Theo, that means she was expected to get a straight answer out of her sister.
Rolling her eyes, Astoria started her trek back up to the castle. "I'll never get a straight answer out of Daphne," she sighed, hanging her head as she walked.
. . . . . . . .
"What did Tori want?" Draco asked, pulling his Quidditch jersey over his head.
"Something about her sister," Theo huffed, pulling his jumper over his head. He shoved his jersey into his locker and squeezed the lock shut. "Sibling rivalry probably."
"Or Gossip Witch," Blaise chimed in, dropping the piece of parchment onto Theo's bag. "Got something to tell me?"
"For Merlin's sake," Theo grumbled, picking the parchment up and skimming it over. "She'll say anything she wants."
Theo shook his head as he crumbled the parchment up and shoved it into the front of his bag. That explained why Astoria came to see him before practice. Their conversation in the common room tonight was not going to be simple.
"Anything you want to tell me before I talk to my girlfriend, Nott?" Blaise said, crossing his arms over his chest and shaking his head.
"Nothing bloody happened," Theo said, staring Blaise down. "Daphne tripped going up the stairs to class this afternoon, and I caught her before she fell and smacked her head."
"After the stunt, you pulled with Ginny; I don't know why I should believe you," Blaise grumbled, looking his best friend up and down.
"Fine," Theo said, rolling his eyes. "Next time, I'll just let her fall and crack her head open. Then you can be the doting boyfriend at her bedside in the hospital wing. Does that work for you?"
Theo brushed past him and waved goodbye to Draco. "I gotta get out of her. Tori's waiting for me, and I can't wait to hear her reaction to what happened today."
~xoxo, Gossip Witch ~
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