Rated M for language - No triggers - Thanks to JKR for letting us play with her amazing world of beautiful characters.

Prompt from FB Quills & Parchment and dedicated to the loveliest of people, thewaterfalcon.

Cauldron Secrets
by RooOJoy

Pansy wasn't utterly useless at brewing, but she didn't have the stamina to patiently baby the girl sitting next to her. She clamped her jaw together and spread the array of ingredients over the wooden table top, whilst attempting to keep her bitchy musings to herself. It was so hard, though, to not just spew the line of curses she so desperately wanted to assault her with. When Slughorn had paired the two together the audible groan wasn't something she could suppress, and she even wanted to hex Draco for the evil smirk he graced her with at her misfortune. Self-righteous prat should feel sorry for her, not relish in her pain.

"Pansy, can you hand me the mortar and pestle? We have to grind the lacewings up," Lavender's annoying voice interrupted her thoughts.

Pansy roughly slid the stone bowl to her partner and bit her tongue, holding back the venom she wished to spit. She honestly couldn't stand the blonde bint. It's not that Pansy didn't know she was a bitch, but the fact that this girl could get the attention of the one person she had fancied for over a year was just utterly absurd. She was not jealous, but what the fuck did she have that Pansy didn't? She knew it wasn't because the snogging was better; she had seen the two by the Black Lake, and that scene was just disgustingly disturbing. She knew it didn't have anything to do with House rivalry either; she knew he loved it when she wore emerald green knickers under her too short skirt.

No, this she realized was something different all in itself - he was paying her back. This was her punishment for saying she didn't want to be his girlfriend; that she wanted to keep their relationship a secret. This was his revenge for her refusing to admit her feelings. His ears had turned red and he nearly exploded with anger shouting at her that if that is how she felt then he was done playing this game. She had shrugged and rolled her eyes at him, before straightening her tie and leaving him alone in the Room of Requirement.

Yes, now she realized what she had done. She didn't notice at the time the feelings that were brewing inside of her - feelings that were foreign to her, to begin with. She assumed she could just walk away and he would follow. She wasn't prepared for the onslaught of loneliness at not having him there holding her and enjoying the wide expanse of those indigo eyes. She wasn't ready for the fire that burned deep in her gut at watching him hold her hand walking through the corridors.

This was not going to happen like this; Pansy was just as cunning as any other snake in the dungeons and she would get what she wanted like she always did. She began stirring the potion as Lavender added the final ingredient. After the tenth round, she lifted the rod and placed carefully down, before mumbling, "Muffliato."

Lavender looked around, noticing a change, but the look on her face showed she had no idea what charm was just cast. Pansy waited until Lavender turned to her, before interjecting the question that was about to leave her lips. "Now, listen here, you cunt! He is mine and I will do anything, anything, to prove to him that I am what he wants. You will back off and avoid him, or I will tell the entire school that you let Peeves watch you get off in the shower."

Pansy had the pleasure of watching the girls face go from mildly insulted to horrified. She knew that Lavender cared deeply for her reputation, and while Lavender may hold the title of Gossip Queen, Pansy held the title of Queen Bitch. Lavender knew Pansy would make her life a living hell, and Pansy saw that acknowledgment.

The blonde straightened her shoulders. "If he is who you want then who am I to stand in your way, but you underestimate me - If you want me to walk away, then you'll need to go public or I will reveal your pretty little secret."

Pansy shivered in response, appreciating the courage this bint attempted at. Letting the emotions of pride and embarrassment wrestle with the yearning she had to be with him, she resolved that there was no time like the present. "Fine, but this little chat of ours stays here! Got it?"

"What happens around the cauldron, stays around the cauldron," Lavender said in her most irritating sing-song voice.

Pansy stood, adjusted her skirt, and walked over to the table where Ron and Draco sat. "Ronald, you will be escorting me to dinner this evening."

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