Thank you for all the support this story is getting! It's completely surprised me.

This chapters from the perspective of Magnus

The dialogue between Magnus and Alec was copy and pasted from chapter one as a way of completely mirroring chapter 1.

The idea to it from Magnus' perspective and for me to write a longer chapter came from Valeria27, so a big thank you to you for giving me the idea.

Chapter 3: What was going through Magnus' head?

To say Magnus thought Alec was cute was an understatement. Ever since he'd spotted Alec on the Hogwarts express the month before when they were both at the trolley he'd spotted him everywhere. From in the corridor, to great hall, to the bathroom.

One month ago

The recognisable voice echoed through the carriage, "ANYTHING OFF THE TROLLEY."

This was followed by the sound of compartment doors sliding open, students all wanting sweets of pasties for the long journey from London up to Scotland.

"Don't you dare buy those infernal beans Bane!"

"But its tradition!" Magnus gave Ragnor his best puppy dog eyes and pouty mouth.

And the fear on your face makes it all worth it.

The "tradition" had started in the second year when Magnus had bought them as a "present" for Ragnor. Since then he'd bought Ragnor a box every year.

Sliding open the compartment open Magnus had a mischievous smile on his face and the full intention of buying his dear friend the traditional gift.

For myself I think I'll buy a chocolate frog, a pumpkin pasty, droobles and cauldron cakes.

Magnus was too busy planning out what he was going to buy to notice the two guys from the opposite carriage walking into the corridor at the same time as him. He walked straight into the tall blonde one who gave him a sarcastic smirk, it's a good thing you're cute! Or I'd hex that smirk away.

The blonde was cute but when Magnus got a closer at the person he was with he got a tingle down his spine, his breath caught and his cheeks grew hot, who are you? He quickly turned around and re-entered his compartment and closed the door.

"Where are my sweets?"

"Uhmm, you go!" He shoved the money towards Ragnor who took it, looking confused and worried towards his best friend, then left the compartment leaving Magnus to his thoughts.

Who was that guy? How have I never seen him before? An angel like that cannot be in the same building as Magnus and he not know.

Then something clicked in his mind, his confusion clearing, he did know that tall stranger, he was Gryffindor's main beater, Alec Lightwood.

How did I never notice what he looked like?

Maybe because every time you've had a chance to see him he was flying in the air!

True, but still someone who looks must be gorgeous at any altitude.

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I'm screwed aren't I?

Weird choice of words but yes!

This inner conversation went on till Ragnor came back into the compartment, snapping Magnus back into reality.

"Someone's deep in thought. Has this got anything to be a certain Gryffindor beater currently in the corridor?"

" did you?..."

"Elementary my dear Bane!"

"Ragnor…"

"I watched you walk into Jace, smooth by the way, then you re-entered our little cubby all flustered. Jace is not your type, but Alec, now he is."

"Smart arse." But he had to smile, Ragnor was his best friend and he really did know him.

The rest of the month was made up of Magnus finding out anything he could about the angelic Alec Lightwood.

The great hall was a good place to watch the subject of his thoughts. From his seat at the Ravenclaw table he had a perfect view. Alec was sat with his arm draped around a very pretty girl with long dark brown hair, after asking one of the fifth year Ravenclaw who she was he was informed the girl was Isabelle Lightwood.

He gained most of his information this way, the Lightwoods were apparently very popular in their year. By the end of the month, Magnus found out how close the Lightwoods were and how protective they were, he also found out how scary Isabelle could be…

The morning before the library

Magnus had been coming out of potions when Ragnor pointed towards a very angry looking Gryffindor. She was staring right at Magnus Bane and when he made eye contact she gave him a signal to follow and started walking away.

It's been a good life.

"It's been nice knowing you friend."

Magnus gulped and followed.

He found Isabelle inside an empty classroom looking straight at him.

If looks could kill I'd be well and truly dead.

"Last time someone dragged me into a classroom it was very enjoyable, I'm guessing that's not why where here." His attempt to defuse the tension was not successful, Isabelle just stood staring at him.

"Why are you asking around about my big brother!?"

"I'm guessing you already know the answer to that question Miss Lightwood." He wasn't going to give away any sign that he was slightly scared of her.

She made a "humph" kind of noise as a yes, "I've heard about you Magnus, about you and the girl from Beauxbatons and the boy from Durmstrang. I don't want anyone to hurt my brother, by dating him then throwing him away for the next catch."

"I don't plan on using your brother for anything like that! I'd like to date him! I know the rumours about me and how I jump from relationship to fling to relationship but Alec is different. I've never spoken to him but he's unlocked something I've kept hidden."

Well that was unexpected.

He was breathing heavily he'd hadn't said anything like that before, not even to Ragnor. Magnus knew his feelings for Alec had come out of nowhere and he had no reason to expect anything, but he really did care about Alec.

Isabelle was looking at him differently now, like he was a riddle she couldn't quite figure out.

"Why do I believe you?"

"I don't know, you might be the first though."

"If you genuinely want to get to know Alec…"

"I really do."

"Then you'll find him at the back of the library most nights."

She was smiling at him now.

Is there whole family gorgeous?

"Why are you trusting me?"

"I think you're going to be perfect for my brother."

"Why?"

I've heard of mood swings but wow!

"If he's unlocked something in you, maybe you will for him. I'm not going to lie its slightly strange you like him so much even though you've never spoken to him but we'll see what happens. If you hurt him I will hurt you and make you regret it!"

"I have no doubt about that."

Isabelle spent some time telling Magnus all the stuff she thought would be useful and they went on their separate ways.

If I don't get the brother at least I can be friends with Isabelle.

Then he turned and headed to the library, butterfly's in his stomach and his hands sweating.

You're going to woo a boy not fight a dragon, you've done this before.

But it had never meant this much before.

The library.

Alec was sat exactly where Isabelle said he was going to be. Magnus had nipped into the bathroom and retouched his make-up and hair, if one is trying to catch the attention of ones crush, one must look their best. For Magnus this meant glitter around his eyes and through his hair and his clothes as casual as they can be before he looks like homeless guy.

Now Magnus was a confident person and normally didn't second guess his action but when it came to how to get Alec's attention, who seemed to be rifling through his bag for something, he froze. He walked over to the table, can they not afford bigger tables? Alec didn't seem to have noticed Magnus approaching which gave Magnus time to think about what he could do, cough, grab the chair, irish dance, throw glitter in the air and shout "THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE IS HERE SHOWER ME WITH YOUR AFFECTION!"

That make be a bit too obvious!

He went with the chair idea. Gently does it….

Fingers down the blackboard had nothing on the sound this chair made. The sound caught Alec's attention, making the guy jump out of his skin.

Oh shit….."sorry." Magnus was genuinely sorry but Alec had looked so adorable when he'd jumped that Magnus had found it slightly amusing, his face broke out into a giant grin but he was trying his hardest not to laugh.

He's much cute closer up.

"N. its fine, my fault for being distracted…." Alec had originally looked slightly bewildered at first but when he finally looked back at Magnus his face broke out into a grin. They stood staring at each other for a while, is he checking me out? Alec's eyes seemed to trail up and down Magnus, if he knew he was doing this Magnus had no idea. Checking out is a good thing right?

The trance that Alec had been in was broken when he blinked three times. Please don't ask me to leave! Please don't ask me to leave! Please don't ask me to leave!

Alec didn't but he didn't offer him a seat either, "ummm…Do you need one of the books from this section?"

What section are we in? Magnus always seemed to need books whenever Ragnor was going and asked him to get them for him.

Might as well go with the honest answer, "I was hoping to sit down actually, Pincey-Kins can't see this far back."

"Pincey-Kins?"

"It's my pet name for her," his grin widened at this, if that was possible.

"You've given a pet name to the librarian?" Alec had snapped out of his haze and was staring at the stranger with an eyebrow raised as a way of asking of this man was mad.

"It's one of those nicknames that you know the person hates so you use it just to annoy them, you get what I mean?"

Apparently giving teachers nicknames was not a normal thing to do, who knew?

Magnus' bag started to get very heavy and Alec still hadn't offered him a seat, has my presence broken him?

"You going to let me sit down? This bag is very heavy and my feet are aching from standing here while you stared at the awesomeness that it me."

The blush that spread across Alec's face and neck showed that Magnus was having an effect on him as well as how flustered the famously composed and calm Gryffindor was acting, this is going to be fun!

"Yeah…sure…just a sec."

What happened next was enough to make Magnus think Alec was the most adorable being on the planet. The Gryffindor swept the papers into his arms and held them between his two hands. Magnus was to distracted by how cute Alec looked sat in his chair holding the papers horizontally in front of him like he was about to ask Magnus what he was holding.

"I love your organisational skills, top notch"

"I'm guessing as a Ravenclaw all your work is organised in neat piles with subjects in alphabetical order"

"Neat piles yes but not alphabetical, I keep then in the order I have the lessons."

This managed to make Alec laugh, he seemed to have become more composed than he was originally, progress? Not that Magnus really cared he was just enjoying joking with Alec. Something he thought would never happen.

Alec held out his hand as a way of polite introduction "Alec Lightwood."

"Magnus Bane," he finally sat down in the chair, "I know who you are, Gryffindors' number one beater." And I've been asking about you for an entire month and you have a very terrifying but lovely younger sister.

As soon as he takes Alecs hand he feels a shock run from his hand throughout his body, well that's new.

Magnus had heard a lot of people complain about the size of some of the library tables, he himself had once, but today the table was the perfect size. He was very close to Alec and their legs were close to touching. He could feel the warmth from Alec and he could smell what cologne he was wearing, I thank the founders for these small tables.

They'd been working for about an hour. Whenever he looked over at Alec he seemed to be glaring at his work has he written anything? But on closer looks Alec's lips seemed to be moving and he seemed to be having an argument with himself. His ink well was the victim of this argument. Magnus' work was covered and he could feel the ink drip down his leg.

"I.I.I'm so sorry! Shit!"

It's a good job he's cute. If it had been anybody else he would have been very angry. But instead he just laughed and it echoed around the library.

"Your Gryffindor's number one beater? I'd love to see the people you beat in try outs?" He was finding the entire situation hilarious, he was worried he was going to make himself out to be an idiot but Alec had taken to that role perfectly, a cute idiot you can't be angry at.

Alec's response shocked him, he had expected him to blush and stutter another apology. "I accidentally hit the ball in their direction, I got the position because I literally knocked out the competition."

Magnus just smiled at this and Alec smiled back. What was it about the guy in front of him that made him want to smile? He could have stayed like this for a while but knew they couldn't and he wanted to get to know Alec more, not that smiling at him was unenjoyable.

"So Ancient Runes, do you love it or hate it? There is no middle ground when it comes to that lesson."

"I hate it! I don't understand how anyone can find it interesting."

"I for one, do find it interesting, it's one of the reasons Babs loves me. I'm the only one awake by the end of the lesson."

"You call Proffessor Bathsheda Babbling Babs?"

"I told you every teacher gets a nickname, makes them more approachable."

"I happened to get an O in Runes during my O.W.L.S, want some help?"

"You're offering me" Alec dramatically placing a hand on his chest in pretend shock, dork "the person who covered you in black ink, help?"

"Well Alexander" When had he decided to call Alec, Alexander? "You are lucky in two ways. One: black happens to be my colour, plus we have magic..." With a dramatic swish of his wand he cleared away the ink off of him and his work.

"Secondly: there's something about you and it's not just that you're cute." This was becoming very clear to Magnus, Alec wasn't just another cute guy, Magnus had noticed it on the train and when he kept watching him around the school, but sitting with him in the library and talking to him this feeling was becoming stronger.

"So if I help you we no longer have to sit in awkward silence while you stare at you work, obviously having a debate with yourself, resulting in you lashing out at your poor ink well." He picked the ink well up, both to emphasise his point and to stop himself trying to reach out for Alec.

"It also means I can spend more time with you and we can get to know each other better and you won't lash out at any more stationary." The joke was his way of covering up how open he was being about wanting to get to know Alec.

"So you're doing this for the sake of my ink well?"

"It obviously needs protecting from you, and you quill could be your next victim."

"I was eyeing the parchment, you can do more with it: screw it up, rip it."

"You're a danger to stationary everywhere, I'm not leaving till you've finished your runes and I know there safe."

The ridiculousness of their conversation hit both of them at the same time and they both burst out laughing, it must have been loud as they heard Pincey-Kins SHUSH! Causing them both to calm down and get on with the work.

Magnus had never been happier for his natural talents at Ancient Runes, normally it was an annoyance when Ragnor would lower a pack of cauldron cakes infront of his face and ask for "help." Normally this "help" was Magnus telling him the answers and Ragnor writing it down, which is exactly what Alec was doing right now. But, unlike in Ragnor's case, it wasn't annoying Magnus and again unlike Ragnor, it took two hours, were it would normally take 45 minutes to an hour.

"And we're done! Well done Alexander." Why hadn't Babs given them more work?

"You did most of it, I just wrote down what you told me to."

Magnus chuckled at this, at least he was honest "I had noticed that actually."

"It's almost curfew we should get going. Thank you for your help, Proffessor Bathsheda's going to be shocked by my jump in mark." Alec started to pack his stuff up, it was a sad thing for Magnus to see, he'd packed his stuff already so all he could do was watch Alec pack his stuff up.

"Her names Babs Alexander,"

"To you maybe." Alec smiled at him and they both smiled all the way through the castle, I think I'd like a walk to the Gryffindor tower. He wasn't giving up his time with Alec until absolutely necessary.

"I hope to see you around." This one line made Magnus' smile become even wider and made him feel like he was floating

"You will, I'll make sure of it."

After this he turned and walked down the corridor he could feel Alec's eyes on his back and his smile never left his face. Once he was round the corner he put his back on the wall and slid down till he was sat on the floor. Closing his eyes he went through everything that had happened in the past three hours.

Please say he feels the same way, if he doesn't I don't know what I'd do.

He was woken from his thought by the sound of Mrs Norris, "you couldn't just leave me here?" his answer was another "meow."

He picked himself and headed off to the Ravenclaw tower, smiling all the way.

Again i hope you liked it.

I'm really enjoying writing this story so who knows how long its going to be.