Chap 4

(3rd person pov)

16th November

"Wallace, will you just come on one measly date?"
"ARGH!"

18th November

"Wallace. Seriously, one date isn't going to mean much."
"Er, wrong! I would soil my reputation if I got caught with you in Hogsmeade!"

Lana pov

"Oh-my-god, girls, he is still trying for it!" I shrieked in exasperation. "Dear God, can't he go bother someone else and stop it with me."

"Aww, L, that's adorable. He must reeeaaally like you." Coleen teased.

Azalea rolled her eyes. The others giggled.

"What the HELL?!" I yelled. OK, this was just getting stupid. "Girls, don't be so incredibly stupid! GOD!" Ok, Lana, don't lose your balance, that would be embarrassing.

Phew, I've calmed down. "Girls, what should I do about my problem?"

"Just keep ignoring him." Liz suggested like it was the simplest
thing.

"Er, no." Azalea gave her a withering look. "That won't work, he'll still annoy L, won't he? I say that Lana- says yes."

"Really, Azalea? Isn't that just like, total surrender? Why would you put poor L through that?" Thalia asked.

"Oh come on, it's not a battle." Azalea muttered, so only I could hear her, as she was sitting on my bed.

"Yeah, but it will be if we don't hurry up!" I muttered back.

"Don't you get it?" Azalea said excitedly. "Lana leads him on. And then she breaks up with him. He probably won't even be sad. You know he doesn't like you."

"But what if he does?" Cassia protested. "Like you, I mean. L, wouldn't it be cruel to lead him on?"

"Yeah, and cruelty isn't balanced!" Donna continued.

"Oh my god! Are you all stupid? House of the Smart much? He doesn't like her!" Azalea complained, exasperated. "My little scheme will prove that balance is better than playing without a work ethic."

"But-" Coleen started to say.

"Enough. Azalea's plan is good. Azalea, your plan will be in force." I said, to avoid a stupid argument. "And girls, don't argue amongst yourselves. It is petty."

Fred pov

"I can see you haven't done yours yet." Louis smirked.
"Oh, I'll do it." I shot back.
"Wasshup." James slurred, stumbling in. "Thirty pointsh obf Gribindor, but did it, shuckers."

"Bwa-ha! Now it's just you!" Louis laughed.

"Shuddup you git. I will do this."

"Ha..." James laughed to himself, then stumbled out.

"See, even he knows and he's drunk." snorted Louis. "I'll get the Tabasco now!"

"You're a git." I protested. "There will be no hot sauce for me. I will do this."

"You sound so cheesy." James said, reappearing.

"How are you sober?" Louis asked incredulously.

"Got my girlfriend to do the spell." James said.

"Who, Veronica?" I asked. "You told me she was an airhead."

"Nope, Margot did it. She's this pretty, brainy little Ravenclaw. Took her to Hogsmeade."

"Aww, man, don't tell me you dumped Vee! She is hot!" Louis said.

"'Course not. Vee was in the hospital wing that weekend. Dodgy Skiving Snackbox. And, er, I asked Margot and stuff got too non-platonic."

"Jeez, you are such a player." I said.

"Oh, I am offended." James replied. "And it's not true..."

"Remember that time in May when you dated 3 chicks at once... yeah, Anne, Laura and Ermintrude. Them." I laughed back.

"That was a dare...!"

"I specifically remember daring you to let me and the guys make a smoothie out of stuff in the Hogwarts grounds, and then you'd drink it!"

"Ha...that was hilarious. Sorry, James, mate, I have to agree with Fred here." Louis added.

"Anyway. I will try again soon! I still have 11 days until Hogsmeade!"

"Yeah, because 150th time lucky is so a thing." James snickered.

20th November
"Wallace."
"Weasley, I know what you're here for. Fine."
"Really?" I could not believe it.
"Backing out. Don't want it so much?"
"Er, no, I want this. Great. So it's a date. Meet me at 10 outside your common room. Bye."