What girl can resist the potter charm?
Chapter 5
Mel's pov.
That night the common room is packed with people. At the tables there are people working on some homework, on the chairs there are people catching up with friends and relaxing, and in one of the corners there is a big group of 5th years playing exploding snap. My friends and I are sitting down talking by the fire.
" I can't believe this!" James exclaims, he's sitting on the couch in front of me with his arm around Anna, who surprisingly is allowing it.
"it's the first night and I already have two essays to hand in." he groans, shaking his head. I look up from my charms essay that I just finished, James and Anna looks so cute together and the look on his face is pure adoration. I can't help but notice how similar James and Al look. And looking at James' arm thrown casually around Anna's shoulders makes me wish it was me and Al instead.
"Get you're hands off my sister!" I'm snapped out of my thoughts by Fred screaming. I look to my right and see both Roxy and Jake blushing and looking guiltily at there feet. Fred gets up and stalks towards them. Poor Roxy this isn't going to be pretty…
"Mel? I'm going to the library. Okay?" Rose say to me.
"why do you need to go to the library it's the first day of classes and you've been done you're homework for hours?"
"if you must know I'm meeting Scorpius there."
"Oh! Well in that case, I'll go with you."
"WHAT? No, I can go to the library by myself."
"aw look at you wanting time alone with Scorp." I say giggling. She rolls her eyes and gets off the couch heading for the portrait hole.
"hey wait up! I'm coming with you."
"you know what? Fine, I'll admit it. I want alone time with Scorpius. Do you have to come?"
"yes I do. If Scorp's going to be in the library then chances are, so is Al." I say cheerfully. Rose rolls her eyes but slows down and loops her arm with mine.
"Fine, but you and Al have to find a table away from me and Scorpius. Got it?
"yes m'am!" I say waggling my eyes at her . "Me and Al will be busy anyways."
"There you are, darling," Theo Krum drawled, throwing an arm around my shoulders casually.
"Get off me, you dolt," I bristled and shoving him away. Theo was an arrogant 7th year Slytherin.
"you know you like it." he says pulling me closer.
"Theo! Stop this isn't funny anymore!" I yell at him angrily.
"Leave her alone!' there in front of me was Lorcan, his wand pointed dangerously at Theo.
"Fine! Whatever…" Theo says nonchalantly letting go of me and heading out of the library.
"That was really brave." Rose can't help but say to Lorcan.
"I'm no Gryffindor. My best mate needed my help and I was frozen in place." she says dejectedly.
"Aw, Rosie it's okay. It all happened really fast and you didn't have time to react. I'm fine anyways." I say that last part to Lorcan, hopping he'll stop looking at me worriedly.
"thanks Mel. I think I'm just going to go find Scorpius now. Bye." I wave goodbye and Rose turns around and heads in the direction of the restricted section. So now it's you Lorcan and me.
"are you sure your okay?"
"yes I'm fine, Lorcan. I could have dealt with that on my own. It's no big deal, Theo is always like that."
"Right, well now that you walked Rose here. Do you think, maybe I could walk you to the tower?" he asks hopefully.
"I'm meeting someone." I says trying not to meet his eyes.
"oh, well, I just wanted to say I'm sorry about our fight earlier and I was stupid and arrogant and well, jelou…..look I'm really sorry and I hope you can forgive me."
"your forgiven" I say simply.
Lorcan gives me and lopsided grin and waves to me walking away from me. I turn around about to go look for Al. when Lorcan says over his shoulders, " say hi to Al for me."
I turn around but he's nowhere in sight. Wow, I must be easy to see threw.
About 15 minutes later I'm looking around the library for Al. after Lorcan left, I went to find Rose and Scorpius. The were sitting at a table in the restricted section near the windows. Scorpius had then informed me that Al was "around here somewhere."
So, that was what I was doing. It was really strange that I couldn't find him. God, I hope he's not snogging some blonde bimbo somewhere. That would bloody break my heart. But Rose keeps assuring me that Al likes me back…. And in potions the way he was looking at me, I was so sure.
"Melanie, what are you doing?" Cassie Patil my dorm mate asks me expectantly. Her twin Sister Alex, a Ravenclaw, is with her.
"Looking for Albus, have you seen him?"
"yeah, actually we have he's over there." Cassie says pointing to a little nook behind a row of book shelves that I know hide a window seat that overlooks the black lake. I've been known to stay there for hours reading, it's quite lovely really.
"thanks" I say to Cassie, and nod to Alex who gives me a small smile. She's quite shy, that one. I walk slowly toward the book shelf that I know has I little opening. I bend my head down and push my way threw the opening. Wow that was easier as a first year I say rubbing my arm that got scratched on the way in. I look up and see Al looking out the window, seeming as if he hadn't noticed me approach. There's a piece of parchment on his lap and there's a quill in his hands. I wonder what he was writing… probably not an essay. Him and his cousin are to alike his homework should have been done a long time ago. I sneak up behind him and snack the parchment out of his hand in a flash.
"hey give that- it's just me." I interrupt. I see him gulp and he reach a hand out.
"Mel," he begins calmly, but there's an edge to his tone, " may I please have my parchment back."
"in a second." I reply, I look down at the paper and see scribbled lyrics.
"Just So You Know"
I shouldn't love you but I want to
I just can't turn away
I shouldn't see you but I can't move
I can't look away
And I don't know how to be fine when I'm not
'Cause I don't know how to make a feeling stop
[Chorus:]Just so you knowThis feeling's taking control of me
And I can't help it
I won't sit around, I can't let him win now
Thought you should know
I've tried my best to let go of you
But I don't want to
I just gotta say it al
lBefore I go
Just so you know
it's getting hard to be around you
There's so much I can't say
Do you want me to hide the feelings
And look the other way
And I don't know how to be fine when I'm not
'Cause I don't know how to make a feeling stop
[Chorus]
This emptiness is killing me
And I'm wondering why I've waited so long
Looking back I realize
It was always there just never spoken
I'm waiting here...been waiting here
[Chorus]
Wow….is that for me.
"Al…I…don't know what to say."
"well, I…." he looked like he was going to throw up.
"I swear to Merlin that better be for me." I said more to myself then anything else. Albus' eyes went wide and his head shot up.
"you fancy me?" he asked incredulously. I can't believe I'm going to do this. But it's all or nothing right? I leaned closer to Al, he was still gawking at me and there was a faint blush covering his cheeks. It was adorable and made me want to snog him even more. My left hand trailed a soft path from his chest to his neck, I gently ran my hand threw his messy black hair. By now his face was scarlet. I took one goods look in his eyes and knew I wanted to do this.
"I hope this answers your question." I say gently and promptly snogged one Albus Potter, second child of the saviour of the free world.