Chapter 15: What is this Feeling?
It was now time for Adelaine's detention. She walked into Snape's classroom not too surprised to see the twins and Lee in detention. She always felt cold in this room but seeing Lee suddenly made it warmer.
"Lainey, what are you doing here?" Lee asked, surprised to see his best friend in detention.
Although, she has had her share of detentions with them but usually that's because she would almost always reluctantly get wrapped up in their hijinks. So, she rarely gets detention on her own.
"I'll explain later, Lee," She said, sitting in the seat next to him as Snape walked in.
He nodded. Snape gave them their task for their detention.
"This is like the 'Breakfast Club'." Adelaine said.
Fred and George looked confused at the reference.
"It's a muggle movie, that she loves," Lee explained to his ginger friends.
They nodded.
"I'm the brain and possibly the princess." Adelaine said, "Fred and George are the athletes."
"That would make me the the rebel," Lee said.
Adelaine nodded and said. "Yeah, it does."
Fred and George went to the other side of the room so they could talk.
"So, why did you get detention?"
Adelaine blushed and said. "I got caught snogging Oliver."
"So, you finally made your move. That's good," He said, hugging her tightly.
Adelaine was about to tell him that she felt no chemistry when she kissed Oliver but Lee was so happy for her. Though she realized that she felt quite different in his arms than usual.
They finished their detention. Lee accompanied Adelaine back to the Hufflepuff common room. Adelaine continued searching for what could be wrong with Leslie. Muggleborns left and right have been petrified including Hermione.
It was now time for their Hogsmeade weekend right around Valentine's Day. It was quite cold. So Adelaine she was wrapped up in what seemed a thousand coats and jackets.
"Aren't you going on a date with Oliver?" Lee asked.
Adelaine looked confused at her best friend and said. "Oh, right. It's Valentine's Day," It had completely slipped her mind.
"I mean it's Valentine's Day one of the most romantic holidays of the year; I thought you would want to share it with your boyfriend," He shrugged, nonchalantly.
Adelaine glanced over at Oliver and his sixth-year friends. He caught her eye just at the right time and smiled at her. This was more the cold's fault; but Adelaine could feel herself blushing.
Although, she noticed that she didn't feel the same way she used to when he smiled at her. Before she could protest, Lee started pushing her over towards Oliver but she ended up falling arse down in the snow.
"Lee Jordan!" Adelaine exclaimed.
Lee just smirked at her and left her lying down in the snow.
"Here let me help," Oliver said, holding out his gloved hand to help her up.
"At least someone is a gentleman," Adelaine said, sarcastically towards Lee.
"You're the clumsy one!" Lee shouted he was already far away from her probably fearing her wrath.
Adelaine rolled her eyes at Lee and told Oliver. "Thanks."
"No problem. You're freezing."
"I know, I hate the cold."
Oliver nodded and asked. "How about I buy you a cup of tea to warm you up?"
"That would be nice, thanks," Adelaine smiled at him.
The two of them walked to 'Rosa Lee TeaBag' which was the other tea house in Hogsmeade.
She also noticed that her heart didn't flutter anymore when he said her name in his accent. Although, she did still find the accent attractive but there was no flutter.
Madame Puddifoots was all decked out in hearts and other Valentine's Day decorations so it wouldn't be proper for this 'date'.
Rosa Lee TeaBag was a lot more calm and subdued which was nice. Oliver bought himself and Adelaine some tea. The tables were close together.
"Thanks, Oliver. I'll pay you back," Adelaine thanked the older boy as he handed her the cup of warm tea.
"You're welcome, but there's no reason to pay me back. What are friends for," He said, sitting down across from her.
She noticed that she didn't really care that he referred to her as a friend and also she realized how shallow her crush on him was all she knew about him was that he was obsessed with Quidditch and he was a Gryffindor.
"Adalaine?" He asked.
She blushed and took a sip of the tea. Her insides were nice and toasty warm now then she said. "This is a very nice place."
"It is," Oliver agreed.
Adelaine nodded and asked. "So, how have you been dealing with no Quidditch?"
"Ugh, it's torture," He groaned carding his hand through his brown hair.
Adelaine giggled and said. "I bet it is."
"It's nice to have someone to keep me company. Not that I'm saying you're a distraction or anything."
Adelaine waved her hand dismissively and said, "Don't worry about it. You know Lee thinks we're seeing each other."
Oliver snorted and said, "Sorry, I didn't mean to snort but you're a nice girl and everything; but you're like a sister."
"So, you kiss your sister like that?" She teased smiling at him.
"I wouldn't know, I don't have a sister. Did you enjoy the kiss?"
Adelaine blushed at the mention of the kiss and said. "I mean it was my first kiss but there was no chemistry whatsoever. Why did you think I had you kiss me twice?"
Oliver shrugged and said. "Maybe because I'm a good kisser."
It was Adelaine's turn to snort and she said. "I won't deny that you aren't a good kisser but even with the second kiss there was no chemistry."
"Did you tell Lee that?" Oliver asked, interested.
Adelaine shook her head and said. "No, he was so happy that I finally made a move that I didn't have the chance to tell him that there was no chemistry when I kissed the guy I've fancied since I was twelve."
Oliver nodded. They continued talking. Adelaine found out a few more things about him that she never knew but they were just facts that anyone would know like birthday, favorite color and trivial things.
"You know it's nice talking to you. You're really fun to talk to," Adelaine told him.
"I could say the same thing about you, Adelaine. We should do this more often."
They soon left the tea house and Oliver casually put his arm around Adelaine. It felt quite different when Lee had his arm around her. It felt kind of weird to have someone's arm that wasn't Lee's around her. Lee's grip was comfortable, soft and familiar while Oliver's felt tight and unfamiliar. They reached Lee and the twins.
"Hey guys," Adelaine greeted her best friends.
Lee instantaneously noticed that Oliver's arm was around her and intensely glared at the arm. Lee looked like he wanted to hex his arm off; but that wouldn't be good he needed it for Quidditch.
That's his Lainey only he's allowed to put his arm around her. When did he get so possessive? He's always been protective of Adelaine sure but that's total different story.
As Lee was lost in his musings Adelaine said goodbye to Oliver. The four of them walked back to the castle chatting and laughing.
"So, how was the date?" Fred asked.
This slightly surprised Adalaine she never thought he cared about her love life.
"Oliver is quite nice," Delaney answered the redhead a hint of a smile on her lips.
Fred glanced at Lee. He looked like he was about to explode at the mention of Oliver. That's just the reaction he was hoping for.
They reached the castle and Adelaine went back to her common room.
