It was one day after a long Quidditch practice for Angelina.
"Ang?" Lee asked.
The girl turned to her housemate.
"I need your advice." He said, bluntly.
Angelina was shocked and asked, "Shouldn't you be asking Fred or George, not that I'm not happy to help you though."
"More accurately, I need a girl's perspective on why Adelaine is being distant with me." Lee said, sitting down on the couch.
Angelina sighed and said, "Okay. What do you think could be the reason?"
"She's working hard on getting that internship and O. ." Lee listed.
He left out the most possible reason she is being distant with him.
Angelina nodded and said, "You know when I first started dating Fred, I would hear whispers about our relationship."
"What kind of whispers?" Lee asked.
"About how I should stick to my own kind and things like that." Angelina said, getting emotional which is unlike her.
Lee was shocked and he asked, "Did you ever tell Fred?"
"I didn't let them bother me, honestly. If I told Fred he probably would've hexed those people to oblivion." Angelina said.
Lee nodded and said, "If Adelaine's been hearing the same things, I know how sensitive she is but that's one of the many reasons I love her." He finished.
That's the first time he's admitted that he loves Adelaine. It felt good.
"Well, there lies your reason." Angelina said.
"Thanks for the advice, Ang."
She smiled and said, "Anytime, Lee."
It was a couple days later now, Lee ran over to Adelaine as she was walking out of the Muggle Studies O.W.L.
"Hey love."
Adelaine didn't even acknowledge her boyfriend of almost a year. He reached for her hand but she rebuffed him.
"Please talk to me, love." He practically begged, unintentionally giving her his best puppy dog eyes.
Adelaine gave in and said, "I'll meet you later and we can talk."
"Okay."
Adelaine walked away. At least Adelaine agreed to talk to him. It was now later that day, they were meeting by the lake.
"Hey Lainey." He greeted, he was hesitant to kiss her cheek.
She turned to him tears welling up in her eyes. He took her in his arms and much to his surprise she melted into his embrace.
"This isn't about O. or your internship, is it?" Lee asked.
Adelaine shook her head against her boyfriend's chest. A stray tear falling on his shirt.
Lee growled. So, it was her grandparents and possibly the whispers.
"You know my grandparents kept throwing out possible matches for me. Mainly very rich Purebloods. They even suggested much to my horror, Draco Malfoy."
"He's almost two bloody years younger than you, although age doesn't matter."
Adelaine nodded and said, "I finally blew up at them and told them I was bloody dating you and I'm quite happy about it."
"That's my girl."
"I promptly got scolded for swearing in front of my five and one year cousins, not that I regret it one bit though."
Lee smirked. They had experienced the wrath of an angry Hufflepuff and they probably don't want to experience it again.
"I don't care what they think, you've been my best friend since we were in first year and we've been dating for a year. What bothered me was the whispers I was hearing around school about our relationship."
Lee tightened his grip around his emotional girlfriend and said, "Like you don't care what your grandparents think. I don't care what the other students think."
"I'm sorry, I got so emotional."
Lee shook his head and said. "Don't worry about it, love. I'm your rock like you're mine."
Adelaine nestled herself more into his chest as he whispered,"I love you, Lainey."
"I love you too."
Lee's heart swelled at the response. The couple walked back in the castle after a while.
"It seems like you two made up." George smiled at the couple.
Adelaine and Lee smiled.
Adelaine was in the common room a few days later, when she got the letter she had been waiting for.
"Can you open it for me?" She asked Cedric.
He agreed and opened the letter.
"What does it say?" Adelaine asked, nervously.
Cedric's grey eyes scanned the page and he smiled at his honorary sister.
"Did I get it?"
"You're one of three people who got the internship." He answered, handing it to her.
Adelaine smiled and rushed to find Lee. She found him walking with the twins from Quidditch practice. She tackled him to the grass.
"Oof." He grunted at the impact and greeted, "Hey love."
"Hey Lee."
"So, what do I owe the pleasure of you tackling me to the ground." He smiled.
She just waved the letter in his face.
"Did you get it love?" He asked, grinning at her happiness it made him even happier.
She didn't respond she just gave him a kiss.
"I'll take that as a yes, love and I predict a congratulatory snog is on the horizon." He smirked at her, playfully.
Adelaine smirked at him and questioned, "When did you get so good at Divination?"
"We rather you not start that snog now." Fred remarked.
Adelaine got off her boyfriend but didn't help him up.
"Is someone going to help me up?" Lee asked.
George walked over and helped his friend up. Lee walked over and took Adelaine's hand. They all walked into the castle and went to lunch.
It was now time for Adelaine's nightly rounds with Cedric when Lee decided to interrupt.
"I think it's time for that congratulatory snog, love." He smirked.
"I'm doing my rounds Lee, maybe later." She said trying not look in his brown eyes, she knew she would cave if she did.
Lee smirked impishly and said, "I know you well enough that you're trying not to look at me because you know you want to."
"Bloody hell, I do!" Adelaine exclaimed.
Lee just walked over to her and kissed her. Cedric was grossed out but he was watching out for any Professor or the Head Boy and Head Girl. He didn't even see Professor Lupin coming.
"Ms. Romero, you of all people I thought you would take your prefect duties seriously." He said, shaking his head, in disappointment.
Adelaine jumped away from Lee his arms still around her waist and replied, "I swear I do, Professor."
"Then act like it!" He snapped.
Adelaine was about to say something but Lee said. "Professor, this was all my idea. She had nothing to do with it."
Professor Lupin shrugged and said. "It doesn't matter, it takes two to snog so I'll give you both detention."
"But Professor," Adelaine tried, reasoning with him.
He just walked away leaving the three fifth-years confused.
"Did that just happen?"
Adelaine and Lee nodded and Adelaine said. "I didn't expect Professor Lupin to react that way. He seems so nice. The one I expected to react that way was Snape since he doesn't like me or Lee."
"Well, it's not like you never got busted for snogging before," Lee smirked at his girlfriend.
"That's hardly the point, Lee!" Adelaine snapped, clearly upset.
He knew the wrath of his girlfriend's temper so he decided to back down and didn't dare to argue.
