"Theo!" Daphne's excited voice roared over the fireplace. He put down the book he was reading and looked at his friend. Her face looked like a kid who just swiped some lollies under her parents' noses.
"What?" Theo asked as he leaned on his bed, curious as to what caused the grin on her face.
"So, you know Harry and his friends are coming over later to my apartment, right?" Daphne asked with a shit-eating grin.
This is what she gets from hanging out with Potter so much.
"Yes, I am well aware of that,"especially when you've told me about five times already.
"OK, be sweet to Hermione later," Daphne said in a serious tone that made Theo raise his brow.
"Why so?" Theo asked, crossing his arms and getting amused at the indignation on her face.
"Don't tell anyone that I told you this, ok?" Daphne asked, which Theo nodded.
"I heard from Tori, who heard from Luna, who heard from Ginny that Hermione has a crush on you," she explained like she was telling him a very confidential topic.
"Really? I had no idea." Theo replied, scratching his stubble.
Daphne rolled her eyes at his nonchalance and glared at him.
"Of course you didn't. Boys never do." she exasperated and disappeared from his fireplace.
Not a second passed, and Theo burst out laughing as a frazzled Hermione emerged from under his sheets.
"That was close." Hermione breathed as she leaned on him. Theo continued laughing as he wrapped his arm around her, pulling her closer.
"I never knew Daphne was such a gossip," she commented as she turned to look at Theo, amused with the whole situation.
"Normally, she's not but she's been wanting to set me up with you for some time now," Theo explained. Hermione looked at Theo inquisitively, and he immediately realized he just backed himself into a corner with what he said.
"Damn, look at the time. We have to get ready." Theo excused himself as he hopped out of his bed.
"Not so fast, Nott!" Hermoine called out but, he was already out of his room laughing.
Today was not the day he would tell Hermione that he had been harboring a crush on her since the fourth year.
