Strings Attached

Chapter 2

"Hush, my girlfriend was playing from the opposite team. I had to support both." Paul huffed irritatingly as he popped open the Bertie Botts every flavour beans.

"Exactly. Celeste might not be his girlfriend, but she is his best mate, like literally. Aside from Leta, Newt only hang out with her, no one else. And there is no bad thing in sharing the scarfs." Helena quipped as she took a sip of her butter beer.

"You all gossip the fuck away, I will be back in a moment or two." Celeste said as she turned around waving her friends and mingled with her quidditch mates.

"Aye Fischer, finally showed up." Potter spoke up as he draped his hand around her shoulder.

"Potter, I wouldn't miss this for the life. We actually won the cup. And seeing you all will not be here next year makes me sad." Celeste said as she raised her butter beer bottle.

"You will continue our legacy, I am really sure about that. And a little birdie has told me that our captain has put of really good words about you in books of our head teacher." Weasley said as she gulped down his butter beer.

"Oh nonsense. Let's not talk about who will be next captain. Surely no one can live up to Traci. He was so desperate to win this." Celeste said as Traci join them a moment later.

"Fischer, are you still not going to ask out that hufflepuff?" Traci asked as he gestured over the group sitting in a corner.

"What? No! He is my best mate!" Celeste exclaimed but her face gave her away as her cheeks turned scarlett.

"Uh huh sure. Your face, eyes and body language tells entire different story. Go and ask him out because he is not going to ask you out obviously." Traci said as a wide smirk took a place on his lips.

"I do not know what you are talking about. I am not having this conversation with you all." Celeste muttered as she gulped down her butter beer.

"Oh come on, I have seen you giving him 'oh I like you' looks so many time that we have forget the count." Potter spoke up, giving his signature grin.

"Shut the fuck up Potter. If I like Scamander, then you like wood too." Celeste said, raising her brow in challenging way.

"That I do, and she has already said yes to go with me to hogsmeade day after tomorrow, so step up your game please." Potter retorted, a huge smirk on his face.

"When did you do that?!" Celeste asked, eyes wide with shock.

"Just a moment before. Now I think you owe for undermining me." Potter said sticking his tongue.

"Oh so mature of you Mr. Charlus Potter." Celeste said as she rolled her eyes.

"Come on, go and talk to him. It's not like it would be end of the world, will it?" Traci said grinning widely.

"If he stops speaking to me or if it destroys our friendship, I will go rogue on you all, and it will be really ugly." Celeste warned before wiggling put of Charlus' grip and stalked towards her group.

"Got a time for us finally?" Paul asked raising his brow.

"Shut Paulie bear. I am here to borrow Newt if you are done with boring him with your usual boring talks." Celeste said, tilting her head to look at her group.