Strings Attached

Chapter 3

"Huh?" Newt asked as he looked at the source of the voice, and it happened to be Celeste.

"Join us for studies of Potions?" Celeste asked again, smiling at him.

He looked towards his path to his common room, and back to Celeste completely conflicted, but choosing later.

He walked up to two gryffindors who happily tucked him in the gryffindor crowd and beckoned the group towards the Gryffindor tower.

Paul being male prefect of Gryffindor, and Celeste being the female prefect of Gryffindor was an advantage to them as little was easy for them to smuggle Newt to their common room.

"Godric." Paul said the password and the fat lady's portrait swung open to reveal the usual portrait hall and everybody walked in, chatting amongst each other.

Celeste sat on the sofa and summoned her books and opened them on the table. Newt sat on the single armchair beside the sofa on which Celeste was seated.

Celeste handed Newt a spare book, which he gladly accepted as he opened the book and started to read it.

"So when is your O.W.L.S. for potions?" Charlus asked as he stopped by their place and gazed over the table where six people were seated.

"8th june. What about yours?" Celeste asked as she scribbled something down in her notebook before turning around to look at the certain Potter.

"9th June. Have fun studying kiddos." Charlus waved at them before going to his group of friends.

And as midnight arrives, and Celeste acknowledges the growing pain in her back, she notices that the majority of the friends have retreated to their dorms to catch some sleep.

She chuckled as she closed her books and with a tap of the wand, they disappeared.

She turned around and her eyes caught a sleeping Newt, head rested on his shoulder, and his eyes remained close peacefully.

Celeste giggled quietly and stood up from her sitting position. She slowly removed the book from Newt's hold and kept it on the table.

She conjured a pillow and placed the pillow behind his neck, to avoid him having a neck strain in the morning.

And then conjured a soft blanket and draped over the sleepy boy. She stood up straight and took a last look at the boy before going back to the sofa, and laying down on it.

She conjured a pillow and blanket for herself before placing her wand under the pillow and covering herself with the blanket and slowly drifted to sleep.

Days flew away like leaves falling down from trees in autumn. Hogwarts was now filled with anxious students, trying their best not to panic under the pressure of exams.

It was the last day of Celeste's exam, and it was Defense Against Dark Arts, which she always excelled at.

She displayed the snake disappearing charm extremely well, and made the large snake in the room vanish into thin air.

She skipped out of the room at the end of the exam, which marked the end of the school year, happily and had a big satisfied grin on her face.

She was met with Newt, Helena and Paul outside. She gave them a large grin.

"Yes she is getting a big fat O like her other exams." Paul exclaimed with raised brows, making Celeste roll her eyes.

"Oh whatever Paulie bear." Celeste said as she looked at Newt who just moments ago gave his practical.

"How was it?" Newt asked Celeste, prompting Paul to try to intervene, just for Helena to stomp on his right foot, making him yelp.

"It was amazing! I could produce a snake disappearing spell! And other things were easy too." Celeste said as they decided to walk to the great hall to get to eat something.