Strings Attached

Chapter 3

Hannah grabbed Paul and walk faster ahead of them, confusing Celeste as she looked at Newt, with 'what the fuck happened?'look.

Newt cleared his throat, truly meant to say something, but words were dying in his throat.

Say something or you will regret it for sure! He reprimanded himself before lifting his hand and curling his fingers around Celeste's wrist and tugging on them, signaling her to stop walking.

Celeste looked at Newt, concerned replacing confusion, as she stopped walking and looked at him, beckoning him to say something.

"I- I was thinking about something lately. I- your friends know about it because I talked to them about it." Newt started to speak, eyes casted down on his shoes, and his feet shuffled nervously. He was more nervous than he usually is.

"Yes?" Celeste asked softly, now rubbing soothing circles on the back of his hand, a gesture meant to calm him down, and it was working its magic.

He took a deep breath in and looked up. "I-I was thinking about us. I absolutely love to go out with you. I- wi-" Newt stuttered and trailed away before averting his gaze down at his shoes again, clearly not being able to voice out his question.

"Newt, it's ok. Take a deep breath in, and it's just me. You are never this nervous around me. Don't get nervous now." Celeste offered softly, clearly concerned as to what this reddish brown haired boy wants to ask her.

"You are right." Newt said, again gathering some courage and looking up at her, and looking into those eyes gave him strength.

"Will you do me an honor and be my girlfriend? I know it's like too soon, I don't even know why am I asking you when I know it's sooner- '' Newt startled to blabber away, only to be cut off by Celeste speaking up.

"Yes I will be honored to be your girlfriend." Celeste spoke up, a smile spreading through her face.

Newt blinked hard twice, trying to process what Celeste said before a grin spread across his freckled face.

"Really?" He asked, making sure he heard correctly.

Celeste nodded her head, and both of them looked at each other with big smiles and adoration for each other.

Celeste extended her hand and intertwined her fingers with Newt's fingers before they resumed walking again, just blushing profusely.

"HE ASKED HER! NEWT DID IT!!" Someone from the great hall exclaimed, resulting in cheers burst through the great hall.

"100 POINTS TO HUFFLEPUFF!!" Someone from the Gryffindor table exclaimed, and the couple stepped inside the great hall blushed like mad before exchanging a look with each other.

"So, your table or mine?" Celeste asked, her cheeks felt like they were on fire. Newt looked ahead before looking back at Celeste.

"Let's go to mine today. Or else they won't let me hear the end of it." Newt suggested and Celeste nodded her head before waving at her obnoxiously loud friends.

And as soon as Celeste sat beside Newt, and talked to the Hufflepuffs, Confettis fell on the couple, making Celeste roll her eyes and the certain Potter, who was grinning and lips splitting smile.

Celeste ignored it while she ate dinner with Hufflepuffs, who found her adorable and outspoken.

Celeste loved Hogwarts more than anything, and parting away from Hogwarts was the last thing she wanted, but the school year came to an end and everyone was bidding their goodbyes to the castle for another year.

"You will be back before you even know it." Charlus spoke up as he decided to show up in the compartment where Celeste and her friends were seated.

Celeste stood up from her seat and walked to Charlus and brought him in a tight hug.

"Ho ho, will the fischer miss me that bad?" Charlus asked as he patted the back of the female Fischer and a nod confirmed it.

"I will miss you too. But you will join me as an auror soon, won't you?" Charlus asked as Celeste pulled away from the black haired potter.

"You bet it." Celeste said, grinning widely as Viona and Traci made their presence known.

"Take care of yourself, Fischer. I will miss you." Viona said as she brought the icy blonde hair girl into a hug.

"I will miss you too, Viona. Please keep owling me." Celeste muttered before pulling away and looked at Traci.

"Keep my legacy alive. I am counting on you." Traci said with a salute and then the group walked away, with Charlus giving a last hug to Celeste and disappearing away.

"I am going to miss them." Helena spoke up as Celeste sat back on her seat.

"Same. What's your plan for summer?" Celeste asked as she looked out of the window and saw the castle disappear behind the forest.

"I am going to France." Helena spoke up as she ate her berty botts toffees.

"I am doing a staycation. Mum and dad want to do home activity. It's going to be so fun." Paul spoke up, and sarcasm was evident in his voice.

"Oh Paulie, you will survive." Celeste said, chuckling.

"Me and Francis are going to Greece with our families." Grace pointed at the dirty blonde haired boy beside her.

"And you Celeste?" Helena asked, as she remembered Celeste didn't talk about her vacation in the last month at Hogwarts.

"I am spending summer at Newt's. My mom and dad agreed." Celeste offered and watched her friend's shocked expression.

"When were you going to tell me?!" Helena exclaimed, and her eyes snapped to Newt who was rather interested in the leather of his seat.

"I wanted to see when you would ask me, but you didn't. So I didn't consider it as an important detail for you." Celeste said laughing and twirling her wand between her fingers.

Helena huffed and then everyone in the compartment proceeded to play games of exploding snap and the ride back to kings cross seemed short as the horn sounded.

Everyone separated as soon as they stepped down from the train. All promised each other to keep in touch and then were led away with their parents.

Mrs. Scamander was a petite woman in her fifties. She beamed happily and her gaze settled on the duo approaching her with their luggage.

"Newt, my boy." Mrs. Scamander squealed as she brought her into a heartwarming hug, which Newt returned awkwardly.

"Celeste, oh my dear girl. Come here." Mrs. Scamander let go of Newt before bringing Celeste into a hug, which Celeste returned happily.

"How are you, Mrs. Scamander?" Celeste asked once she pulled away from the hug. Theseus was talking to his younger brother.

"I am extremely fine and healthy. How are you?" Mrs. Scamander asked as she smiled at the teen.

"I am doing extremely well Mrs. Scamander. Thank you for letting me stay at yours." Celeste thanked Mrs. Scamander.

"Oh nonsense. You are always welcome to stay at ours." Mrs. Scamander said in an adorning way before looking up at her eldest son.

"Theseus, please handle the luggage." Mrs. Scamander said before beckoning the two of them to walk.

And with a last look behind, Celeste walked through the barrier towards ordinary london.