Sitting down at the table I stared off into space while drinking slowly from my goblet
"Amelia" blinking, I looked up at Blaise who had appeared in front of me as he looked at me with raised eyebrows
"I've been trying to talk to you for the last six minutes-"
"Such a precise time" I mumbled to him before taking another drink as I went back to staring off
"Amelia? Are you okay?"
"Me? Yeah, yeah I'm fine"
"Lia, don't lie. Is it what happened yesterday that's bothering you?"
"What? No. It's not bothering me, I'm not bothered" I said to him as I watched a piece of a crumpled up parchment get dropped onto my empty plate as I turned around and watched as the Ravenclaw walked off, throwing a look to me over his shoulder as I turned away and back to the paper
"I'm not even sure if I want to know what it says- Blaise just pass me it" I said with a slight sigh after he had taken it from my plate and flattened it out, his eyes scanning across it for a moment before he glanced up at me while balling it up as Draco sat down next to me and looked between us
"What did it say?"
"Nothing"
"Blaise-"
"It wasn't anything important-"
"Blaise please just give me it"
"Incendio- oops. No going back now"
"Blaise. Why did you do that?"
"My hand slipped" he said with a shrug as I looked at him while he tried to offer a small smile and I glanced down under the table and tried to find my bag before I slung it over my shoulder and stood up
"I have a charms class to get to, I'll see you two later" I mumbled as I started to walk away from them
"Amelia?"
"Yeah?" I asked as I turned around and looked at Draco who had turned towards me
"I'm taking that seat next to you in Lupin's class"
"Alright" I said to him quietly as I walked away with my head down as people avoided me in corridors, sending insults and slurs after me. Walking into the charms class it fell quiet as I came into sight, all eyes on me as I bowed my head again and walked to the back of the room as I took a table for myself and got everything out before sitting with my head in my hands. I lifted my head slightly as the two chairs to my left scraped across the floor as I glanced at the two who had sat down beside me
"What are you doing?"
"Sitting down-"
"Clearly"
"Why here?"
"Because we thought you could use the company"
"People will stare at you and start talking about you though"
"As if people don't already do that"
"Being talked about is the main part of being a Slytherin Amelia, it makes us feel famous. You never know, you might get your own fan club following you" Adrian said as I let out a small snort and shook my head, smiling at him and Miles
"Are you sure you want to sit here?"
"Positive" Miles said to me laughing as I sat with a smile on my face
"We got her smiling, I knew we were the best"
"Or I was the best"
"Hey I said 'we', I was being considerate as to not hurt your feelings"
"Well you have hurt my feelings-"
"Wait, you have feelings?" Miles asked Adrian surprised as I tried to muffle my laughter and I looked towards them as they stared at each other, Adrian with a blank look before he raised his hand and pointed at him with raised eyebrows
"Fuck you"
"Fuck me? Please don't fuck me"
"Shut up and get a room" I said to them laughing as they turned away from each other and glanced at me with smirks as the last seat on my right was taken and I felt arms wrap around me as I was brought into a hug
"And there's my favourite Slytherin"
"There's three of us"
"Yes, but I was talking about you"
"Get a room"
"Fuck off Miles" I said to him laughing after he mimicked me and I turned my head to him with a smile as I rested my head on Cedric's arm as he spoke to me quietly
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah you could say so"
"Well you know where I am if you need to talk" he reminded me quietly as I looked up at him as he smiled slightly and I nodded
"Thanks Ced"
"Oh we've got practice at seven tonight Amelia"
"So you guys are the reason I couldn't book a practice tonight?"
"Guilty"
"Not fast you're last Diggory"
"His name's Cedric, Adrian"
"I know-"
"Then call him that. He's a Hufflepuff. We like Hufflepuffs"
"Do you only like him because he's a Hufflepuff?"
"That's like me being asked if I only like you two because you're on the team"
"Is that the only reason you like us?"
"Bold of you to assume that she likes you both" Cedric to them as he tried to hide the smile on his face and I poked his side with a small smile
"I do like them so be nice"
"See Diggory? We are liked, and nice-"
"Call him Cedric and I'll consider calling the two of you nice"
"What have you done to her Cedric? You've corrupted her"
"I've corrupted no one thank you very much Miles. I'm a Hufflepuff, we don't corrupt or get corrupted" Cedric stated with a tone of defiance as I looked at him with a small smirk
"Debatable about the part of Hufflepuffs not getting corrupted" I said to him amused as Professor Flitwick walked into the room, casting a glance and a smile to everyone as he stood at the front and I watched as another balled up piece of parchment was tossed to where we were sitting as we all glanced at it and I tentatively reached my hand forward to pick it up as I watched it disappear while I turned and looked between the three of them, all of them with their wands drawn before they spoke at the same time
"Oops"