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It had been three days since the Yule Ball and Kaycie Lloyd wasn't exactly doing well. She had been avoiding Francesca like the plague, and Lottie was getting worried.
Charlotte was slightly unsure what to do in this type of situation. She had never been in a proper relationship, of course, things had happened between her and boys - not that she wanted it to - but she had never been in a real relationship, let alone be cheated on.
She had comforted Kaycie as much as she could, although it was quite difficult to say the right things and keep Kaycie smiling, but she did as much as she could, the girls happiness meant the world to her.
"Hey, Lottie,"
Lottie was in the kitchens getting herself and Kaycie some snacks, and she looked up to see Sophia Potter sitting at a table with a book in one hand and a cookie in another.
"Hey," Charlotte smiled. She was quite fond of Sophia Potter, the two had only spoken a few times since they met in the astronomy tower, however, each time Sophia had been very sweet.
"How are you?" Sophia asked.
"Good thanks, you?"
"I'm good," Sophia leant back in her seat, glancing around. "What brings you here this late?"
"Hot chocolate," Charlotte grinned, "want one?"
"I'm supposed to be meeting Ginny and Luna soon...but I'm sure they won't mind." Sophia shrugged. "Why not?"
"Got it," Lottie made her way over to a house-elf with a bright smile. "Hey, Tibbles!"
"Mistress Lupin!"
"Please could I have three hot chocolates?" She asked her, "oh and you can call me Lottie!"
"Tibbles will bring three hot chocolates for Mistress Lottie," Tibbles said, quickly hurrying away.
Lottie sat at the table opposite Sophia and sighed. She wandered what she could do to take Kaycie's mind off of Francesca, however, she was lacking ideas.
"Wait," Sophia said slowly, "you're dating Harry, right?"
"Who, me?" Charlotte asked, her voice thick with confusion as she stared at the youngest Potter.
"Yeah,"
Charlotte snorted.
"Me dating your brother?" She checked, letting out a laugh.
"Yes!"
"Nope," Charlotte continued laughing. "What made you think that?"
"Well," Sophia began, smirking slightly. "First of all you're all he talks about, and second of all you looked like you were together at the yule ball."
"Nope," Charlotte laughed, "just friends."
"But you were leaning into his chest and he had the fattest smile on his face!"
"Just friends!" She repeated, smiling briefly at the memory of the contact between the two of them.
"Whoops!" Sophia giggled, "then again, didn't you hate him a few months ago?"
"Something like that..." Charlotte replied. "How about you, any boys?"
"Nope." She shrugged, "they're all annoying..."
"Ah...you're still young though. You're thirteen, right?"
"Fourteen in January," Sophia grinned.
"Three hot chocolates for Mistress Lottie!" Tibbles said quickly as she handed Charlotte and Sophia a hot chocolate each.
"Thanks, Tibbles!" The two said in unison.
"What're you reading?" Charlotte asked, casting a heating spell on Kaycie's drink so that it wouldn't go cold.
"The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe," Sophia replied, "it's a Narnia book."
"Ooh I haven't read those," Lottie said excitedly. "Is it any good?"
"They're really good," Sophia smiled, "you can borrow it when I'm finished if you like,"
"Really?" Charlotte asked, and the younger girl nodded. "Thanks!"
"Anytime," Sophia smiled.
"I'm back!" Lottie announced as she walked into her dorm, it was coming to the end of December which meant the January moon was just around the corner. Her muscles already ached as she handed Kaycie her hot chocolate.
"Thanks," Kaycie smiled softly, however, the permanent dark bags on her eyes suggested she wasn't as happy as she was letting off.
"How're you feeling?"
"Fine, honestly," Kaycie replied.
A lie.
She was hurting. Francesca wasn't usually like this at Beauxbatons - from what Kaycie knew - and it hurt her that she would act differently at Hogwarts.
Francesca had always been able to put a smile on her face. With Charlotte at a different school, Fran was what kept her going throughout the school year, and now it seemed Fran was gone.
Now, what would she do?
Her eyes clouded at the thought, and she quickly pushed it away as she sipped her hot chocolate.
Lottie sighed, angry at herself for not knowing how to help her friend. Kaycie had always been there for her, why couldn't she do the same?
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A few days later, Charlotte was sitting in the library with Tamsin, the both of them finishing homework that they had been set over Christmas. The two had become good friends - it was nothing more than that, however, Lottie did enjoy the company.
"I was talking to Padma Patil earlier, she said Ron Weasley ruined her Yule Ball," Tamsin giggled as she scribbled down the answers to her charms homework.
"Really?" Lottie gasped, she quite liked Ron, he had a good sense of humour. "How come?"
"I think he was jealous of Krum, he went with Hermione," explained Tamsin.
"I knew he liked her!"
"I don't think he has realised it yet," Tamsin snorted, "it's cute though, he's probably very confused."
"Probably," Lottie giggled as she finished up her essay for Snape.
"I've gotta run to Mcgonagall's class, she's making me tutor a second year." Tamsin sighed, grabbing her things, "I'll catch you later though."
"No worries, I'm finished now too, I'll see you later!" Charlotte watched as Tamsin quickly left, packing up her things as she did so.
Lottie left and made her way down the corridors, however, a strong impact knocking her back snapped her out of her daydream.
"Shit sorry- oh hello Bambi!"
"Damn it - sorry Charlie!" Harry gasped, pushing his glasses up his nose. He hadn't seen Charlotte since the night of the Yule ball, however, he hadn't stopped thinking about her. He couldn't help but think about how pretty she was, or about how beautiful her smile was, or about how mesmerising her voice was. "How are you?"
"I'm good, and you?" She replied, taking in his appearance. He was wearing grey tracksuit bottoms with a black t-shirt, his hair was messy and sticking up in all different places however it suited him in a way.
"I'm good," she smiled.
"So how's Kaycie been?" Harry asked.
"Uh...she's been okay," Halle replied.
"That's good - wanna go for a walk?" He asked.
"Why not," Lottie shrugged.
And so the two wandered around the castle together, both laughing and smiling as they discussed all different subjects from Quidditch to the fact that Snape's hair was greasier than a frying pan.
"I'm telling you, Charlie, Erin was sent by the demons!" Cried Harry. "I must have done something awful in my past life to receive that monster!"
"Oh please, she loves you! I'm the one that has to suffer!"
"But she's around me more!"
"Face it Bambi, someone out there hates us both so much they've decided to make us suffer," Charlotte laughed as they walked across the courtyard.
"Hopefully something tragic happens to her," Harry mumbled.
"If only!"
A/N
This chapter was my 13th reason.
ITS SO MESSY HELP
K anyways go and read Halle Black rn😋
Qotd: whens ur birthday? Try find ur twin mines January 29th
If u see the name Halle no u didnt. I accidentally wrote the whole chapter using Halle instead of Charlotte and had to go thru it again goodbye
Word count: 1248