 Bathes in Maple Syrup | Dancing Lobster | Mrs. Charlie Weasley | Seneca's Beard | That's So Fetch
Ugh. Valentine's Day. The holiday and it's lovey-dovey atmosphere left nothing but a bitter taste in Frankie's mouth. Everyone was so excited to be receiving Valentine's, chocolates, flowers ... whereas the blond had been doing his best to avoid the topic altogether. He had no reason to celebrate on a day like today. In fact, he had every intention of roaming around the castle, staying clear of Hogsmeade and all of the couples that were going to be roaming about there. At least those were his plans until Zeke insisted that he show up at the Three Broomsticks for a round of butterbeer.
He did find it a bit peculiar that his roommate wanted to meet him at the pub on the lamest holiday ever. Weren't you supposed to spend the entire day snogging your girlfriend? As Zeke had one of those, Frankie couldn't help but feel that something was up. He just couldn't figure out what.
But butterbeer was involved. And he hadn't said anything about Maggie being there or anything like that. There was nothing to be suspicious about, right?
At a minute past the agreed time, the blond entered the meeting place, brushing snow off his hair as he glanced over the crowd in search for Zeke. He surprisingly found the fellow fourth year in a booth not too far away. But he wasn't alone. Two girls were sitting with him... Oh.
For a moment Frankie thought about turning around and leaving. But he knew that one of them likely had their eyes on him the moment he walked in. So he slowly made his way to the booth. "Hello, Zeke. Maggie. ... Hady," Frankie said as he stood at the edge of the table, making sure to avoid looking at the empty spot at the booth. He shot the boy a look. "I wasn't aware that we'd have company." What was going on? Why were Maggie and (especially) Hady here?
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