Hearing that Brooklyn was going to be taking the same potion as herself she gave the girl a firm nod. It was much safer then that of a love potion especially when one was already upset of the concepts of love. She didn't need to deal with any fake emotions when she knew what it all felt like already.

Hady's attention was fully on Professor Stewart however at this moment. The poor women was having trouble getting to her feet even with help. Offering a lightly smile she once more took hold of both her hands this time in a better way of attempting to get the women onto her feet. Her own feet were firmly on the ground and she was ready to help however she could. Fully attention. Hazel eyes didn't not stray at all towards a certain Gryffindor. Nope not at all.

...right. The Gryffindor prefect had already taken his potion, and now all his old man parts were cracking and popping. Jaemin looked at him in concern, then very carefully moved himself a bit away. He didn't need any old men falling on him or anything...

He had to test his potion though. The small boy hummed to himself and looked at the form, filling in the few things that were easier. The colours, and characteristics, stuff like that was easy enough. He tilted his head this way and that, making sure he got as much information as possible. He sniffed itWhen it came to the pH and the other points... he bounced to the front of the class for a pH stick and bounced back to his spot to stick it in the little cup of pink.

"pH is eight... so it's an alkaline," he murmured to himself, setting the little stick aside. When it came to heating and cooling it... he wasn't sure how that would affect his taking it. What if changes in temperature affected the potion's effects? So Jaemin went back to the front to get another sample, and then went back to his seat again to freeze it. Easier to do that first, and then melt it to boil it... while he was waiting for it to boil, he'd... test some more.

By taking it.

The small boy drew a deep breath, swirled the potion around in the cup, then tipped his head back and let it run down his throat. And immediately closed his eyes, because he wasn't sure if it was going to make him love whoever he saw first... or if it would just pick someone at random. He was afraid of both, though, so he scribbled notes blindly about what to fill in for the rest of the form later, when he could look at it, and just waited for... something to happen.

At least it didn't taste terrible.

Hadley smiled at Professor Newton. "Spectacular," she agreed. That was the right word for it. Spectacular.

She was almost to the other potion, when she stopped and hesitated. Last thing she wanted to do was open her eyes and see Rooster after taking it. Who would be a target in here she'd not mind having a love potion crush on?

Too bad Salamander wasn't here.

...

Hadley shook her head and decided she'd just chance it. Keep her back turned to Rooster so there would be no chance of that thou--GAH! A weight collided with her back and down they both went, with a resounding smack against the stone floor.

Hadley Denaker saw stars for a moment, until Rooster's voice chased them away. A cold shudder ran down her spine. HE. WAS. TOUCHING. HER!! A second shudder took her. No! This was not okay. This was not allowed! Hadley struggled to get out from under him but he had her pretty well pinned. And she wasn't happy about this at all. "Get off me, you lunatic!" If he wasn't on her back, she'd have punched him then and there.

Brian had just picked up his potion and was about to raise it to his lips when suddenly there was singing. And that was very strange. Who was it who wanted to know what love was? WHO WAS SHE ASKING TO SHOW HER? What. Brian was so confused, okay. Confused Hufflepuff alert. C O D E M A U V E.

PLASTIC BAGS?!

Who even sang about plastic bags? What kind of crazy song was that? What? WHAT? Why? Did he miss a new pop hit or was this like... ancient music that the kids of Hogwarts seem to love?

And now there was someone right there in front of him. A cute little firstie. Aww. "Hi, do you need help with your analysis or-" he started, and then was cut off by her statement about his eyes. W H A T T H E H E C K? Wasn't she a first year? DID FIRST YEARS EVEN KNOW HOW TO FLIRT? WHAT WAS SHE DOING? WHY WAS SHE TELLING HIM NICE THINGS? WHAT? AND IN HIS ARMS? WHAT?

AND COULD HE FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT? Well, for one, it was pretty bright and early in the morning. Also -

.......... "Not really? Professor Newton, is this nor-"

OH HEY, THERE WAS HIS SAVIOR! HELLO KIND SLYTHERIN GIRL WHO WAS LOOKING OUT FOR HIS SAFETY! Wait, what? WHAT? What even? What was going on? CODE MAUVE! CODE MAUVE! SEND HELP. "Boyfriend?" Had he missed something? "Professor? Did I lose my memory or miss something important or have a doppelgänger or?" What?

He was way too confused right now ok.

GIGGLE GIGGLE GIGGLE.

Did he just offer help to her with her analysis? Oh, what a gentleman, this fine Hufflepuff boy was! Vivian giggled even more and kept snuggling on his arm, letting it drape over her shoulder like they were some sort of COUPLE doing that PDA thing whatever. Normally, that would've been icky... but WHY SAY NO TO SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MALE SPECIES? "How flattering of you, gentle sir, thank you for the offer. I actually need help. Not with my analysis, at least, but..." the first year immediately took a stool from the side and hopped on top of it, now eye-to-eye with the boy. "I do need help from the looooove doctor."



Also... "You know what?" Vivian then jumped back down to the ground and snuggled back onto his arm again. "I do think you would look very well in a tuxedo on our wedding day. Matches your eyes. Very pretty. We're a match made in heaven too!" The Slytherin kept talking about details of their wedding day, like she wanted marshmallows on their cake and stuff... with hand gestures waving around the air. Oh Merlin, wasn't it SO EXCITING?

"Err... what did you say your name was again?"

Clearly nothing was going to separate them both, with such strong emotions they had for each other... until...

GASPETH.

Who this girl be? Vivian's jaw literally dropped as the older girl mentioned the Hufflepuff boy as her boyfriend. AWH HELL NO. "Ex-" Finger snap to the left. "Cu-" Finger snap to the right. "Sez-" Left. "Moi?!" Right. Who was she calling boyfriend? They were getting married! That's not even possible!

"Boyfriend? Are you calling my fiance your boyfriend?" Vivian dramatically placed her right hand on her hip. YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME? "We're getting married. Like M-A-R-R-I-E-D married. Yep! You can have an invitation to our wedding ceremony if you want." Vivi winked at the older girl and sent her a blown kiss. Mwah mwah.

Also... "Don't tell me you're cheating on me, hubby dear." She had to warn the Hufflepuff. MHM.

Roo was in no way ready for his leap of faith to bring him (and his love) to the floor, and yelped as he tightened his hold on Hadley. No way was Rooney going to have let go of her on this fall! And no way was he going to go quietly, either. "NEVER! Never! I love you!" Why was she fighting this? He was sooooo fed up of actually keeping his feelings quiet when he just wanted to shout from the rooftops.

Although he did get up and off of her, Rooney stayed beside her and raised his arms in a flapping motion to draw attention over here. "LAAAADIEEEEEES AND GENTLEMENNNNNNNNNN!" Why was no one looking here to see this? To hear this?

ATTTENNNTIIOOOOOON.

This was going to be something that no one wanted to miss. A proposal!

Why? Why her? What did she ever do to deserve this? Hadley tried to push herself up off the floor so that she might slip out from under Rooster, but she just wasn't strong enough. "Rooster, if you don't get..." She didn't finish, because Rooney had just shouted his love for her and... "Ew."

Oh, thank Merlin! He was getting up off her. Now she could escape. She just needed to think of a way to do so without prompting him to tackle her again, because stone flooring was hard. But this was her chance. And she was taking it. Hadley got to her feet, staying crouched, and as inconspicuous as possible. Then she took a slow step forward, and another, and another. Rooney wasn't tackling her. This was good. She was gonna--Oh no.

Hadley had no idea what Rooney was up to, but him addressing the whole room like this, well it wasn't gonna go well for her, she knew that much. Maybe she could run to the door before he said whatever he was gonna say. Though she really didn't want to risk being knocked down again.

It was all over in an instant. Jaemin had noticed the weird tingling all over his skin, and had had the mental faculties to realise that his thoughts were getting a little bit blurry... but then he heard the voice.

The loud, exclamatory, oh so lovely voice.

A flood of warmth and affection went right through him, sweeping away any of his concerns, and the small Slytherin opened his eyes to look toward the source. Prefect Rooney Bronwyn seemed oh so excited at that moment, and Jaemin let out the quietest of contented sighs. Look at the expression on his face... the way his arms noodled so cutely as he yelled... the Ravenclaw prefect really was the whole package, wasn't he.

The second year leaned on his table, propping himself up on his elbows with his chin in his hand, and just watched Rooney with a goofy, enamoured look on his face as the taller boy called for attention. He deserved all the attention. ALL OF IT.

To play into her affectionate nickname, Rooney cock-a-doodle-doo'd like a rooster and offered his Hadley one of his hands. She needed to take it. This was important and she was closer to the floor than she was to him. Did she not yet understand the delicacy of this declaration. His feelings were on their way out there. Everyone would know everything that he had ever felt for the absolutely wonderful being that was Hadley Denaker. And she had once wore his robes... The biggest token of affection he could have ever asked for.

His robes held the beginning of their love story. His tears before her held the beginning of their emotions. And this room held the forever ahead of them. "I would like to announce that this loooooooooovely and beaUUUUTIFULLLLLL woman here.." He cast a complete look of love toward the Ravenclaw in crouch and tugged her up to her feet. "Miss Hadley Denaker, the love of my life, has agreed to marry me!" Or so....she would, when he asked her. And gave her the ring he had twisted out of paper.

A symbol of their undying love.

Were people applauding yet?

Hads did a spit take. Or she would have if she had been drinking anything. Before she even got a chance to tell him off for yanking her to her feet, he...he...

It took a whole minute for his words and their meaning to finally click with Hadley Denaker.

"I DID WHAT!?" She looked at him aghast and with so much scorn, and a lot of embarrassment. "I-I did not!" She was leaving now before this got any worse. Or at least that was the plan. "Let go of me!" Hadley's free hand closed on the only thing in reach--someone's cup of aging potion--and threw it in his face. And just to make sure he really did let go she slammed her foot down on top of his at the same time she wrenched her arm away. She'd do a lot worse than that if touched her again.

Hadley pushed past the Rooster and made her way to her desk. This had lost its fun, and she was gonna pack up and get out of there before things were worse. Not that they could get worse than being forcefully engaged!

Wh-Wh-WHAT?!

Just like that, Jaemin shot up out of his seat. Standing up straight, he wasn't actually a great deal taller than he had been while sitting down... but he couldn't just take this! The love of Rooney's life?! Haddie?! The declaration felt like a sharp punch in the gut, and Jaemin's fingers twitched as he pressed his hands down against the tabletop. Why did it have to be Haddie? Why was she letting this happen? They were friends, how could she just... take Rooney?!

She didn't even like him! It was sooooo obvious from the way she was reacting to him, the way she wasn't looking at him like he was the sun and the moon and the stars in the sky and ASSAULTING HIM OH MY MERLIN. The small Slytherin's face went down a shade and he watched Haddie as she ran away from the Perfect Prefect.

"HADLEY DENAKER, HOW DARE YOU," he yelled accusingly, before picking up the little empty love potion cup and throwing at her. MONSTER. She was a MONSTER. Poor Rooney. Poor perfect, lovely Rooney. Jaemin immediately rushed over to him, expression all concern and love. "Rooney, are you okay?!"

...........................................

The heart of this fourteen year old Ravenclaw had just broken into a million and fifty thousand times infinity pieces. And it happened again to those little pieces a second later. First off...she DENIED that she had agreed to marry him and therefore was declining his proposal and then she soaked him with the contents of a cup from nearby. "OoooOOOWWWWWWWIeeeeEEEEE" He was slightly blind now and his foot was absolutely throbbing. Positively going to be bruised. Girls were lethal with shoes on. His shins had taken enough of Brinlee swiping him with a kick, but his foot could not cope with such a stomp.

How belittling was this all? "I have a ring here..." He mumbled after her, and feebly offered the twisted paper circle. Please, Miss Hadley.

His heart was particularly broken and Rooney coincidentally sank to the floor, wiping the liquid matter from his face as someone else started to raise their voice after Hadley. Using her full name even still.. Her full name was so beautiful, wasn't it? Her parents chose the most wonderful of names. Looking up from the floor, the fourth year sighed and pushed his hair out of his face, noting that it would need a wash later as it was awfully gross right now.

What was also awfully gross was the horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach as he considered giving up on his Hadley. But his tummy was also tingling....a sensation that he had...well, he remembered it somewhat from before...from....some time recently... "Get me my girlfriend."

The cup that Jaemin wasn't as empty as he thought it was and Hadley, as unfortunate accidents go, happened to have her mouth open at the time. The cup hit her bottom lip, momentum propelling what remained of the love potion into her mouth. She spit it out, or at least thought she had, but it was too late...

"What the heck, Jaemin!?" What had gotten into him? Since when were he and Rooney even friends? Hads watched her friend retreat to help Rooster, who was on the floor in a sickening display of pathetic wallowing. He was such a wimp. Not like the pocket sized hunk that was Jaemin Song.

...

Hadley blinked and turned back to get her stuff and get out of there. But she couldn't leave. Not yet. She'd upset Jaemin, and he was her friend, so she had make it up to him. Right? With a sigh, Hadley turned back to her friend and wow. She'd never really paid attention to how handsome Jaemin was. Not only that, he'd been so sweet and tender at the end of their first duel. He was a truly sweet, sensitive soul. And Hadley Denaker loved him with all her heart.

She had to make him feel the same about her. With a kiss. True love's kiss to be exact. It worked in fairy tales, and they lived in a castle with magic, just like a fairy tale. This would work.

The blonde Californian marched with purpose toward her soon-to-be boyfriend just in time to catch Rooster's stupid little remark. "I'm not your girlfriend," Hadley snapped at the prefect. "I'm his." She was looking Jaemin in the eyes now, caressing his cheek like he had done to her after their duel. Then she kissed him. Her first kiss. And in her mind, it was perfect, and without end, but in reality it was uncoordinated and lasted about 3 seconds.

She'd given Jaemin true love's kiss. He loved her back now, this was how things worked. Right?

His... girlfriend? Rooney didn't have a girlfriend. he couldn't have a girlfriend, because Jaemin was not a girl. Silly Rooney. And Haddie couldn't be his girlfriend, because she was rude and had hit him and stuff. So clearly, there was no girl for Jaemin to get, and now Haddie was even here to tell him the same.

See, Rooney? Not your girlfriend. She was h-

WHAT?

Face turned toward Haddie, he didn't even have time to properly react or defend himself. She was touching his face, and then her lips were touching his, and there was the slightest static shock up his spine again as there had been when this had happened with an entirely different girl over the summer.

Neither girl was Rooney, however, and thus Jaemin jerked back out of the kiss just as Haddie was ending it from her side. The small boy was positively horrified, one hand going to his lips as his gaze went from Haddie's face to Rooney's. How could Rooney ever love him now?! He was tainted. Right in front of him! Maybe Rooney wouldn't have cared about the kisses from Sachiko, but this one had been blatant and right in his face. Oh Merlin. OH MERLIN. NO. NOOOO.

"R-Rooney," the small Slytherin stammered, looking down at his Perfect Prefect with wide eyes. PLEASE FORGIVE HIM, ROONEY. HE LOVES YOU.

Rooney was on the floor having a literal meltdown and HADLEY DENAKER WAS STOOD THERE DOING WHATEVER SHE WAS DOING WITHOUT A CARE IN THE WORLD FOR HIS FEELINGS. Oh, and there went his last breath before the fourth year WAILED his protests at what was happening before him. ”SNoOooOooOooooooOOOOOOKUmmMmmmmmMMMMSSSS NOOOOOOOooooOOooOOooo” Please, no. Hadn’t she done enough already to him? Wasn’t making him adore the ground she walked on, enough? Wasn’t the promise of a lifelong love enough? Was he not good enough? Why, oh why was she so concerned with hurting him when all he had ever done was give her his all. He had hand crafted a ring for her and it would last for eternity. But no, she was done with him. Her lips had been infected with Slytherin, before they had been in receipt of the wonder that was his.

AND NOW THE SLYTHERIN WANTED TO TALK TO HIM. OH NO.

THIS WAS NOT OKAY.

THIS LITTLE RAT WAS GLINDA AND ROONEY WAS ELPHABA AND THIS WAS GOING TO GO DOWN.

”TRRRRAIIIIITOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRR!!!!” He yelped, giving Hadley a shove out of the way, before leaping towards Jaemin to pin him down to the floor. ”HOOOOOOOW DAAAAAARE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!?!?!?!?!!?!!!???!!!” How dare he! How dare she! How dare everyone in this room. They were all in on it. They all knew that Hadley didn’t love him back. Everyone was against him. And he had nothing to lose.

#DOWNWITHGLINDA

"That was amazing..." Hadley's voice was softer than it had ever been in her life. She was melting; melting in a pool of bliss and contentment. Jaemin was hers now, the kiss sealed. But she wasn't done. Oh no! She wanted to go again! Lips puckered, eyes closed, Hadley Denaker leaned in for another kiss, one that was even better than the previous (in her head at least). And then she hit the table, hard.

What the...? Hadley opened her eyes to the horror before her. Rooney. Rooster! He was attacking Jaemin. Couldn't the idiot take a hint!? She didn't love him, okay? She loved Jaemin, and this neanderthal was attacking Jaemin because of it. Not on her watch.

Every muscle fueled by anger at the nerve of Rooster, Hadley flung herself on Rooney's back. She wrapped her arms around the prefect and tugged with all her might. "Get off my boyfriend, you baffoon!!!"

It really would have helped him if he weren't so... massively in love with Rooney in that moment. Really. His reflexes might have let him not end up on the floor on his back, and then he might not have been seeing stars because stone floors were hard. The small Slytherin blinked rapidly, senses having gone a bit fuzzy for a good long minute after his head bounced off the hard ground. What was happening?! Who was a traitor?! Not him! He had been the kissee, not the kisser! He hadn't wanted it, Rooney!

Rooney was right there. Rooney's face was right near his and he could see it through the fuzzy stars and oh my Merlin, ROONEY. A gasp caught in Jaemin's throat and he tried to squirm his arms free, because Rooney looked SO UPSET and he clearly need HUGS and LOVE and Jaemin was going to be the one to HADLEY DENAKER NO--

"Haddie stop it!" he yelped, clearly distressed. She was INTERRUPTING. SHE WAS AN INTERRUPTING GIRL PERSON. Couldn't she see that he and Rooney were going to have a moment?! At least he hoped?!

A moment before he died. Because whether it was due to the overwhelming affection he felt for Rooney being so close to him, or being crushed under the weight of two people who were bigger than he was, Jaemin was pretty sure he was going to die. But he was going to be happy doing it. Because precious, warm, loving, beautiful 💕Rooney💕.

Merely trying to have revenge against his love rival was going all sorts of wrong for this Ravenclaw and he was certain that he would never get over this. Not for the rest of his days. And that dull warming and itching of both his stomach and fingers were not going amiss. They were confusing, but the true task at hand here was his #DOWNWITHGLINDA campaign. And now he had Hadley Denaker on his back!!!!!! She had finally realised that they were destined to be and she was going to plead with him to give her a second chance! Little did she know that he would give her infinity amounts of chances and he would sell his soul to be with her. Golly gosh.

”I’m yours, I’m y—Excuse me?!” Her boyfriend?! Why was she back in that mind frame? Could she not tell that her Elphaba was RIGHT HERE. RIGHT HERE AND IN THE SAME HOUSE AND SO VERY DEVOTED TO HER. WAS SHE BLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIND?!?!!?!?!

Roo gave himself a shake off, hoping to get rid of the girl on his back so he could go back to battering to baloney out of this Slytherin pest underneath him. GOODBYE HADLEY. He would just show her how much he cared with the power of his fists. So he rolled up his sleeves and leant a little closer to Jaemin’s face so that he could whisper. ”You shouldn’t have done that in public..” The kissing of his girlfriend/wife/LOVE OF HIS LIFE. And just as he was about to back away to do the battering… a beard sprouted from his chin and tickled at the other boys face.

”FLUFFERS.”

Hadley held on with all her might as Rooster bucked and shook, all the while she was trying to slip her arms around his so he couldn't get enough range to effectively hit Jaemin. This made it harder to hang on, but she managed. For a while.

Then Hadley was tumbling off the prefect's and came to a stop against the side of a workstation with a loud Thwap! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Jaemin!!! Her poor pocket-sized prince! Hadley Denaker had to save him! Wrestling the miscreant off Jaemin hadn't worked. Maybe magic would. Hadley sprang to her feet, practically leaping over Rooney and Jaemin and grabbed her wand out of her bag. She turned to find...a waterfall of hair? Oh! Rooster was ageing from the aging potion she splashed in his face. HA!

Still it wasn't enough to assure he wouldn't still hurt her prince. "CANTIS!" For some reason that was the only spell she could think of at the moment. Not the best one to ensure her boyfriend doesn't get hurt, but sorta appropriate.

Crow, Rooster, crow.

So much was happening. So much. But all Jaemin could process was that Rooney was the one who had him pinned to the floor, which made the throbbing at the back of his head sorta okay. Hadley Denaker was still having her fit and insisting he was her boyfriend, which he wasn't, because he had no love for Haddie and all the love for Roo. He couldn't be Hadley's boyfriend and Roo's boyfriend at the same time. That wasn't how these things worked. Haddie.

Rooney's face was close to his. Soooooo close. Jaemin could feel how warm his breath was, and how his beard tickled his cheek, and-

Wait a minute. Beard? The small Slytherin blinked as Rooney let out a shout, confused by what was happening in front of him. His love was getting older?! Not that it made him any less perfect and beautiful, but holy Merlin, it was happening quick. Now he'd know what his lovely Rooney would look like years and years in the future when they were still in love and together forever.

Hehe. Hehe.

"Roo, that tickles!" he giggled, squirming a bit. Haddie's movements went unnoticed, as did her spellcasting, because Rooney was so close and tickling him and awwwww. True love forever.

There was a whole lot of shouting and commotion and whatever else coming from another part of the room, but Rula was paying it no attention. She had eyes only for her lovely boyfriend and this SILLY CHILD trying to STEAL HIM FROM HER.

Silly child going on about her wedding and calling him her fiancé. Psh. NO WAY.

"There won't be any invitations to your wedding because he's going to marry me." She wrapped her arms around him to CLEARLY CLAIM HIM. HER boyfriend. The love of HER life. NOT YOURS. Okay, small child? "We'll allow you to be our flower girl though IF you behave and leave him alone. Don't you agree, sweetheart?" It was totally up to him really. He could plan their WHOLE wedding however he wanted.

Roo realised quickly that he was uncomfortably close to the second year Slytherin right now, but the shock of spouting a beard kept him rooted to the spot he was in. He really did look like a deer in headlights, having no idea what to say or do. Because he was incredibly close to the face, but also needed to defend the honour of his woman. His woman that was so insistent that she wasn’t. It was like she wanted him to fall out of love with her – which he wouldn’t, because why would anyone? Maybe this would be what it was like… Him and Hadley… And Jaemin. The worst triolationship in history. He hoped that Jaemin was prepared to third wheel the REAL couple here. And hopefully get the hint that he needed to leaaaave.

Rooney prepared to thwack the poor boy underneath him, although a little out of understanding with the typical tactic of punching, because he gave both hands a look and decided that an open palm was the best action here. That’s what happened on stage. ”Stay awa—“ No. Please. No. Not now. Not.. Not… It was happening. The vomit. Not actual vomit, but word vomit. Of the singing variety. Of the Britney Spears…………. His sister would be so disappointed in him. His Hadley would be so………. MAYBE THIS WOULD MAKE HER LOVE HIM IT WAS OKAY IT WAS GOOD EVERYTHING WAS OKAY.

”She’s noooooooot a girrrrrrrrl….” He started to sing, louder than typical and definitely more off key than he would ever perform in public. [size=4]”Noooot yeTTTTT A WOMAAAAAAAAAN.. My fiiiiiiiingers are soooooOooOOOOOOOO TICKKKK-K-K-K-KKKK-LYYYYYYYYY”

Another gaze around the room saw Miss Lynch aging into a slightly older woman. Art wasn't one to guess age. Ever. No, he knew better than that.

"Good work Mr Song," Art said, noticing the young Slytherin doing the testing of the potion he had.

He let out a bit of a laugh when Miss Denaker described her re-discovering of Hogwarts as Spectacular. He nodded, saying "I think that word sums it up perfectly." Even just returning after over forty years of being within the castle was spectacular, and he still had his memories of the castle.

Art was trying not to laugh too hard at Mr Woods' situation, trying to take the young man's discomfort seriously, but he couldn't help a few belly laughs bubbling up. "N-not to worry Mr Woods, th-they're under the effect of a love potion. I-it will wear off in... a few hours." His eyes were shining from the laughing he was trying to keep inside. He covered his face with his hands as he listened to Miss Fairfield's announcement of weddings and then the realisation that apparently he was... also with Miss Botros? Also going to MARRY Miss Botros? It was like a soap opera.

But Art's attention was snatched away by a rackus caused by none other than the love triangle consisting of Mr Bronwyn, Mr Song, and Miss Danaker. By the time Art got to their little gathering, and saw Mr Bronwyn on top of Mr Song. Was he about to engage in physical combat? Art went to grab Rooney's arm to get him off the young Slytherin, when the prefect... started singing. He looked to see Miss Denaker with a wand in her hand. Oh dear. Art pulled out his own wand. "Finite," he said, pointing at the Ravenclaw Prefect. He rubbed his face, wondering what he was going to do. "Err... you three. Wh-what's going on?" he asked. Did they all need an antidote right now?

Oh, good. Professor Newton had shown up and was pulling Rooster of her pint-sized Prince. Now Rooney was gonna get it, and good. Detentions for the rest of the term, maybe even stripped of his prefect's badge, and out of her hair for good!

Er...Too late Hadley caught Professor Newton glancing at her wand, and she futilely hid it behind her back. What's going on? "That meathead was attacking my boyfriend because he can't get it through his thick head I don't like him!" That's what was going on here. So punish Rooster, Professor.

And while Newton did that, because how couldn't he? Hadley knelt down by Jeamin. The poor man. If Rooney hurt him she was gonna hurt him back, in a dark corridor when he least expected it. Yes. Hads reached out and carressed Jaemin's cheek in soothing comfort. "Are you okay, Pumpkin? He didn't hurt you did he? Do you need another kiss to make it better?" Before the boy could even respond, Hadley was leaning in, lips puckered, about to kiss him again. She liked kissing.

He had no idea what Rooney was singing, but he knew that he loved the sound of it. Jaemin stared up at the prefect, positively enamoured - he heard no sour notes, nothing was off-key, and everything was perfect because Rooney Bronwyn was perfect. He wanted to listen to whatever this song was for the rest of his life, over and over again, all day every day, because Rooney was singing it and goodness gracious he had looked so cute all wide eyed and flustered and thank Merlin Haddie had finally stepped away to let them have this moment all to themselves.

Until someone else came along to start manhandling his man. Jaemin let out a whine of protest, because why was everyone so intent on taking his Rooney away?! Didn't they know that Roo was his, and he was Roo's, and they were going to be together forever?! The tiny Slytherin pushed up on an elbow, mouth open with the full intent of telling the professor about all his future plans with Perfect Prefect Rooney Bronwyn, when Haddie was suddenly back in his rather tunneled vision. Confused by the tender touches, he looked at the girl, and his eyes went even wider when she kissed him again. RIGHT ON THE LIPS THAT WERE NOT MEANT FOR HER.

It felt like the kiss lasted FOREVER. Like, SIX FOREVERS. Jaemin's absolute horror over Rooney witnessing what could be misconstrued as infidelity yet again had him reacting extremely slowly, and he was pretty sure a few universes had burned out and burst to life before he finally jerked his head back and reached a hand to grab Haddie's shoulder to hold her away.

"I won't cheat on Rooney with you!" he blurted out, cheeks bright red in defiance and embarrassment. "Stop trying to make me!"