31 Days of October - And the Scarecrow was the Only Witness, fic
Title: And the Scarecrow was the only witness
Summary: Susan and Theo have their next "date"
Characters/Pairings: Susan Bones/Theo Nott
Genre: Sickenly sweet fluff/romance
Beta:
Rating/Warnings: G
Medium: fic
Word Count: 918
Can the Order post to Tumblr?: yes
If yes, your Tumblr username: super-cynful
It had taken quite a bit of fast talking to sneak out to see Theo again, but Susan managed. After they had quickly made plans to meet at the tree again, she had gone back to her common room.
The girls were still talking about makeup in the common room. She snuck up the stairs to see what she could wear the next day. She finally decided on her Hufflepuff t-shirt and a pair of jeans. It was going to be a Saturday, so they could be gone for quite some time.
The next morning, she casually got dressed, applying just a bit of makeup with Hannah watching her suspiciously. Blowing off the teasing of a hot date, Susan left the common room with her bag in hand saying she would be studying in an unused classroom.
Hannah laughed at that comment and added that it definitely sounded like a date. Susan could only smile. She was happy keeping this secret for now. Her and Theo were getting along famously, but it had only been two days.
On her way out, she stopped by the kitchens, tickling the pears before being greeted by a house elf. Grinning happily, she took the basket they prepared for her. She would be forever in debt to Cedric for taking her to the kitchens one night when she was homesick. He had said that it was the duty of each Hufflepuff to pass it down to the newest generation.
Glancing around she checked to see who was watching the comings and goings at the entrance door. Happy that Hannah had not snuck up to see who she would meet, Susan slipped out the door and practically ran to the tree.
She was slightly disappointed that she beat Theo to the tree, but she was early. It was not as if they could walk together - not unless they were going to be public about what they were doing. What were they doing? She really didn’t know, but it was making her happy.
Feeling arms slide around her stomach made her jump and turn slightly. “Hi!” she said breathlessly.
“Good morning, beautiful.” He bit his lip and a stormy look crossed his eyes, but it disappeared as quickly as it appeared. “I’m sorry I wasn’t here to meet you.”
“But I’m early, silly.”
“I know, but something could have happened to you. I want to keep you safe,” he said softly.
Susan rolled her eyes. “What is going to happen to me walking down here?”
He laughed. “Well you could have tripped as you ran down here. Anyone following me to see what I am up to, could have easily sent a jinx to make you trip.”
“Why would someone hurt me?”
He slid his thumb down the side of her confused face. “It isn’t that they would want to hurt you, but rather want to get information to use against me at some point.”
“So being with me is a bad thing?” she asked, a bit upset.
He pulled her closer to him. “No, being with you is something that makes me happy. You being in another house would make someone think they had something over me. Slytherin politics.”
“That is just silly.”
He let her go, grasping one hand and then grabbing the basket in the other. “Have you told your friends about me yet?” he asked.
“No. I wasn’t sure if what you would want me to tell them.” She brushed a strand of her loose hair behind her ear.
“So you haven’t kept it quiet because I’m in Slytherin?”
She glanced up at his profile. “We are very accepting in Hufflepuff. The hat even sings about it occasionally. We take everyone.”
He chuckled. “You take everyone that goes into the common room, but what about dating outside of your house? It is very frowned upon in Slytherin. We never know when to hex or to protect.”
She shook her head. “That is insane!!”
He shrugged as he led her down towards Hagrid’s hut. “It’s life in Slytherin. This is what happens when you date a snake.”
“So we are dating then, right?” she bit her lip.
He stopped beside the scarecrow in the pumpkin patch. He turned and stared into her green eyes. “Susan, I’m not just playing a game. I have watched you for a long time. We are definitely dating. I will hex anyone that even looks as if they want to be your guy or even girl.”
Her face lit up and she jumped into his arms hugging him tightly.
He laughed. “I guess that means you are happy about this?”
“Maybe just a bit,” she said shyly stepping back and tripping over one of the huge vines of pumpkins.
Theo dropped the basket as he leapt to catch her. He didn’t quite succeed, but he at least provided a cushion for her to fall on. She raised up onto her arms gazing down at him. “My hero,” she said softly and gave him the gentlest of kisses before pulling back face turning red.
He rose up. “I should save you more often.”
“Hey, are yer two okay?”
They both turned to where Hound and Hagrid were staring at them. “Yes, Hagrid, thank you! I’m a bit clumsy.”
Hagrid laughed. “I can see that fer meself.” He turned and walked away from the two.
cyn/slytherin/31 points
Summary: Susan and Theo have their next "date"
Characters/Pairings: Susan Bones/Theo Nott
Genre: Sickenly sweet fluff/romance
Beta:
Rating/Warnings: G
Medium: fic
Word Count: 918
Can the Order post to Tumblr?: yes
If yes, your Tumblr username: super-cynful
It had taken quite a bit of fast talking to sneak out to see Theo again, but Susan managed. After they had quickly made plans to meet at the tree again, she had gone back to her common room.
The girls were still talking about makeup in the common room. She snuck up the stairs to see what she could wear the next day. She finally decided on her Hufflepuff t-shirt and a pair of jeans. It was going to be a Saturday, so they could be gone for quite some time.
The next morning, she casually got dressed, applying just a bit of makeup with Hannah watching her suspiciously. Blowing off the teasing of a hot date, Susan left the common room with her bag in hand saying she would be studying in an unused classroom.
Hannah laughed at that comment and added that it definitely sounded like a date. Susan could only smile. She was happy keeping this secret for now. Her and Theo were getting along famously, but it had only been two days.
On her way out, she stopped by the kitchens, tickling the pears before being greeted by a house elf. Grinning happily, she took the basket they prepared for her. She would be forever in debt to Cedric for taking her to the kitchens one night when she was homesick. He had said that it was the duty of each Hufflepuff to pass it down to the newest generation.
Glancing around she checked to see who was watching the comings and goings at the entrance door. Happy that Hannah had not snuck up to see who she would meet, Susan slipped out the door and practically ran to the tree.
She was slightly disappointed that she beat Theo to the tree, but she was early. It was not as if they could walk together - not unless they were going to be public about what they were doing. What were they doing? She really didn’t know, but it was making her happy.
Feeling arms slide around her stomach made her jump and turn slightly. “Hi!” she said breathlessly.
“Good morning, beautiful.” He bit his lip and a stormy look crossed his eyes, but it disappeared as quickly as it appeared. “I’m sorry I wasn’t here to meet you.”
“But I’m early, silly.”
“I know, but something could have happened to you. I want to keep you safe,” he said softly.
Susan rolled her eyes. “What is going to happen to me walking down here?”
He laughed. “Well you could have tripped as you ran down here. Anyone following me to see what I am up to, could have easily sent a jinx to make you trip.”
“Why would someone hurt me?”
He slid his thumb down the side of her confused face. “It isn’t that they would want to hurt you, but rather want to get information to use against me at some point.”
“So being with me is a bad thing?” she asked, a bit upset.
He pulled her closer to him. “No, being with you is something that makes me happy. You being in another house would make someone think they had something over me. Slytherin politics.”
“That is just silly.”
He let her go, grasping one hand and then grabbing the basket in the other. “Have you told your friends about me yet?” he asked.
“No. I wasn’t sure if what you would want me to tell them.” She brushed a strand of her loose hair behind her ear.
“So you haven’t kept it quiet because I’m in Slytherin?”
She glanced up at his profile. “We are very accepting in Hufflepuff. The hat even sings about it occasionally. We take everyone.”
He chuckled. “You take everyone that goes into the common room, but what about dating outside of your house? It is very frowned upon in Slytherin. We never know when to hex or to protect.”
She shook her head. “That is insane!!”
He shrugged as he led her down towards Hagrid’s hut. “It’s life in Slytherin. This is what happens when you date a snake.”
“So we are dating then, right?” she bit her lip.
He stopped beside the scarecrow in the pumpkin patch. He turned and stared into her green eyes. “Susan, I’m not just playing a game. I have watched you for a long time. We are definitely dating. I will hex anyone that even looks as if they want to be your guy or even girl.”
Her face lit up and she jumped into his arms hugging him tightly.
He laughed. “I guess that means you are happy about this?”
“Maybe just a bit,” she said shyly stepping back and tripping over one of the huge vines of pumpkins.
Theo dropped the basket as he leapt to catch her. He didn’t quite succeed, but he at least provided a cushion for her to fall on. She raised up onto her arms gazing down at him. “My hero,” she said softly and gave him the gentlest of kisses before pulling back face turning red.
He rose up. “I should save you more often.”
“Hey, are yer two okay?”
They both turned to where Hound and Hagrid were staring at them. “Yes, Hagrid, thank you! I’m a bit clumsy.”
Hagrid laughed. “I can see that fer meself.” He turned and walked away from the two.
cyn/slytherin/31 points