One Day Crush

I would just like to apologize for my absence, school has been hectic. Anyway, this story is a little different from the others. Its not a part of any fanfiction. And it isn’t based on my personal experience. A friend of mine told me about her infatuation. 

I gave a sigh of relief as I heard the bell ring. Finally, I was starting to get sick of all those chemistry lectures. Luckily this period was free. I could utilize this time for studying.

I settled myself on a comfy chair at the back of the class, away from all the noise. I was so engrossed in the Animal Farm, that I didn’t even notice when the chair next to me moved and Maggie came and sat next to me, literally begging me for help. Apparently, some charts for the house board needed to be put up and no one was willing to help.

“Aw, Okay.” I agreed. Grudgingly, I picked up the stapler she had left at my desk and proceeded towards the board. They didn’t even have any pins to fasten the charts with! Shame. I yanked out a chart from the box and started to staple it onto the board. There goes my  free period.

Halfway through stapling the chart, it stopped working. Something was stuck in it. Great. Now I’ll need to fix it. “Damn it, this thing isn’t working!” I mumbled.

‘Give it to me,’ I heard someone say from behind. I turned to face Mark Anderton? Eleventh grader, captain of the basketball team.

Somehow, I had never noticed him. He was tall and had a sturdy build. Gray eyes that looked straight into mine. He was, I had to admit, handsome. He was one of the popular boys, always hanging around with a bunch of “cool guys”. So there was never any reason for me to pay attention to him.

His hands were working magic. He swiftly adjusted the pins within and fastened it. He then turned toward the board and starting pinning the charts onto the board.

I just stood there frozen for a minute after realizing that I probably looked like a moron just standing there and watching him. So I quickly turned around and disappeared behind the corridor.

I was acutely aware of the fact that my pulse was racing. The ringing of the bell finally brought me back to reality. Biology. I groaned. Our biology professor was yet to impress me with her teaching skills. I grabbed my books and notes headed to the lab.

Biology classes were nothing new. Today we would be starting with the cellular anatomy of a neuron. Our bio teacher was perched on the window sill, all ready to give us another afternoon of misery.

The lecture droned on. Sue was taking notes. Apparently, she had not noticed that I was in a daze. Good, I’ll just copy the notes from her. Right now, I just fell the need to sit back and daydream. I had already seen myself in the wedding dress, when the bell finally rang. I picked up my books and headed out the door. Sue was hanging back to have some doubts cleared. Jeez, how much can you study?

I had barely reached my seat, when someone tapped me on the shoulder. Oh no! It was him.

“Hey! Adriana right?” He knew my name? “You forgot your stapler,” I fumbled with the stapler as he handed it to me. I made a mental note to steal this stapler. My heart was hammering because of the proximity.

He brushed past me as he headed towards the door and I drifted, once more into a series of daydreams. So much for studying plans.

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Amortentia: What would yours smell like!?

For those of you who have forgotten, Amortentia is the most powerful Love potion in the world. It doesn’t create “real” love of course, only causes powerful obsession or infatuation. It is rumored to smell differently to people according to what attracts them. So what would yours smell like?

Hermione smells freshly mown grass (from the Burrow), New parchment (B’coz she likes homework) and Ron’s hair.

Harry smells his broomstick (He likes Quidditch), treacle tart and “something flowery that he smelled at the Burrow” (Ginny’s hair).

Ron’s Amortentia smells of his mother’s cooking, bacon and the perfume he gave Hermione in his fifth year.

Draco’s would probably smell of fresh apples 😉 and (Uhmm.. I was gonna add “floral smell” that reminds him of Hermione, but then not everyone ships Dramione. Y U NO SHIP DRAMIONE!?!?) How about Harry’s hair? Okay, sorry, sorry… You don’t ship Drarry either. Grrr..

Ginny would probably smell freshly fallen dew (Burrow and Hogwarts), Wood (Broomstick B’coz she loves Quidditch) and Musk which reminds her of Harry.

Lord Voldemort, I doubt whether he’ll be able to smell anything through that flat nose of his, but no; he doesn’t smell anything. He doesn’t love anything, though for a while I debated over whether he would smell Hogwarts, the only place he ever felt at home.

Severus Snape would smell Lilies (Obviously) other than that.. I can’t say.

Luna would smell Nargles, Butterbeer corks, Wrackspurts Etcetera.

Dobby would smell Socks (Yes, Socks *Ugh*) and maybe firewhiskey… from Winky? (Am I going a bit too far here with…?)

Petunia would smell candies (Dudley), Cologne (for Vernon), Lilies (though she’d never admit it) and also Harry’s hair (Hey, She loved Harry too).

And….

I would smell the Sea.. yeah, I’d smell sea breeze B’coz I love beaches and I love the sea, they make me feel cheerful.. and the smell of mud or soil after it rains. The smell is heavenly! And lastly, the smell of lemons. I love anything with a lemon-ish smell or taste in it.

But what would YOU smell!?!?!?!?!!?