☆ hogwarts!au x hongjoong
rivals au, where you're a prefect for hufflepuff and he's a prefect for slytherin [yes this is an hp au, but we ignore you know who <3]
stopping outside the closed gates of the great hall, you take a moment to listen to what should be the silent corridors of hogwarts now that it is well past midnight
for a second there's nothing and then
you turn on your heel and start toward the place where the little sound grows louder and louder
until you get to the bottom of one of the many winding stairs and mutter a lumos under your breath
the tip of your wand sparks alive and a coy couple entangled in each other's robes stares up at you in embarrassment and shock
one of them reaches to re-do their gryffindor tie while the other tries to smear off any evidence of what they'd been doing from their mouth
"i trust you know you two shouldn't be out of your dorms at this hour?"
they seem like they're relieved to see it's you - but before either can answer a sharp snort comes from the other end of the hall
in an instance, an almost cold gust of wind arrives as hongjoong's face becomes illuminated by the lantern in his left hand
"and i trust you'll be giving these two months of detention and telling professor minhyuk about this rendevous?"
hongjoong's voice is just as demanding as his expression
when he appears, the two lovebirds almost go stark, being caught by you is one thing - being caught by him is another
but you've never really been impressed or rather intimidated by him, you thin your lips and flick your wand back to a dim
"that's a bit much for some late night fun, prefect kim -"
the green snake on his uniform seems to shimmer and in contrast the badger on yours simply stills
"fine. one month of detention and we'll tell the professor in the morning."
the students groan, to which hongjoong throws them a look that shuts them completely up as they slink back toward their respective dorms
you and hongjoong stay by the foot of the staircase testing each other almost
"it's my turn to patrol the great hall, why are you even here?"
you break the tensed silence and he lets go of the lantern so it floats beside him obediently
"that's exactly the reason im here. i know you are rather .... lax when it comes to responsibility so i came by to offer some assistance."
"i don't need your help hongjoong, i know my duties."
he steps closer and you think emerald is in the fleeks of his brown eyes.
such a slytherin, you think, right down to his core
if he wasn't such an asshole most of the time i would even say he's ho-
breaking that thought with willpower, you compose yourself in time to catch his response
"are you sure about that? im guessing if i wasn't here you would have let those two pumpkinheads go scott free."
you put your hands on your hips, and take a stride forward too
"and what about it? you're just angry that people here at hogwarts are getting some and you're so unlikeable no one will even ask you on a date!'
hongjoong's nose scrunches up and you know you've hit a soft spot
in what seems like the fastest second of your life, he is in your face, so close that you can smell peppermint toothpaste on his breath
"just so you are aware, im quite popular - the real one not getting any is you - isn't that right you little hapless hufflepu-"
it takes everything in your power not to push him off by his collar or stomp on his foot
but you know that's what he wants so you simply turn away, leaving hongjoong in his position - frozen - as you skirt quickly out of the hall
what's he thinking, getting all close to me and saying those mean things-
you grumble, coming to a quick stop before the great hall doors again
there's silence and then you realize your heartbeat has jumped significantly
you put your hand over your chest and shush it - sure the adrenaline is because of how angry you are
and not because of hongjoongs arguably handsome face being in such proximity to yours
the next morning, you leave potions only to find a dreadful gift waiting outside the classroom
it's hongjoong, with the two gryffindor students you both caught last night in tow
"we're going to see professor minhyuk."
you stand in gryffindor tower with your hands crossed over your chest
head of the house, lee minhyuk, still dressed in his coaches outfit from quidditch practice is looking between you and hongjoong with a raised eyebrow
hongjoong explains where he caught the students and what they were doing and which rule under which chapter of the hogwarts students handbook they'd broken
professor minhyuk just nods, snaps his fingers and the two students run off again
hongjoong waits patiently for what you think he expects will be praise from the professor but all he gets is a -
"and you two bothered me for this?"
minhyuk is gone before either of you blinks, the papers and furniture in the tower all ruffle with the aftermath of his disappearance
and you click your tongue when you look over at hongjoong
"he doesn't care about people making out, like i told you - it isn't such a big deal."
"well - the head of slytherin would care to know if someone broke the rules. the rest of these three houses are just jokes."
he makes a turn to head out, but you can't keep your thoughts to yourself
"slytherin's the biggest joke of them all - after alls said and done, what does your house even do well - hongjoong?"
his shoulders go stiff and just like last night, you find yourself once again face to face with him
you hate to admit - even inches away - everything about him is so annoyingly polished
from the slicked hair, to the clear skin, and the enviable strength in his slim frame
"may i remind you that one of - if not the greatest - wizard of all time was a slytherin. and anyway-"
he flicks the hufflepuff badge on your robe with a sly grin
"hufflepuff's don't get to talk. all you are good at is growing plants and holding hands."
something about the last part sparks a flame in your mind and you smile at hongjoong who only glares back in confusion
"you're right - hufflepuff's are great hand-holders, and guess what else they're good at - kissing."
you return the favor and poke the slytherin badge on hongjoong
"bet you haven't even kissed someone yet - and we're already in our-"
hongjoong grits his teeth, you can see the way his jaw kind of locks and ..... for some reason .... the way it knots a weird feeling in your stomach
why is he looking at me like-
"you want to talk about kissing so bad don't you - well fine. consider yourself lucky."
you suddenly feel the weight of his hands on your waist, tugging you in close with no time to spare
pressing his lips, which are so soft it should be a crime, against yours
one thousand spells start to swirl through your mind
alarte ascendare to send him skyrocketing up to the top of this tower
or maybe a melofors jinx to turn his stupid head into a pumpkin
of course none of these get a chance to be muttered, as hongjoong's tongue swipes across the seal of your lips
and you hate that it works, the little action makes your knees feel like jelly, and you start kissing him back
your hands, stiffed at your side are moved by what you are going to accuse is magic, to his neck
and the "i told you so" kiss that hongjoong had planned turns into full-on making out
maybe it's the pent up tension that has lived between you two since your first years
maybe its the curiosity of the other, of someone so polarly opposite
or actually, it's probably just young love that no matter how much you ignore still ignites once there is a spark
that spark being the fact that your rivalry is just an elaborate coverup for the fact that you both have been into each other for a while
you blame hongjoong for being irresistibly hot, and hongjoong blames you for being irresistibly adorable
before you can tip over onto a nearby couch - the door suddenly opens to the tower
in the doorway is professor minhyuk, smug smirk on his face, as the rest of the gryffindor quidditch team tries to pry over his shoulder
"now - what did hongjoong say before, doesn't making out mean two months of detention?"
you snap away from hongjoong who nearly trips over himself as he tries to conjure up an explanation
of course, professor minhyuk just laughs - and tells you two to get out of the tower and he'll pretend it never happened
as you and hongjoong scurry down the stairs in a flurry of embarrassment
he stops at the bottom step and you have to hold yourself up by the banister so you don't crash into his back
when he turns, you notice his hair is sticking up everywhere
"this never happened hufflepuff."
you blink and burst out laughing
"shuttup and follow me to the fifth floor."
you brush past him, taking his hand as he stands agape
but soon enough he's in step with you, laughing too
and when you two don't show up to the prefect meeting later that evening everyone is whispering about what could have happened
"they're probably arguing somewhere and lost track of time."
ravenclaw yeosang quips and he's kind of right
you two have lost track of time, but this time - not because you're fighting.
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