Green & Yellow -chapter 4
Authors note: Okay, I know it has been almost a year, please don’t hate me, and please don’t hate the story. I never wanted to stop Green and Yellow because I have so many ideas for the plot but not enough time. For those of you whohaven’t read it, this is a TMR AU in Hogwarts! the reader is in Slytherin and Newt is in ;Hufflepuff. Please read the first few chapters here!
chapter 3 ; chapter 2; chapter 1
“ Ms L/N, I said the potion needs to be sky blue, not military green”
You banged your face into the table in defeat. Potions had never been your strongest subject, while you found it quite cool and useful, you were more of an instinct person and precision was never your strength. Hence you’d often fumble during class. While in theory you were perfect, in practicals, your clumsiness took over.
“That’s the third time! HOW do you keep fumbling!?!” said Brenda from the next table.
“Well” you gritted your teeth “Maybe I wouldn’t have, if my partner could be more of a help!”
You looked pointedly at Minho who had been least bothered about the potion, instead he was half asleep, and occasionally talking to Thomas. You were so ready to smack him to his senses had the professor not been there.
“ It’s funny how his whole personality changes between classes doesn’t it?” Newt whispered across your seat.
You smiled, it was true. During Defence against Dark arts class Minho would pay full attention and even get pissed at people who disrupted the class at the slightest. Minho was very selective about his subjects, unfortunately those subjects were very few in number, the extra ones he had to take he paid barely any attention to (such as herbology and history of magic, which to be honest, you weren’t pretty great at either)
“ Minho, wake up! We can’t fail in practicals, we already have herbology for that.”
Minho lifted his head and gazed at you
“What the shuck is that Y/N, it looks like klunk.”
“Well” you spat “ Maybe if like the others I had an extra pair of hands helping, it wouldn’t look like ‘klunk’!”
“ Hakuna your Tata’s, I’ll help you!” a few of your classmates giggled around you, but you ignored them and you restarted the preparation of the potion
Half an hour later class got over, you managed to make a potion which was almost sky blue with a little green in it. Minho told the professor that it was because of your and his dedication to Slytherin but the professor let you go because it had the desired effect…Sort of…
“Ugh why do I always mess up something in potions?” You whined
“Because” said Brenda “ You always have Minho next to you or as your partner. Why don’t you try sitting with me or Aris? We’ll help you” you hugged Brenda “Aww thanks Brenda, next time definitely” she sighed
“ That’s what you say every time ”
You ignored the comment and went for your next class. Soon lunch came and you Brenda and Rachel headed for the dinning hall. A petite silky black haired fourth year girl from your house came up to you.
“ Sorry to bother you, I was just wondering, if, you would be going for the dance at Hogsmeade with Minho”
“Hogsmeade dance? That’s coming up” you replied a little confused
“ Yes, two weeks from now remember?” said Brenda “It happens once in every two years, we didn’t have it last year.”
You scratched your head “ Oh right, I completely forgot about it” you looked at your junior “ Yea no we haven’t decided anything yet, you can go take him”
The blonde blushed and walked away quickly murmuring something along the lines of “ it’s not like that b-baka”.
“You sure you’re not going with him?” Asked Brenda. “ Why are you asking that, is it a rule that I must go with Minho for the dance? ”
“Well, it’s just that you went with him in first year and third year” said Brenda as she grabbed a juicy piece of chicken leg.
“Yea but,” you said as you munched on a cheese croissant “that was because we didn’t find anyone else !”
Brenda snorted “Every year at least two guys asked you out for that dance but you’d say no! And Minho was quite popular in third year so don’t give me that shit!”
You shrugged and looked across the house tables “ Yea well, nobody worthwhile asked ”.
Brenda followed your line of sight and saw Newt talking to a few oh his house mates. “Well, if they don’t ask, suck up your pride and ask the worthwhile ones, stop being such a snooty Slytherin”
You blushed and turned to Brenda “Hey!!” But she just laughed. That evening you went to the grounds to fly. It had been a while since you had taken out your Firebolt and the breeze was just perfect for a good ride.
You placed your Firebolt on the ground
It zoomed into your hand. You smirked
“someone’s eager” and you jumped onto it and zoomed up.
You flew upwards till you reached a good altitude and had a good view of the grounds and the castle and then you started flying around aimlessly. Occasionally taking a few swivels and turns. You zoomed past Hufflepuff’s tower and that was when you heard someone call out your name
“ Y/N! Over here!” It was Newt.
He was flying behind you with a bright smile on his face which made you almost bang into a half open window.
“Newt! How nice to see you up here” He caught up to you and steadied his pace with yours
“Yea well, I saw something interesting fly past my window, so I decided to go check it out”
You laughed “You flew out through your window?!?”
He shrugged “Yea well, Maybe Thomas has really rubbed off on me..”
“well it’s fine, I wouldn’t mind some company”
“ Well then love, I’ll be the gentle man I am and accompany you on this magical ride.”
You smirked “okay” and then you zoomed ahead leaving Newt to eat your dust. “Bloody hell!” He laughed and quickly zoomed after you.
The two of you flew around playing cat and mouse, Newt usually caught up to you, but just as he’d think it was over you’d take a deep turn or just randomly stop mid air for a second and get out.
“Shucking hell, you’re a lil minx on the broom”
You laughed and winked at Newt
“Should that be a problem for you? You’re part of the quidditch team aren’t you?”
“ Yea well” he replied and flew above you “ I ain’t a seeker, and also” he suddenly appeared right in front of you almost nose to nose
“ I’m wondering, why aren’t you?”
You blushed at the close proximity between the two of you. His eyes reflected yours “ What pretty eyes he has” you thought, “Warm, yet a hint of some hidden emotion, and his lips, they look so kissable” But before you could think further his husky voice broke your line of thought.
“Y/N, why don’t you join the quidditch team?”
You cleared your throat and tried to fly passed him but he kept stopping you.
“Na-ah, not letting you go till you tell me”
You huffed “Fine, it’s because I don’t want to lose and I don’t like playing by the rules”
"Wow, now you sound like those rotten rich Slytherin brats”
“ I maybe rich and I am from Slytherin, but I’m not rotten you shank! ”
You then reached your hand out and stroked Newts cheek catching him off gaurd and then flew past him
“ I just don’t like having rules to follow when I’m flying! It’s the time I feel absolutely free!”
Newt followed “So what? You can fly otherwise, there’s another thrill to flying as a team in coordination and helping each other”
You sighed “You don’t get it do you” and you slow lifted your feet upto the broom “What the-” said Newt in shock.
“My broomstick is the only partner I want when flying, it helps me clear my mind” you were standing on your broom stick, surfing the wind. “
She’s one wild rare creature muttered newt as he positioned himself below ready to catch you.
You smiled “ No need for that Newtie” then you jumped from your broom.
You heard Newt tell your name as your broom fell towards the ground,
“ Y/N, I’ll catch you!” he yelled , but to his surprise you landed right back on your Firebolt with a smirk plastered on your face.
"The Wesley’s jokes shop, the old man George is really sweet to me!“
He ruffled his hair “Well love, no more surprises, you almost gave me a heart attack there”
You gave him a toothy grin “Well you asked-"
Newt nodded "I think I get it, although, if you don’t want people to fly with why did you agree to fly with me?"
You blushed "Because you’re special…One of the special people I mean”
"Well” he replied “ Am I special enough to be a possible dance partner?”
You blushed, thoughts about the Hogsmeade dance came to your head, but before you could respond some one yelled
“There you are! What are you doing? If you two head and further y'all will reach the castle barriers!”
“Sorry mate” Newt replied “Didn’t realize we had wandered that far!”
The two of you flew towards the ground. Thomas was standing with Teresa, she smiled politely at you and you smiled back. Thomas smiled at you
“Hey Y/N, so you’re the girl Newt jumped off the window for”
Newt punched Thomas on the head in embarrassment as Teresa giggled
“Ignore Tom, he doesn’t realize what he says”
“It’s the truth! he jumped out through his window room when he saw her fly by!”
“ Yea, but you make it sound like I jumped to my death”
You smiled “ No wonder Minho likes hanging out with them” Then Thomas shifted his attention back to you
“ By the way Y/N, I didn’t know the two of you were close, the two of you have been talking a lot recently, especially since the last time we visited Hogsmeade.”
Newt seemed a little hesitant to answer that so you replied non-chalantly
“ We were friends since third year Thomas, it’s just that you kept hogging all of Newt’s time “
Thomas snorted “ You mean Minho hogged yours”
“He really does not” you said in defense “Especially since third year, it’s well known he’s part of the ivy trio or whatnot”
Teresa smirked “ Is someone jealous?”
Newt frowned at that comment, but you paid little attention
“No my point is, Minho and I aren’t the problem,rather your attachment to Newt. Did you know there were rumors going around that the two of you are a couple? They even gave you a ship name, Newtmas”
Newt and Thomas started blabbering on how that wan’t true, and how there was a logical explanation for both of them being caught in the bath at the same time (even though they were in different houses) and Teresa commented on how Thomas almost got expelled for that. You laughed at the comments and protested being passed among the three when you felt someone walk up behind you.
“Min?” you turned to see Minho smiling with his latest edition of the firebolt which his father had gifted him.
“Hey Y/N, funny to see you here! didn’t know you were joining us.”
“To the dead heads” said Thomas
“You mean the forbidden forest?”
“ Yea… but there’s an explanation”
“We can’t tell” said Teresa in a tone which hinted no more should be said.
You looked at her suspiciously and then at Minho.
“ It’s nothing, she’s right you should stay out of it”
Newt gave you half a smile “It’s nothing, just some stupid stuff, we’l catch ya later eh love?”
You narrowed your eyes at him, you knew they were hiding something from you but you walked away. They were the ivy trio +one what did you expect? but deep inside a little part of you wanted to be accepted by them, just like Brenda.
“ This is silly” you thought to yourself, “Minho is and probably always will be one of my best friends, and Newt… well Newt and you were slowly getting closer, and that was good enough right?” but then you remembered Brenda’s words
“Well, if they don’t ask, suck up your pride and ask the worthwhile ones, stop being such a snooty girl from Slytherin”
You laughed “Snooty Slytherin girl eh? well won’t that be news when she asks the Golden boy of Hufflepuff”
Meanwhile somewhere in the dead head-
Thomas walked pushed a thick branch ahead to allow Teresa to walk through
“ Do you guys think we should have told Y/N? I mean she seemed kinda hurt”
“ I don’t think so” said Teresa “ She’d get us into trouble”
Newt scoffed “ And you’ve never almost gotten us into trouble Teresa? honestly I think we can trust her. We shouldn’t have left her like that after Minho blabbered some part of it out”
“Give it a rest” said Minho “ Focus on where we’re going, Y/N will be fine, she’s used to me being like this”
“Speaking of you and Y/N” Teresa gave Newt a quick look and continued ”Are you going with her for the dance in Hogsmeade? ”
“ Haven’t thought much about it” replied Minho “ But yea probably, we always go together”
Newt gritted his teeth “ But what is some guy asks her this time to go with him?”
Minho laughed “It’s lil Y/N, guys always ask her, but she’s not interested in them, pretty sure she’ll say no and I’ll end up taking her anyway. Its been like that since we were five, I had to scare all the boys who bullied her because they found her cute. Though she never realized that, she just cried because they pulled her pony tail and took her toys”
Before Teresa or Newt could continue the conversation though Thomas stopped them “ Okay guys, I think from here on we need to be really quiet okay? now lets go” Teresa and Minho nodded following silently behind Thomas, but Newt stood in his position for a moment,just staring down.
“Buddy, you coming?” asked Minho
Newt snapped out of his thought and nodded “Of course mate”
