PLAY WITH FIRE
chapter one
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➖ DANI LOVEGOOD,
SEPTEMBER ➖
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𝗧ruth is, all her crushes and exes were a year or two older than her. Dani didn't know why, but she found older men and women, well, attractive, very attractive. Take Lily Evans for example. Her auburn hair glimmered in the dim sunlight and it always looked like gold had been poured over her hair and it always looked like she had emeralds for eyes. Maybe Dani missed her ━ or those insanely wicked kisses, she didn't know. And then Amycus Carrow. Merlin she still went weak at the knees when she thought of him. He was her first boyfriend, she was only in her fifth year back then and her first kiss had been with him. Lily beats him at kisses, and even though it was an honest mistake, Reggie beats him by a hundred and nine percent in bed.

Tristan Beckett, or fuckwad, was her second boyfriend. He was an annoying little piece of shit and Dani doesn't know why she ever went out with him. Probably because she once saw him naked after a Quidditch match ━ it wasn't her fault Benjamin dared her to enter the Gryffindor's changing rooms! She's got to say though, he's got some. ❨ She's certain Regulus beats everyone. ❩

And like everyday, Dani now sat in the Ravenclaw common room, listening to Benjamin drone about how perfect Ophelia truly is. Dani would know how perfect she is, she has a crush on her for Merlin's sake! Dani watched with tired eyes as Benjamin threw himself in a nearby chair, putting a pillow over his face and he screamed. This made Xeno drop his cup of coffee and he glared at Dani, who shrugged.

"I don't understand why she likes that Pettigrew!" Benjamin cried out, hurling the pillow away from his side and Dani sighed.

"Probably because he isn't dumb and he's actually good looking." She grinned when Benjamin glared at her.

"I don't know why I'm asking you when you've slept with half the school." Benjamin rolled his eyes and Dani innocently smiled. There was a time when the two friends thought they liked each other, that other like, and they did kiss... and try... other things but none felt right and they decided it'd be best if they stayed friends. ❨ Okay, Dani will never stopwith this, Regulus is better than everyone in bed ━ and yes, she and Benji did have sex. ❩

"Now I'm offended, it's only a quarter of the school." Dani pointed out. "Which reminds me, I've got to meet with someone."

"Try not to sleep with them." Xeno appeared beside her, a new cup of coffee in his hand and Dani raised a brow at her brother. "You know what I mean."

"Hey, I am not going to take advice from a virgin."

"I am ━"

"And for your information, I'm meeting Snape. I won't fuck him, even though he's attractive as hell." Dani shrugged, standing up before she grabbed the cup of coffee from her brother and winked at him, making her way to the exit of the common room, already taking a sip.

She honestly didn't know why Snape paid attention to her when he's head over heels for her ex girlfriend and her crush. However, Dani only pushed away every bad thought as she slowly made her way towards the library. She was halfway to the library when she bumped into someone, dropping the cup of coffee and she could imagine Xeno's smug grin already.

"Sorry." They apologized at the same time and they both laughed, atmosphere now awkward as Regulus and Dani looked at each other in the eyes.

"I'm so sorry Reggie." Dani smiled politely, clearing the mess with a flick off her wand.

"It's entirely my fault Danielle, you shouldn't apologize."

"Reg, I've told you countless times, you're the only one who calls me Danielle, even my parents call me Dani. Please just call me Dani." Regulus smiled.

"Are you busy tonight?" He asked and Dani sighed, knowing where this was going.

But, it's Regulus, she won't decline. ❨ She declined a few times and had to find a replacement for him ━ she found none. ❩ "I'm not, are you?"

"I wouldn't be asking if I were." Regulus shrugged. "I'll be in the Astronomy Tower."

"See you later Reg." Dani yet again smiled, walking away from him and when she did enter the library, she found Snape sitting with Lily and she reminded her legs to work and her lungs to breathe.

"Hello Snape, Lilybean." The redhead smiled at her, eyes twinkling and Dani didn't know what that could possibly mean. "What do you want?" Dani asked Snape, who ran two fingers through his hair and Dani had to chant a little mantra in her head.

"I need your help to befriend someone." Dani raised a brow at him. "You're very popular."

"Correction, I'm only popular because I've slept with half ━"

"Technically it's only a quarter." Lily corrected her correction and Dani laughed a little, shaking her head. "Anyway, Sev has this absurd idea that Remus is a werewolf and wants you to prove it to the entire school. He thinks Remus will open up to you because ━"

"You're attractive Lovegood, very attractive." Snape finished. "Even Lupin will find you attractive, and I'm sure once you work your magic, he'll tell you."

"Magic? This is my natural charm. I was born this alluring." Dani smirked and she saw Lily blush a little.

"I swear it's like I'm talking to Sirius." She commented, a smile on her face and Dani found herself smiling back, smiling at her ex and her friend, who just admitted that she was very attractive.

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