Forbidden fruit || James Sirius Potter love story

32 - midlife crisis

Fuck. I'm late. But only like 5 minutes. Don't think it's the bests first impression on our new Professor. It is what it is.

I stepped into the class. "Oh, Lyra, is it?" Teddy Lupin asked.

"Yes, it is." I nodded.

"Well, I'm Teddy Lupin, your new Potion Professor. Mister Slughorn is ill, so that's why I'm here." He introduced himself.

"And why are you late?" He then asked me.

"I couldn't decide if I should wear this corset or just a blazer with these trousers. I had a dilemma." I explained.

"Why don't you just wear a robe? Isn't it part of the dress code?" He raised his brow.

"It's not fashionable. I have Slytherin elements on my clothes" I said.

"... Okay, just sit next to, hm, James. Yeah, he seems lonely."

"But Fred is-"

"Fred is sitting alone right, Fred?" He looked at Fred and he quickly sat to the empty table. "And don't be late next time." Teddy warned me as I was sitting down next to James.

"Good morning." James nodded at me.

"Good morning. He's trying to get us together, isn't he?" I smirked.

"Yeah." He sighted.

"So kids, today we're gonna make Amortentia. I wanna test your knowledge. Can anyone tell what Amortentia is?" Teddy asked.

"It's the more powerful love potion, but it doesn't create a real love, it causes obsession in the drinker. It smells different to every person, according to what attracts them." I answered.

"Correct. You're gonna brew it in pairs and then share what you smell with each other. So work with the person you're sitting with. Fred you'll be with Cindy, you're both alone." He insisted and we started working.

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We finished brewing the potion and Teddy came to us.

"So what do you smell James?" He smirked at him.

"Hmm.. chicken wings." He said. What an idiot.

"... What about you Lyra?" He looked at me.

"Let's try it. I smell... butterbeer." I played along with James.

"Why did I signed up for this job?" Teddy asked himself.

"Midlife crisis?" I suggested. Fuck I said that out loud. James started laughing and Teddy was killing me with his stare. "I didn't want to say that. I'm really sorry, Professor. And I didn't mean you're old or something, like I could be having a midlife crisis right now, you never know when you die. Maybe I'm in the middle of my life." I tried to lighten the situation. "That's deep." I realized.

"Yeah." James nodded.

"You're having a detention this evening. Both of you. Together."

"I did nothing wrong, why me?" James asked.

"You laughed." I said.

"Thank you very much, Lyra, for getting me into this." He said sarcastically.

"You're welcome." I winked at him.

"Be here at 7." Teddy informed us. We just nodded.

"What? I don't want to go there alone." I defended myself, when James gave me a death stare.

"You want to spend time with me? That's sweet."

"That's not what I said." I argued.

"But it's what you meant."