ultraviolence

(2.25) you've got a spell on me (literally)

Jeon Jeongguk is in love with Lee Jieun.

The gossip flows quickly within the Hogwarts castle, through dormitories and common rooms and the classrooms. By the time Lalisa arrives to the Great Hall by lunch, everyone had already forgotten their little Quidditch fiasco and is now focused at the new topic at hand: Slytherin Jeon Jeongguk and Gryffindor Lee Jieun's budding romance.

"Did you hear?" asks Seokjin before she even sits down beside him. He munches loudly on a piece of honeyed pork, uncaring of his spittle. "Jeon Jeongguk is apparently in love--"

"--with Lee Jieun. Yes, Seokjin, I've heard." Lalisa sighs and grabs a sad looking drumstick. Thankfully, her body pain has lessened that she can now move without hurting herself too much. "It's everywhere."

Their conversation back at the hospital wing still could not leave Lalisa's mind. She swears Jieun gave Jeongguk some kind of potion--most likely amortentia, judging by the way Jeongguk seems like a different person all of a sudden. Really different, with the way he acted and the way he spoke.

It's common knowledge that Jeon Jeongguk absolutely abhors the Gryffindor house and cannot even stand in a room with one of them without uttering a snide comment (Lalisa has been the receiving end of those comments most of the time), so for him to suddenly be in love with a Gryffindor, specifically Lee Jieun, is a miracle in itself.

"Yeah, I heard Jeongguk declaring his love to her outside the Gryffindor dormitory and..."

Lalisa's gaze drift towards the head of the table where the lovebirds are and her eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets because what the--

Jeongguk. Is feeding. Jieun. With his own utensils. Cooing and uttering sweet nothings while doing so.

Oh my Gods.

"That is so disgusting," she unconsciously mutters. She watches as Jeongguk feeds a spoonful of rice and smiling (SMILING!!!) when Jieun accepts it with a giggle. Looking at them both makes her so uncomfortable, yet the gaggle of students surrounding them both thinks otherwise. They ooh and aww every time they couple does something lovey-dovey.

"Why do you have a frown on your face?" asks Seokjin with a raised brow, stopping his previous chatter. "Are you alright? Do you feel unwell?"

"I've been here for several minutes and you just asked me how I'm doing now?" Lalisa scoffs, to which Seokjin only snorts and pats her head lovingly as his apology. "And I'm disgusted. Utterly grossed out. Just look at them."

"This is so odd," he comments in agreement. "I don't think I recall the both of them interacting before this."

"I know. Their conversation earlier this morning was the first and only time they interacted."

"What do you mean?"

If she could tell anyone, she knows Seokjin would be right person. He's smart, resourceful, and can think of ideas quickly, so Lalisa straightens up and faces him. "Jieun dropped by the hospital wing and visited Jeongguk a while ago. And, you want to know what she did?"

Seokjin instantly concentrates and nods vigorously. "What, what?"

She leans closer, covers her mouth with her hand. "She gave him three chocolate candies. When I woke up again, Jeongguk tells me that he loves her. Out of a sudden!"

When Seokjin lets out a loud gasp, Lalisa knows she hit the jackpot. "Does that mean... does that mean she used a love potion on him?"

"I guess so. There's literally no reason for Jeon Jeongguk to act like that--unless he had a change of heart or he was influenced by amortentia. And we all know Jeongguk is unable to change his heart. That boy already hated Gryffindors while he was still in his father's cum."