PANSY was experiencing cold feet. Theodore had just texted her, re-checking with her about their reservation. Just a matter of minutes ago, Pansy was eagerly trying to choose a dress for the date, but now, she simply stared at her blank screem, not knowing what to do.

nott.
6:53 P.M

hey, I’m not sure
how I’m feeling ab
this rn.

What? what do
you mean?

I mean...Idk.
I’m not sure we
should go.

Pans, come on.
Don’t do this now.
Please?

it’s just...
i have this weird
feeling, thats all.

Sure it’s not just
cold feet?

idk, it might be lol

I’ll see u then :)
Seen

***

Pansy nervously walked outside her dorm, wearing a mini black chiffon globe dress with a thick shearling coat enveloping her, clutching her purse as tight as her knuckled allowed her to.

She saw Theodore in the common room, looking at his phone, boredom clear in his eyes. Then, it hit her. He had been waiting for her. He lifted his head up, as if he could feel her intense gase upon him.

She felt her body stiffen as his eyes roamed all around her. She caught herself extremely embarrassed yet satisfied by that reaction. Afterall, she had weeded out her closet in hopes of finding an appealing dress, he better look.

"Pretty," Theo murmurs as he stands up, taking her hand to kiss it.

"Can’t say anything bad about you either, Nott." Pansy smiles, she meant it. He was dressed in an all-white shirt, first few buttons undone and his pants matching his black suit coat.

Pansy swore she saw a blush tint Theo's cheeks before it quickly faded away. Her initial apprehension had transformed into a growing anticipation as they locked eyes.

"Shall we?" Theodore asked, gesturing towards the doors.

Pansy nodded, her smile widening. "Absolutely."

The whole ride on the carriage, Theo brought up funny things that happened in the last week, followed by Pansy talking about their "stunt" by putting up their numbers, and finally ended in them talking about how beautiful Hogsmeade is at that time of the year.

They got down the carriage and walked side by side, their steps in sync, as they made their way to the restaurant. She felt comfortable and at ease with Theo, their conversations flowing effortlessly.

As they arrived at the restaurant, the ambiance and soft lighting set a pleasent, romantic mood. The host led them to their table and Pansy was surprised to see the sight. The table was adorned with a beautiful bouquet of tulips.

"Do you like it?" Theo asks, his tone fidgety.

"I love it." Pansy says, looking at him with a glossy smile.

Then they talked, and talked, and talked. It felt as if time stood still, and they were the only two people in the room.

Pansy marveled at how easy it was to be with Theodore. He listened attentively, his eyes focused on her as she spoke, making her feel important.

As the night drew to a close, Theodore reached across the table, taking Pansy's hand in his. "I had a wonderful time tonight," he said softly. "I'm grateful you gave me another chance."

Pansy's heart skipped a beat, her eyes sparkling. "I'm grateful I did too." she replied sincerely.

They shared a lingering gaze, a mix of excitement and tenderness filling the air.

Pansy leaned in, a wide smile on her face and Theo reciprocated the move till there was only an inch of space separating them. That was when Pansy's eyes wandered to a familiar form in the back.

"Addy?" Pansy whispered, more to herself, surprised.

"What?!" Theo says, flabbergasted.

"It is Addy. You idiot," Pansy grumbled, getting up.

"Me? Huh?" Theo asked quickly, getting up to follow Pansy.

"No— I mean, there," Pansy pointed towards a figure which kept slightly disappearing into a pillar.

"Ohhhh. She's here for you?" Theo asks.

"No, she mentioned something about—" Pansy absent-mindedly says, her eyes travelling around the restaurant and AHA! She found the blond with his back against the pillar, with a familiar looking girl.

"Oh, wow, Draco's here." Theo exclaims. "And not alone."

"Yeah. Any idea who she is?" Pansy asks.

"No. She looks familiar though. I can't tell with her back faced towards us."

"Can't you look closer? I really need to know," Pansy nearly whines.

"Anything for you, M'lady." Theo says, in a perfectly fake french accent, getting up. He walked towards Draco's table and yelled out his name.

"Draco! Mate! Didn't know you were coming here." Theo calls out, making everyone at the restaurant look at them.

"Uh, yeah. I'm here with someone." Draco says, rather rudely.

"That is fabulous indeed. And who is this, might I ask?" Theo asks, trying to look at the girl.

"Maddy. Maddy, Theo." Draco gestured between the two.

"Nice to meet you. You’re a lucky gal. Draco doesn't usually bring his women to such a fancy place on the first date." Theo says with a menacing smile while Draco shoots him a mad look but the girl only responded in a laugh.

"Draco's my cousin. You got a thing for him or something?" She asked, her eyebrow raised.

"WHAT?! No. I have exceptional taste so of course not. How dare you?" Theo says, pretending to gag. "I have to go. My girlfriend is waiting for me." He completes with a huge smile and walks away.

"Is that his girlfriend? She's pretty." Maddy says, placing her face in her propped up arms.

"She's a good friend of mine." Draco says.

"Immediately a red flag on her part." She gasps.

"Oh, stop it." He said, rolling his eyes.

***

"Turns out, it was his cousin!" Audrey dramatically exclaimed, imitating an explosion with her hands.

"Damn!" Ginny replied. "So all that for nothing?"

"Yeah, I mean atleast I know he's kinda close with his cousin so I can get close with her and get to him," Audrey says, suddenly going into brainstorming mood.

"No, that's just weird." Ginny says.

"Ugh. Why do you have to be the yin to my yang?" Audrey drones.

"No idea, s'pose it’s some weird fate thing."

"S'pose so."

"S'pose."

"Ss."

"S."

"Suppose."

"S'po—"

"STOP." Lavender's voice boomed through the wall from the other dorm, making both the girls burst out laughing.

***
end of chapter nine.

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╰┈➤ this chapter is kinda boring imo but i just wanted to write something so i wrote lmfao. i’m deeply in love with theodore nott. keep reading<3