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You flipped through yet another page of Advanced Transfiguration, your boredom and exhaustion at its peak. Your finals were about two months away and obviously you’d already started cramming to make up for all the studying you avoided doing the whole year.
Of course that wasn’t entirely your fault. Oh no, your boyfriend James got to take credit for that. Every time you two sat to study together, James would end up distracting you and you two would eventually start making out. Which was exactly why you were cooped up in your dorm room, sipping on hot cocoa and thoroughly disgruntled.
You had nearly sprinted up to your dorm room when James asked you if you wanted to study together in the common room. Now looking back you had probably hurt his feelings but at this point you really didn’t care anymore.
You briefly considered giving up and going downstairs to the common room to annoy James when the door of your dorm room opened slowly. A messy head poked in and James grinned at you. “Mind if I come in?” You blinked, surprised. “How did you-?” You began as James smirked, clearly pleased of his ‘accomplishment’.
“Y/n, I helped make the Marauder’s map. How hard do you think it was for me to get past the enchantment on the stairs?” “Pretty hard?” you asked, absolutely confused. James rolled his eyes, flopping backwards onto your bunk. “Your faith in my abilities wounds me, Y/n” he said laughing as you scoffed.
“My deepest apologies” you said, amused and moved to push your books to the edge of the bed. Notes that you has spent time, effort and sweat on were tucked into your textbooks and James would surely crumple and damage the parchment. He noticed the books and gave you a mock smile of pride. “Studying are we? Look at you being responsible” he teased and you huffed reaching out to try and push him off the bed.
James laughed, gripping the side of the bunk to prevent himself from falling off and you sighed in disappointment. It would have been quite funny to see him fall off. “James I need to study and so do you so please for the love of god, get out” you said as James scoffed. “Exams are two months away, you can take a break”
“James”
“Y/n”
“You’re being ridiculous”
“And you’re being annoying”
James scowled playfully. “You’re rude” he said sitting up to look at you. You suddenly felt self-conscious- your hair was up in a messy bun, you were dressed in your pajamas and you were pretty sure your eyes droopy and red. James seemed to notice and reached out to touch your face, tucking a strand of hair behind your ear as he did. You subconsciously leaned into his touch, sighing softly at the gentleness of it.
“James, No” you said trying and failing to sound firm. Pulling away you reached out for the novel you’d placed on your nightstand. James scowled. You glanced at him, grinning. “What?” “No studying!” he complained and you laughed. “I’m not studying, I’m reading”
“Same thing”
“Not really. Studying is well…not fun. Reading is fun”
“Says who?”
“Me!”
James scoffed and rolled his eyes as you laughed before lying down on your bunk and turning onto your side. You felt James hug you from behind, tucking his hand around your waist. “James!! You’re all up in my personal space” you complained as James came closer, placing his chin on your shoulder.
“I’m just cuddling my favourite person in the world” James mumbled into your shoulder as you chuckled, amused. “I’m not Sirius” James gave a mock gasp of hurt.
“Sirius is my second favourite person” he stated as you grinned. “Alright then. I’m not Remus”
“Y/n”
“James” you began laughing and James joined in, “I’m your favourite person?” you asked and he nodded. “Yup” James replied popping the ‘p’.
“Well, if I’m your favourite person, you should let me read peacefully”
“No”
“Rude”
You continued to try and read but then James began poking your arm. “Give me attention” he said in a whiny, childish voice and you pretended to sigh in annoyance as if giving him attention was the last thing you wanted to do right now. Then you reached out and placed your book on the bedside table and turned around so you were looking at James.
“Hey” you said smiling as James grinned, pleased to finally have your full attention. “Well?” you demanded and James moved toward you to kiss your forehead. “Hi” he said and you laughed. “Hi”
At this point James was lying down completely on your bunk and you moved to rest your head on his chest. “Happy?” you asked as you laced your fingers together and began rubbing circles on the back on James’s hand. “Delighted” he replied and you rolled your eyes in quiet agreement.