Henry K, Alexa & Henry L Valentines closed

Henry wasn't expecting to go to the valentine's errand/event mostly because love was the one thing that the know it all fail to know about. The twelve year old just never understood the basics of love, maybe it was because he never experienced it when he was younger within his family or maybe because so naturally the boy fell toward books as a last resort. Books were the one thing that Henry saw he always found comfort in which is why he didn't sign up for the valentine's day event/errand so instead the twelve year old was planning in spending the day in his favorite spot at Hogwarts; the library.

The second year stepped into the ancient library and instantly took a deep breath as he looked toward his side where his orange feline companion; Loki sat. Henry would walk through the room, eyes wandering past the shelves for any book that he hadn't read yet which was getting harder each day since the boy spends long hours there reading. Eventually, the second year was near the back of the library as he stepped into a aisle finding himself completely alone with only his orange feline by his side.

Henry let his hand run along the books, looking for one until his eyes fell on a title but before he could pull the book out Henry would feel a strong push against his back, pushing him close to the shelf.

Stumbling a bit forward before finding his bland and turning on his heels to find the once person he wished he wasn't related to; his cousin Colin Alluring standing in front of him. Loki circled the two boy's, slightly sniffing Colin before giving a small hiss and going to sit next to Henry.

Henry wasn't in the mood to talking to his cousin as his eyes wandered around them for Colin's goonies which good for him wasn't there.

"What are you doing, Knight?" Colin's voice rang out above the shelves to Henry's displeasure he spoke quietly " reading, what do you want Colin?"

Henry didn't have to many friends in slytherin but the person he hated most in Slytherin has to be Colin specifically because his cousin has backward views on blood status and also that Henry only met the Alluring's once and that was enough for him.

"Well shouldn't you be somewhere, meeting someone?" Colin spoke to Henry's horror but also confusion as he gulped before asking " what are you talking about?"

" I may have accidentally signed you and that red head hufflepuff up for that valentine's errand thing," Colin's voice rung out before smirking. Henry leaned against the shelf since he knew exactly who he was talking about.

Alexa Mackenzie; a rather close and good friend of Henry's whom he didn't notice but the boy had a crush on her.

Henry didn't want to ruin their relationship and was angry at his cousin but also frozen with fear as he strutted out " w.. why, how c..could you? You t..truly awful." Henry watched as Colin left him alone to Henry's horror as his anxiety levels stayed to rise.

The twelve year old didn't know what to do as his breathing began to increase, his anxiety rose as situations filled his head with what to difficulty next.

Should I go? Does Alexa know? Maybe he told her? Maybe I should hide here? This can ruin our relationship? Can it? It can! Maybe it can't? But why risk it! I don't want anything to change between us! I love having Alexa as a friend! She's amazing and beautiful and intelligent and amazing! I can't let anything ruin that! Maybe I should go and explain this... or maybe I shouldn't or maybe I should... shouldn't... should... bloody hell what should I do? Go? Or hide and never come out? Uh.... what to do... decide... uh...

After a panic attack and time for Henry to start thinking straight again, the twelve year old decided to go so he can explain to Alexa what had happen and that his cousin sign them up to this valentine's day errand/event.

The twelve year old who leave his feline friend; Loki in his dorm before advancing up to the astronomy tower where he was surprised to spot Cash there. Remembering to ask the fellow slytherin about this all later, the boy approached a table holding there different types of gifts it seem.

Looking around as his anxiety increased, the second year couldn't help but notice that some group had 2, 3, 4, and even 5 people at a spot so maybe there will be more in his group but if so then who? And should he know them?

Deciding to pick up a rose and also a bag of chocolate when an number appeared on the tag of both. The twelve year old looked around as his mind thought about Logan and knowing that he was going to tell her about this but also a small part of him wished she was here before thinking about Cash and how he would have preferred to hangout with them but after a bit the boy would find his spot.

First one there... just great...

Take a seat on one side of the blanket before placing the chocolates and rose on the other spot, not sure why he took both but figured that he should give them to Alexa... he thought... however now the waiting game begins as Henry hoped Alexa won't be too angry at him or his cousin, actually take that back Henry hoped that Alexa would be angry at his cousin and not him.

You have been invited to a Valentine's celebration this evening in the Astronomy Tower! Who knows what (or who) may be there waiting for you?

To be completely honest, Henry had no idea what he was doing when he signed up for the Valentine’s Day thing. He was eleven, up until recently, he hadn’t thought very much about love. Sure, his conversation with Paige in the owlery had opened his eyes to new information, but that had been after he signed up for the event. Was it out of curiosity for who he might meet? Maybe he had planned on simply making friends with whoever was sitting with him. That was why he had put either gender on the sign-up, right? Of course, knowing about himself what he knew now, Henry was very wary to show up. He was kind of hoping he would be paired with a girl. That way, at least, he would be able to make a new friend. With a boy he didn’t know, possibly. However, there were a few people – one in particular – that would spell chaos for the rest of the day if Henry found them there.

Having gotten up that morning with these very thoughts running through his head, Henry found it especially difficult to focus during the course of the day. When he got the owl invitation reminding him about the event, he felt a weird fluttery feeling in his stomach and couldn’t eat breakfast. Of course, he was starving by the time lunch rolled around and he had so much, several of his tablemates gave him weird looks. Luckily, it was the weekend, or Henry would be screwed with his focus so out of whack. If anyone spotted him doing his daily tasks, they would have seen him being rather unproductive.

Each thing he did somehow lead him back to the idea that, what if a specific someone met him at the event? The fluttery feeling would start again in his gut and he’d be incapable of doing anything for much longer. He ended up spending a good portion of the day sprawled out on his bed, lost in thought. Some very strong dissociation happened over the course of a couple hours before he was drawn out of it by the sound of one of his dormmates saying the word ‘Valentines’. Upon sitting up, he noticed a couple of the other boys who stayed in the same dorm as him getting dressed up. Some of them chose to dress fancy, others casual. When he looked to the clock, he realized that it was getting close to time for the event to start.

Swallowing his nerves, he got ready.

He decided to go for a mix of nice and casual, not sure how he wanted to present himself in this situation. It almost felt like ages, the trip to the Astronomy tower. As he walked, he kept trying to tell himself that there would be nothing to worry about, that he would probably be paired with a girl and he could make a new friend. As he ascended the stairs to the Astronomy tower, he was starting to feel a little more relaxed. Upon entering, he took in the scene.

There were people here and there across the room, some in pairs and some in groups. Maybe he would get a group, that would be fun. He could make multiple new friends. First, he had to figure out where he was sitting. There was no immediate indication to him about how to find his spot, though he did notice the balloons. Looking around, he finally noticed the table with treats and flowers. The cupcake looked good. Grabbing one of the cupcakes, he watched as the little tag on it changed from blank to displaying a bold number. So that’s how that worked!

Looking up, he followed the number all the way to the correct balloon, freezing in his tracks upon seeing the blanket and the people on it. His heart sped up and he felt his blood run cold. Was this a dream, or a nightmare?

Before him sat K, dear friend and, recent, crush. Henry hadn’t even realized he was gay before his conversation with Paige. A lot of doors had opened up that day. However, K was not alone. In front of K sat a girl Henry didn’t recognize. His pace slowed and he warily approached the blanket. “Erm, my cupcake tells me this is my stop, but, er, I think it’s wrong.” He tried desperately not to turn several shades of red, but it was difficult with his complexion. Looking down at his cupcake again, he hoped to hide his face. What was he to do?!

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Henry waited in the panic blanket as his anxiety grew, the twelve year old looked down on his jeans which were handy me downs from his brother and instead of his usual faded greenish jacket, the boy worse a blue sweater and gray jacket both were handy me downs from his older brother but didn't seem like it at least not at first glance.

The twelve year old couldn't stop his anxiety and nerves from getting in the way when his eyes first landed on Alexa headed his way. Taking a deep breath before the boy stood and waved a bit wiry a smiled toward the red head whom he had feelings for but also has yet to identify that he has feelings for the girl because he was a idiot when it came to love.

"Hey Alexa," Henry spoke with a smile before continuing " did you get a note or uh, I didn't sign us up for this. My cousin did, he and I hate each other and he loved creating torture for me so he sign us both up for this. I'm sorry and if you want to go, I completely understand since I didn't even know about this till a few hours ago," the boy looked at her and felt awkward but also felt something else, something unexplainable and deep down the twelve year old didn't want the girl to leave.

"Or we can stay and have a brilliant time," Henry spoke while he added in his head and show my idiot cousin that his plan failed, Henry looked around and picked up the rose from the blanket he took from the table only moments ago as he handed it those Alexa while speaking "I accidently picked up two things and isn't giving flowers a part of valentine's day?" Trying to remember what he read from his numerous books however the boy pushed down the facts as he continued " anyway the redness of the rose compliments the embers of your red hair," the twelve year old would smiled those the red head still not noticing that he had a crush on her.

However another would join them, Red or Henry Llewellyn was at their blanket holding a cupcake saying that was his spot as well. What was going on?

Confused to see his close friend there, Henry looked around and noticed that many other blankets held groups of three so maybe they were just assigned together by a mere accident no matter the boy didn't mind and sort of a idiot to fact that both of his close friends had a crush on him, enjoyed that he was there with tel rather close friends.

Henry smiled toward Henry Llewellyn before speaking "Hey Red," pausing for a moment before continuing " it looks like almost everyone are in groups of three or more so your probably in the right spot," thinking that the probably didn't know each other Henry decided to start the introductions " Alexa this is Henry Llewellyn or as I call him; Red. And Red this Alexa Mackenzie."

The smile grew wider across his face now that all the awkwardness was cleared up and this night seem to possibly be getting better as Henry picked up the bag of chocolates and passed it to Henry Llewellyn as he spoke " here Red, you can have them if you want. I'm not a big sweet person anyway."

Looking around at the rest before eyeing the valentine decor hopefully that night went well and not too awkward as the boy stepped to the side of the panic blanket before speaking " the others seems to be having fun, we can also have a good time tonight to right?"

When Henry had woken up that morning, this was not what he had expected. The calm he had felt at the top of the tower had entirely vanished upon seeing K sitting on that blanket. Having only recently realized he had a small crush on the other boy, going to a Valentine’s Day activity with him was a little much. Upon realizing there was a girl there as well, one Henry did not know, he felt like an outsider. Perhaps the girl had a crush on K as well? Or K had a crush on the girl? Whatever the case, Henry was pretty sure K didn’t have a crush on him. Odd feelings chased each other around his body and he barely managed to register K’s introduction.

“M-Maybe,” he responded, glancing around again as well. K was right, there were plenty of other blankets with more than two people, but what could it mean? Henry’s hyperactive brain felt the desire to analyze every meaning behind this set-up, but he needed to focus so it wouldn’t be obvious that he was panicking. “Er, nice to meet you. You can call me Red, make it less…confusing,” he responded, voice fading as he ended the sentence. Having two Henrys at the same blanket was the least confusing thing at the moment.

Releasing one nervous hand from his cupcake, Henry caught the chocolates and pulled them close, kind of looking them over. “Oh, thanks.” He didn’t put very much enthusiasm behind this statement. It wasn’t that he didn’t like chocolate, he loved chocolate. He had quite the sweet tooth. It was the fact that he had been hoping to give the cupcake to whoever ended up being at the blanket. Not only was K not a fan of sweets, but he didn’t even know the girl. He looked down awkwardly at his hands, now holding chocolates and a cupcake. He was at a loss as to what to do.

Henry looked back up when K suggested they could still have a good time and he felt the odd feelings rile back up. It almost felt like his heart hurt, but that was silly. His crush on K was a small one, he barely knew the other boy. And yet, it felt the same as when teachers told him to sit still or to calm down. Like when he so badly wanted to know something, but was denied the knowledge because someone required something else of him at the moment. It was not a pleasant feeling in regards to his friend. “I, er, think I might go. It doesn’t look like there’s a whole lot to do here, anyway.” Henry muttered, looking down at the blanket with its two cushions and basket. It was a picnic and it was clearly set-up for two.

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After everyone was acquainted with each other that was when the awkwardness started to settle in. Henry would look around at the other groups as he saw groups of two engaging in what can be romantic interactions from a distance or groups of four and five students that seem on the causal side and actually Henry was hoping that possibly one or two more students joined them just so things weren't that awkward. Since the twelve year old came to the conclusion that groups of three seem the most awkward since they have two options at least in the boy's head; either the three are like a trio of good friends who love to hang out or it's like having a third wheel on an date which increased his anxiety as Henry turned back toward the two.

His eyes first landed on Henry Llewellyn or Red; as the he looked at his red head friend whom shared his name certain thoughts floated within his head.

Henry Llewellyn; close friend who is a ravenclaw one of the best houses at Hogwarts at least in my opinion. Also known as Red and is a first year that has an mischievous personality but also intelligent and has amazing sense of humor and strategy for pranks to. Also on the ravenclaw quidditch team and overall on a cool mate that I consider as an amazing friend.

Henry then directed his eyes toward Alexa and her fire like red hair along with her ember green eyes seem to make him smile a bit but he was already smiling so the twelve year old didn't notice as his mind went to work.

Alexa Mackenzie; close and amazing friend who's in hufflepuff another great house at Hogwarts but also an dueler like me and doesn't she have an new dueling partner? I can relate to that to... anyway she's intelligent and kind and helpful and loves creatures and has an amazing personality and beautiful and yeah I'm glad I'm friends with her...

Ignoring the contrasting feeling within him which felt odd or weird as Henry moved his eyes back and forth between Red and Alexa.

If his feline; Loki was there and if the cat could talk then he would tell Henry to stop being an idiot or that he was an idiot with love before scratching Henry with his claws.

When Henry Llewellyn suggested to leave that was when Henry felt really bad but he sucked at small talk as well as romantic situations so it took him a few minutes before the boy quickly spoke, " it maybe valentine's day but were all here so no reason we can't still have an great time right?" Feeling awkward as well as his anxiety slowly increasing the boy would push a few strands of hair out of his face before continuing " we could look at this as hangout between friends right?" That was an normal thing to say wasn't it?

Throughout his short life, Henry had never felt more uncomfortable and wasn’t sure it was possible that he ever would again. If it wasn’t for Alexa, he might have eventually cooled down enough to enjoy K’s company. Unfortunately, Alexa’s presence brought one clear thought to Henry’s mind: K was obviously straight. Being new to the whole idea that he wasn’t straight, Henry as painfully aware the he was likely crushing on a straight guy. The revelation of K with Alexa made that even clearer to him.

Of course, K kept trying to make them stay and enjoy the evening. Henry wasn’t sure how well that would go over. If they had been given something to do on the blanket, other than eat, Henry might have considered staying. Might have. The thought of sitting on the blanket with Alex and K made Henry feel extremely uncomfortable, since they would have nothing to do but talk. Since it was Valentine’s Day, specific conversations were likely to come up that Henry didn’t want to discuss.

“I d-don’t want to interrupt, really,” Henry responded, surprised to hear himself stutter. His usual bubbly attitude had drained entirely and he was starting to feel kind of tired. He didn’t want to make Alexa leave if she was actually going to enjoy spending time with K. Henry knew he had no chance, at least she could stay and enjoy herself.

He did have to agree with her, though, when she said that it wasn’t a good idea if they stuck around. He was worried, though, that K might get what Alexa was getting at. Though, K hadn’t gotten it yet, so maybe there was a chance he wouldn’t get it. “Yeah. We can hang out later, though,” Henry added on, sure that they would likely find a time for a conversation later. Of course, it would be all about this, but Henry would rather be prepared for a conversation. The sudden nature of this interaction was really unpleasant.

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