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Chapter 35 - Confronting Avery

When I get to inside my dormitory, I see everyone surrounded in the room looking at my bed. "What's the problem?" Tesha turns and looks at me before moving out of the way and that's when I see Avery sitting on my bed with her legs crossed. "Okay, get out."

"Excuse me?" Avery tilts head slightly to the side and looks at me.

"I said, get out. Want me to spell it out for you?" I cross my arms over my chest. Avery looks my body up and down before letting out a small scoff. She removes herself from my bed and walks towards me.

"You have no right to speak to me that way." She takes a small step forward. "Actually, she does," Tesha says from behind her which then causes Avery to turn around and look at her.

" Nobody asked your opinion, stupid bisexual."

" I beg your pardon?" Cherry walks towards Avery and grabs her by her shoulder and forces Avery to look at her.

" You heard what I said, you're not any better."

" I recommend keeping your little mouth shut," Lillian demands coldly. "Whoa I'm so scared," Avery lifts her hands up to mock a gesture of surrender.

" I can't believe I never noticed this before, you are the dead resemblance to a penny you know." I let out a small chuckle which causes Avery to give me a weird look. Her eyebrows slightly raises and her thin lips are now in a small straight line. "You are so two faced but are the same time you're not worth much." I clarify for her.

"You're going to regret that; you know what you're not even special. I don't know what other's even see in you and why they care so much!" Avery's voice increases with every word.

"If you don't care about me that's cool. If you want to my make my life horrible and miserable; that's cool it wouldn't be first that happened." As I finish talking Avery's eyes held a small glimpse of excitement: achievement. However, I wasn't finished just yet. " But before you judge me, just make sure you're perfect."

"Oh Iris, I know I'm perfect I was able to steal George from you at the end of the day." She lets out a laugh before continuing. "I don't even like him it was all just an act. How is it fair that you waltz in here and every guy has their eyes set on you? You put a spell on them, you seeking for attention now? If so, you won't get far."

"You're jealous of her!" Tesha says from next to Avery as she walks over to me, "Avery I can't believe you're jealous of Iris!"

" I am not."

"It's so noticeable now, you're jealous that she has everybody's attention including the professor's. You want Iris's spotlight, you want to be just like her. All and honestly who wouldn't? She has the looks, the personality, and the fantastic grades." Lillian chips in.

"Well, everyone except Professor Snape!" Avery justifies.

"Oh get over yourself, Avery. Nobody can please that old man, nobody has and nobody will." Lillian begins to lose her temper.

"Let's rewind a bit: you said you never cared about George?" Tesha interrogates Avery.

"Never have never will, you should've seen him. The poor guy was so lonely because Iris was always with Oliver so when I offered to spend time with him, he practically threw himself at my feet. You even heard him yourself Iris: I make him feel special and loved. I didn't even have to try." Avery takes one final step towards me. "How does it make you feel that George and I kissed?"

"W-what?" I struggle to let out my words. Would he really do such a thing? When I first came to Hogwarts George was always hugging me and flirting with me. Was that really all a lie and that he was toying with my emotions? Was he trying to make me feel how I somehow made him feel? He wouldn't do that, he can't he's not really that type of person.

"Accept it Iris, the guys at the end of the day are only with you because of your reputation of being the one that survived You Know Who Can't Be Named."

" You mean Voldemort?" I question.

"Don't say his name!"

"Why not? He's dead I saw it happen remember?" I remind Avery.

"I bet that's a lie. I am positive that your parents are alive and this is all some big stupid little act. Anyone way to get attention. That scar is not even real, is it?"

" Oh, I can assure you it's real, I can give you one as well if you like all I have to say is two simple little words. Avada-"

" No! Alright fine! Fine... I believe you okay." Avery shields her face and circles up into a little ball on the floor. "Stop being pathetic Avery and get up. Everyone is tired of it at this rate." Cherry demands. Tesha walks over to the dormitory door and opens it and gestures for her to leave.

"Want a little nudge? Would that help?" Cherry leans down and asks Avery's shaking form.

"N-no.."

"I'm sorry what was that?" Cherry asks her.

" I said no! I'll go." Avery quickly gets to back onto her feet before barging past Tesha and making sure to push her shoulder on the way out.

Tesha sticks her head out the door and waves at Avery, "night, night! Sleep tight don't let the Dark Lord bite!" Once Tesha sees Avery's figure disappear she closes the door. " Oh what a day."

"Why was she even in here?" I ask to the others present in the room.

" I don't even know; we ran up here after you brought the spider closer to us... you got rid of it right?!" Cherry's widen.

"Yes, the spider is gone. But why was you guys downstairs?"

" Well, my dear Iris, we did try waking you but all you kept saying was 'leave me alone I want to sleep I have a very important dream to get back to' then you grabbed your blanket and pulled it over your head. Anyways, Lillian over here has a small little crush on Cameron."

"Cameron? The guy that Tesha sits next to in Potions Class? The shy one?"

"Shh Iris! And yes, I like him. He was downstairs so I woke the others but when he saw me, I froze and started stuttering like an idiot. I totally messed up my shot of being with him. His eyes are so dreamy and his smile!" Lillian falls back onto her bed.

"Oh no I think she's in love," Cherry sits down on her bed. "She's going to do a love spell to make him fall in love with her."

" You're only telling me this now? He could've been dating me by now!" Lillian buries her head into her pillow which causes Cherry to shake her head.

" I'm sure there's always next time. wait!" A fantastic idea popped into my mind.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Tesha looks at me and sends me a wink. "We both say it on the count of three."

'One'

'Two'

'Three'

"Make them kiss under the mistletoe!" Tesha and I both shout at the same time. Cherry quickly stands and jumps whilst clapping her hands together.

"It would be perfect! We have to do it; I'll go search for one tomorrow." Cherry looks over at Lillian. "Don't worry girl, you'll be getting that make out session soon."

"Cherry no!" Lillian grabs the pillow she is lying on and throws it towards Cherry. "One step at a time, remember?"

" Yeah, yeah we all know you want to."

"Tesha, I swear you're so loud that he could hear you from his dormitory." Lillian sits up in her bed.

"So, what if he did? He'll find out either way."

"I know, Iris. He's just amazing in everything he does. He's kind, smart, fantastic sense of humor and did I already mention his eyes! His eyes are so dreamy I could get lost in them for days and days on end."

"Well then, let's get you that kiss with Cameron."