Open to a NEWT-level student who takes DADA!

May 15th, 1888 — Hospital Wing

It had taken him seven years at Hogwarts to grasp why the words "Nastily Exhausting" had found their way into the NEWTs acronym, and even then it hadn't dawned upon him until he'd woken up in the hospital wing after a particularly tiresome Charms exam. He'd found himself surrounded by an empty wing, no people, and no books — which, surprisingly, was what he was most concerned about. A few seconds of muttering "shit, shit, shit" had drawn the attention of the nurse, who'd insisted that, no, he hadn't missed the next day's examinations, and no, he couldn't have his textbooks at the current moment. He'd apparently been admitted for passing out in a fit of exhaustion, but he tried convincing the nurse that he'd get no rest for the remainder of the morning if he knew he was missing studying.

(He supposed, in hindsight, talking three thirty-minute naps over the span of a seventy-two hour time period wasn't his brightest scheme of exam week.)

But, alas, she wouldn't budge.

After a few minutes of her absence, Handsome began to go into his own form of panic, his eyes flickering restlessly around the room before settling on the clock every minute or so. The only thing capable of knocking him out of that, it seemed, was the sudden whack against his side with what seemed to be — a textbook?

A Defence Against the Dark Arts textbook, and a NEWT-level one at that.

Rather than thank the student, he turned to them with wide eyes and an agape mouth. "How did she let you have this?" he questioned, somewhat offended by the nurse's obvious prejudice against his success.

  

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Tired, drained, weary. Katherine could probably use every word that was synonymous with Exhaustion to describe what she was feeling and probably every student in their seventh year. It was evident in her appearance as well, dark under eye circle and disheveled blond waves. Now she understood why the swooning and tears that happen during exam week. And she thought the previous batch were just over reacting.

She witnessed Mister Whitledge faint in the Library. And Katherine would feel guilty not to check on her friend despite the urge to flip through her books once more.

Katherine can’t really scold him for doing an all nighter because she did the same. The only thing keeping her from swooning as well was the Inviguration Draught that she had consumed. Hitting him with her Defence Against the Dark Arts book was the closest thing to chastising him.

“Because I haven’t fainted.” She stated as matter-of-facty to him. “How was your nap, Sleeping Beauty?” Sleeping Handsome was more accurate though but she couldn't possibly call him by his first name.

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Handsome's mouth closed, then immediately opened again. He closed it again, though, realizing snarking at Miss Midford, his female counterpart on school staff and friend — no matter how sour of a mood he was in — wasn't a good idea. Instead, he let out a loud hmph, and opened up the textbook. He flipped through the pages for a few seconds, finding the will (and the right words) to speak after thirty seconds or so.

"I wish I hadn't been napping. That can wait for — after exams," he responded with a huff before glancing towards her. "Wait — why are you here, Miss Midford? Have you taken ill?"

  

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He looked as exhausted as she was and it concerned her on how many days had he gone without sleep “Then you probably shouldn’t have pushed your body to its limit” she sighed. "Take a short nap, at least."

The reason why she was here was because she was worried about him. She was worried because he was her friend but then realized how embarrassing that might sound. She would sound like his mother. Kitty could feign sickness but that would be trouble to explain once the nurse was back. So instead she resorted to teasing. “Why?” she repeated. “Would you rather someone else let you borrow that book? I’m hurt Mister Whitledge.” she added with a feign pout.

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Handsome took a moment to reach up and rub his eyes — an ill-advised choice, really, seeing that it only manages to make them redder — and cleared his throat. How long had he been here? He hopes Miss Midford hadn't been fussing over him too long; the last thing he wanted to be was responsible for her failing a few examinations.

"I think I'm the one who should he able to say I'm hurt," he retorted with a teasing grin. "You did just smack me with a NEWT-level textbook."

  

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Well, that was true but Kitty doubt that she had enough power to smack him too hard. Just look at how tiny her arms are compared to his!  “ Nonsense Mr. Whitledge, I doubt a man such as yourself would be hurt by a nudge. A lady’s heart is quite fragile, you know. ” she continued still with a pout.

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Handsome's attempts to stifle a laugh failed. "Who knew, I, Handsome Whitledge, would become a heart-breaker by the end of my Hogwarts career? Scandalous, really," he teased, nudging her wrist with the back of his knuckles. "But really, thank you for the book," he sighed, angling it on his lap so she could study it, too.

  

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“No problem, Mr Whitledge. Just try to keep yourself from swooning.” She laughed. Katherine leaned closer so she get a better look of her book. “Oh, and I want some chocolate frogs too.” she added jokingly.

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Handsome rolled his eyes so hard it nearly messed up his vision for a moment, but retaliated by tossing a single chocolate frog box at her. "Have them. Have them all," he teased, picking up more and lying them on top of the sheets so she could pick through them. "—because I won't have time to eat them while I'm studying," he guffawed.

  

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Kitty raised a brow with the amount of chocolate he was tossing on his bed. “Why do you have so much with you?” she questioned as she picked up one of the boxes. “Never thought you'd have a sweet tooth, Mr. Whitledge” she snickered.

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Handsome scoffed. "You thought I brought these?" he questioned, looking down at the stack the remained on the bedside table. "No, I expect it was either the nurse or my friends. Chocolate has healing properties, remember?" he teased. With that, he ripped one open and took a bit out of it himself.

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“Well, you are indeed loved by many.” she wouldn’t be surprised if random students gave him the chocolates. And he was cute, he surely has fangirls (or boys) somewhere in the school. “Oh please no one really cares about its healing properties. There delicious and you just like eating them as much as I do.” Kitty scoffed.

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With a roll of his eyes, Handsome threw another chocolate in her direction.

"It doesn't matter whether people care," he teased, opening up another one to eat. "All that matters is that I can eat these without my team bugging me about all the sweets."

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"Fine, fine what ever you say but I think you're forgetting that you have to review for the exams tommorow" She spoke after opening and devouring another chocolate.

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Handsome flashed her a smile. "Well, if you're still here, you're just asking to assist me," he teased, before reaching for the book. Perhaps having her there might even help him—he'd find out when exam scores came back.

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