Juniper loved Poppy with all her heart; they’d been attached at the hip since they met on the Hogwarts Express, and it was hard not to be fiercely protective of each other. So when a beat of silence happened between them and Poppy sighed, June’s heart sank to the pit of her stomach - she had ruined herself and now her best friend wasn’t going to want to associate with her anymore. But instead Poppy seemed to be trying to put two and two together, her thoughts jumping instantly to Olixander Blackwood. Green eyes opened wide, not expecting the words that tumbled from Poppy's mouth.
She opened her mouth to correct her; it wasn’t him. But Poppy continued to get angrier on her behalf, leaning forward until she was practically in her lap. Juniper laughed quietly as she finally shook her head. “Poppy, please don’t make Olixander eat his entire hand. It wasn’t him.” He might have been her second if things hadn’t gone the way they had that night, although the way he constantly called her a child, June wasn’t sure if she would have been able to bat her eyes enough at him to overcome that. “He’s my friend, and I promise if I told him what I’m telling you, that man would be at my feet begging for forgiveness before I could say my name.” But she needed to correct this before Poppy found him and shoved her wand into his face!
She breathed a sigh. “It happened over the summer, well before I met Mr. Blackwood. I promise I’ll share the details, but not here, please. I just… please, be careful?” June wrapped her arms loosely around her friend.
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