Dating a Hufflepuff? It was utterly unheard of, especially for a guy like Marcus Flint, until he'd been paired with you for a Potions assignment.

A short-lived partnership turned into more, but it could never be revealed; not to any of your friends, not to any of his.

On a misty autumn morning, you'd been running through drills with him on the Quidditch pitch; empty stands, grass dewy.

But when a couple green jumpers walked onto the pitch, your heart just about stopped.