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Post-party Sunday mornings only meant one thing to Cris - "Maldita resaca!" - she exclaimed when she opened her eyes to the sun entering through the heavy curtains of the dorm - "God, I swear I'll never drink like that, ever again..."
"Yes, you said that two weekends ago... and the previous one." - chuckled Eva, munching a muffin.
"How come you're not as wasted as me? God, you even outdrank Alejandro, Cristian, and their group."
"That, my dear, is because I didn't smoke the exotic herbs found in the cloak of a Brazilian junkie."
"Fuck, I told you, I thought it was my brother's!"
"Yeah, it's a pity that the guy didn't think the same as you. Your brother and the other guy, Rubén, had to use pietrifictus totalus to calm him down. Vaya noche, tia! Dani looked really pissed."
"Don't worry, Amira will talk to him and it'll be okay."
"Yes, about that... I don't think Amira will do it. If I were you, I wouldn't joke with her about yesterday. Man, she was furious."
"Joder, I don't need her to mother me."
"Well Cris, she wasn't wrong. That guy, Rubén, didn't look well, he had his cheek swollen."
"Eva!"
"What? I just tell you what I saw." - the two heard a knock - "Yes?"
The voice of a boy came from outside the door - "Can I come in? Are you dressed?"
"Yes, come!"
Dani's face appeared through the threshold - "Good morning girls."
"Good morning Dani" - answered Eva, finishing her muffin - "I'll head to the Hall, Lucas is waiting for me... See you later, rubia."
"See you later, Ev."
Dani smiled at Eva and waited a few seconds before speaking - "So... how you feel?"
"It's okay Dani, wasted as always..."
"Yeah, well, this means you'll understand what I want to tell you."
"What?"
"You're a child, Cris. You are irresponsible, how could you take drugs!"
"But I thought they were yours!"
"Have you ever seen me on drugs? Are you crazy? And even if the weed had been mine, didn't you think it could be dangerous to smoke something you've never seen?"
"What can I say, I trust you, bro." - she said, trying to lighten the mood.
Dani shook his head, incredulous - "You know what? Mom and dad are right, I should keep my eyes on you, Hell, two aren't enough, I should keep a thousand pair of eyes on you, Cristina. You know what I and Rubén had to do to stop him? You know what I had to do to persuade Mrs. McGonagall not to write a letter to mom and dad and not suspend you? No? Claro, you don't know because you don't care about anyone who isn't you."
"Dani..."
"Let me finish." - he stopped her, brows crinkled - "First thing, you'll thank Rubén, he doesn't even know you and we barely talked for an hour, yet he helped me. Second, you'll help Madam Pomfrey in the infirmary for a month, every day after your classes. Last thing, to assure McGonagall you won't have more time to cause trouble, you'll have one extra class to attend, you can choose between Advanced Muggle Studies and Ancient Runes."
"But Dani!"
"It's that or McGonagall's punishment, your choice, hermanita"
"Stop treating me like a child."
"Stop acting like one, Cristina." - he opened the door and looked back at her - "I invited Rubén to play Quidditch in the afternoon, you'll find him there. Chau."
Cris huffed and started dressing, thinking about the evening she had just lived and that strange feeling she felt when Joana had smiled at her...