~Love Letters~

~Chapter 1- A Special Letter~

Louis could tell a girl had slipped yet another Valentines card into his bag which hung on the back of his chair. He groaned and sunk back into his chair.

There was no doubt that Louis Weasley was one of the most popular boys in Hogwarts. Mostly due to his Veela blood. His older sisters were also extremely popular when they were in Hogwarts but with Louis it was different. He was one of the unusual male veelas which meant girls were fascinated by the stunning boy. Every Valentines day since Louis arrived at Hogwarts, he has been bombarded by love letters from girls proclaiming their love. This Valentines day was just like any other.

But none of the girls had ever interested him. All the declarations of love were always the same. 'Louis… I need to talk to you… I really like you. Please go out with me!' And he would always reply: 'I'm sorry, you're just not my type'. The blonde sighed. He knew he had broken endless numbers of hearts. And for someone so popular, it was surprising he had never dated anyone. Louis had never even kissed anyone, although many had tried to kiss him. Not that it bothered the Gryffindor. He knew he was fussy but what he really wanted, was someone who was different. Someone who didn't throw themselves at him but wooed him. Made him fall in love with them first…

After class, Louis skipped out of the room with his best friend and cousin, Albus Potter. Albus and Louis were inseparable and everyone knew it. Albus wasn't extremely popular like Louis. He was much quieter; he preferred to spend all his time in the library studying rather than out on in Hogsmeade socialising, like Louis. But they were so close because they understood each other. Albus understood Louis' frustration with having to be harassed all the time because of his Veela heritage, and Louis understood how Albus hated to be solely recognised as the chosen one's son.

"Look at this! Another letter! Another!" Louis exclaimed, pulling out numerous cards from his pockets and bag.

"Any other person would be happy to be getting so many cards." Albus chuckled, starting up the stairs, towards the Gryffindor common room.

"You can have them if you want." The blonde huffed.

Albus sniggered before saying the password and they entered the common room. They greeted a few of their peers, studying for their NEWTs, before heading up to their dorm.

They arrived in the bedroom, Albus collapsed on his bed and undid the first few buttons on his shirt. Louis strolled up to his bed when he stopped abruptly, staring at a letter which sat on his pillow.

Louis knew this was different. Normally, the letters don't even peak his interest. First of all, he's never found one in his room. And unusually, it wasn't covered in hearts and perfume. It was a simple envelope with just his name written on the front. It might not even be an love letter.

"What's the matter?" Albus asked in concern.

"Nothing… just another letter."

Louis jumped on his bed, dumping all the cards in his pocket on the floor, but saving the plain one. He lay on his stomach, glancing around at Albus who already had his nose buried in a book. He quickly opened the letter and unfolded the paper inside. No small fireworks or harmonies came from the card like usual. He smiled, knowing he could just read this without any surprised of something over the top exploding in his face.

Louis,

It has taken me a lot of time and thought to decide to write you this letter. You have to understand, even with my identity a secret, this is extremely hard for me.

I've admired you from afar for the last couple of years now. It has been hard. Every time I see you, I have to fight the urge to just touch your beautiful skin. But after all this time, I finally realised it was the right time to tell you how I feel. I do love you, Louis. Not just because you're unbelievably beautiful but because of how kind you are and bubbly. And you're absolutely adorable.

I cannot tell you who I am. I will one day, but there are complications. I just want you to know that I am out there and I do love you. I hope with all my heart you will wait for me but if not, I wish you all the best and all the happiness.

If you did want to leave me a letter, which I really would love, leave the letter on the windowsill next to your bed. There's a loose brick there, so you could tuck it under there. I doubt you will; I know you receive so many. That you are reading this, makes me over the moon, even if you don't write back. Just that you acknowledged me is enough.

Thank you for reading this Louis.

Louis stared down at the letter for a few minutes, rereading it over and over. There was no poem, no silly little hearts scattered around the page or kisses at the end. It was a simple letter. And Louis loved it. He was touched by the simplicity of every word. He loved how honest this person was.

"You normally don't read the letters, Lou." Albus sat on the bed next to his cousin.

Louis quickly tucked the letter back into the envelope and shoved it under his pillow, "That one… was special."

"Special?" Albus questioned, "Why?"

"It's so simple. You know they're always dramatic and everything… how the girls always try to put something in the letter that will out do the next one. This is different. It's like… she's just speaking her heart. Hasn't put any effort into preparing the words or using magic to make it 'thrilling'. It's… from the heart." The Veela placed a hand over his chest and smiled blissfully.

"Who's it from?"

"I have no idea. Normally there's some sort of clue but… no, I don't know who she is. But she said I can leave her a reply. I just have to leave it on my windowsill."

"Are you going to reply?"

"I don't know… I might. But I know I'll just be impatient. I'll keep asking, who are you? What's your name? I won't be able to resist. She said she doesn't want me to know who she is yet…"

"Can I read it?"

Louis bit his lip and handed Albus the letter, "Okay…"

Albus opened the envelope and quickly scan read the letter. He looked up at Louis and grinned.

"They sound nice."

"That's all you've got to say?"

"Think about writing a letter back, Louis. I can tell you're completely captivated by it. It wouldn't hurt."

"I'll think about it."

This is what Louis has always wanted. Somebody who announced their love for him in a different way. And someone who also liked him for him. He knew what most girls loved about him was his looks. This girl seemed to dig deeper. For the first time someone had said they liked him for his personality traits.

"She said you're adorable." Albus snickered.

~X~

The next day, Louis and Albus sat on a bench in the courtyard. Albus was engaged in a book as usual whereas Louis was attempting to study but his mind kept drifting back to that letter. He wanted to know who it was so much. He knew it was, most likely, someone in Gryffindor. They would have had to be able to get into the Gryffindor dorms. Otherwise… could be someone from another house which has given the letter to a Gryffindor to plant in the dorm. Then again, they knew about the loose brick.

Hugo Weasley hopped over to his cousins and stood in front of them, smiling. Hugo was one of the only ones in the family who wasn't in Gryffindor. He was in Hufflepuff but everyone wasn't surprised; he is just so lovely and wholesome. Maybe a bit too nice sometimes.

"Can I sit with you guys?" He asked sweetly.

Both Louis and Albus smiled and replied, "Of course."

"How are the OWLs going, Hugo?" Albus asked.

"Long! I hate it! I'm no good at it all though… Dad said if I really do that bad, I can just work in the joke shop." He grinned.

Before Louis or Albus could reply, they were interrupted by a voice who was very familiar to Albus.

"Hey, you two. Baby sitting your little cousin?"

They both turned around, Albus with a glare on his face. Scorpius Malfoy, stood there with a mocking smirk on his face. The sexual tension between Albus and Scorpius had been growing for a few years now. Louis knew that Albus had a huge crush on Scorpius and the Slytherin probably felt the same way but the family rivalry has stopped the two boys from ever developing their relationship. So instead of unloading the friction between them in an angry way, it comes across as sexual tension. They are constantly teasing each other. Albus always seems to 'threaten' Malfoy with their faces really close, letting his hot breath brush against the other's lips. Scorpius rubs Albus' back, a bit too close to the Potter's arse.

Scorpius took a seat next to Louis, wrapping an arm around the Veela's shoulder.

"How are you, Louis? I bet you got loads of Valentines day cards yesterday. Did you get mine?" He grinned, his face inching closer to Louis'.

Albus' eyes narrowed and Louis just turned his head away, "Threw it away."

"That's not very nice, is it?" He whispered in Louis' ear.

"Look, I don't want to be part of one of your new schemes to try and get Albus to finally just give into the desire. Yes, you'll probably succeed in making him jealous but you're not using me to do it."

"Yeah, Scorpius. That's really not fair to Louis." Albus grinned mockingly.

Hugo stood up abruptly with wide eyes and scurried off. All three of the seventh years sniggered.

"Looks like I scared your cousin."

~X~

A/N: So, you're not going to find out for a while who Louis' admirer is. This is slash and is rated 'M' for boy loving later on. The second person is not an OC, it is one of JK Rowling's characters. You can make as many guesses as you want by the way. It's not a very obvious couple but I'm sure some of you clever people will figure it out later on ;)

I really love this generation because you can give them a completely different personality as to what someone else would perceive them as. I always imagine Albus to be a bit quiet and reserved and Louis a bit bubbly and everything.

As always, I'm not sure whether this will be a good story or not so encouragement is always appreciated. I would love to continue this story so please review and leave your opinion!

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