Fun fact: This story has something to do with how I feel about love

You didn't really like Valentine's day too much. Couples doing all sorts of cringe things that made you want to barf your guts out, saying all sorts of mushy lovey dovey stuff that made you think you were in some sort of over dramatic movie and all that. You've seen plenty of movies and read plenty of stories about how people fall in love with each other, then sooner or later something has to go wrong, fights break out and they break up with each other

Or when it's the question of getting married, someone or the other has to cheat and there's a lot of messy divorces involved which is a lengthy process. You didn't really like having to shoulder the burden of feelings and love, in fact if you should be honest, the reason you despised love so much was because you were simply scared of it. If anyone told you you'd fall in love someday and get married you'd punch them in the face or just flip them off, you preferred to live a life of celibacy, living the single life because having to deal with emotions and feelings and love was just too tiring and you had better things to do in life than worry about something so silly like feelings in your opinion

You were meeting with one of your friends at the Three Broomsticks and you quickly threw on some comfortable clothes of yours and dashed to meet your friend. You entered the Three Broomsticks and saw your friend sitting at one of the tables and she waved at you madly. You smiled and waved back at her and you took your seat and she spoke "Hey, it's been a while since we've last met in person hasn't it? How are you?" and you replied "Fine, and same as always. What about you?'' you asked her and she told you about herself, her significant other and things she did with him which brought you both to the most important topic at hand for discussion, your love life

"Y/N please come on, I don't want to see you alone anymore. Heck you can even join in our relationship if you'd like, we wouldn't mind'' winked your best friend but you just rolled your eyes and replied "Thanks for the offer but I'll pass. I can't fall in love and I won't either. People can be doings such productive things and besides, once their partner cheats on them there comes the waterworks and all the 'I can't believe I trusted you' things'' you shook your head and took a sip of your hot butterbeer as you glanced at the place around you in utter disgust and pulled a face which made your friend laugh

"What's the matter now?" she asked you and you answered "Just what in the heck are these decorations supposed to be?" and she replied "They're Valentine's day decorations duh it's a few weeks away'' and you said "Riiight'' and drained your drink. "I don't get why you're so against love, it's the best feeling'' and you shot her a look and replied "I don't have anything against people in love. In fact I'm happy for them but I just can't fall in love... it's like... it's like I'm incapable of falling in love or something... I can barely feel any emotions inside me these days, other than stress and anger from my work...'' you sighed as your friend placed a pacifying hand of comfort on yours

Meanwhile there was another man who was interested in what you said. You were so defensive of yourself, of you not wanting to fall in love. You were just scared of falling in love with someone with the fear that one day they'd leave you on your own and walk out on you. How did the man know that? Why, he was none other than your other friend Fred Weasley, who had a mind to make you fall in love with him

Oh you poor sweet little thing, don't worry. Fred here will show you how to love and he made up his mind to ask you out on Valentine's day. You've been friends with him for a few months and little did you know, he's hexed and gotten rid of every single prick who wanted to ask you out just so he could have you for himself. After he stalked you for a while and found out about your interests, he was confident he'd win your heart. Currently you were reading a book and there was a part in the book where the main character finds out that her lover was cheating on her the entire time and cue the tears and screaming

"And this is why people falling in love is a literal waste of time'' you shook your head and Fred sat next to you looked surprised and spoke "Not every person cheats on the person they love you know. If they truly love the other person, they're willing to die for them and give up anything for them'' said Fred and you replied "Well true love doesn't exist, never has and never will'' you said and he replied "It does exist. You just need to find the right person. Now if you don't mind, could I say something to you?'' and you looked at him with a confused expression on your face and beckoned him to continue

"I think I know the reason you're so against love. You've just never had someone to love you in the right way. Love just doesn't mean saying those three words 'I love you' everyday to someone when you see them. It's more than that, you say those words when you're ready to trust that person for the rest of your life. You get the strength and courage to fight against the entire world for the person you love, every second you spend with them is like heaven. And every second you're away from them is like torture. You're afraid someone's going to take advantage of your feelings and mess with your heart, I get that''

"In fact there is this one person I've fallen in love with but I'm worried they won't reciprocate my feelings, they claim they hate love and I'm here having a conversation with them right now'' he stated and you looked at him feeling surprised and you couldn't help but blush a bit. Did he just confess to you out of nowhere and that too in the Gryffindor common room on freaking Valentine's day? Yep, looked like it

"Wh-what?" you asked him softly and he held your hands in his gently and replied "Y/N, I won't ask anything from you ever again, but please... give love a chance. I promise to treat you with the utmost respect and I'll never behave like those cruddy cheaters you read about'' You replied "But you're still going to do it one day'' and he sighed and replied as he gently cupped your face and spoke "When I saw you for the first time, remember how you told your friend love was useless? I had to show you how wonderful love was... and I will... you never have to be alone again'' and you replied "It's a bit risky'' and he spoke "Well it's a risk you'll have to take but I promise it'll be worth it''

"How can you love me when I don't even love myself? Why are you making me feel all this?" you started sniffling and a few tears came out from your eyes. Oh, how his heart broke to see you cry like that but he wiped them gently with his hands and replied "Then I'll teach you to love yourself'' and he hugged you and continued "We can take it slow if you like'' and you spoke "I think I'll give love a second chance after all....'' those were the words he needed to hear from you, now you were all his. And as for your fear of him leaving you, you wouldn't be able to leave him nor will he. "Would you be so kind to be my Valentine love?" he asked you and you agreed finally relenting and caving into what you needed the most, love