Morning sunlight slowly crept through the windows of Hogwarts Castle.
Cho woke first, but she didn't move.
Instead, she stared at Alexander's sleeping face.
He looked peaceful and calm.
Cho smiled softly.
She thought about watching him a little longer.
But before she could decide—
Alexander suddenly spoke without even opening his eyes.
"How long do you plan on watching my handsome face?"
Cho laughed softly.
She lightly hit his shoulder and stood up.
"Get up. We need to get ready for breakfast."
She leaned down and gave him a quick kiss before leaving.
"I'll see you downstairs."
She returned to her room while Alexander stood up and stretched lazily.
Both of them showered and changed before heading to the Great Hall.
Alexander arrived first and sat down at the Ravenclaw table.
The entire hall buzzed with conversation.
Students whispered about everything that had happened the night before.
Successful confessions.
Embarrassing rejections.
Spectacular fireworks.
And of course—
Plenty of jealousy toward the couples who had succeeded.
Alexander chuckled while waiting for Cho.
Across the hall, Fred and George were already hard at work.
They had set up a small stall.
This time, they were selling enchanted Valentine's Day photos.
Some showed successful confessions exploding into heart-shaped fireworks.
Others captured hilarious failed attempts.
There were romantic couple photos.
Embarrassing moments and plenty of dramatic reactions.
Business was booming.
While watching the twins sell their product, Cho arrived and sat beside Alexander.
They began eating breakfast together.
Silver appeared beside the table.
The house elf proudly presented a stack of Valentine's Day photos.
Alexander patted her on the head.
"Good job, Silver! Did you and Copper enjoy your Valentine's Day?"
"Yes, we did, Young Master. Silver and Copper enjoyed our chocolates. Does Young Master need anything else?"
"No, you can go. Thank you again for your hard work." Alexander said.
Silver quickly bowed and disappeared.
Cho blinked.
"No Peeves this time?"
Alexander shook his head.
"Peeves is having too much fun helping the twins."
"So I had Silver and Copper handle the photos."
Cho smiled warmly.
"I should get them a gift next time."
Alexander laughed.
"Well…"
"They might cry. Just be prepared for that."
Both of them laughed, then Cho sorted through the photos.
She made copies of her favorites.
Especially the photos of them sleeping together near the fireplace.
After breakfast, they headed to class together.
Days passed peacefully.
The excitement from Valentine's Day slowly faded.
Students returned to their normal routines.
Most people stopped talking about the mysterious attacks and the supposed Heir of Slytherin.
For a while, it felt like the danger had disappeared.
But that illusion didn't last forever.
One Sunday afternoon, Alexander and Cho were walking toward the Quidditch field.
It was game day, but when they arrived, they noticed something was wrong.
Players were standing around, confused.
Their captain, Adrian, was speaking to the teams.
"The game is cancelled today."
Everyone looked surprised.
Cho frowned.
"What happened? I'll go check."
She ran toward the group to ask questions.
Alexander stayed behind, waiting calmly.
Then he noticed something in the distance.
McGonagall was walking quickly toward the castle.
Behind her were Harry and Ron.
And they were heading directly toward the Hospital Wing.
From their hurried steps and the panicked look on their faces.
Alexander sighed quietly.
Ah… so it happened.
Hermione was petrified.
He wasn't particularly worried.
After all, Dumbledore must have given Pompray the Mandrake Restorative Potion.
So Hermione, just like every other petrified victim, would recover.
Alexander shook his head again, as he knew the situation was escalating again.
A moment later, Cho came running back.
She rushed straight into Alexander's arms.
Her voice was shaking with panic.
"Another student got attacked!"
"What do we do?"
Alexander held her gently.
"It's alright."
"I'm here."
He spoke calmly and confidently.
"You won't be attacked."