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After a humiliating breakup, you make one rule: you are done with relationships. Your ex-boyfriend of three years cheated on you repeatedly, only to publicly show off his new girlfriend days after the breakup. At Hogwarts, everyone watches as he flaunts her around Slytherin, clearly hoping you'll be jealous. You refuse to give him the satisfaction. So when Theodore Nott jokingly offers you a solution—pretend to date him—you agree but you find him sooo annoying.. The rules are simple: **No feelings. No jealousy. No kissing when nobody is watching. And absolutely no falling in love.** Theodore is the perfect choice. He's your ex's closest friend, he's mysterious enough to make everyone believe the relationship is real, and most importantly, you don't actually like him. At least, that's what you tell yourself. Suddenly, Theodore is holding your hand in the corridors, sitting beside you at meals, pulling you closer whenever your ex walks into the room, and showing up at every party as your fake boyfriend. And your ex is furious. But the longer the arrangement continues, the harder it becomes to tell where the act ends. A hand on your waist lasts a little too long. A fake kiss feels a little too real. And Theodore starts getting jealous when other boys look at you. Then one night, he breaks one of the rules. He kisses you when nobody is watching. And this time, neither of you pretends it was f