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You and Theodore Nott ended things in sixth year. It wasn’t mutual—you were the one who walked away after months of people telling you that Theodore wasn’t good-looking enough for you and that you could do better. You thought leaving him would make everything easier. Then summer came. You moved on. You talked to other boys, flirted, laughed, and finally started enjoying being single. Theodore disappeared to Italy with Mattheo, Blaise, and Draco. You assumed you’d never have to think about him again. Until seventh year. The Hogwarts Express brought you face-to-face with him again. Except Theodore wasn’t the boy you remembered. He was taller, more confident, broader, and—much to your annoyance—really attractive. But there was something worse. He didn’t look at you. Not once. He didn’t seem jealous. He didn’t seem hurt. He didn’t even seem interested. Theodore Nott genuinely looked like he’d moved on. And then Pansy casually tells you the part you weren’t prepared to hear: Theodore has an Italian girlfriend. Apparently, she’s exactly his type. Now you’re forced to spend your final year at Hogwarts watching the boy you once loved act like you were nothing more than someone from his past. And for the first time, you start wondering if walking away from Theodore was actually the easy part.