Hey! New chapter here! Yes, it is small, I know, but I've had writers block :( Next chapter will be longer, I promise :) Thanks for the reviews, favorites and follows ;) J.K. owns everything!
Grudges :
The rest of the meeting passed smoothly, with Penny explaining about prefect patrols so thoroughly that Blake had to remind her that the prefects couldn't stay here for the whole train ride (to everyone's great relief).
When it was finally over, I headed back to my compartment to relax and chat with Suki. I wondered if the Lunch-Lady with the trolley had already passed, since I was literally starving.
On my way, as I was shoving past a gang of particularly persistent giggling third years, I passed Roxanne, who was leaning against a compartment door chatting animatedly to someone who was currently blocked from my vision.
As the third years moved away, the tall figure of Francesco Zabini was revealed.
Wait, what?
Roxanne… and Zabini?
That was just so… strange. But the truth was, Houses were of symbolic significance these days, and people from different Houses often sat together at meals. So I shouldn't be surprised.
It was just that they were such an unlikely coupling…
As everyone poured out of the Great Hall after the start-of-term feast, and since Lorcan seemed to be handling the first-years, I cornered Louis.
"What's up Rosie? Why looking so grave?"
I hastily rearranged my features. I didn't want to bang it on him straight away.
"Nothing. It's just that term's hardly started and Malfoy's already managed to get on my nerves without even speaking" I said, irritated.
"So nothing unusual" replied Louis casually. I shot him a glare.
He pulled on one of the usual suave faces and grinned cheekily before starting: "Listen, I've gotta go meet my girlfriend in about five minutes, so-"
"You mean the same girlfriend that was on Malfoy's lap kissing him passionately just two hours ago?" I blurted out before I could stop myself.
Whoops. Control your mouth Rosie, control your mouth. Too late for that.
Louis looked dumbstruck.
"Are you serious?" he asked, bewildered. He didn't seem too upset, for that matter.
"Yeah… I saw them on the train, just as I was going to the prefects' carriage." I said, upset but also glad that Louis was finally dumping this ditz.
Louis considered this for a moment. Wasn't he going to storm and rage and then run off to dump her?
"Sheesh, if girls are going behind my back with him, means something's wrong with the charm. Gotta work on it" he said, frowning.
"Wait, aren't you upset?"
"I'm only upset because my standards are faltering" he said nonchalantly.
Seriously. How vain could my cousin be? Did he think girls are toys?
Whatever. Tomorrow was going to be a long day, so I didn't bring the subject up again, and besides, I was in a hurry to start my new book, Travelling with the Demiguises.
So I rushed up to Ravenclaw Tower, chatting with Louis, whose face visibly darkened when I told him about Roxanne chatting with Zabini.
I think nobody thought Louis would react like this, did you? Please review and I'll update soon :))