"Ahem."
I turned. "Oh. Uh...sorry?"
"Muggle wrestling is NOT an appropriate sport in Hogwarts, Ms. Earthen, Ms McNaught and Ms. Weasley. I suggest you stop before I owl all of your parents. Oh, and Ms. Weasley! Professor Flitwick told me to tell you there was extra credit homework if you want it," McGonagall added, nodding approvingly at Rose. Rose immediately gushed, "He thinks I'm good at Charms? Oh Merlin, OH MERLIN!" she squealed in delight.
"Come on, Alex," I muttered. "Let's not stick around."
"Why not?" asked Alexis. She didn't seem to be listening.
I spotted Fred with James and I groaned. "Are you kidding?" I muttered. "You want to stick around to STARE AT FRED?"
I saw James dragging Fred to us and winked at Alexis. I knew she'd hate the idea, but it was so obvious James had a crush on her. "Hi, Earthen," teased James. I sighed, annoyed. "HI, James."
He frowned. "Why can't you play along and call me Potter?" he whined.
"Because then you'd win," I pointed out.
"SO, Earthen, when do you think the next Triwizard tournament will be?"
"In a million years, now LEAVE ME ALONE."
"Aw, come on! Dad got to be in a Triwizard tournament!"
I ignored him.
"It'd be so cool, there'll be a Yule Ball and everything..."
I whipped around. "A Yule Ball?" I asked suspiciously.
"Yeah, I already know who I'd ask," he said, looking straight at Alex.
"Who?" I asked, grinning at Alexis.
"Like I'd tell you," he scoffed. "Come on, Freddy!" They walked off.
Alex nudged me. "He SO likes you," she whispered tauntingly.
"ARGH!" I wailed, raising my eyes to the heavens. "Who are you and what have you done with Alexis? THIS ALEXIS IS BOY OBSESSED!"
She glared at me. "No, I'm not," she protested. "I'm stating facts. You like facts."
"Since when do you know the word 'stating'?" I muttered.
She glowered playfully at me. "I'll have you know, I know a lot of words. I just don't use them very often."
I scoffed. "Am I supposed to believe that?"
She grinned sheepishly. "Okay, so MAYBE I looked up a lot of words in a Muggle dictionary in case Fred likes smart girls." She ducked. Wow, she knows me too well...I WAS about to kick her in the face...ninja style.
Instead, I kicked thin air. "Why are you so obsessed with boys?" I said dramatically. "It's a tragedy, it is!"
"Shut it, Drama Queen," grumbled Alexis.
Rose skipped up to us. "McGonagall said I was doing incredible in Transfiguration and that she would give me more advanced things to work on!" she said, hopping on one foot in her excitement.
"Er...great?" Alexis said uncertainly. "Rose, you get excited about the silliest things..."
"It's not silly," I grumbled. "She's so lucky."
Alexis stared at me, then shook her head. "You are both crazy," she said, chewing on her hair. "How does HARDER WORK make someone lucky?"
"It just does, okay?" Rose said, flushing.
Alexis shook her head again. "You must be joking," she muttered.