Potter and Black only got a warning for what they did. It was completely unfair. Even after insisting that that wasn't the first time the bullying had happened, Professor McGonagall said there was nothing else she could do and simply deducted twenty house points from Gryffindor.
"Potter does seem like a real arse." Lily said after I retold the bullying incident.
I glanced at her, "He is a real arse."
We were in the courtyard after classes. She had ran into us yesterday and wanted to talk about what happened. So we had set a time; Severus for some reason had yet to show and I was stuck with her.
"It doesn't seem like he's coming. And I have to study." I pushed off the fountain heading to the corridor's door.
Lily hurried after me. "Wait! He probably just got held up, let's wait."
My hand gripped the handle and I turned to her, saying bluntly, "You wait."
A part of me enjoyed the bristled look in her eyes. Yet I was unsettled. Why was I upset over a few words? Maybe it was just that Severus liked her and by being offensive to her could push her away, and distress him. Thinking that I wasn't sure if I truly wanted her gone or not. But why shouldn't I? She's just competition and I'm clearly losing.
I chewed at my lip in frustration. Why did Severus have to like her? What did she have that I didn't?
With those questions rattling around in my mind, I made my way back to the Slytherin House. Hopefully, Severus wouldn't be in the Common Room.