The next morning, Lavender was in tears. Crying buckets! So many
tears that they woke Rachel up from her very pleasant dream. About Seamus,
and a deserted island...ok, so perhaps it was best that she woke up.
"What's wrong Lavender?"
"Seamus and I–it's over!" Lavender sobbed even harder. "He broke up with me right after going on a walk. With–with you!" She spat out the words.
Rachel's brows knit. She had to think fast. She didn't want Lavender to hate her. "I just took a walk with Seamus! That's all! He didn't say anything about you!"
"Then what did you talk about?"
Rachel chewed her lip. "We–we talked about the upcoming Quidditch match."
"QUIDDITCH?" Lavender yelled as if she had just seen someone murdered. Then she cried even more. Rachel was afraid she was going to drown.
"Lavender, calm down. There are other fish in the sea."
"None like Seamus!"
"What about Dean?"
"I caught Dean and some Slytherin red-head kissing in the bushes. Like there was no tomorrow. Which is why I went to find Seamus–and found him walking with you!"
"I'm telling you Lavender, nothing happened! We talked about Quidditch!"
"Yeah sure!" Lavender sniffed. Suddenly Parvati sat up. She had obviously been listening to their conversation.
"You little hussy! How dare you steal Seamus from Lavender like that?!" Parvati snapped. "And then lie to Lavender when she is already upset?"
"I'm not lying!" Rachel lied.
Hermione now joined in. Rachel was glad, because two against one just wasn't fair. "Rachel is a very truthful person. She wouldn't lie, would you Rachel?"
"Of–of course not."
"See. She's telling the truth." Hermione folded her arms primly.
"No she isn't! LIAR!" Lavender shrieked. "I hope something terrible happens to you Rachel Jacobson!"
Rachel was downcast the rest of the day. She tried to stay away from Seamus, tried to let it cool down between them and Lavender, but it didn't work. Seamus found her anyway.
"Am I just being paranoid, or were you avoiding me Rach?"
"I'm sorry Shay." Rachel said quietly. "Lavender was hysterical this morning."
"I didn't know she was going to take it so hard."
"She's blaming me, and I know it's probably my fault–"
"It's not your fault Rach. Our relationship was doomed to fail."
"There was a lot of screaming and yelling and carrying on and–I feel so awful!"
"I'm sorry."
"I had to lie to them and they didn't believe me, but Hermione did, and she stuck up for me, and I lied and said I wasn't lying but they–Lavender said she wanted something bad to happen to me."
"Oh. You poor thing." Seamus gave her a hug and kissed her on the cheek. "I feel so bad."
"It's not your fault. But we'd better lie low for a few days, you know? Let Lavender heal a little bit."
"Good idea." Seamus kissed the top of her head and they went their separate ways.
"What's wrong Lavender?"
"Seamus and I–it's over!" Lavender sobbed even harder. "He broke up with me right after going on a walk. With–with you!" She spat out the words.
Rachel's brows knit. She had to think fast. She didn't want Lavender to hate her. "I just took a walk with Seamus! That's all! He didn't say anything about you!"
"Then what did you talk about?"
Rachel chewed her lip. "We–we talked about the upcoming Quidditch match."
"QUIDDITCH?" Lavender yelled as if she had just seen someone murdered. Then she cried even more. Rachel was afraid she was going to drown.
"Lavender, calm down. There are other fish in the sea."
"None like Seamus!"
"What about Dean?"
"I caught Dean and some Slytherin red-head kissing in the bushes. Like there was no tomorrow. Which is why I went to find Seamus–and found him walking with you!"
"I'm telling you Lavender, nothing happened! We talked about Quidditch!"
"Yeah sure!" Lavender sniffed. Suddenly Parvati sat up. She had obviously been listening to their conversation.
"You little hussy! How dare you steal Seamus from Lavender like that?!" Parvati snapped. "And then lie to Lavender when she is already upset?"
"I'm not lying!" Rachel lied.
Hermione now joined in. Rachel was glad, because two against one just wasn't fair. "Rachel is a very truthful person. She wouldn't lie, would you Rachel?"
"Of–of course not."
"See. She's telling the truth." Hermione folded her arms primly.
"No she isn't! LIAR!" Lavender shrieked. "I hope something terrible happens to you Rachel Jacobson!"
Rachel was downcast the rest of the day. She tried to stay away from Seamus, tried to let it cool down between them and Lavender, but it didn't work. Seamus found her anyway.
"Am I just being paranoid, or were you avoiding me Rach?"
"I'm sorry Shay." Rachel said quietly. "Lavender was hysterical this morning."
"I didn't know she was going to take it so hard."
"She's blaming me, and I know it's probably my fault–"
"It's not your fault Rach. Our relationship was doomed to fail."
"There was a lot of screaming and yelling and carrying on and–I feel so awful!"
"I'm sorry."
"I had to lie to them and they didn't believe me, but Hermione did, and she stuck up for me, and I lied and said I wasn't lying but they–Lavender said she wanted something bad to happen to me."
"Oh. You poor thing." Seamus gave her a hug and kissed her on the cheek. "I feel so bad."
"It's not your fault. But we'd better lie low for a few days, you know? Let Lavender heal a little bit."
"Good idea." Seamus kissed the top of her head and they went their separate ways.
