After the awkwardness of the 'cupboard episode', we came back to our good old friendship even if we both blushed when we touched. Reg started to practice with Abbott and Nini who kept drooling over Abbott senior. My main activity outside of class hours consisted of hiding from Rosier with Thorfinn and Rookwood, who I found out to be quite fun. Severus just joined our little group in an empty classroom.
"Honestly why don't he just talk to her? He can find as many topics as he wants but it's useless if he doesn't even open his mouth around her!" Thorfinn complains loudly. Thankfully there's a muffliato spell in the room. Severus and I are practicing defense, trying to occupy ourselves until Rosier goes to the library.
"Hey guys, who wants to duel a bit?" My wand's itching. My parents are refusing to buy me new cauldrons, so I had to learn how to transfigure a pin into a small one. It managed to come back to it's original state thirty minutes after the beginning of class, making everyone laugh. Which means that I'm quite angry and need to put it out on something. Dad says it's healthier.
"I don't want to hurt you, to be honest." Rookwood says.
"Don't worry about her, she's quite good." Severus adds, while rubbing his side remembering the nasty spell I cast him. Rookwood stands up and puts himself in front of me.
"Are you sure you want to do it?" I nod and Severus laughs lightly. "I'll make sure to use simple spells so you can keep up." Yeah, right. We position ourselves in front of one another.
"Expelliarmus!" His wand flies from his hands and I catch it.
"I wasn't ready! We didn't say when we would start!" At least Severus is a better looser. I throw his wand at him and we're back at it again, he's two years above me so he's very hard to defeat. We both lost two times until we decide to stop, sweating and hurting from the duels.
"I didn't expect all that from a midget like you Nolano!" Thorfinn says while playing with his wand. I don't even have the strenght to answer so I just give him a thumbs up.
"She's the best one in her year, Slughorn's going to die to have her in his little pannel. You better prepare yourself, those dinners are a bore." The three boys have a remembering look on and I try to figure out a way to refuse politely.
"Okay ladies and gents, it's six thirty and Rosier is on his way to the library, which means we're free!" Thorfinn opens the door and we all head out discretly, dispersing strategically.
Quidditch try-outs are today, which means that Nini has barely slept all night. She had nightmares and I had to give her a bit of my sleeping draught for her to close her eyes. There's a deadly silence at breakfast, interrupted by Willy's encouragments and advices. Reg's looking like a proper mad men, as if someone was going to appear out of nowhere and break his leg so that he can't do the try-outs. Nini's muttering under her breath and looking considerably paler.
"You're going to be okay, you're brilliant and Vanity would be a fool not to want you on the team." Reminder to thank Willy for the speach idea. She smiles a bit for a response but doesn't seem to be able to eat.
"Okay everybody, listen up!" We can hear Vanity yell from the stands. Apparently they are splitting some groups apart since Nini is with three other guys and another girl, while Reg is only with two other players.
"Willy why don't you try out for quidditch?" He's really into it, like really. Then again, he's just intense with everything.
"I have better things to do than practice every week, I like it for fun, and it wouldn't be a fair thing for the other teams." He adds with a wink.
I don't really understand what's happening on the field, I just follow Nini and Reg as they fly. Reg's properly brilliant, all flushed and dischivieled on his broom, grey eyes scanning the area around him.
"Try not to drool too much." Severus says sneakily. What a prick.
"I'll drool as much as when you're staring at Lily." The gaze he shots me sends shivers down my back and I instantly regret saying this. Why do I have such a big mouth? Apparently the try outs are over since everyone is going down to the changing rooms. Nini's tchating with Vanity so I go up to Reg and hug him tightly.
"You were amazing! Do you know if you made it yet?" I brush his hair out of his face. Merlin, he's sweaty.
"I don't, the captain still has to talk with the rest of the team and review a bit. I hope I make it." I see Nini coming towards me and I instantly jump in her arms, making loud screaching noises.
"You looked like one of those muggle movie stars! It's like your parents made you on a broom!" She's also sweaty, what don't I do for love?
"I was so nervous I thought I was going to fell off my broom! Did you see the feint I made?" Nope I didn't, don't even know what a feint is.
"Nissa! That feint was beautiful!" Ellie Abbott pushes me to the side and hugs Nissa. Gross. They both talk about quidditch stuff that I understand nothing of. I turn to see Reg talking with Gamp, more like she talking to him if you ask me. Willy grabs me by the shoulders to accompany me to Hagrid's hut with who I have tea this afternoon. Hagrid, not the hut.
"Hi Remus." I'm pissed. Severus won't talk to me. That little prick is offended and won't accept my apologies! I don't even know what I'm apologizing for!
"Well you look worst than I do. And I just went through a full moon." He manages to smile besides the new scar on his upper lip.
"How's my sister doing in your house of morons?" I don't see her that often, we cross paths and talk about our family's letters. Of course I annoy her when I get the chance. Like every other normal siblings in the same school.
"She's very popular amongst the first year, she's a bit like you, you know? Super honest and blunt." Tell me about it. "Is everything okay? You don't look well."
"Severus is mad at me and I don't know how to redeem myself. He won't accept my apologies." I'm not going to cry. Come on, be a big girl.
"Are you crying? Please don't, I'm not good at this kind of stuff." He looks properly panicked.
"I'm just, I'm really sad you know? I, I know you don't like him, but, but he 's my friend and, and." I'm sobbing and my nose is runny. Fucking pathetic. "I just don't want him to, to be mad at me." Remus hands me a tissue and I blow my nose loudly. I'm even making myself unconfortable.
"It's going to be fine, just give him some time." He kind of reminds me of a someone in a muggle movie, Merlin what's his name?
"Hm, by the way, did you really kiss Rose McCarter? Because Nini bet yes but I don't think she's your type, you-" I hope the crying will make him more keen on telling me.
"I didn't! Who told you that?" I knew it! I'm winning my money back bitches!
"It's just a rumor and before you ask, I'm not this sad because I'm dating Severus." I say while blowing my nose one last time. "Nor Willy or Regulus." These people have so much imagination, it's a pride for Hogwarts. "I'm sorry, I'm a bitch. How are you doing? No, wrong question. Was it really bad tonight?" Why can't I just talk like a normal human being?
"It was okay I guess, it's better now that the boys-" He stops in his sentence and eyes me with panick.
"Now that the boys know? They've known since last year Remus, get over it." He's such a drama queen.
"I just, get really emotional. Around the full moon." He blushes lightly and I tap his shoulder before I leave for breakfast.
I barely even made it to the table when Nini jumps in my arms.
"I made it! I made it Gigi! I'm on the team!" She's so excited that she lifts me up and makes us turn a little.
"I knew you would! I'm so happy for you!" She's beaming and I cannot be happier. I can also spot Reg who's receiving big slaps on his back from most slytherin guys. I turn my gaze instantly to the gryffindor table where I can see his brother smiling a little at him.
"You're not going to congratulate me?" He asks, looking ecstatic. I go up to him and also hug him strongly, I kiss his hair which causes a loud sneer around us. Wankers.
"If you win against gryffindor, I'm getting your face painted on my body."
"You mean tattoed?"
"Of course no, I'm not that insane." Can you picture Regulus Black's face tattoed on my left ass cheek? Yeah, me neither.
"Regulus? May I talk with you in private?" It's like she gets prettier by the second, and taller. I can't even hate her she's too adorable. Reg lets go of me and they both head out of the hall. I turn my gaze to Severus who gives me a knowing look.
"I'm not going to clean the bench for you to seat on it." I happily go next to him and pour him some pumpkin juice as one more apology. "If you apologize one more time I will spike your juice and spare me the puppy eyes it doesn't work on me." That's scientifically impossible. It works for everyone, he's just acting tough.
[I would love to know what you guys think of it, if I'm clear enough or if I'm going too fast.]