P.S. Gabriel's sexuality will be discovered soon but just so you know, I have nothing against gay people but I can not control the feelings of those at Bloors, even though as of this point I don't know what they'll be saying.
Chapter 4
It had been a few days since the 'bathroom stuff' incident and so far, no more pranks had been pulled over Harry's head. In fact, some of the guys had even started being his friends. Fidelio was mostly nice and Billy was civil and even Spencer had managed to pull his underwear out of his butt and be pleasant. Harry and Charlie, however were at eachother's throats 24/7 and he wouldn't even speak to Gabriel friggen Silk.
Harry spent most nights trying to think of ways to get back at the fruity boy he was forced to sleep near. 'I could always just do some simple hex and embarrass him, but is that enough?' he thought. 'Yes, yes it is.'
"Heh heh heh." Harry began to giggle maniacally, "Ha ha ha ha. Ha ha ha ha! MWAHAHAHA!!"
"Harry! Shut the hell up!"
"Sorry! Cough cough, just choking on, erm, the air!" he coughed fakily a few more times.
Billy sat up in bed and stared at him crazily, "Well go and get a drink of water to wash it down!--wait, air? What the hell, Harry?! Go to sleep!"
"Sorry, sorry." Harry said and snuggled back into his covers. "Mwahahahaha..." he whispered.
The Next Day
Some how Charlie had managed to sleep through Harry's air-choke and felt like he was going to have a great day, until Fidelio came over at lunch with Harry Potter beside him.
"Hey, Fido...Potter." Fidelio rolled his eyes at Charlie and sat down next to him, Harry sat on Fidelio's other side.
"Where's Gabriel?" Fidelio asked.
Harry's eye twitched when he heard his name and he put his hand on his wand, fighting the urge to laugh maniacally again.
"Don't know." Charlie said blandly, "Probably with the girls."
"He doesn't seem like much of a ladies man..." Harry put in quietly.
Fidelio and Charlie exchanged amused glances and let out a few giggles.
"Trust us, Harry." said Fidelio, "Gabriel is way too-"
"Effeminate? Un-manly? Fruity? GAY?" said Charlie loudly, a few people turned their heads.
"Charlie!" yelled Fidelio.
"What's wrong? All he said was 'gay'." said Harry, confused.
"Nothing, it's just...We promised Gabriel we'd stop questioning his sexual preferences."
"That doesn't mean we can't assume it behind his back." Fidelio rolled his eyes at Billy who had just sat down across from them. "We are talking about Gabriel's fruitiness, right?"
"Yeah, I don't really know him that well," Harry's eye twitched again. "but he does seem sort of...you know."
Charlie looked at him as if he wasn't sure he wanted to be agreeing with the likes of Harry Potter but then gave him a nod that seemed to mean 'truce'. Harry nodded back.
"I'm not gonna lie," said Charlie. "our mousy-haired endowed friend is fruitier than a Pop Tart." They all laughed cheerily but Harry, yet again, looked confused.
"Endowed?" he asked. Just as Charlie opened his mouth a plate of what appeared to be meatloaf came flying down on his head.
Charlie shot around to see who did it. It was, of course, Gabriel, who had just managed to walk in on an awkward conversation. He looked furiously at Charlie.
"So?! A Pop Tart, am I?! Is that what you think?! Gabriel Silk: The Human Pop Tart!" he screamed.
"Gabriel, please, it's just that you've been acting so--"
"Fruity." Harry piped in, smirking at Gabriel.
"Yes, yes, that-- lately. We really don't care if you're gay, Gabe. We'd just like to know."
"NOW IS NOT THE TIME OR PLACE TO DISCUSS MY SEXUALITY, FIDELIO!" Fidelio shrunk down in his seat as Gabriel stormed at him.
Harry took the silent moment in the cafeteria as an opportunity, perhaps he wouldn't have to use magic after all. "Whatever you say, GAY-briel." with extra emphasis on 'gay'. Gabriel went red in the face and the entire room burst into laughter. Charlie and Fidelio tried to hold it back but Billy couldn't resist the giggles inside him.
"ARGH!" Gabriel threw his hands up in the air and left the cafeteria. He stormed upstairs to his dorm and locked the door.
Back at the cafeteria, people had already forgotten the incident and were going about talking for the last few minutes of lunch. Suddenly, Harry remembered that word that he didn't understand.
"Hey, what did you guys mean when you called him endowed?" Harry asked what seemed to be a normal question but Charlie, Billy, and Fidelio exchanged smirks. Harry just looked confused and interested.
"Sorry, forgot how new you are to Bloor's for a minute. So, most of the people that come here are gifted at either art, drama, or music, right?" Fidelio began to explain. "But some people, not including me, are here because they have other talents, they're called the endowed."
Harry took in this information. "What kinds of talents are you talking about?"
Fidelio looked unsure. "Charlie, maybe you or Billy could explain it better, seeing as you two are included. "
Charlie nodded in agreement. "Sure, I'll try. So Harry, the kinds of talents we mean are more...out there."
Harry looked curiously at Charlie and Billy. "Examples, please?"
Billy looked at Charlie and Charlie looked back at him. "Alright, examples. Billy and I are both endowed. Billy can understand animals and talk to them." he paused for Harry's gasp and then continued. "I, myself, can hear people in photos and paintings and sometimes," Charlie bent in and lowered his voice a bit. "I can even go into them and talk to the people." Harry's eyes widened as he took in what he was hearing.
"I see." he said. "Well, now I know."
"Now you know." said Fidelio.
Just then the cafeteria began to clear and people began heading outside for break.
"You think we should go get Gabriel?" asked Billy.
Charlie thought about it for a moment. "I suppose out of the goodness of our hearts we could."
The four boys headed upstairs to fetch their grumpy friend. They came only to find the door locked.
"Gabe, let us in!" yelled Charlie.
"No! Go the hell away! I'm not really in the mood to talk to any of you!" he screamed.
"Well, fine then." said Billy and they went back downstairs. "What a spaz." They laughed and walked out onto the grounds where Olivia and Emma were waiting for them.
"Where have you guys been!" cried Olivia. "I feel like I haven't seen you in ages! Oh, who are you?" she looked at Harry who was staring at her dreamily. Charlie bumped him and he snapped out of it.
"Oh, um, hey. I'm Harry Potter." he puffed out his chest a little, trying to look masculine.
Olivia raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Olivia Vertigo."
"Pleasure." he took her hand and kissed it. Olivia smiled, Emma looked confused, and the other boys raised their eyebrows. Olivia took her hand away and looked at Harry, he was pretty damn cute in her opinion. "Do you want to go for a walk?" Olivia nodded and he took her hand and they walked away. Emma looked angry.
"Well, BYE then!" she squinted her eyes madly at them.
"Geeze, Em. Calm down." said Charlie.
"Yeah, don't freak, she'll come back." said Fidelio.
"Spaz." murmered Billy.
"ARGH! I'm not a spaz!" she yelled, throwing her hands in the air and walking away.
"What's her problem?"
Author's Note:
For some reason I had trouble writing chapter 4, especially ending it. I think I've got writer's block. Friggen A! Sorry it's not funnier. I'm having a slow day. Oh, for those of you who are wondering where Tancred and Lysander are, that will be revieled soon enough. R&R