Chapter Six
Lauren walked out of the pub feeling disgusted. Her brother was right about Slytherins. Not paying attention to where she was going, she bumped into someone. "Hey!" a familiar voice exclaimed. It was Sebastian Smith.
"Sebastian!"
"What are you doing here all alone?"
"Buying a dress for the party"
"I'm really, really glad you're coming", Sebastian said.
"So am I! Well I'll, see you there tonight. Who's coming by the way?"
"A mixture of people from the different houses".
"Even from Slytherin?"
"Unfortunately, Cedric Diggory is a cool guy, friends with everyone, you know?" Sebastian said, pleased at Lauren's obvious disgust with the Slytherin house.
"I see".
"Do you want a ride home on my broom?" he asked eagerly.
"Sure", she smiled.
Lauren held on tight to Sebastian as he flew her to the Wood Manor. They landed safely on the ground. "How is it that you manage to look so poised and perfect after flying at 500 kilometers an hour?"
"I'm just lucky I guess", Lauren smiled, oblivious to his compliment, "Thanks, and I'll see you tonight", she said entering the house.
"Lauren! How was shopping?" Oliver asked.
"Good—Sebastian gave me a ride home. I bought a black dress which should stand out".
"Great", said Oliver.
"Do I get to meet Katie tonight?"
"Of course—you look a bit flustered, are you alright?"
"Yeah, just the flying, I'm not used to it that much—I'm just going to lie down in my room for a while". Lauren lay down on her bed and began thinking about Marcus Flint. About how he stood up for her when his friend was being a typical misogynistic pig. Was Marcus like that too? Maybe he was just pretending to be a gentleman? Even though these thoughts kept bothering her, she couldn't get him out of her head. It was probably just a stupid crush, he was handsome, but it was his personality too, and there was just something about him. "Why does he have to be Marcus Flint?" she asked herself.